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God has raised up a people to give the warning of the Judgment. Does he need to give a separate warning when the judgment of the living begins? I don't think so.

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Reported in the August 13, 1876 edition of the Advent Review and Sabbath Herald: RH18760413-V47-15.pdf

Reported in the August 13, 1876 edition of the Advent Review and Sabbath Herald: RH18760413-V47-15.pdf

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We are finite creatures of an infinite God so I'd no more be able to explain what the Trinity is than dung could explain how to split an atom. That said what Scripture does provide us with is what the Trinity is NOT. God is NOT a collection of "parts" (i.e. Christ is not 1/3 of God). If Christ ceased to exist God would cease to exist because Christ is as much God as the Father is God, God is a spiritual substance that is not separable. Yes, the Millerites were absolutely Trinitarian and after William Miller admitted he taught heresy and asked everyone to return to their former Church's the only folks left were the folks that didn't have a Church to return to - these were the anti-Trinitarians who soon fractured and formed into different sects. A Jehovah's Witness IS an Adventist - they are just not "Seventh-day" Adventist. A Christadelphian IS an Adventist - they are just not "Seventh-day" Adventist. WWCOG are Adventist - they are just not "Seventh-day" Adventist. There are many Adventist groups but only one of them is "Seventh-day" Adventist.

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AP Exclusive: Europe has ‘maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,’ energy agency head warns PARIS (AP) — Europe has “maybe six weeks or so” of remaining jet fuel supplies, the head of the International Energy Agency said Thursday in a wide-ranging interview, warning of possible flight cancellations “soon” if oil supplies remain blocked by the Iran war. https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-europe-jet-fuel-flight-cancellations-birol-6e67fafd493861b3858de5548aa77703?

A 10-day ceasefire agreed on by Israel and Lebanon goes into effect BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — A 10-day truce began in Lebanon on Friday that could pause fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and boost attempts to extend the ceasefire between Iran, the United States and Israel after weeks of devastating war. https://apnews.com/article/us-iran-war-lebanon-israel-talks-pakistan-hormuz-16-april-2026-297a8d2bb94add26e503a4ef3a5d1151?

👋 Good morning! I'm in Las Vegas this week for work. Anybody wanna grab a coffee? Developing story: Saudi Arabia's wealth fund is reportedly on the verge of cutting funding for LIV Golf. But the breakaway tour, which tees off in Mexico today, says "operations will continue as scheduled." We'll dive deeper tomorrow. In today's edition: The magic of the U.S. Open Cup, Sixers and Warriors advance, top 75 NFL prospects, Jackie Robinson Day, Champions League final four, cartoon of the day, and more. Yahoo Sports AM is written by Kendall Baker and Jeff Tracy. Let's sports...   🚨 ICYMI HEADLINES 🏀 Warriors, Sixers advance: The Warriors beat the Clippers, 126-121, behind a vintage performance from Steph Curry (35 points, 7-12 3PT) to reach tomorrow's 8-seed game against the Suns. The 76ers beat the Magic, 109-97, to earn the East's 7-seed. 🏀 A'ja gets paid: Four-time MVP A'ja Wilson is signing a three-year, $5 million supermax contract to return to the Aces. It's the largest deal in WNBA history and is fully guaranteed. Live free agency updates. 💯 Time 100 athletes: Six athletes made Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world: Scottie Scheffler (golf), Noah Lyles (track), Hilary Knight (hockey), Lando Norris (F1), Alysa Liu (figure skating) and Chloe Kim (snowboarding). ⚾️ Another rookie extension: Tigers SS Kevin McGonigle signed an eight-year, $150 million extension just 17 games into his MLB career. That follows similar recent mega-extensions for Mariners SS Colt Emerson (8 years, $95M) and Pirates SS Konnor Griffin (9 years, $140M). 🏀 NBA viewership spike: 170 million people in the U.S. watched NBA games this season — Year 1 of the league's new TV deals — marking an 86% increase over last season and the highest regular-season viewership in 24 years. That's thanks in large part to so many games moving from cable (TNT) to broadcast (NBC).   ⚽️ SOCCER'S SOUL THE MAGIC OF THE U.S. OPEN CUP One Knoxville SC players celebrate after scoring the game-winning goal against D.C. United in a shootout. (Amber Searls/Imagn Images) Before the World Cup arrives this summer — and FIFA's gluttony devours North America — a different version of soccer quietly unfolded this week. Steven Goff, Yahoo Sports: The World Cup is less than two months away and, while it is undeniably a spectacle like no other, riveting most of the planet for five weeks and celebrating both the game and its apostles, there is an over-the-top impurity to it all. It's always excessive, this year more than ever with increases in teams, matches, host countries and commercial opportunities in America. Your bank account — and patience for fan shuttles — may never be the same. For all its wonders, the World Cup will not accurately reflect the pulse of the sport on these shores. Soccer's essence is found in municipal parks and on small stages. At the pro level, it lives inside small clubs yearning for an indelible moment that makes all the lower-division hardships — and, rest assured, there have been countless over the course of the sport's patchy growth — worth it. Wednesday night brought a shining example. One Knoxville SC, a third-division club in just its fifth year of existence, defeated Major League Soccer's D.C. United in a shootout, 6-5, following a 3-3 draw through 120 imperfect minutes. A deserved celebration. (One Knoxville Sporting Club) It occurred in the U.S. Open Cup, a tournament dating back to 1914 and involving teams from all levels of the sport. Knoxville is the only third-flight team still alive this year. Before the galactic superstars arrive this summer, there are matches like these — flawed and fun, marked by great goals and strange goals, witnessed by fans who sat almost anywhere they wanted and by about a dozen visiting supporters watching their club play an MLS side for the first time. Without U.S. promotion and relegation — the worldwide system that makes soccer unique and facilitates ambitious clubs driven to climb the league ladders — small teams here fantasize about striking gold in the Open Cup. Most of the year, they operate in the shadows, in small markets before small crowds. In the Open Cup, they are allowed to dream. Before FIFA's behemoth crashes onto the continent, before fans from around the world descend on 16 venues and a global TV audience in the billions tunes in, unadulterated soccer was played this week in Naples, Florida; Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Pawtucket, Rhode Island. It unfolded in Richmond, Louisville and Colorado Springs, as well as in a renovated park with almost 100 years of history and sitting a half-hour — and what seems like a million miles — from MetLife Stadium, site of the World Cup final. Louisville City FC players take the field before their win over MLS club Austin FC. (Louisville City FC) The Round of 32 marked the first stage in which MLS teams tangled with lower-tiered romantics. A draw determines the host team, and while MLS supporters typically ignore the early rounds, lower-division patrons embrace upset opportunities. It's modeled after cup competitions throughout Europe, where, for instance, Premier League clubs often hit the road to play opponents multiple tiers below them. The Open Cup can't match the lore and interest of the FA Cup, but it does motivate upset hunters. A win over an MLS side can prove to be the highlight of the year. Taking advantage of home support Tuesday, two teams from the second-division USL Championship surprised MLS opponents: Louisville City edged Austin FC, 2-1, and the Colorado Springs Switchbacks crushed Sporting Kansas City, 3-0.   🏈 BIG BOARD NFL DRAFT: TOP 75 PROSPECTS (Davis Long/Yahoo Sports) The 2026 NFL Draft kicks off one week from today, so it's time to lock in prospect rankings, courtesy of Yahoo Sports draft expert Nate Tice. Top 10 prospects: Fernando Mendoza, QB (Indiana) Arvell Reese, Edge/LB (Ohio State) Jeremiyah Love, RB (Notre Dame) Sonny Styles, LB (Ohio State) Caleb Downs, S (Ohio State) Monroe Freeling, OT (Georgia) Rueben Bain Jr., Edge (Miami) Mansoor Delane, CB (LSU) David Bailey, Edge (Texas Tech) Carnell Tate, WR (Ohio State) Big Board: Top 75 prospects   📸 SNAPSHOTS IN PHOTOS: JACKIE ROBINSON DAY (Alyssa Piazza/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Baltimore — MLB celebrated its annual Jackie Robinson Day on Wednesday, as all 30 teams took the field wearing Jackie's No. 42 to honor the man who broke baseball's color barrier. Origin story: The first such day was held in 2004, and in 2007 Ken Griffey Jr. asked commissioner Bud Selig for permission to wear No. 42. He ultimately got the go-ahead from Rachel Robinson, Jackie's widow, and it soon became a league-wide practice every April 15. (Jessie Alcheh/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Los Angeles — The Dodgers and Mets convened next to Robinson's statue before their game, as Dodgers manager Dave Roberts addressed the players. "You look at New York, you look at Los Angeles, probably the two most diverse cities in the world. Jackie would look back and be very proud that the guys that are suiting up tonight reflect his dream, his vision on what equality, unity look like." On the field: Shohei Ohtani, in his first pitcher-only game since 2021, struck out 10 and allowed just one run in an 8-2 win, handing the Mets their eighth straight loss. Ohtani is now 2-0 with a 0.50 ERA while also maintaining a 48-game on-base streak, the longest in the majors. Merrill is mobbed by teammates after playing the hero. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) San Diego — Two of the day's biggest highlights came courtesy of Padres CF Jackson Merrill, who robbed Julio Rodríguez of a third-inning homer and then delivered a walk-off double to cap a five-run ninth in San Diego's 7-6 win over the Mariners. Another walk-off: Earlier in the evening, the Yankees also won on a walk-off double from SS José Caballero to beat the Angels, 5-4. This in a game where Mike Trout became the fourth player ever to hit at least four home runs in a series against the Yankees. (Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Philadelphia — Just an immaculate outfit from this fan, dressed in a full, vintage Jackie Robinson uniform. Bravo, sir. Full scoreboard: Rays 8, White Sox 3 | Diamondbacks 8, Orioles 5 (F/10) | Cardinals 5, Guardians 3 | Red Sox 9, Twins 5 | Tigers 2, Royals 1 | Reds 8, Giants 3 | Cubs 11, Phillies 2 | Pirates 2, Nationals 0 | Yankees 5, Angels 4 | Braves 6, Marlins 3 | Brewers 2, Blue Jays 1 | Astros 3, Rockies 1 | Athletics 6, Rangers 5 | Padres 7, Mariners 6 | Dodgers 8, Mets 2   ⚽️ CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND THEN THERE WERE FOUR (Davis Long/Yahoo Sports) The Champions League semifinals are set, with Arsenal and Bayern Munich advancing in Wednesday's quarterfinals to join PSG and Atlético Madrid in the final four. Meet the semifinalists: Clubs from France, England, Germany and Spain will continue their quest for European supremacy. 🇫🇷 PSG: The defending champions have reached three straight semifinals, and five of the last seven, despite nearly missing the knockouts entirely. They went a modest 4-2-2 in the league phase and eked past Monaco in the playoff before crushing Chelsea, 8-2, in the Round of 16 and blanking Liverpool, 4-0, in the quarterfinals. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Arsenal: The Gunners, in their second straight semifinal and fourth overall, took the opposite approach from PSG. After going undefeated in the league phase, they snuck past Bayer Leverkusen, 3-1, in the Round of 16 and Sporting CP, 1-0, in the quarterfinals. 🇩🇪 Bayern Munich: The German giants took down Real Madrid in the quarterfinals with a thrilling 6-4 aggregate victory, capped by an absolutely gorgeous strike from Michael Olise on the final touch in Wednesday's clincher. Bayern now heads to their 22nd semifinal, trailing only Madrid (33) for the most ever. 🇪🇸 Atlético Madrid: Atleti, in their first semifinal since 2017 and seventh overall, have scraped and clawed their way into the final four. They went a mediocre 4-1-3 in the league phase, then beat Club Brugge, 7-4, in the playoff and Tottenham, 7-5, in the Round of 16 before holding off mighty Barcelona, 3-2, in the quarterfinals. What's next: The two-legged semifinals — PSG vs. Bayern and Atlético vs. Arsenal — will be played in late April and early May, with the winners advancing to the title game on May 30 in Budapest, Hungary.   📺 VIEWING GUIDE WATCHLIST: THURSDAY, APRIL 16 The top-seeded Avalanche get one last tune-up before the playoffs begin. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) 🏒 NHL Finale The playoff field is set, but seeding — specifically in the Pacific Division — is still up for grabs on the final day of the regular season, which features six games including a doubleheader on ESPN: Blues at Mammoth (7:30pm ET) and Kraken at Avalanche (10pm). Full slate: Ducks at Predators (8pm, ESPN+); Sharks at Jets (8pm, ESPN+); Kings at Flames (9pm, ESPN+); Canucks at Oilers (9pm, ESPN+). 🤸 NCAA Gymnastics Semifinals The final eight NCAA women's gymnastics teams take the floor today in Fort Worth in a pair of semifinals, with the top two teams from each session advancing to Saturday's championship. Schedule: No. 2 LSU, No. 3 Florida, No. 6 Georgia and No. 7 Stanford are in the first session (4:30pm, ESPN2), followed by defending champion and top-seeded Oklahoma, No. 4 UCLA, No. 9 Arkansas and No. 13 Minnesota in the second (9pm, ESPN2). ⛳️ RBC Heritage The PGA Tour's swing through the Southeast continues with this $20 million signature event at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head, South Carolina (7am, ESPN+; 2pm, Golf). Seven in a row? The stacked field this tournament attracts has yielded a who's who of winners, with the past six editions all being won by a former major champion: Justin Thomas (2025), Scottie Scheffler (2024), Matt Fitzpatrick (2023), Jordan Spieth (2022), Stewart Cink (2021) and Webb Simpson (2020). More to watch: ⚾️ MLB: Mariners at Padres (8:40pm, MLB) … San Diego (12-6) has won seven straight, including last night's walk-off victory over Seattle (8-11). 🎾 Tennis: Barcelona Open and Stuttgart Open (7:30am, Tennis) … Round of 16 action in Spain and Germany. ⛳️ LIV Golf: Mexico City (6pm, FS1) … Club de Golf Chapultepec hosts the sixth event of the season. ⛳️ LPGA: LA Championship (6pm, Golf) … 15 of the world's top 25 golfers headline the field at El Caballero Country Club just north of Los Angeles. Got plans tonight? Gametime is the best place to score last-minute tickets to the events in your city.   🏀 PLAY-IN NBA TRIVIA (Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) 24 of 30 NBA teams have participated in the Play-In Tournament since its inception in 2021, meaning they've finished between 7th and 10th in their conference at least once. Question: Can you name the only six teams that haven't? Hint: Three East, three West. Answer at the bottom.   ⚾️ THE FUNNY PAGES CARTOON OF THE DAY (The New Yorker) A cartoon by Ken Levine.   Trivia answer: Pistons, Knicks, Bucks, Nuggets, Rockets, Jazz

I hope so. Primary sources are essential. Review articles by E.G. White can't be denied, although highly prejudiced people as well as ignorant ones will read into her articles things which are not really there. If I say EGW said such and such in this article, it usually can't be disputed. If I say EGW said such and such or EGW believed such and such, that may be questionable if she said other things to different people in different situations at different times that appear to contradict what she seemed to say under different circumstances. There is a bit of an art to it, collecting data and assembling it in a way that appeals and makes sense to others way. The Jesuit articles, I'm just posting a link so every one can draw their own conclusions. People with an agenda are unreliable and should not be believed.

DeSantis delays redistricting special session, expands it to AI, vaccines Gov. Ron DeSantis delayed Wednesday a long-anticipated special session to redraw the state’s congressional maps, pushing it back by one week and expanding the call to address artificial intelligence and vaccine mandates. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/04/15/desantis-delays-redistricting-special-session-expands-it-to-ai-vaccines/? Slipshod investigation of famous Florida eagle’s death ruffles feathers Florida is truly a land of mystery. Often, things aren’t what they seem. You may wind up with more questions than answers. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/04/16/slipshod-investigation-of-famous-florida-eagles-death-ruffles-feathers/?

‘God Squad’ withdrawal of protection for Gulf species draws another challenge Environmental groups are joining an effort to block rules from President Donald Trump’s administration exempting energy companies drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from legal protections for endangered species. https://floridaphoenix.com/2026/04/15/god-squad-withdrawal-of-protection-for-gulf-species-draws-another-challenge/?

Ukraine Russia unleashed one of its largest drone attacks on Ukraine this year, killing more than a dozen and wounding more than 100 people across the country, Ukrainian authorities said earlier today. Over roughly 24 hours, Russia launched 659 drones and 44 missiles in waves of attacks on major cities, including Ukraine's capital Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro and Zaporizhzhia, the Ukrainian Air Force said. Local authorities confirmed at least 16 people, including a child, were killed. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky condemned the attack, saying, "Another night has proven that Russia does not deserve any easing of global policy or lifting of sanctions."

Storms A multi-day outbreak of severe storms that began Monday is expected to continue through the end of the week, stretching from the southern Plains to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes. Since then, dozens of tornadoes have been reported from Oklahoma and Kansas to southern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. Large, damaging hail has also been widespread, with nearly 100 reports across the region. The threat is expected to ease somewhat today, shifting from the Ohio River Valley into parts of New York. But conditions are forecast to ramp back up Friday, with a Level 3 out of 5 risk of severe storms in place for more than 10 million people from Oklahoma to Wisconsin. WATCH: Flooding hits Great Lakes as storms sweep region

Peace talks The Trump administration has expressed confidence about striking a deal with Iran, with a potential second round of in-person talks likely to take place in Pakistan. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said nothing has been finalized, "but we feel good about the prospects of a deal." Meanwhile, Iranian officials are set to meet with Pakistan's military chief, Asim Munir, in Tehran today to discuss messages exchanged between Iran and the US since earlier talks in Pakistan stalled, state media reported. The US and Iran have continued communicating through Pakistan as part of a broader diplomatic push to revive negotiations between Tehran and Washington.

3D-Printed Homes, an Abandoned $590,000 Deposit, the FBI: What Really Happened in This Small Town? Outside a repair shop in rural southeastern Illinois, the parts of a massive 3D construction printer sat disassembled on a flatbed trailer, weeds climbing the wheels. https://www.propublica.org/article/3d-printed-affordable-housing-cairo-illinois-prestige? What You Should Know About Lead Contamination in Omaha, Nebraska For more than a century, a lead smelter and other factories in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, spewed toxic dust across the city, contaminating the soil and causing lead poisoning. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the city of Omaha have spent decades trying to clean it up. https://www.propublica.org/article/lead-contamination-omaha-nebraska-faq? Trump’s Memphis Crime Task Force Arrested Over 800 Immigrants, Records Show. Only 2% of the Arrests Were for Violent Crimes. On an overcast Saturday in February, a street vendor named Elmer lined up dozens of pairs of worn but carefully cleaned tennis shoes on tables next to a convenience store. https://www.propublica.org/article/memphis-safe-task-force-immigration-arrests-crime-data? Omaha Is Home to a Massive Superfund Site. Most Kids Living There Aren’t Tested for Lead. Belinda Daniels panicked in 2018 when the pediatrician said her 1-year-old son, Jovanni, had lead in his body. The toxic metal could stunt his brain, the doctor told her, but catching it early meant she could prevent more damage. https://www.propublica.org/article/omaha-nebraska-lead-kids-blood-tests? Colorado Marijuana Regulators Pledge Crackdown on Intoxicating Hemp Colorado regulators announced on Monday that they plan to crack down on companies that illegally sell cheaper and potentially hazardous hemp products as marijuana. https://www.propublica.org/article/colorado-marijuana-regulators-crackdown-intoxicating-hemp? Caught in the Crackdown: As Arrests at Anti-ICE Protests Piled Up, Prosecutions Crumbled The National Guard soldiers in desert camo piled out of unmarked vans in East Los Angeles last June, cordoning off East Sixth Street, a residential street lined with single family houses, and blocking a nearby road leading to an elementary school. https://www.propublica.org/article/caught-in-crackdown-ice-cbp-doj-trump-arrests-convictions?

How Trump’s AI Slop Propaganda War Went Up in Flames The president has found himself in a hell of a mess. Donald Trump likes to think of himself as a funny man. He doesn’t have the talent for jokes like Ronald Reagan or the easy charm of Bill Clinton. But he’s spent enough time in reality TV to play for laughs when he’s in the mood. He likes to drop the occasional bomb, with a crooked smile and the empathy of the late Don Rickets. The big problem is that he’s lost sight of his audience. And he is too old to understand how damaging that has become. Trump, 79, has done many crazy things in the first year of his second term. But by posting an AI picture of himself as Jesus Christ, he wasn’t just making a bad joke; he was giving ammunition to his enemies at home and abroad. The most unlikely of these is the Iranians, who have proved themselves the most adept propagandists. And they have managed to exploit a divided United States ... with Lego. Tehran has unleashed its Gen Z on America with startling results. It may be losing the military conflict, but it is winning the PR war. As a country, we like to laugh at ourselves. It’s why Saturday Night Live is such a cherished TV tradition. But how do we feel when the rest of the world is laughing at us? Trump likes to boast that he leads the most powerful country on the planet. But he is out of touch with his people. And it is difficult to go full-on dictator in a democracy. When Adolf Hitler talked of himself as a demigod during the Third Reich, nobody in Germany contradicted him. If Vladimir Putin wants to pose shirtless on a horse, the Russian media doesn’t publish before and after photos of his midriff. The Cambodians didn’t ridicule Pol Pot for murdering intellectuals with soft hands, and Kim Jong-il can say he was born under a shining star and a rainbow on a sacred mountain without any North Koreans invoking the equivalent of a 25th Amendment. Trump uses a clip of Ben Stiller’s 2008 comedy ‘Tropic Thunder’ to promote his strikes on Iran, and the actor demands he take it off social media, saying: “We have no interest in being part of your propaganda machine. War is not a movie.” America’s polarization is not altogether a bad thing. It means we can still enjoy debate. We can still protest. And we can still upbraid our president when we think he has overstepped the mark. Quite what the president was thinking by posting the Jesus meme is impossible to guess. It is clear he is no longer thinking straight, and none of the stooges that surround him have the cojones to tell him. He finally saw sense and took it down. And then blamed the “fake media” for not realizing all along that he was supposed to be an AI doctor and not a deity. That is another problem Trump has been unable to overcome, despite all his efforts; a democracy needs a free press to nourish and protect it. Trump has demeaned and insulted the media, but he cannot do away with it. He just doesn’t have that power, and he never will have. The biggest problem Trump has now is that he has given up the most important weapon in any U.S. president’s arsenal. The truth. We simply cannot believe what he says and does because experience has shown us he is not honest or straightforward about the facts. He demands cheerleaders, but it is no longer a game when you are playing with people’s lives. We don’t want boasting and belittling. We want to know what’s happening. So, when the president of the United States posts a picture of himself as Christ, or standing next to Christ, our first reaction is surprise, then shock, and ultimately disgust. Even worse, when Iran posts their own AI meme that takes Trump’s artificially generated picture and turns it into a video of Jesus throwing the president into the pits of hell, our first impulse is to ... laugh. We cannot help but smile at an Iranian post that reads: “TRUMP $20.28 per gallon.” South Park and SNL will poke fun at the president because, quite frankly, he is such an easy target. We laugh, but uneasily. He is the leader of our country, after all. We actually want him to do well. When Iran posts AI Lego videos showing the president hiding the Epstein files and memes of Trump as an ’80s rock star with a bouffant hairdo, crooning “Voyage Voyage” by Desireless, retitled “Blockade,” we can’t help but laugh along and share them with our friends. The joke is on us, of course. For decades, Iran’s conservative clerics have been terrified of Western culture and sought to keep it away from their own people. Most of the country has been kept offline since the beginning of the war in the world’s longest digital blackout. Iran’s free newspapers have been muzzled and its TV shows filled with propaganda. This is not a regime that promotes fun. It is the antithesis of the freedoms we cherish. There is an irony here. Had Trump trusted the mainstream media, he would be assured of an authentic portrayal—the likes of the New York Times, CNN, and the Wall Street Journal may not agree with everything Trump does, but they will always offer a context describing the realities of life under the ayatollah.Social media is an altogether different situation. There is no demand for balance. For Tehran, it’s the Wild West, and they can strike at will. If Trump and his acolytes, with their mean-minded responses to the media and their puerile humor, had kept something resembling dignity while asking American troops to lay down their lives for their country, we would at least have the moral high ground. But Trump gave that up a long time ago. The result is that America’s hard-fought reputation as the world’s defining democracy has gone where Iran’s AI engineers sent Trump’s attempt to represent himself as the Messiah. Down in flames. https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-trumps-ai-slop-propaganda-war-went-up-in-flames/?

Trump Finally Finds Someone He Won’t Go After: Another Creep The Pope is fair game. But somehow, a Democratic alleged rapist gets a pass. At the midnight hour, President Donald Trump was on Truth Social, attacking Pope Leo XIV. In the morning, he was once again calling former FBI director James Comey a “dirty cop.” He also took a moment to mock former president Barack Obama for having underestimated him. He then offered an estimation of himself. This post shows him being embraced by Jesus in a toned-down AI image in the style of one that depicted him actually being Jesus. He had taken the earlier image down amidst cries of blasphemy, but he now made clear he was fine with the sequel: “The radical left lunatics might not like this, but I think it is quite nice!!! President DJT” As Wednesday morning turned to afternoon, Trump engaged in some of his usual name-calling. The target of this post was a hedge fund billionaire billionaire Democrat who is running for governor of California. “Why is FoxNews showing SLEAZEBAG Tom Steyer, doing a big piece on him right now, and probably putting him ‘into play,’ instead of talking about Republican Candidates?“ he asked. Trump continued, “How can a Republican expect to win that State, with their Mail In Voting and Rigged Elections, when you have FoxNews promoting the Democrats? Nobody cares about Tom Steyer, he is a LOSER, but Fox is making it possible for a guy like this to win.” But Trump had been oddly understated two days before, when posting about an undeniable SLEAZEBAG who was the leading Democratic candidate in the California governor’s race until he withdrew in the midst of multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. Until he resigned in disgrace, U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell had been a fervent, standout Trump critic in Congress. He is a lead plaintiff in a suit brought by fellow members of congress along with several police officers against Trump in connection with the January 6, 2021 storming of the Capitol. Trump sought to have the suit thrown out, but the courts recently ruled against him. “Donald Trump thinks he can get away with murder,” Swalwell said in an April 1 statement. ”This lawsuit is long overdue for his hand in the destruction of our Capitol and the attack on our democracy on January 6. This case is for my colleagues, the brave Capitol Police officers, Americans everywhere, and the future of our nation.” He continued, “Those who incited and fueled the violence must be held responsible. I’m thankful that we will get some accountability and some measure of closure from that dark day. And that finally, the truth will come to light. We deserve it.” Such talk of accountability and the truth coming to light would seem to have made Swalwell a prime target for a Trump tirade. But Trump simply reposted a report from a right-wing site regarding the Swalwell scandal. “Swalwell suspends his campaign for California governor amid furor over sex assault allegations,” it said. In Trump nomenclature, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is routinely called “Crooked Nancy.” U.S. Senator Adam Schiff of California has long been called ”shifty Schiff.” But Swalwell has remained just Swalwell even as White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called him a “scumbag” on Fox television. Trump has used that same slur to describe a wide range of other people. He posted that Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is “one SICK scumbag.” For his part, Swalwell said during a congressional hearing that his Republican colleagues are “so lucky they’re not under oath, because they would have to tell you what they really think of Trump.” Swalwell added,” They call him crooked, they call him cruel, they call him a scumbag.” Trump did not reply in kind despite a reflex to do so that goes back to his elementary school playground days. It was left to Karoline Leavitt to say at the White House, “I think the allegations against former representative Swalwell are disgusting.” She added it was “quite plausible” that “there were many other Democrats in this town on Capitol Hill who knew about his, perhaps illegal behavior.” Why would Trump not say something similar? One possible reason is that a jury found Trump liable for sexual abuse in a 2023 civil trial in Manhattan. For him to now condemn Swalwell for his behavior would likely cause people to recall how Trump was found to liable for sexual assault—although not for rape—during a 1996 encounter with the writer E. Jean Caroll at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan. Carroll could not be reached for comment on Wednesday. But her sworn testimony during the trial is on the public record. “I’m here because Donald Trump raped me, and when I wrote about it, he said it didn’t happen,” Carroll testified. “He lied and shattered my reputation and I’m here to try to get my life back.” Sounds exactly like a SICK SCUMBAG. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-finally-finds-someone-he-wont-go-after-another-creep-eric-swalwell/?

Trump Yanks Millions From Catholic Charities Amid Pope Feud The organization has been helping unaccompanied migrant children for decades. The Trump administration has abruptly canceled a multimillion-dollar contract with a Catholic charity that houses and cares for migrant children amid the president’s feud with Pope Leo XIV.Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami has helped provide vital services to unaccompanied minors for more than 60 years, but could now shut down within a matter of months after the administration canceled an $11 million federal contract. The decision comes amid tensions between President Donald Trump and Pope Leo, the leader of the Catholic Church, over issues such as migration and the war in Iran. Trump has launched a series of attacks against the American-born pontiff, including suggesting Leo was “WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy.” The 79-year-old president also received intense criticism after he shared an image depicting himself as Jesus Christ on social media. Writing for the Miami Herald, Thomas Wenski, archbishop of Miami, said it is “baffling” that the government would want to shut down a service that has helped thousands of children who entered the U.S. without parents or guardians since the 1960s. “The Archdiocese of Miami’s services for unaccompanied minors have been recognized for their excellence and have served as a model for other agencies throughout the country,” Wenski wrote. “Our track record in serving this vulnerable population is unmatched. Yet, the Archdiocese of Miami’s Catholic Charities’ services for unaccompanied minors has been stripped of funding and will be forced to shut down within three months.” The Office of Refugee Resettlement, part of the federal Department of Health and Human Services, has had an arrangement for years for Catholic Charities to house immigrant children. The government reached out to the charity in March about the proposed cancellation of funding, the Miami Herald reported.A spokesperson for the department said the decision was because the number of unaccompanied migrant children in the agency’s care was “significantly lower,” at 1,900 under the Trump administration, compared to a peak of around 22,000 under the Biden administration. Wenski said that while the charity is dealing with fewer migrant children, the archbishop still believes it is “baffling that the U.S. government would shut down a program that it would be hard-pressed to replicate at the level of competence” shown by the church. It is unclear what will happen to the children currently in the care of Catholic Charities if the Miami-based organization closes. Robert Latham, associate director of the Children and Youth Law Clinic at the University of Miami Law School, said that it may be “incredibly psychologically harmful” for the children, who have already been through so much, to be relocated. “For little kids, moving repeatedly creates bonding issues and destroys the sense of both self and community. They don’t know who they are and where they will be [from day to day,]” Latham told the Herald. Trump has repeatedly doubled down on his attacks against Pope Leo and refused to apologize because he says the pontiff “said things that are wrong.” The president deleted the AI-generated image of himself as Jesus healing a man after claiming that he thought the image depicted him as a doctor. The Daily Beast has contacted Catholic Charities, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the White House for comment. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-yanks-millions-from-catholic-charities-amid-pope-feud/?

Republicans Break Ranks in Humiliating Snub to Trump Floor vote forced on Haitian protections in the first GOP revolt against immigration policy. Six House Republicans have broken with Donald Trump on immigration, forcing a floor vote to restore temporary legal protections for some 350,000 Haitians living in the U.S.The bill, co-introduced by Democrat Rep. Laura Gillen and Republican Rep. Michael Lawler, who both represent New York districts, would keep Haitians eligible for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for three years—a program designed for people from countries gripped by armed conflict or environmental disaster. It marks the first time Republican lawmakers have voted to oppose Trump’s immigration policy since he returned to the White House. Many of the Republicans who broke ranks are facing increasingly difficult routes to re-election at the mid-terms as the threat of a blue wave terrifies Republicans. Rep. Lawler, who is defending a narrow majority in New York’s 17th congressional district in the lower Hudson Valley, made clear why he crossed the aisle. “I have one of the largest Haitian populations in the country in my district,” he told the Washington Post. “If you end [temporary protections] without addressing work authorization, it will cause a huge crisis in our health care system, especially in an area like mine, where a lot of our Haitian TPS holders are nurses.” The move used a discharge petition—a legislative tool that lets 218 or more representatives bypass the House Speaker and bring a bill to the floor. Joining Lawler were fellow Republican Reps. María Elvira Salazar and Carlos A. Gimenez of Florida, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Don Bacon of Nebraska, and Nicole Malliotakis, also of New York. Several cited the healthcare sector’s reliance on Haitian workers in their districts. “These are Haitian immigrants who are working, paying taxes and contributing to our economy and fulfilling a healthcare need,” Malliotakis said in a statement to the Post. “To strip them of their status and deport them to a country in peril would be uncompassionate and misguided.” The Trump administration moved to terminate TPS for Haitians in June, arguing that conditions had improved since the program was established in the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake and declaring the country “safe.” Lower courts intervened to pause the termination—a ruling the administration has appealed—and the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on April 29. Business groups have lobbied hard against ending the program. “We cannot afford to lose the very people staffing our hospitals and nursing homes,” Rebecca Shi, CEO of the American Business Immigration Coalition, told the Post. “The success of the Haitian TPS discharge petition shows that economic reality is finally breaking through partisan gridlock.” Sarah Binder, a governance studies expert at the Brookings Institution, noted the particular significance of targeting immigration with a discharge petition. The move, she told the outlet, “goes straight at one of the Trump administration’s key deportation tools, which is to cancel this protected status for immigrants from particular countries.” At least five discharge petitions have now gathered the required 218 signatures this Congress—a markedly higher tally than the two that succeeded in the previous session. The House vote came days after Trump shared a social media video of a fatal attack allegedly carried out by a Haitian national at a Florida gas station, claiming that Democratic policies had allowed the alleged killer to obtain temporary protections. The push to end Haitian TPS is part of a wider administration effort to cancel the program for well over a million people, among them Venezuelans, Hondurans, and Afghans. The final passage in the House is expected on Thursday or Friday. The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment. An official said the administration understood members had to vote for their districts at times, but added that the “terrible bill” was “going nowhere and there has been a veto threat issued.” https://www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-break-ranks-in-humiliating-snub-to-donald-trump/?

Stephen Miller Threatens Horrifying Timeline for Trump’s War The White House deputy chief of staff dropped the bomb on Fox News. One of President Donald Trump’s top aides, Stephen Miller, has warned that the Iran war could continue “indefinitely.” The White House deputy chief of staff was speaking on Fox News as a pact to end the conflict permanently remained elusive. “He wants Iran to choose the right path to make a deal,” he told veteran host Sean Hannity on his eponymous show. He then let slip a horrifying timeline for the war, telling the host: “This embargo is squeezing the economic life out of the Iranian regime, and the United States has the capacity to continue this indefinitely, if Iran chooses the wrong path.” Trump himself told Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo on Tuesday that “if they’re smart, it will end soon.” While the U.S. has no literal “embargo” in place, it has blocked Iranian ports and shipping routes, effectively stopping much of its sea trade. It’s also warning or penalizing foreign banks and countries that handle Iranian money or buy its oil, cutting the regime off from the global financial system. “The most important thing right now is seeing this mission through to completion,” Miller added. He said that “man of peace” Trump wants a cessation to the violence that has left more than 2,000 Iranians and 13 U.S. service members dead. “He wants a deal. He wants to choose the right path, but he will not allow Iran to pursue or achieve nuclear weapons. And this embargo and every other option is on the table as President Trump seeks that final, safe, secure outcome for the people of the world,” Miller ranted. Trump’s main justification for the war is that it is a vessel to decimate Iran’s nuclear capabilities. “They were gonna take out the Middle East,” he told Bartiromo. In the same interview, he also suggested that Iran could target the U.S.. However, while Iran possesses a significant stockpile of enriched uranium, including over 400 kg enriched to 60 percent, there is no conclusive evidence of an active, current weaponization program. Despite this, and despite the Trump administration’s messaging, a humiliating new poll shows that Americans are overwhelmingly skeptical of the war in Iran, with just 24 percent saying it has been worth the cost. The war has angered many of Trump’s MAGA supporters, who voted for him partly due to his promise to end “forever wars.” Economist/YouGov polling conducted before the conflict indicated that 53 percent of Trump voters opposed U.S. involvement in Iran. Meanwhile, Miller has been under fire after a pre-election post resurfaced in which he called Kamala Harris the “WWIII” presidential candidate. In the post, shared on X days before the 2024 general election, Miller accused the media of spreading “hoaxes” about which candidate would be more pro-peace and sharply contrasted the two campaigns in terms of war and foreign policy. “Trump said warmongering neocons love sending your kids to die for wars they would never fight themselves,” Miller wrote. “Liz Cheney is Kamala’s top advisor. Liz wants to invade the whole Middle East. Kamala = WWIII. Trump = Peace.” The war was launched on February 28 alongside Israel, which remains locked in skirmishes with Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah. Israel insists that the U.S.-Israel ceasefire does not apply to Lebanon, its neighbor to the north. On Wednesday, Israel hit Hezbollah strongholds with strikes, whilst the group retaliated by bombarding northern Israel. Israeli troops also continued ground operations in southern Lebanon. While U.S. and Israeli officials have stressed that they do not consider Lebanon to be involved in the overall peace negotiations regarding “Operation Epic Fury,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted direct talks between Israeli and Lebanese envoys in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. And, shortly before midnight on Wednesday, Trump announced that the leaders of Israel and Lebanon would hold talks for the first time in more than three decades. “Trying to get a little breathing room between Israel and Lebanon,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social. “It has been a long time since the two leaders have spoken, like 34 years.” He added that a meeting would take place on Thursday. “Nice!” he concluded. https://www.thedailybeast.com/stephen-miller-threatens-horrifying-timeline-for-trumps-war/?

What to know about Atlanta-area attacks that killed 2, including a federal worker ATLANTA (AP) — A man who served in the U.S. Navy after immigrating from Britain has been charged in a string of deadly attacks in the Atlanta suburbs that quickly drew the attention of President Donald Trump’s administration. https://apnews.com/article/atlanta-georgia-shootings-homeland-security-a1e8e5aad6a0b57990c9a170d13b87de?

Senate rejects effort to halt arms sales to Israel, but most Democrats vote to block them More than three dozen Democrats supported an effort by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday to block arms sales to Israel, signaling a growing discontent in the party with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the wars in Gaza and Iran. Read more. Why this matters: The two resolutions to block U.S. sales of bulldozers and bombs to Israel were opposed by all Republicans. Similar resolutions forced by Sanders in 2024 and 2025 were also rejected, but the number of Democrats voting with Sanders has more than doubled in less than two years. “It’s clear that Democrats are beginning to listen to the average American who is sick and tired of spending billions of dollars to support Netanyahu’s horrific wars when people in this country can’t afford housing or health care,” Sanders said after the vote. Among the Democrats voting against the resolutions were Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Senate Republicans reject effort to halt Iran war, but some eye future war powers votes Justice Jackson chides Supreme Court conservatives over ‘oblivious’ pro-Trump emergency orders Trump’s budget director defends White House plan for massive boost in military spending Democrats crow about fundraising in competitive Senate races Democrat Analilia Mejia and Republican Joe Hathaway compete for suburban New Jersey House seat Melania Trump pushes for updating a foster care program during a rare visit to Capitol Hill

US pivots to economic warfare on Iran If the U.S. and Iran aren’t able to soon come to a deal to end the war or extend the ceasefire, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters at a White House briefing Wednesday that the U.S. plans to ramp up economic pain on Iran, and said the new moves will be the “financial equivalent” of a bombing campaign. Read more. Why this matters: The warning comes the day after the Treasury Department sent a letter to financial institutions in China, Hong Kong, the UAE and Oman, threatening to levy secondary sanctions for doing business with Iran, and accusing those countries of allowing Iranian illicit activities to flow through their financial institutions. However, more sanctions could be ineffective or risk diplomatic and economic blowback, say experts and lawmakers. Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the top Democrat on the Banking Committee, argued that any new economic sanctions would be effectively offset by the oil revenue windfall that Iran was seeing in the aftermath of the war. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ US aircraft carrier breaks record for longest deployment since the Vietnam War Live updates: Pakistan delegation meets Iranian officials hoping for more US-Iran talks How a US blockade on Iran has sanctioned ships turning around