NPR Politics Podcast, 04/10/26
Source: National Public Radio [US state media]
“Is MAGA fracturing?” (04/10/26)
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/10/nx-s1-5780821/is-maga-fracturing
Author: Thomas L. Knapp
The Dishcast with Andrew Sullivan, 04/10/26
Source: The Weekly Dish
“Derek Thompson On Meaning In Our Web World.” (04/10/26)
https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/derek-thompson-on-meaning-in-our
An unpardonable abuse of presidential power with only one solution
Source: Washington Post
by George F Will
“Yet another reason that Donald Trump’s and Joe Biden’s presidencies cannot be examined without wincing concerns a constitutional provision that is obscure until it is abused, which it now often is. The presidential ‘power to grant reprieves and pardons’ has become yet another source of political brutishness fueling voters’ cynicism.” (04/10/26)
UK: Regime thugs abduct hundreds at protest against Palestine Action ban
Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“Police have arrested hundreds of people during a mass vigil in central London to oppose the ban on campaign group Palestine Action. More than 1,000 people gathered in Trafalgar Square for the demonstration on Saturday, with many holding signs saying, ‘I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.’ Police carried many people away from the demonstration. At one point, an elderly woman with walking sticks was escorted away by police. The Metropolitan Police said they arrested 212 people for allegedly showing support for a proscribed orgnanisation.” (04/11/26)
Galaxy Brain, 04/10/26
Source: The Atlantic
“How Fake People Became Real Influencers.” (04/10/26)
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/04/how-fake-people-became-real-influencers/686755
Rising, 04/10/26
Source: The Hill
“Niall Stanage gives his notes on the cost of the war in Iran, as gas prices and inflation appear to be on the rise.” (04/10/26)
Kim Jong Un waiting for Trump, but there’s a path right in front of him
Source: Responsible Statecraft
by James Park
“From Pyongyang’s perspective, engagement with Seoul has little strategic value. But there are diplomatic ways around that.” (04/10/26)
Trump’s Words Cannot Be Unseen
Source: Free Association
by Sheldon Richman
“[T]he American people and the rest of the world saw the president of the United States threaten to destroy the 2,500-year-old Persian civilization. More than half of the Iranian population is ethnic Persian. It’s my policy not to compare anyone to Hitler, but I’ll say this: Trump’s threat was Hitlerian. Further, anyone who stuck by Trump after that post exhibited the same disgusting reverence that many Germans felt for Hitler.” (04/0/26)
https://sheldonrichman.substack.com/p/tgif-trumps-words-cannot-be-unseen
A Redditor Criticized ICE. Trump Is Trying to Unmask Them by Dragging the Company to a Secret Grand Jury.
Source: The Intercept
by Rytan Devereaux
“Social media giant Reddit has been ordered to appear before a grand jury in Washington, D.C., as part of a federal effort to unmask anonymous online critics of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. According to a subpoena obtained by The Intercept, Reddit has until April 14 to provide a wide range of personal data on one of its users, whom U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been trying unsuccessfully to identify for more than a month. Attorneys for the Reddit user say their client’s posts and their anonymity are squarely protected under the First Amendment and that ICE’s use of a grand jury marks a disturbing escalation for the agency after seeing its previous efforts to investigate political speech quashed in court.” (04/10/26)
https://theintercept.com/2026/04/10/reddit-ice-protest-grand-jury/
The Bulwark Podcast, 04/10/26
Source: The Bulwark
“We Went WAY Down the Melania Rabbit Hole (w/ Jane Coaston).” (04/10/26)