Daisy Maxey

Distinguished Columbia Prof. Jeff Sachs on the US-Israeli war on Iran: “You cannot have wars to bomb countries into the Stone Age in the 21st Century... [Trump's] rhetoric can get us all killed, and it has to stop.”

Breaking news: Two U.S. military aircraft were shot down in separate incidents Friday while conducting combat operations against Iran, setting off a search-and-rescue effort that remains ongoing for one missing crew member, U.S. officials said. wapo.st/41K2ms3

BREAKING: More than 100 US-based international law experts have signed an open letter condemning US and Israeli military strikes on Iran as a violation of the UN Charter and potentially amounting to “war crimes.” 🔗: aje.news/v6smu4

1500 days of full, brutal war. 1500 days of pain, sorrow and devastation. But also — 1500 days of ironclad resistance, inspiring courage, resilient defiance, and stubborn solidarity. For 1500 days, Ukrainians stand as one, supported by our friends. #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

🚨 ABC News confirms: Iran used advanced passive infrared detection to shoot down the American F-15. Passive infrared detection does not emit radar signals. It cannot be detected or jammed by American electronic warfare systems. It is invisible to the technology America has spent trillions building its air superiority around.

Northern Flicker, Northwoods, Central Park, NYC #birdcpp markscheflen.com #northernflicker #birds #bird #centralparknyc #springmigration #biodiversity

#BREAKING: President Trump signs order imposing 100 percent tariff on brand-name drugs thehill.com/policy/healthc…

United Airlines hikes checked bag fee by $10 as fuel prices continue to climb cnbc.com/2026/04/02/uni…

What ridiculous drama, @nypost -- Hammerhead sharks are generally considered low-risk to humans & rarely fatal... As of '25–'26, they are recognized as shy & non-aggressive, with no recorded human fatalities. They are, however, endangered or threatened -NOAA Fisheries #Sharks

@ProfRobAnderson @IanSpeir @erasmuse The Federal government has stooped so low that many don't want to cooperate.

@IanSpeir @erasmuse I grew up in Colorado in the 1980s and 1990s, and it was actually a totally normal place. What has happened?

Colorado is now requiring lawyers in the State, as a condition of logging into its court e-filing system, to promise not to cooperate with federal authorities in enforcing federal immigration law. Please understand: - I do not practice immigration law. - I do not practice criminal law. - Nothing about my civil practice has anything to do with this. And yet because I cannot log into the State's official e-filing system without saluting The Resistance, I now cannot represent my clients, file lawsuits, access cases, file documents in existing cases, etc. If I click "Decline," it kicks me out of the system. I must click "Accept" to access the system and continue representing my civil clients -- again, in cases that have absolutely nothing to do with immigration law or policy. I've read SB 25-276 (the law referred to below). It does not regulate me as a private attorney or any of the clients I represent in civil matters. This is outrageous draconian overreach. I have ethical obligations to my clients to represent them competently. My existing cases have running deadlines that I must attend to. Judges issue orders in my cases that I must follow. If I don't click "Accept" in order to access the State's e-filing system, I will harm my clients, torpedo my practice, and probably commit malpractice. So, I have no choice. I'm clicking "Accept" under protest.

Surging mortgage rates are threatening to wash out the spring homebuying season as rates on a conventional 30-year home loan rose to 6.46%. cbsn.ws/4v9nm92

TIME’s new cover: Inside Trump's search for a way out of the Iran war time.com/article/2026/0…

This photo will be Pam Bondi's legacy. No accountability. No justice. No concern for victims. Utter disgrace.

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by J. C. Duffy.

Democrats are demanding more information about Secretary Hegseth's finances and investments following a report — which the Pentagon demanded be retracted — that he may have tried to invest in defense stocks before the war in Iran began. Read more: abcnews.link/mBmB1md

From Bloomberg: “The world’s most important price for real-world oil barrels surged above $140 on Thursday, the highest since 2008.  Dated Brent, the price of shipments bought and sold in the North Sea, reached $141.37, surpassing levels seen when Russia invaded Ukraine, according to S&P Global, which publishes the data.” #economy #oil #markets

From Breakingviews - Breakingviews - Oil-shortage fallout will ooze slowly but surely reut.rs/4c4N5a0 reut.rs/4c4N5a0

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed for the fifth straight week, reaching its highest level in nearly seven months, another setback for home shoppers in the midst of the spring homebuying season. abcnews.link/Ku6Susz

Firing the Army chief of staff in the middle of a war is always a sign that things are going great

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says that she is now opposing all U.S. military aid to Israel, a shift in her previous position that made exceptions to support Israeli efforts to defend itself. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…