Ad firms settle with Trump FTC over claims they boycotted conservative media
FTC aims to stamp out brand-safety standards that hurt Breitbart and Musk's X.
Court to consider rights of lawful permanent residents accused of committing a crime
During oral argument on Wednesday in Blanche v. Lau, the justices will consider the rights of lawful permanent residents who have been accused of committing a crime that puts them…
FAA Scraps Civil and Criminal Penalties for Flying Drones Near ICE Vehicles
You won’t go to jail for filming ICE with a drone, but the government may still shoot it down and it expanded the list of protected agencies to include the Department of Justice.
Russian Grinex exchange halts trading after $13 million+ exploit
Critical Atlantic Current Significantly More Likely To Collapse Than Thought
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Guardian: The critical Atlantic current system appears significantly more likely to collapse than previously thought after new…
Media Matters weekly newsletter, April 17
Welcome back to Media Matters’ weekly newsletter. This week: Some right-wing media pundits are starting to question Trump’s age and mental acuity . Right-wing Christian media is…
Pluralistic: Tiktokification shall set us free (17 Apr 2026)
Today's links Tiktokification shall set us free: Zuck keeps accidentally freeing his hostages. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: B2B Trotsky; Public…
Armed Off-Duty Cop Tried to Incite Violence at a High School Anti-ICE Protest
“My plan is legitimately to just let them all assault me and you guys arrest them all,” the Phoenix cop told fellow police after the incident. The post Armed Off-Duty Cop Tried to…
Rocket Report: Starship V3 test-fired; ESA's tentative step toward crew launch
Blue Origin will soon launch the third flight of its New Glenn rocket, this time with a reused booster.
The Brazilian Federal Supreme Court
Welcome to SCOTUSblog’s recurring series in which we interview experts on different supreme courts around the world and ask about how they compare to our own. Today we focus on…
EXCLUSIVE: Graham Platner on 'Political Revolution,' Fighting Genocide, and Why He’s Not John Fetterman
Mehdi sits down with the Democrats' unorthodox and progressive rising star in Maine, to discuss the US’s ‘shameful’ relationship with Israel, corporate money in politics, and…
Oh Look, The MAGA FTC Built The Censorship Industrial Complex It Was Screaming About
We’ve been covering the Trump administration’s escalating campaign against NewsGuard for a while now. It started with the House Oversight Committee’s absurd investigation of the…
FSF to OnlyOffice: You Can't Use the GNU (A)GPL to Take Software Freedom Away
Nextcloud joined a project to create a sovereign replacement for Microsoft Office called "Euro-Office". But after that project forked OnlyOffice, OnlyOffice suspended its…
April 16, 2026
Congress is back in session, and there is a frantic feel in the air.
Behind the Blog: Jazz and Journalism
This week, we discuss the Madonna-whore algorithm, reader tips, and jazz.
A Protester Threw a Snowball. Federal Agents Responded With Tear Gas and Pepper Balls.
The post A Protester Threw a Snowball. Federal Agents Responded With Tear Gas and Pepper Balls. appeared first on ProPublica .