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A federal judge orders Voice of America employees reinstated by March 23, putting hundreds of people who have been on administrative leave back to work (David Bauder/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/voice-of-america-kari-lake-trump-cd6…

Judge orders restoration of Voice of America
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore the government-run Voice of America to full operations, putting hundreds of journalists who have been on administrative leave for a year back to work. U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth's order came a week after he ruled that Kari Lake, President Donald Trump's choice to effectively lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, did not have the authority to effectively dismantle the congressionally authorized Voice of America. Followin…

My God. This puts the finger RIGHT on my experience
America is lonely by design - Flux https://plus.flux.community/p/america-is-lonely-by-design

America is lonely by design
A meditation on how the American Dream dissolved into an isolation nightmare

Break the Cycle: Protect America’s Wild Horses! #AnimalRights

Good but depressing analysis of the war with Iran. Must-read.
#iran

How America's War on Iran Backfired
Seventeen years ago, while serving as an Iran desk officer in the U.S. State Department, I asked a more veteran colleague about the latest inflammatory statement by Mahmood Ahmadinejad, then the Iranian president. My colleague responded: “Stop paying attention to Ahmadinejad. Only focus on Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. He makes the important decisions.” He added: “But don’t worry. Change is coming. Khamenei”—who was then 69 and widely believed to have cancer—“could die at…

Jamelle Bouie says the SAVE Act will take us back to Jim Crow South:
“a one-party state, backed by the threat of violence, where the law ensures that most people cannot hope for meaningful political representation
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/18/opinion

Opinion | The Last Thing Trump Wants to Do Is Save America
Trump’s SAVE Act would do anything but save America.

Watch: Raiders host American Heart Health Month event https://www.raiders.com/video/watch-raiders-host-american-heart-health-month-event

Why Should JD Vance Worry? (Steven Beschloss/America, America)
https://www.americaamerica.news/p/why-should-jd-vance-worry
http://www.memeorandum.com/260417/p63#a260417p63

“The United States of America came within a few minutes of dying at the Battle of Gettysburg.
In fact, America came within seconds of being destroyed.
During those decisive moments a unit of the United States Army saved the republic.
The saviors of the Union were from Minnesota.”
https://stev…

Thank you, Minnesota
There is no greater obligation for an American than loyalty to the Constitution of the United States.

Sources: the English Premier League extends its South America and Caribbean broadcast contract with ESPN through 2031 in a £450M deal, up 25% from the last deal (Matt Hughes/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/f…

Versant's MS Now signs a deal with Crooked Media to air highlights from Crooked podcasts such as Pod Save America and Lovett or Leave It, at 9pm ET on Saturdays (Caitlin Huston/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

MS NOW Inks Deal With Crooked Media to Air ‘Pod Save America’ and More on TV
In a notable video podcast pact, highlights from Crooked shows such as 'Pod Save America' and 'Lovett or Leave It' will air Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.