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Wildfire season is weeks away. The West is in record drought. And the Trump administration just announced it is shutting down 57 of the 77 Forest Service research stations that tell us how bad it is going to get and what to do about it. We already know how this ends. When Trump moved the Bureau of Land Management out of Washington in his first term, 87 percent of the staff quit rather than relocate. The same thing is happening here. Scientists are not going to uproot their families and abandon university partnerships. They are going to leave. And when they leave, decades of data, research, and institutional knowledge walk out the door with them. The Forest Service oversees 193 million acres. It lost nearly 6,000 employees to DOGE cuts in just the first half of last year. Now it is gutting the research operation that tells land managers what is actually happening to those forests in real time. California alone is losing six research facilities, right before fire season. There is no version of this that makes the forests safer, the science stronger, or the taxpayer better off. nytimes.com/2026/04/03/cli…

This is the most horrifying, psychotic, grotesque message Trump has ever posted—openly threatening to commit genocide. This is beyond reckless. It’s dangerous, dehumanizing, and utterly unfit for any leader.

At this point, USA having nukes is a lot more dangerous for the world than Iran having nukes.

It's not that Donald sent this as awful as it is; it's that nobody felt they could stop him or, worse, nobody thought they should.

The General's are gone. The AG is gone. We started a war. Gas is up. Healthcare is up. Prescriptions are up. The rich are richer. The poor are poorer. Protesters have been killed. Service members have been killed. The law is a suggestion. The Constitution is a memory.

One month after starting the war in Iran, this is the statement of the President of the United States on Easter Sunday. These are the ravings of a dangerous and mentally unbalanced individual. Congress has got to act NOW. End this war.

Huge news!!! Let’s make some noise to get Cardano represented in the first cohort of 85 launch partners with @Mastercard For those of you who aren’t sure what this is about, here’s the deal and it could be massive for Cardano:

@Cryptofly777 @IOHK_Charles @Mastercard Thku Linda keep up the good work

@CryptoJoe101 YOON pool still right here with you brother, the best is yet to come. Cardano is getting stronger with each iteration- it will be a beast when the larger ecosystem finally learns why better tech matters in the long run

It's saddening seeing all the recent SPOs winding down operations. I've been running EASY1 Stake Pool for almost 5 years now and I am super grateful to all the delegates that have trusted my operations over the years. EASY1 Stake Pool is here to stay. I was here with 300k in $ada delegated and I'm now here blessed w/ 34m $ada delegated, and shall still be here if stake drops back down. I'm a mithril operator, a @WorldMobileTeam Earth Node Operator, I've been running @MidnightNtwrk since the early days, and I'll be looking forward the days I'll be able to contribute to the mainnet version of these networks I genuinely believe in. I hope in the upcoming months a new wave of dedicated operators will join the network and contribute to decentralisation, or maybe seeing old friends/faces restarting operations.

Congratulations to all Americans who dared to take to the streets today and publicly expressed their stance and disagreement with the actions and policies of their president. #WeSayNoKings 👍👍👍

Cardano, meet Bitcoin! 🟠🤝🔵 Incredibly proud that this connection is finally complete. The whole "UTXBRO" saga took way longer than we all expected. Can't blame anyone for being frustrated by the wait. I know I was. Thankfully, the final form is about as beautiful as we'd dreamed of. @CharmsDev has put BTC on Cardano, but it has also aligned both networks in almost all meaningful ways. Shared liquidity base. Shared programmable asset standard. Shared smart contract protocol for cross-chain, cross-deployable applications. You can deploy a dapp or a token on Bitcoin using Charms, and it will also work on Cardano out of the box. Dapps can interact with off-chain systems too, including Web2 payments. You can even write your application in a mainstream language like Rust or WASM, which neither chain typically supports. Charms is simple elegance. A blend of new and old. It takes both Bitcoin and Cardano into the future of scalable programming via zkVM, while being tailored to their classical UTXO DNA. I encourage every Bitcoin-curious Cardano dev to dive into this protocol. The codebase is open source (under MIT license). Sniff around our docs (those need work - we're on it!). Ask us questions, provide input, and get building. Charms is your best chance to build on Bitcoin using a framework directly inspired by Cardano's eUTXO model that you understand best. You are now the best-equipped ecosystem to bring programmable functionality to the largest digital asset and the hardest money on Earth. I'm not technical. I can't build. But I've owned, studied, and written on Bitcoin for years. My simple goal is to leave my handprint on the Bitcoin network before I walk away. To move the needle on Bitcoin adoption and help advance the mission for global sound money and property rights. Cardano now looks like the best pathway for me to do that. Not only for its technical synergies with Bitcoin, but for its massive, Bitcoin-loving community that has proven to share my enthusiasm. We are UTXBros. We are a force to be reckoned with. Today, we've gained a magic tool to make our chains shine together. 💎 Let's win.

Cardano's @CswapDEX is onboarding the Bitcoin train too. 🟠🤝🔵 They just introduced their BTC staking app: a low-risk, low-reward solution positioned as the top of Cardano's Bitcoin DeFi liquidity funnel. The structure is simple: stake your BTC on Bitcoin, and earn a small passive yield paid out in CNT rewards. The process is entirely non-custodial. Staking happens without wrappers or bridges, making it a particularly easy entrypoint for Bitcoiners first trying out DeFi. I visited the app this morning, which is live on testnet. You connect your Bitcoin testnet wallet (ex. Unisat) and your Cardano testnet wallet (ex. Lace). Then you select how much tBTC you want to stake, and confirm. Over time, you begin to accumulate CNT rewards, and you can opt to harvest them in your Cardano testnet wallet. You can then unstake any BTC later for which the designated lock period has expired. Sadly, I encountered an error when I tried to stake myself (maybe @CswapDEX team can help me out here?), but I get the idea. They're designing the top of the Bitcoin DeFi funnel. Almost zero risk, very little to lose, let Bitcoiners HODL as always, and earn a small reward. Once they've dipped their toes in, many will start to become more familiar with Cardano, and try "riskier" activiies, like bridging BTC to Cardano, and actively trading and lending in Cardano native DeFi. Curious to see what sort of incentives can be made around this that benefit both Bitcoin holders and the Cardano chain. Love to see it, would love to chat with the CSwap team and learn more @CSWAP_Destroy Testnet app link 🔗: btc-test.cswap.trade

To those building DApps on Cardano, The Japanese Cardano community has been staking for years with wallets like Daedalus and Yoroi. I've been staking ADA the whole time, and when DeFi appeared on Cardano I was honestly too cautious to use it. ADA staking isn't locked, it's non-custodial, and you keep full ownership. Because of that, even when DeFi yields looked attractive, I didn't feel a real reason to use it. It's ironic: ADA staking is so attractive that when new DApps show up, the urge to "try this DApp" or "do something with ADA" doesn't really kick in. That's how I feel, and I think the Japanese community overall is similar. From a Japanese holder's perspective, right now it often feels like "returns from ADA staking" > "attractive DApps and experiences that make you want to use ADA in daily life." Until that balance flips, the motivation to say "I want to do something with ADA!" tends to stay low. As for "you'll be able to pay with ADA," I have to be honest: that doesn't feel very compelling. In Japan, cash and credit cards already cover daily spending (and whether crypto becomes a normal payment tool is a broader question, not just ADA). On top of that, under Japanese tax rules, you're taxed on the gain every time you use it for payment, so the incentive to actually buy things with ADA is weak. I'm not a developer, so I can only share this kind of feedback. I wrote this hoping it might be useful in some small way for DApp development. That's exactly why I believe that when more DApps deliver experiences that make people genuinely want to "do something with ADA," Japanese holders will start to move. I'm looking forward to those products and rooting for your success. If you're rooting for Cardano DApps, a like would mean a lot🙏

@Rep_Magaziner @SethMagaziner What are you going to do to protect Americans

@LaPetiteADA Two wrongs don’t make a right. Invading a sovereign nation without congressional authorization is as wrong as it gets

As a half-Venezuelan, I feel extremely excited about the news today: the dictator Nicolás Maduro is under arrest! But I can't help but think, what's going to happen next? 🇻🇪⚖️ Venezuela’s crisis isn’t about a single man. It’s a kleptocratic system built over decades: corrupt institutions, corrupted military force, narco-networks, external oil alliances with world power nations, and loyalists like Diosdado Cabello and Delcy Rodríguez holding the levers of power. If we don’t dismantle it, the hydra will grow new heads. If we want to restore Venezuela's democracy this is what needs to happen: 1. Declare Maduro’s absolute absence under Article 233 of the Constitution. 2. Empower a legitimate interim government from the opposition to purge corrupt officials. 3. Reform the CNE (National Electoral Council) to guarantee fair and transparent elections within 30 days. Ideally, with the assistance of international watchdogs and the use of blockchain to avoid corruption and ensure transparency. 4. Encourage military defections, freeze assets of loyalists, and isolate Cabello, Rodríguez, and other remnants. There's a risk of civil unrest, foreign meddling from Russia, China, Cuba, and Iran, and economic shocks as oil markets are already spiking. But this is a historic opportunity that Venezuela can't let pass. If a united opposition, perhaps led by María Corina Machado, finally dismantles the cartel-state that has strangled Venezuela for decades, this could be the start of the recovery process. ¡Fuerza Venezuela! 💛💙❤️

@CuadradoDeFi SPOs please vote! Pass this huge opportunity for Cardano growth. Forward together 🙏💪

PLEASE CARDANO FAM READ! Yes, right now most of the visible votes are leaning toward a “No,” but this is not over. There’s still time, the process is still active, and the community is still evaluating. That’s why it’s important to understand what’s really happening instead of falling into simplistic narratives or the pointless fights we see every day on X. The initial pushback isn’t a rejection of growth. It’s not a rejection of tier-one stablecoins, or bridges, oracles, custody, analytics, or institutional infrastructure. And it’s definitely not a rejection of the organizations that built Cardano from the ground up. What we’re seeing is simply a reaction to a large budget with limited public detail — something normal in a network where governance is new and people are still learning how to participate. Doubt does not equal opposition to progress. The truth is, when you read the proposal calmly, the integrations listed are exactly what this ecosystem has been asking for: serious infrastructure, global oracles, reliable bridges, institutional-grade custody, advanced wallets, proper analytics, and the foundational rails needed for tier-one stablecoins. Without this, Cardano will never compete at the level the global DeFi market demands. And here’s the key point: if we want Cardano to make a real leap in DeFi, we need to support these integrations. Demanding clarity is fair and necessary, but we also need to acknowledge something that many people on X ignore: IOG, the @Cardano_CF , @emurgo_io , @IntersectMBO , and the @MidnightNtwrk have spent years building this ecosystem with real institutional discipline. When these entities negotiate with stablecoin issuers, global custodians, infrastructure providers, or companies bound by corporate NDAs, not everything can be made public on day one. That’s how high-level agreements work. It’s not corruption. It’s not manipulation. It’s not disguised centralization. It’s exactly the kind of process any mature blockchain goes through when trying to attract institutional infrastructure. These five organizations have proven for years that they can deliver, maintain, and evolve Cardano. We can’t demand global growth and then treat them like internal enemies at the same time. Cardano hasn’t remained a Top 10 blockchain by market cap for eight years by accident. We’re here because we build, we improve, and we operate with long-term technical vision. But this only continues if we support what truly moves the needle for DeFi: serious integrations, critical infrastructure, and cooperation between the community and the institutions that built the foundation. Instead of fighting on X or creating unnecessary drama, the right move now is simple: more vision, less noise. More education, less internal warfare. Cardano can take a massive step forward in 2026 if we stop dividing ourselves and start supporting what actually matters. And for everyone wondering: I’ll be becoming a DRep because I’ve realized that very few people truly understand DeFi, the underlying technology, and what Cardano actually needs to move forward. My goal is to support responsible, well-structured proposals that drive real ecosystem growth. WE HAVE TIME! -Dr. Rivera Cuadrado

@IOHK_Charles Great to see the collaboration again! 👍

First joint proposal from the Cardano Pentad -> Intersect, IOG, Emurgo, Cardano Foundation, and Midnight Foundation:

@stakeSHIFTteam @CNCardano Sorry to see it. Thanks for all that you do Christian

Sorry to say, but we decided to retire our pool in Epoch 594. Please move your $ADA to other pools to ensure you continue to receive your rewards. There are many wonderful pools out there and we will always recommend the pools of the @CNCardano alliance.

Passing it on. Via Glee Violette People. Please. Let me say this loud and clear. IT WAS NEVER ABOUT A BALLROOM. The East Wing was built in 1942 to disguise the simultaneous construction of an underground bunker and operations center, underneath it. And just like then, the Ballroom being built now is a ruse. A decoy. A distraction. To cover up a new and improved bunker. SO Of COURSE Trump did not go through the National Monuments historical preservation channels. The plans for his bunker would have been exposed to too many people. There would be no way to disguise the ballroom plans to hide it. There would be too many clues for experts to see. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Why the rush? THOSE clues are all around us, too. Fully exposed. Trump has Congress, the DOJ, and the Supreme Court in his pocket right now, but IF elections happen next year, he WILL lose Congress. Elections must not happen. During war-time emergencies, elections CAN BE SUSPENDED. So, there must be such an emergency. A military coup to put down a "rebellion" would do nicely. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hegseth has now barred both the Press and Congress from the Pentagon. And barred ALL Pentagon staff from communicating with either the Press or Congress as well. He has also been purging the Military of any leader with even a HINT of "disloyalty". Accusations by far-right influencers like Laura Loomer have resulted in firings. He has run multiple lie-detector tests. He even has a new excuse - his recent threat to fire "fat generals". And now he is having ANY service member discharged for postings on social media mocking Charlie Kirk or other MAGA leaders. And he and Trump have been seeing how far they can push officers to follow illegal orders by having our ships fire on and destroy boats in international waters and kill the people on board. Now, for the first time, he has had an AIRSTRIKE take out an 8th boat, killing its two occupants. The idea that these are terrorists taking drugs to America is laughable. They do not have enough fuel. They are headed in the wrong direction, to Trinidad and Tobago for the cocaine trade. And they are not carrying fentanyl. That comes up through Central America and enters through Mexico. EVERY EXPERT KNOWS THIS. All international laws are being ignored. These boats are not boarded. Nothing is taken in evidence. There is no identification made of the occupants. There are no arrests or charges. There is no due process for their lawful prosecution. Most importantly, any crimes they COULD be charged for DO NOT CARRY THE DEATH PENALTY. They are not being "executed". They are being murdered. Trump and Hegseth are seeing JUST how loyal their new military commanding officers are, and how far they can push them to obey their illegal orders. Will they kill random people if Trump says they are foreign criminals and terrorists? Will they kill the SAME foreigners in OUR country, if Trump says they are criminals and terrorists? Will they kill ANY foreign immigrants on his orders? Will they kill US? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trump said Hegseth should use our own cities as "training grounds" for the Military. He has attempted to send troops into several cities with Democratic mayors, and has even said out loud he wanted them to use full strength. That means live ammunition. On our own people. And they are also arming Homeland Security and ICE. Federal purchasing logs show ICE spent $71,515,762 on “small arms, ordnance, and ordnance accessories,” including military supplies, weapons, and ammunition, in the nine months between Jan. 20 and Oct. 18, according to the Daily Beast. While ICE denies a viral report that the purchases included "guided missile warheads", the codes on what WAS purchased are unclear. For instance, "chemical weapons" could refer to tear gas and pepper balls. Or... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What IS clear is THIS. Trump keeps "floating" a declaration of the Insurrection Act almost every single day. He threatens the military invasion of American cities almost every single day. He and his VP and his cabinet heads and the Republican leaders of the House and Senate have upped their rhetoric of ALL Democrats being the "enemy within" and "antifa terrorists" and "Hamas (as in, non-Christian foreign agents) and "radical violent lunatics" - intended to make MAGA folks in "red states" fear and hate the people in "blue states". The whole idea of red states and blue states is nonsense - most statewide elections are pretty close - not only are our states pretty evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans, so are our communities and even our own families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . But the rhetoric becomes ever more sensationalized and unhinged, day by day. Trump has been planning on taking and KEEPING the presidency from the moment he lost the 2020 election. THAT is why January 6th happened. The riot was a last ditch effort to STOP the certification of the election that was going on in the Capitol, after the scheme to replace official state electors with slates of FAKE electors failed, and Vice President Pence refused to go along with Trump's order to overturn the election. Trump will use ANY means - ANY MEANS - to hold on to the office this time around. He has proven that. He has three goals that motivate him - personal power, wealth, and revenge. Nothing he does is for the MAGA folks - they are just his pawns. And he is not here to make America "great", but to PLUNDER it and OWN it. So, there must be NO midterm elections next year. For that he needs war-time conditions. And that war will be RIGHT HERE. So he needs himself a proper bunker. Not the 60 year old WWII bunker he hid in last time. A lavish, opulent, HUGE bunker, in the style to which he has become accustomed. Oh, and the Ballroom he is building over it will be a nice place to serve as a proper Great Hall and Throne Room, afterwards, in order to receive tributes from future supplicants, as well. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

@IOHK_Charles When are you and Elon going to learn that using your position as brand ambassador to spew personal political bias is divisive, alienates users, and hurts the brand?

The left has become the party of institutions. It doesn't matter if its large universities, the fortune 500, banks, big pharma, or big tech. Thus crypto is fundamentally incompatible with their worldview. They can't build in permanent monopolies for their donors.