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One of my first moon captures. 29 degrees in January here in North Florida.

Judge says Forest Service must consider grizzly bears before Bitterroot logging project can proceed idahocapitalsun.com/2026/04/05/jud…

Monarch butterflies on the edge of extinction: Here’s how you can help al.com/news/2026/04/m…

The Army Chief of Staff, a combat veteran with tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, asked Pete Hegseth why he was blocking the promotions of two Black officers and two female officers who had earned them. Hegseth refused to answer. Then he fired him. Nine U.S. officials told NBC News that Hegseth has blocked or delayed promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military. Hegseth has now fired or sidelined more than a dozen generals and admirals. He is an out-of-control, unqualified former TV host and nobody in the Republican Party will say a word about it because they don’t want to make Trump angry. nbcnews.com/politics/natio…

Federal judge overturns the plan for the Nantahala-Pisgah National Forest, saying it violates the Endangered Species Act bpr.org/climate-enviro…

Trump seeks $152M to rebuild Alcatraz as ‘state-of-the-art secure prison’ thehill.com/homenews/admin…

Trump issues order attempting to change rules for mail-in voting washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/…

Egypt was Russia’s biggest stolen-grain customer. Now it pledges to buy Ukrainian wheat instead. euromaidanpress.com/2026/04/03/egy…

Feds to close Grand Rapids lab that does global-leading research on forestry, climate change. mprnews.org/story/2026/04/…

Trump does not have to turn over presidential records, Justice Department says nbcnews.com/politics/justi…

Hegseth asks the Army’s top uniformed officer to step down while US wages war against Iran. apnews.com/article/pentag…

Absolute bombshell on CNN. A former federal prosecutor confirms AG Pam Bondi pulled agents off counter-terrorism to scour the Epstein files and redact Donald Trump's name. She orchestrated a massive cover-up to protect the President and obstruct justice.

The Trump administration has abruptly ended a Veterans Affairs home loan safety net, causing 10,000 veterans and their families to lose their homes: "When you lose your home, your house, nothing else matters... We didn't know that the foreclosure sale went through until somebody knocked on the front door."

Trump: We can't take care of daycare. We're a big country, we have 50 states, all these people, we're fighting wars. It's not possible for us to take care of daycare, Medicaid, Medicare, all these things

Penny Wong to join talks with 35 countries, excluding US, to explore ways to reopen strait of Hormuz. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Gen Z fled San Francisco for Texas and Florida. Now they’re turning ‘welcomer cities’ into the next big tech towns fortune.com/2026/04/02/gen…

Artemis II launch seen from commercial aircraft youtu.be/S2zFfuQZTlw?si… via @YouTube

Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes because of it. npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-…

Africa eyes its own ‘Strait of Hormuz’ as €20 billion Spain–Morocco corridor gains traction amid global chokepoint risks africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/…

NEWS: MAGA Mike caves on DHS funding. After refusing to bring it to the floor amid pressure from Trump, Mike Johnson just announced, in a joint statement with Majority Leader Thune, he’ll move forward the SAME Senate DHS bill passed unanimously last week that excludes ICE and CBP funding.

BREAKING: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the state’s version of the SAVE America Act, which would require voters to prove their citizenship status and remove student ID as an acceptable form of voter ID, into law. Voting rights groups immediately sued to block the measure. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/de…