Adams the Lawgiver
Source: Law & Liberty
by Richard Alan Ryerson
“John Adams was more than the chief architect of American independence—he also gave the new states a constitutional vision for republican government.” (04/28/26)
Category: Opinion
New lawsuit may finally bring Epstein files transparency
Source: USA Today
by Chris Brennan
“President Donald Trump’s televised tantrum during his April 26 interview with ’60 Minutes’ on CBS News – which aired a day after he was rushed from an event after it was crashed by a gunman – revealed the obvious fear he still holds about the Epstein files. Those more than 6 million documents potentially detail the life and crimes of his former friend, the now-dead registered sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. I think we’ll see more of that fear and more tantrums from Trump as the push for transparency with the Epstein files intensifies, since only about half of them have been released. Katie Phang, a former prosecutor who now works as an independent journalist, sued the Department of Justice on April 27, asking a federal judge to appoint a special master to review and release more Epstein files.” (04/28/26)
Three Recent Examples Of AI Being Used For Empire Propaganda
Source: Caitlin Johnstone, Rogue Journalist
by Caitlin Johnstone
“In the last few days I’ve seen three separate instances of generative AI being used to promote propaganda for US-Israeli war agendas which are worth paying attention to. Firstly, an Israel-based company called Generative AI for Good has been creating deepfakes of supposedly real women who say they were sexually assaulted by government forces in Iran. … The Canary notes that Generative AI for Good is staffed with Israelis who have very conspicuous agendas, including a creative director who pushes the discredited narrative about mass rapes on October 7, a marketing manager who served in the IDF’s ‘Psychotechnical Headquarter,’ and a founder who said in early 2024 that ‘Artificial intelligence is a secret weapon of ours’ in using the revolutionary technology to bolster the military’s efforts both online and on the ground in the information war being waged alongside the military battlefields in Gaza.” (04/28/26)
Trump’s Witch Hunt of Jerome Powell May Be Over, But Keep Worrying
Source: Washington Monthly
by James D Zirin
“His administration had to drop the case to get a new fed chair, but it could be revived amid a flurry of selective prosecutions.” (04/28/26)
https://washingtonmonthly.com/2026/04/28/jerome-powell-fed-witch-hunt-is-over/
Heritage Foundation Essentially Wants Congress to Refuse to Seat Members
Source: Exiled Policy
by Jason Pye
“The conservative movement is moving further away from the Constitution.” (04/28/26)
https://exiledpolicy.substack.com/p/heritage-foundation-essentially-wants
Two Months of Senseless, Unnecessary War
Source: Eunomia
by Daniel Larison
“The U.S. and Israel started a senseless, criminal war of aggression against Iran two months ago, and that war set much of the rest of the region on fire. The aggressors failed to achieve anything beyond inflicting death and destruction while causing massive damage to the region and the global economy. The smart thing to do now would be for the U.S. and Israel to cut their losses and accept Iran’s latest proposal, but that seems unlikely to happen.” (04/28/26)
https://daniellarison.substack.com/p/two-months-of-senseless-unnecessary
COVID Discriminations
Source: Libertarian Institute
by Oscar Grau
“Becoming infected by a pathogen is normally accidental and very different from engaging in self-destructive behavior. In fact, one could argue that public health authorities should treat chronic self-destructive behavior in adults differently from genetic disorders in young children, given that most people would likely agree that the costs associated with such behavior are not as easily justified as those associated with the latter. Yet, this actually shows that the discriminatory possibilities are endless and highlights the arbitrariness of the public health system. For a start, this system redistributes its overall costs as a burden for those most responsible for their own health and as a benefit for the most careless. That is, it socializes the costs of irresponsible health behavior. The only solution to this inherent flaw is the total abolition of the public health system.” (04/28/26)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/covid-discriminations
The GUARD Act Isn’t Targeting Dangerous AI — It’s Blocking Everyday Internet Use
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
by Joe Mullin
“Lawmakers in Congress are moving quickly on the GUARD Act, an age-gating bill restricting minors’ access to a wide range of online tools, with a key vote expected this week. The proposal is framed as a response to alarming cases involving ‘AI companions’ and vulnerable young users. But the text of the bill goes much further, and could require age gates even for search engines that use AI.” (04/28/26)
Americans Once Understood Birthright Citizenship
Source: The Atlantic
by Lawrence Glickman
“Newspaper columnists instructed generations of citizens about the Fourteenth Amendment. Today, the country seems to have forgotten how clear the law is.” (04/28/26)
Virginia’s “Lobster district” is a gerrymandered Godzilla
Source: Fox News Forum
by Jonathan Turley
“‘Incredible, unstoppable titan of terror!’ Those words advertising the 1954 movie Godzilla could be the billing of a new freakish giant stretching across the sleeping farm fields of Virginia. Now in a court near you is The Lobster, a monster over 100 miles long. The only saving grace is that this creature only devours Republicans, leaving roughly half the state with virtually no representation in Congress. Virginia was a quiet, pastoral state before the creature’s appearance. It was considered the gold standard among states rejecting gerrymandering, with fairly divided districts in a state divided right down the middle. It then elected a governor, Gov. Abigail Spanberger, who assured voters that she was adamantly against gerrymandering and then immediately called for the most radical gerrymandered map in the nation after she was elected.” (04/28/26)
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/jonathan-turley-virginias-lobster-district-gerrymandered-godzilla