DOGE wants businesses to run government services ‘as much as possible’

Elon Musk’s effort is pushing privatization — a longtime goal for conservatives and for Silicon Valley alike — across federal agencies

The Washington Post (Gift)

Hillary Clinton: How Much Dumber Will This Get?

It’s not the hypocrisy that bothers me; it’s the stupidity. We’re all shocked — shocked! — that President Trump and his team don’t actually care about protecting classified information or federal record retention laws. But we knew that already. What’s much worse is that top Trump administration officials put our troops in jeopardy by sharing military plans on a commercial messaging app and unwittingly invited a journalist into the chat. That’s dangerous. And it’s just dumb.

The New York Times (Gift)

She was expelled from the United States, but still thought America would help. She was wrong

“We’re asking them why are they bringing us to Panama? ‘Why are we in Panama?’” she said, “People started crying.”

CNN

My Day Inside America’s Most Hated Car

The Cybertruck is a 7,000-pound Rorschach test.

The Atlantic

Trump Wanted an Apology. He Got Maine’s No-Nonsense Governor Instead.

White House warns this ‘will not end well’ for Democratic Gov. Janet Mills in escalating fight over federal education funding

The Wall Street Journal

Transgender teens fight back against Trump’s ban on participation in girls’ sports

“I just feel like I’m being singled out right now by lawmakers and Trump and just the whole legislative system for something that I can’t control,” Tirrell told The Associated Press in an interview. “It just doesn’t feel great. It’s not great. It feels like they just don’t want me to exist. But I’m not going to stop existing just because they don’t want me to.”

AP News

Alarm as Florida Republicans move to fill deported workers’ jobs with children: ‘It’s insane, right?’

Beneath the smugness of Ron DeSantis, at Florida leading the nation in immigration enforcement lies something of a conundrum: how to fill the essential jobs of the scores of immigrant workers targeted for deportation.

The answer, according to Florida lawmakers, is the state’s schoolchildren, who as young as 14 could soon be allowed to work overnight shifts without a break – even on school nights.

The Guardian

I Just Lost My Job Because I’m An American

This isn’t a Ukrainian client. This isn’t some retaliatory Chinese, Iranian or North Korean company’s move. The company isn’t based in the European Union. Instead, it’s friendly Canadians, who are justifiably and patriotically uniting against our now-enemy nation led by a mad king. 

And this is how our former allies are reacting. I can’t wait to see the actions from nations that have always hated us. 

Huffpost

How to Prepare For the New Social Security ID Policy Ahead of Its Initiation in April

A new policy by the Social Security Administration (SSA) was announced on March 18, with a plan to enforce online and in-person identity proofing as opposed to that which can be done over the phone. This was an attempt to “implement stronger identity verification procedures,” the press release said. The changes were initially scheduled to go into effect on March 31.

Time

Under financial and political pressure, the LGBTQ+ community is ‘putting the protest back in Pride’ celebrations

Annual Pride celebrations across the country have become a staple of their communities, and nearly 10% of American adults now identify as LGBTQ+. With big corporations eager to provide visible financial support to the LGBTQ+ community, these celebrations have become bigger, flashier and emblazoned with company logos.

But this year, amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity and equity efforts and a torrent of legislative attacks on the LGBTQ+ community, Pride organizers around the nation are facing a decline in sponsorships and visible corporate support.

CNN

She Devoted Her Life to Serving the U.S. Then DOGE Targeted Her.

A veteran who returned from Iraq injured and transformed, Joy Marver is now facing a crisis at home.

The New York Times (Gift)

Tens of thousands fill Hungary’s streets to protest ban on LGBTQ+ gatherings

Two massive demonstrations in two weeks have “awakened” the LGBTQ+ community and allies.

LGBTQ Nation

Why I and thousands of my fellow Gazans say Hamas’s tyranny must end

We Gazans are risking our lives to rid ourselves of Hamas’s oppression. This may be our only chance.

The Washington Post

Medical supplies in great need as aid flows into Myanmar after earthquake

While food, medicine and other vital supplies have reached Myanmar, a report issued Saturday by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said rescue efforts have been hampered by a severe shortage of medical supplies including trauma kits, blood bags, anesthetics, assistive devices, essential medicine and tents to house health workers.

NPR

This election campaign isn’t about the United States. It’s about Canada, and why we matter in the world

We, as Canadians, don’t need to know how the parties feel about each other.We need to know what they feel about Canada. We’re not interested in hearing about “Liberal values” or “Conservative values” or “NDP values”; we want to hear about “Canadian values.” Why does Canada matter? Why would the world be a lesser place if we didn’t exist? The parties need to tell us what they believe, and believe deep in their bones, about the country they are asking to lead so that after one of them iselected and sits across the table from other world leaders, tested, broadsided, punched in the nose, we know they have the will and spine to fight for the best that’s in us.

The Globe and Mail

U.S. Presses French Companies to Comply With Trump’s Anti-Diversity Policies

A letter from the American Embassy in France gave firms that do business with the U.S. government five days to indicate their agreement.

The New York (Gift)

Canada’s Military Has a Trump Problem

The country’s long-standing assumptions about national defense just got blown up.

The Atlantic

Iran rejects direct talks with Trump, open to indirect negotiations

“We responded to the US president’s letter via Oman and rejected the option of direct talks, but we are open to indirect negotiations,” Pezeshkian said at a Cabinet meeting in Tehran on Sunday.

dpa International

The Real Outrage in Yemen

As Democrats decry the Trump Administration’s national security lapse, the United States is engaged in an actual killing campaign.

Z