Hi! Welcome the April 25th, 2025 New Newsletter!
Main Story: I Kissed The Ground And I Liked It
The Perfect Pop Star for a Dumb Stunt
Wendy’s Says It Has ‘Ton of Respect for Katy Perry’ (But Doesn’t Apologize) Over Space Flight Tweet
(VIDEO) “ ‘Aren’t You Inspired?!’ No, H***er!” (NSFW)
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin flop is bigger than Katy Perry
What you need to know as the May 7 Real ID deadline approaches
What happens if I miss the looming Real ID deadline? Can I still travel?
How to Protect Yourself From Phone Searches at the US Border
A US man hijacks a small plane in Belize and stabs people. He is fatally shot and plane lands safely
Nearly 900,000 fewer people went to the U.S. in March as cross-border travel plummets
NASA astronaut Kathryn Thornton: ‘All the progress we’ve made over the past 70 years is in peril’
American Airlines loses $473M as demand falters, momentum ‘quickly shifted’ on tariffs
As international tourists steer clear of the U.S., Trump expresses indifference
This Week’s Links
BREAKING: Prominent role of Pete Hegseth’s wife at Pentagon draws scrutiny
A US citizen was held for pickup by ICE even after proving he was born in the country
A Ticking Clock On American Freedom
'No one else will': Sudan's journalists risk all to report the war
FSU Shooter Shows Radicalized White Men Are The Threats to College Campuses—Not Student Protestors
Trump Aides Look At Shrinking At Least 6 National Monuments for Mining, Oil
Former U.S. intelligence analyst sentenced to 7 years for selling 'sensitive' information
Thousands of Urine and Tissue Samples Are in Danger of Rotting After Staff Cuts at a CDC Laboratory
The vicious rivalries tearing apart Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon
Trump Dodges On El Salvador Court Orders: ‘I’m Not Involved’
An Immigrant Held in U.S. Custody ‘Simply Disappeared’
One Reason You Won’t See A Lot of Washington Post Links In Our Newsletters
Elon Musk says he’ll step back from DOGE starting in May
HHS Plans to Cut the National Suicide Hotline’s Program for LGBTQ Youth
RFK Wants to Send People to ‘Wellness Farms.’ The US Already Tried That.
Sarah Palin was not defamed by the New York Times, jury says
Pete Hegseth Is Reportedly Building A Makeup Studio In The Pentagon
US federal employees ‘improperly’ shared sensitive documents – report
Oil companies expected a big business boom under Trump. Now they're worried
RFK Jr. Set to Launch Disease Registry Tracking Autistic People
Here’s All the Health and Human Services Data DOGE Has Access To
Trump Attacks the Supreme Court in Most Alarming Comments Yet
Pope Francis
Pope Francis’s final moments revealed: How doctor knew he was gone, and his last regret
How Rome Is Saying Goodbye to Pope Francis—and What Happens Next
The corrupt Pope who sold his office for money and forced the Church to create the conclave
‘He made Catholicism cool again.’ SoCal’s Catholic leaders reflect on Pope Francis’ impact
The Tech That Safeguards the Conclave’s Secrecy
MTG sparks backlash after ugly X post appearing to celebrate Pope’s death
Israel deletes Pope Francis condolence tweet within hours of posting
Why Did Pope Francis Never Return Home To Argentina?
Substack We Read
Blindspot Story
US FDA suspends milk quality tests amid workforce cuts
We lined up to say ‘Thank You’: A bittersweet goodbye to 350 AmeriCorps volunteers
This Is Texas News
School Vouchers Won in Texas. Next Up, the Nation
Dallas SWAT doctor Alex Eastman has years of acclaim — and sexual harassment allegations
What We’re Watching
National Poetry Month
A Small Way To Resist
Some Democratic Wake Up Calls
Democratic Leaders Get Worst Polling Result in Over Two Decades
Trump Is Vulnerable on Immigration
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xo, GPL