Below, you will find some headlines we may have missed and some interesting video clips on several subjects. Please feel free to share anything you may have run across; just make sure it’s not from a MAGAt infested shithole.
Economy:
Home sales fall to lowest level since the financial crisis
The slump is especially noteworthy because sales typically pick up in March as the spring buying season gets underway.
The housing market had its worst March since the global financial crisis, weighed down by high borrowing costs and falling consumer confidence in the economy.
Home sales fell to their lowest annual level for March since 2009, dashing hopes for a rebound this year. Sales of previously owned homes plunged 5.9 percent from February to an annualized rate of 4 million units, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors.
The Fascist Felon, Elmo, DOGEbags, and their Brownshirts:
Donald Trump Set To Target ActBlue Today in a Move with Major Election Implications
This move could fundamentally alter future elections and Democratic fundraising
In a politically charged maneuver that could reshape the 2026 election landscape, President Donald Trump is set to sign a presidential memorandum today aimed at curbing foreign interference in U.S. elections. But critics argue the real target isn’t foreign actors — it’s ActBlue, the lifeblood of Democratic fundraising.
The Art of the Cave:
The Worst Garbage in the World:
The Zuckerbergs Founded Two Bay Area Schools. Now They’re Closing.
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, opened the schools to help communities of color. Some families wonder if the shutting of the schools is related to his D.E.I. retrenchment.
The Primary School opened in 2016, just a couple miles from Facebook’s headquarters. Its mission was to serve as a tuition-free hub where children from low-income families could be educated and have access to health care and social workers under one roof.
Dr. Priscilla Chan, a pediatrician married to Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, worked with Meredith Liu, an educator and friend, to build the school in East Palo Alto, Calif., a diverse town that rarely reaps the benefits of its far wealthier Silicon Valley neighbors.
They talked about how low-income children were more likely to have experienced trauma early in life, and how that trauma would have lasting effects. The Primary School, its website declared, tried to overcome the systemic racism and poverty that hurts communities of color.
This week, however, school officials stunned families when they told parents the campus will shutter in the summer of 2026.
