<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Contrarian: Evening Roundup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catch up on the big stories of the day, with analysis from the brightest political and legal minds, all in one place. 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A secret police force roams the s&#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Moon Joy&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308254378,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Lily Conway&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;working on it @lilyconway.bsky.social&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/a664e9f7-e3e6-472a-ae8a-6e3b29b115f9_1000x1000.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17T22:00:56.533Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!grVh!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fad16b08c-54d9-4308-b4cb-61e5e8f4ca75_1200x800.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/moon-joy&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:194434421,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Culture Corner</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;f840c9c8-14b0-4e15-84c8-f98b04779160&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Back in 2012, Aaron Sorkin created a TV show called The Newsroom. 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His work is widely syndicated to print newspapers by Cagle Cartoons.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!S2oj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b421865-8242-4cb3-a58a-12fa850a271b_1356x1356.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://rjmatson.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://rjmatson.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;e pluribus cartoonum&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:1277348}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-17T15:31:14.479Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!jShs!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F030d263b-5783-435f-be1e-c67d2a4f6664_3000x2100.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/coming-soon-the-new-cnn&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:194415820,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:7,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evening Roundup, April 16]]></title><description><![CDATA[Congress in the dark, big WINS over monopolies, Contrarian Calls to Action, documentary perseverance, striking out on robot umpires, surveillance, April Ryan w/ Rep. Carson & Leah Daughtry, & more!]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-april-16-8ae</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-april-16-8ae</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:32:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/58a9e358-04e1-4e0a-9cd1-0e6eeb570753_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Spotlight</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;3a3f1069-3367-4b92-8b66-a1610accc2a6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Yesterday, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) spoke on the Senate floor in support of a War Powers Resolution and an end to Trump&#8217;s disastrous war of choice in Iran. Once again, Senate Republicans struck it down. What will it take to get Republicans to think for themselves and stop blindly following orders from Trump?&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Why is Congress Not Being Briefed on Iran?&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:148391517,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Senator Chris Murphy&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;U.S. Senator From Connecticut.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d5915401-5142-41c8-a3cb-35901101ea24_1400x1400.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://www.chrismurphyct.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://www.chrismurphyct.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Chris Murphy's Substack&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:1685549},{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16T14:33:06.845Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/194346563/3e7ceb2d-7c7e-4259-ac7c-1f265f5755e7/transcoded-00001.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/why-is-congress-not-being-briefed&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;3e7ceb2d-7c7e-4259-ac7c-1f265f5755e7&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:194346563,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:51,&quot;comment_count&quot;:1,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Hot Topics</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;cf8f7f40-174d-462a-b176-65d60c3e9d0d&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Yesterday, a federal journey determined that Ticketmaster and Live Nation have been monopolizing the live entertainment industry. 33 states and Washington D.C. came together to prove that the two companies were making unfair profits at the expense of venues, artists and consumers.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;This AG Fought the Ticketmaster Monopoly and Won&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:179342916,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;AG Rob Bonta&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;California's Attorney General. Standing up for all Californians and fighting injustices as the People's Attorney.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CGKK!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc1345a47-8e0e-4eef-a550-72482075a524_3343x3343.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://agrobbonta.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://agrobbonta.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;The Bonta Brief&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:4523370}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16T20:18:59.111Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/194441628/c9985bd6-cfa2-44f3-ae93-365df5347c97/transcoded-13664.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/this-ag-fought-the-ticketmaster-monopoly&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;c9985bd6-cfa2-44f3-ae93-365df5347c97&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:194441628,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:22,&quot;comment_count&quot;:1,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;9432e965-f5a9-439f-9793-c34ad1e9767b&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Democracy is not a spectator sport. Whether you want to exercise your right to vote, join a protest, call your elected officials, run for office, or keep tabs on the week&#8217;s hottest issues and protests, The Contrarian has you covered.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Help Impeach Hegseth, Earth Day Prep, and More&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16T20:00:54.027Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_Q8C!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F459bff97-8820-45ea-a513-5b62ca0a2036_1035x543.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/help-impeach-hegseth-earth-day-prep&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;The Movement&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:194427965,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Robocop, Meet Roboumpire </h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;7c314d3c-22f4-4d1d-a664-1b1f9c5c3c61&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;By Frederic J. Frommer<br />The era finally arrived last month when MLB adopted the automated ball-strike system.<br />&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Inventors Have Looked to Perfect &#8216;Robot Umpires&#8217; for Better Part of a Century&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16T19:01:16.553Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!F6KH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7c71a5c1-2ee1-4cc4-9bcc-57b516434818_2121x1414.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/inventors-have-looked-to-perfect&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:194409478,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:3,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Culture Corner</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;d825229f-1fc9-46fe-bf00-68c9122a46d2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Last month, Amy Goodman hopped on a last-minute flight from Mexico City to Los Angeles to attend the Academy Awards in support of Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Arnaud, an Oscar-nominated short documentary about a former colleague who was killed in Ukraine. She sh&#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;'If Someone Won&#8217;t Answer, Persist.'&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:322862571,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Meredith Blake&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Culture writer&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5daaf188-73cf-436a-a929-e3cb1b2e8b2b_1170x1170.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16T20:30:44.147Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qlWX!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd8bae077-c74e-4578-86f2-27ce91f64a55_5956x3956.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/amy-goodman-documentary-steal-this-story-please&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Culture Row&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:194181770,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:6,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>(In)Security </h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;85ec978b-da0a-403b-95ad-0a2e6497cd15&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;By Jeff Nesbit<br />The very administration that claimed to be the victim of surveillance overreach is now asking for the keys to the most powerful spy machine ever built.<br />&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Why Donald Trump and Kash Patel Want Your Data&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16T17:01:57.388Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Yuuf!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6465fa0-614d-497c-a158-c1c410e65d1c_3600x2400.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/why-donald-trump-and-kash-patel-want&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:194409036,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:8,&quot;comment_count&quot;:2,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1><strong>Media Center</strong></h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;576fc33d-c049-48e7-a683-c85bcc424148&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Thank you for joining us for another episode of The Tea with April! 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She also leads strategy and partnerships at Ms. Magazine.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fea5a2b30-50b9-4427-8682-586da84d359c_144x144.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://jenniferweisswolf.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://jenniferweisswolf.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Weiss-Wolf&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:4516282}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15T14:31:09.895Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mBlQ!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1431ad22-d280-42da-83c1-a82cfb7b451d_4207x2367.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/fewer-teen-births-is-good-unless&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:194291988,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:25,&quot;comment_count&quot;:2,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Election Epicenter</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;a7b66412-d0f3-4ec3-8008-eebb294eb6b2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;[VIDEO] California weather: gorgeous. Its governor&#8217;s race: a bat from hell.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The CA Governor's Race is a Mess. Here's Why That Matters.&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:3293554,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Ben Sheehan&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;I explain government in clear, simple terms. I host \&quot;Civics Made Easy\&quot; on PBS and my book, \&quot;What Does the Constitution Actually Say?\&quot;, is a #1 Amazon Bestseller (and there's a kids version for ages 8-12). I have to stop because I'm at 250 characters.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_J1B!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fed619f43-5068-4e70-bbda-92a4b1bf3777_492x492.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:100,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://bensheehan.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://bensheehan.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Politics Made Easy&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:3248558}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15T21:33:11.083Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/194342849/fa05a4a4-7c4f-4ba2-a335-d6286434ae1f/transcoded-03600.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-ca-governors-race-is-a-mess-heres&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;fa05a4a4-7c4f-4ba2-a335-d6286434ae1f&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:194342849,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:1,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Right On The Money</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;d2ccbc71-1e8e-41f9-82b6-35bd8a82abb2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;As of early April, nearly 100 million Americans have filed their 2025 tax returns. The average refund is up 11% to $3,462, and the administration is touting &#8220;historic tax relief&#8221; from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). But a comprehensive preliminary assessment&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Tax Fairness Question Dominating This Filing Season&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:200800471,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Elena Patel&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Economist, former Biden CEA, Co-Director Urban-Brookings TPC, SF Brookings, Michigan football enthusiast, Amateur Ski bum. Views are my own&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_GS8!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ece01fb-1785-46f5-b0d9-56d9a01d1297_1318x1491.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://elenapatel.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://elenapatel.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Elena Patel&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:6568683}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15T16:31:54.627Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!B5LM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F28e69e9e-bbce-42e6-99c8-d03293a418b2_3862x2578.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-tax-fairness-question-dominating&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:194293176,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:8,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Executive Dysfunction</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;8b366bdc-1976-49ee-a068-924ffedfd932&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;[ VIDEO ] Today, Russ Vought, the Office of Management and Budget Director, testified before the House Budget Committee. Lawmakers quizzed him on Trump&#8217;s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget (a 44% increase) and cuts to domestic programs.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Russ Vought Is Rewriting America's Budget&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:232615288,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Bobby Kogan&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:null,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://bbkogan.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://bbkogan.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Bobby Kogan&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:5366087},{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15T21:29:13.048Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/194335396/7fd5d891-4ab0-45a4-b708-d01402afa145/transcoded-01360.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/russ-vought-is-rewriting-americas&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;7fd5d891-4ab0-45a4-b708-d01402afa145&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:194335396,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:2,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Media Center</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;23c64fa3-ae6f-4e4a-b1c8-75b8359dc267&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;As McDonald &#8220;Jesus&#8221; Trump and his cronies try to pass themselves off as righteous crusaders, Pope Leo has some choice words for our nation&#8217;s false-prophet-in-chief. The Contrarian is community-supported. Join now to support bold journalism and help fund critical litigation to stop Trump&#8217;s corruption.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;McDonald \&quot;Jesus\&quot; Trump&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-15T18:30:29.532Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/101a4b47-8865-4607-ad77-ac2ba4cd057a_1200x630.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/mcdonald-jesus-trump&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;97e486c4-4caf-4b6d-8dbd-d483dfc6bb7b&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:194323292,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:20,&quot;comment_count&quot;:1,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;f6f605db-9de7-45be-8968-bcb55eda24a3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jen and Norm spoke with pollster G. Elliott Morris who writes the substack Strength in Numbers, a valuable resource with Eliott&#8217;s own polling plus analysis of other polls in the news cycle.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Listen now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;What the Polls Tell Us about Iran, California &amp; the Midterms&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:1323976,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Norman Eisen&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Independent journalist with the Contrarian, litigator with Democracy Defenders Fund and friend of Jim!&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L3z0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ed6edf9-b2de-45ec-a4e9-fed63faaee50_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:479143,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;G. 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Meredith Blake, our expert culture columnist, tells us why this is such a big deal, how the creative community would suffer, and what changes we would see to our own freedom of speech.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;We Must Stop The Trumpification of CNN! &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:322862571,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Meredith Blake&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Culture writer&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5daaf188-73cf-436a-a929-e3cb1b2e8b2b_1170x1170.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-14T22:51:00.968Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/194240892/28c78241-b612-46c9-b70f-1ac1351de641/transcoded-02892.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/we-must-stop-the-trumpification-of&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Culture Row&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;28c78241-b612-46c9-b70f-1ac1351de641&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:194240892,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><h1>Hot Topics</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;87104e28-0839-40c3-af1d-66ecba1ecfc5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;[VIDEO] What is Donald Trump&#8217;s problem with The Pope?&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Trump's Puerile Pope Problem&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:2342553,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Christopher Hale&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Proud Tennessean. &#8216;20 Democratic Nominee for US Congress. 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Get help organizing from&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian Covers the Democracy Movement&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-14T12:32:00.000Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!OZBw!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8c9a1eb9-ff14-491c-80ae-3d1278173b73_730x546.webp&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-contrarian-covers-the-citizens&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;The Movement&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:157834176,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:3193,&quot;comment_count&quot;:163,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evening Roundup, April 13]]></title><description><![CDATA[A dangerous Hollywood union, celebrations in Budapest, Trump & Rubio skip Iran for Miami, Jen & Norm's LIVE post-Hungary elections, Hegseth fires more soldiers?, Talking Feds, & more!]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-april-13</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-april-13</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:20:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1b0bdab9-1f2b-43e9-8077-9f54649fbc91_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Spotlight</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;d5275e70-f1a2-4f64-90d0-492fdb2415a7&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;More than a thousand leading filmmakers, actors, documentarians, and comedians have signed an open letter opposing Paramount Skydance&#8217;s acquisition of Warner Bros., saying the deal would have a devastating impact on the creative community, imperil the future of America&#8217;s leading cultural export, and silence artists at a perilous moment in history.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Hollywood Comes Out Swinging Against the Paramount-Warner Bros. 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Keep checking to see how Americans all across the country are protecting and defending democracy. Get help organizing from&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian Covers the Democracy Movement&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-13T13:28:43.690Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RqxF!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5118084c-8fdb-426b-915f-cddaab4a31c2_903x1000.webp&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-contrarian-covers-the-citizens&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;The Movement&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:157834176,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:3169,&quot;comment_count&quot;:163,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;ddf13e27-f747-4664-a1ce-3abb6e131067&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist whose cartoons have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and elsewhere. Find him on Substack at nickanderson.substack.com.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Holding the Cards&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:11716071,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nick Anderson&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist. Find him on Substack at nickanderson.substack.com.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!NN2g!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ce6abcd-7684-417f-b4ae-d43268e8fd26_420x420.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:100,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://nickanderson.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://nickanderson.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Pen Strokes&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:102364}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-13T14:57:32.230Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!n3R5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F199e1d8f-69f3-41f1-827c-751abae46e5b_5147x4154.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/holding-the-cards&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:194001797,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:15,&quot;comment_count&quot;:1,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evening Roundup, April 10]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump's name in unsuspecting places, Georgian women have fewer rights!, PA's midterm battle, April Ryan w/ Reps Ivey & Green, The Pod, Pets, dressing, & more!]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-april-10-090</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-april-10-090</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:21:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/2fbaeaba-f944-44c6-a79a-219bd8290b1c_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Spotlight</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;1d42cfe2-d649-4e4d-925e-2244e132af88&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Like fragile strongmen everywhere, Donald Trump wants to plaster his name and likeness in as many official places as possible.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Operation Enduring Glory&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:550683,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Tim Dickinson&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Senior Writer &amp; 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Ivey & Rep. Green, & more]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-april-9-d03</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-april-9-d03</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:07:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1478e358-7de0-4576-973a-ef99d92c03fc_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Spotlight: Fight Back</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;a1ce2fd6-4a35-478e-b9ed-c3d6eda16ead&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Democracy is not a spectator sport. 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My camera assistant told me he&#8217;d be driving four hours each way to his hometown in Tuscany to vote &#8220;no&#8221; on a proposed overhaul of the judicial system, which many&#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Split Screen: Giorgia Meloni &#8212; Feminist or Fascist?&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:3889284,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Azza Cohen&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Cinematographer writing about how images shape our perception of the world.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F9a4cbecf-1d7e-4230-893c-17d349db7125_2001x2001.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://azzacohen.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://azzacohen.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Split Screen by Azza Cohen&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:4419057}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-09T16:30:24.161Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Also!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36afdee0-10ce-48c1-84d9-55d8fcbcb57c_1431x805.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/split-screen-giorgia-meloni-feminist&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:193699517,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:9,&quot;comment_count&quot;:1,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Everything Is Expensive</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;2ed9a87d-6795-45d3-b720-55ee50b9aa71&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;One of my favorite Broadway showtunes features the lyric, &#8220;the opposite of war isn&#8217;t peace, it&#8217;s creation.&#8221; (Any other RENT-heads out there? 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Jen Jordan, a previous Georgia State Senator, is running to replace Justice Sarah Warren in the state&#8217;s Supreme Court.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;How One Candidate Plans to Bring Georgia Back to its Progressive Roots&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-09T20:13:29.855Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/193720173/08a3b34d-631c-4c27-9eb6-87c7cb28c6a4/transcoded-37620.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/how-one-candidate-plans-to-bring&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;08a3b34d-631c-4c27-9eb6-87c7cb28c6a4&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:193720173,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:2,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Media Center</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;d97aec06-dd66-4958-ab33-bace9ed91b87&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Every day (Monday-Friday), we&#8217;ll update this space with protests, signs, and other public demonstrations against the actions of the administration. Keep checking to see how Americans all across the country are protecting and defending democracy. Get help organizing from&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian Covers the Democracy Movement&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-09T13:48:00.000Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tlje!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F091bd54b-595c-417d-9c88-abbca6388233_750x1000.webp&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-contrarian-covers-the-citizens&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;The Movement&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:157834176,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:3155,&quot;comment_count&quot;:163,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">This Substack is reader-supported. 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Sylvia Garcia is done with the chaos, 25th Amendment anyone?, war crimes accountability, Tehran trumps the threats, The Pod, & more]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-april-8-cac</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-april-8-cac</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:50:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f3f854ad-1379-4f68-906c-77c3d1e07503_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Spotlight</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;ceca43b2-7b0a-4be7-a275-6a5532e650c2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;America&#8217;s Secretary of Defense dreams of a modern day crusade. Yes, those crusades of the Middle Ages, where Christians would charge into a town and slaughter its Muslim population. Hegseth is hell-bent on turning this dream into reality.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Are We Headed Towards A Modern Day Crusade?&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:36964407,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Robert P. Jones&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;President/Founder, PRRI. Writing on religion &amp; protecting democracy. NYT bestselling author of The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy; White Too Long, Am. Book Award; The End of White Christian America, Grawemeyer Award. https://linktr.ee/robertpjones&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aPOC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe59bc052-7d3d-4c0e-82c1-323783af78e7_1024x1024.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:1000,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://www.redeemingdemocracy.net/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://www.redeemingdemocracy.net&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Redeeming Democracy by Robert P. Jones&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:361103}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-08T17:58:53.655Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/193592455/8affc57e-6b94-4321-8caf-72d5f0c08c7d/transcoded-12175.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/hegseth-wants-an-america-at-war&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;8affc57e-6b94-4321-8caf-72d5f0c08c7d&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:193592455,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:4,&quot;comment_count&quot;:1,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>The Truth From The Hill</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;ed9ea2cf-b3fa-4d43-9407-2a60f47dbae2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;It seems that the Trump administration&#8217;s policies can be defined by a single word: chaos. From DOGE&#8216;s destruction, to ICE being deployed in peaceful neighborhoods, and now the unjust attacks against Iran, every action leaves innocent people in the crossfire.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;This Congresswoman Is Jamming the Gears of Trump&#8217;s Chaos Machine&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-08T21:29:52.833Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/193611575/1ea80c68-d4c6-49a2-9682-5c0d8d270c51/transcoded-01268.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/this-congresswoman-is-jamming-the&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;1ea80c68-d4c6-49a2-9682-5c0d8d270c51&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:193611575,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Accelerating Executive Dysfunction  </h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;2428794f-f98a-484b-b0e0-88b44e6a1afa&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to the Constitution is the equivalent of the warning on a fire alarm: &#8220;In case of emergency, break glass.&#8221; The glass is rarely broken, and most of us have seen the alarms and the warnings and paid no attention. Well, most of us have paid no attention to the 25&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Break Glass&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:1918773,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Norman Ornstein&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Norman Ornstein is a political scientist, a long time scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and cohost of the podcast Words Matter.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1V0P!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2e1f34d6-dd7c-4389-9a13-fad18c9b2155_752x694.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://normanornstein647560.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://normanornstein647560.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Norman Ornstein&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:3016975}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-08T18:01:48.948Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Wpua!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1d0155e0-b782-41ce-825c-54d164eea253_1901x1622.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/break-glass&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:193543920,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:21,&quot;comment_count&quot;:3,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;68071e3e-64a5-4db8-bf17-98b097f41185&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;[ VIDEO] It&#8217;s time for the 25th Amendment, Section 4. Here&#8217;s how we do it&#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;How Does the 25th Amendment Actually Work?&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-08T20:07:49.111Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/193615177/4dbfe8d5-cef1-4d4d-be0f-fd8c9e7b38b6/transcoded-02018.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/how-does-the-25th-amendment-actually&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;4dbfe8d5-cef1-4d4d-be0f-fd8c9e7b38b6&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:193615177,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:2,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>War and Resistance</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;cd41d05a-556a-4e04-83eb-ea7c1076c34c&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Cardozo and Columbia law professor Gabor Rona joined Katie Phang Tuesday on Legal Fight Club, a YouTube show hosted by The Contrarian&#8217;s co-founder Norm Eisen and attorney and Katie Phang, a lawyer and legal analyst, to talk about President Trump&#8217;s handling of the war in Iran. Legal Fight Club brings viewers inside the legal and political fight to uphold&#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Legal Fight Club: Trump Could Face War Crimes Charges After Viral Post&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:21818709,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Katie Phang&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Truth-Teller | Independent Journalist and Legal Analyst | Trial Lawyer | Fighting for OUR Democracy | \&quot;Law and Disorder\&quot; Substack | \&quot;Though She Be But Little, She Is Fierce\&quot;&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!5Nm2!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4c01374a-9cc2-45e3-b7c9-32ef431ff65e_1176x1176.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-08T16:03:28.283Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6d7907bf-cbe4-4a87-acb6-6747f944dff1_2940x1654.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/legal-fight-club-trump-could-face&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:193581176,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:30,&quot;comment_count&quot;:5,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Foreign Affairs</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;4cf852b4-04a4-453a-9e8c-808f5488a7d4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The easiest mistake after the past 24 hours is to focus on Donald Trump&#8217;s volatility &#8212; his threat that &#8220;a whole civilization will die tonight,&#8221; followed hours later by a conditional pause in strikes and renewed talk of a deal. The more consequential question is what Iran takes from it &#8212; how Tehran reads his machinations, inconsistencies, flailing threat&#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Strategic Gift to Tehran&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:142946228,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Brian O&#8217;Neill&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Retired senior U.S. intelligence official and professor of strategic intelligence. Writes The Safehouse Briefing on Substack and contributes to Just Security and The Contrarian.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/38a8fe42-fbeb-4bb0-9295-810d0e84e05c_747x749.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://brianoneill613993.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://brianoneill613993.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Brian O&#8217;Neill&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:4061637}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-08T14:31:11.464Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!MJNh!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb08fac3a-07cd-45e6-864f-b5f607d0658c_5717x3811.webp&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-strategic-gift-to-tehran&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:193569657,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:39,&quot;comment_count&quot;:1,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Media Center</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;1f5eac3f-8d40-46e6-b1eb-65cd2a488e46&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The constant references and invocation of white Christian nationalism are unmistakable in the rhetoric of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump. Announcing intentions to commit genocide, wiping out civilizations, allusions to apocalypse&#8212;these are not accidental references.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Listen now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Toxic Religious Rhetoric &amp; Why a Ceasefire in Iran Isn't Enough&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:263210,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Joyce Vance&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Former federal prosecutor. MSNBC legal contributor. Law Professor. Writes with chickens &amp; knitting at hand. Author of Civil Discourse on Substack. My first book, Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy, is a NYT bestseller!&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!j_i5!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe6a2c5be-2bb3-4067-babe-826cb0cc97c7_768x1024.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:36964407,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Robert P. Jones&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;President/Founder, PRRI. Writing on religion &amp; protecting democracy. NYT bestselling author of The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy; White Too Long, Am. Book Award; The End of White Christian America, Grawemeyer Award. https://linktr.ee/robertpjones&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aPOC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe59bc052-7d3d-4c0e-82c1-323783af78e7_1024x1024.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:1000,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://www.redeemingdemocracy.net/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://www.redeemingdemocracy.net&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Redeeming Democracy by Robert P. Jones&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:361103}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-08T21:39:00.885Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1b55f9a2-6d71-4a02-a9c7-1dbaa98efcb4_1400x1400.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/toxic-religious-rhetoric-and-why&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;The Pod&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:193625794,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:1,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evening Roundup, April 7: A Deadline for Disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our response to Trump's escalation & annihilation threats, what you can do now to oppose this war, and other newsworthy headlines]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-april-7-a-deadline</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-april-7-a-deadline</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:39:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/07089768-a6a7-409d-9f47-b4e9881fd034_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Iran: Action and Reactions</h1><div><hr></div><p style="text-align: center;"><em>Stay tuned to The Contrarian for developments and ongoing coverage.</em></p><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;34942405-bd08-43f0-be86-1bd6192706a2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;These are the words of a madman: &#8220;A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don&#8217;t want that to happen, but it probably will.&#8221; Donald Trump&#8217;s Tuesday morning apocalyptic threat bore the whiff of both insanity and desperation. Over the course of several days, he has made repeated, unequivocal threats to commit war crimes &#8212; t&#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;*Special Alert* Americans Must Not Tolerate War Crimes or Trump's Genocidal Threats  &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07T19:04:19.636Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!zGAe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F329c7114-8cde-4b21-bb3a-221b1779e5f5_1391x753.webp&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/special-alert-americans-must-not&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Jen Rubin's Columns&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:193495363,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:897,&quot;comment_count&quot;:119,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;9c838826-7eba-4f36-a065-babfe7bb0981&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Donald Trump has threatened a genocidal escalation in the war on Iran beginning at 8 PM ET tonight. If you want to make your voice heard in opposition to this calamity:&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Urgent Call to Action: Oppose Trump's Escalation in Iran&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07T20:48:51.073Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LFvj!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6ebb8cf0-714e-4d33-80a2-90fc9b4a1f85_1035x543.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/urgent-call-to-action-oppose-trumps&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;The Movement&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:193509624,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:1,&quot;comment_count&quot;:1,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;f598a2e8-19f3-43d8-a9cc-07c30152d6cf&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;[VIDEO] This peace president is making some clear genocidal threats against the Iranian people. This cannot stand.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;\&quot;Remember, I'm the President of Peace\&quot;&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07T21:00:36.239Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/193510270/95732192-8370-4ae2-b51f-c51b8a6abc4a/transcoded-00001.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/remember-im-the-president-of-peace&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;95732192-8370-4ae2-b51f-c51b8a6abc4a&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:193510270,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;ee37057f-412d-43fe-9a9c-3c345536875c&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;On Tuesday morning, Donald Trump posted on a social media site a threat that &#8220;a whole civilization will die tonight&#8221; if Iran&#8217;s leaders didn&#8217;t strike a deal with him to at least reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Reactions were swift &#8212; and damning. A sampling:&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&#8216;The madness must stop now&#8217;&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07T19:40:26.796Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bvCU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff25b3057-7892-4c8c-b059-7253424c1690_1696x926.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-madness-must-stop-now&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:193497668,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:17,&quot;comment_count&quot;:2,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;b28dffe0-3b7b-4095-bb04-c4ba21227b5a&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;We are facing the brink of disaster, a war of potentially calamitous proportions, fueled by Donald Trump&#8217;s paranoia, religious fervor, and ego after his threat to destroy an entire civilization. This is the language of genocide, and we should all take it seriously whether or not he carries it out.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Listen now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse on Iran &amp; Who Will Be the Next Attorney General?&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07T21:13:21.216Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1b55f9a2-6d71-4a02-a9c7-1dbaa98efcb4_1400x1400.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/sen-sheldon-whitehouse-on-iran-and&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;The Pod&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:193508817,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>In Other News</h1><div><hr></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;cd60c9c9-5ea1-4616-b6c7-bb4dcdfbf8d2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;First, it was the war against DEI. Then came tariffs and funding cuts to essential services. Now, the war with Iran is the latest hit against America&#8217;s agriculture sector, resulting in rising costs, farm foreclosures, and food shortages. Unsurprisingly, the Trump Administration&#8217;s &#8220;relief&#8221; efforts leave out those most affected: small and minority farmers&#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;No Farms, No Food&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:4683288,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;April Ryan&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Longest Serving Black White House Correspondent in History. Author, Speaker, Mother and Wife. Host of The Tea with April.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc0951b52-1c17-4b1b-b7fb-93184b744603_430x508.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07T17:34:50.127Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/193481218/0907e05e-37a4-411b-b261-9abb661e0ecd/transcoded-24380.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/no-farms-no-food&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;0907e05e-37a4-411b-b261-9abb661e0ecd&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:193481218,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:4,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;598842f1-3590-4f76-ad0c-bb548f9c25fa&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Pam Bondi&#8217;s sledgehammer approach to the Justice Department and its employees. The independence, integrity, and workforce at DOJ have degraded more under her leadership than ever before in the department&#8217;s 155-year history.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;What Pam Bondi Destroyed in One Year Could Take Decades to Rebuild&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:344580982,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Stacey Young&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;I'm the executive director of Justice Connection, which I founded in January 2025 after ending my 18-year career as a DOJ lawyer.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4TJA!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F93717713-af04-4457-99d4-48c00dcb3ca7_548x548.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://stacey569.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://stacey569.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Stacey Young&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:6530601}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07T17:31:04.172Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!U2z4!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdfe09b95-3f32-4ed0-964a-e943560875bc_1024x450.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/what-pam-bondi-destroyed-in-one-year&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:193478618,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:6,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;6ec98f76-3d0f-4f82-ae8a-32913278a257&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Stories of AI fakes are everywhere. &#8220;Thousands have swooned over this MAGA dream girl. She&#8217;s made with AI,&#8221; a Washington Post headline read. &#8220;AI-generated Iran war videos surge as creators use new tech to cash in,&#8221; the BBC reported. Brady Tkachuk of the U.S. Olympic Men&#8217;s Ice Hockey team &#8220;was none too pleased with an AI-generated video the White House r&#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;How the Media is Helping AI Spread Lies&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:4682893,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Josh Levs-They Stand Corrected&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Host of They Stand Corrected, the podcast and newsletter fact checking the news. Former NPR and CNN journo. theystandcorrected.substack.com joshlevs.com&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!uZ_X!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5b83ecc9-5108-4c47-92a6-c83f026a0f7c_3184x2908.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:100}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-07T19:01:34.021Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!bdOe!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F10cf4686-884d-43a5-a6d1-b44113354785_1200x800.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/how-the-media-is-helping-ai-spread&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:193461448,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:7,&quot;comment_count&quot;:1,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evening Roundup, April 6]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sen. Whitehouse surveys Trump's Cabinet; unhinged Easter threats; Stacey Abrams on scapegoating the disadvantaged; ICE & DHS linger in MN; March Madness conclusions; Eye on AI; 'Talking Feds' & more!]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-april-6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-april-6</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:29:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9cc7ca47-19d6-456a-bfe8-36c8eadea01c_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Spotlight</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;2306ad40-45a8-40b7-b78f-267d46f840a1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;With Bondi out, who will be the next U.S. Attorney General? Yes, Todd Blanche&#8212;Deputy Attorney General and previous personal lawyer for Trump&#8212;is filling the role in the interim, but it&#8217;s clear he won&#8217;t last much longer since MAGA loyalist Lee Zeldin appears to be a top contender.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Which Cabinet Member is Next on The Chopping Block?&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06T21:15:34.855Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/193384557/66d01444-eaf5-4efa-a75a-fc725fc25259/transcoded-24093.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/which-cabinet-member-is-next-on-the&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;66d01444-eaf5-4efa-a75a-fc725fc25259&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:193384557,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:11,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><h1>Ongoing Threats</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;ed46152b-2c07-4aaf-a1e7-2100160cb4fa&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;On Easter Sunday, Trump published an absolutely unhinged Truth Social post threatening to dole out war crimes against Iran. The American people have been dealing with the consequences of electing a madman to the highest office for over a year now, but this outburst may take the cake.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Trump Threatening War Crimes on Easter Sunday &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:5216860,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Neera Tanden&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:null,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://neeratanden.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://neeratanden.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Neera Tanden&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:6069992},{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06T18:33:52.431Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/193367483/0342bd13-a287-47e2-bedc-149ab6d66940/transcoded-04257.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/trump-threatening-war-crimes-on-easter&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;0342bd13-a287-47e2-bedc-149ab6d66940&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:193367483,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:20,&quot;comment_count&quot;:2,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;c71eea78-0f91-41b6-9d8f-d896ea375b04&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;There are three pathways to the American Dream: education, the economy, and elections. Education guides what we know; the economy determines what we do; and elections decide who&#8217;s in charge. Under the Trump administration and his Republican regime, all three pathways...&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Texas Stripped 15,000 Businesses of Opportunity. Now It Faces a Legal Challenge.&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:25036750,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Stacey Abrams&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;My mission: Be curious. Solve problems. Do good.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/649a27e8-e10d-482d-a76a-4829ab7dcd6e_396x396.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:100,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://staceyabrams.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://staceyabrams.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Assembly Notes by Stacey Abrams&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:5087026}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06T17:30:31.089Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZtdC!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F76229a8a-a85a-45d8-8cb0-b882dd8cc219_4500x2148.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/texas-stripped-15000-businesses-of&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:193345194,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:57,&quot;comment_count&quot;:1,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;c19e51f2-f271-4174-bf5c-54f2e9b3f4e1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Although the media has largely turned its focus away from Minnesota (you know, with the illegal war in Iran and everything), it&#8217;s imperative to understand that ICE and DHS are continuing their operations in the state.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Don't Forget About Minnesota &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:50833219,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;ABC&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:null,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06T19:00:29.472Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/193357728/1bcb0778-bea3-4b8b-9ade-0dfa1ea21d46/transcoded-64241.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/dont-forget-about-minnesota&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;1bcb0778-bea3-4b8b-9ade-0dfa1ea21d46&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:193357728,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:34,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><h1>What&#8217;s Left on the Court</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;6e98ce8b-51ff-472d-8ada-7576b2751b42&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Today, March Madness comes officially comes to an end. Yesterday, the women&#8217;s NCAA championship resulted in a victory for UCLA over South Carolina, earning UCLA their first title win. 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It's an absolute pivot point for democracy, and we all have to fight.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RIIr!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe548e300-6e63-4e15-af43-b047d15b5656_528x528.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:1000,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://harrylitman.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://harrylitman.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Talking Feds Substack&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:3375056}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-06T14:09:28.003Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1ff7cd99-7533-4761-8da8-7889a11381f7_1456x1048.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/bondi-bombs-and-birthright&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Talking Feds &quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:193354853,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:13,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;26ab95c1-593b-43eb-808f-609505705d48&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist whose cartoons have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and elsewhere. Find him on Substack at nickanderson.substack.com.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Bad Bunny&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:11716071,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Nick Anderson&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist. 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Who&#8217;s Next?&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:550683,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Tim Dickinson&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Senior Writer &amp; Editor, The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c1f9bfde-bf3c-4676-aaa2-fe259723d498_1174x1174.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-03T20:21:59.642Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!TsgM!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F393142ee-9190-4bb1-b2cf-addf15de84a0_1600x1115.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/theyve-paid-a-price-for-their-epstein&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:192910231,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:1,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Hot Topics</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;fad56174-116f-473c-a900-d89c444fd43d&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Pam Bondi is on her way back home to Florida after a swift and brutal outing by President Trump. 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Here are some reactions:&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Buh-bye, Bondi!&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-02T19:04:10.899Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!_v98!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc7a41d38-6e5f-4bb0-803d-926994ec7edd_2940x1649.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/buh-bye-bondi&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:192992859,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:31,&quot;comment_count&quot;:2,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;88413219-af83-429c-8946-e024410f6a58&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Contrarians were in court on Wednesday to stop Trump and save birthright citizenship. 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Here's the Inside Scoop.&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:1323976,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Norman Eisen&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Independent journalist with the Contrarian, litigator with Democracy Defenders Fund and friend of Jim!&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L3z0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ed6edf9-b2de-45ec-a4e9-fed63faaee50_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-02T22:24:01.493Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/193003586/89441d51-b848-4cf2-8e6c-f6d89e90b7ae/transcoded-15078.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/we-went-to-scotus-yesterday-heres&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;89441d51-b848-4cf2-8e6c-f6d89e90b7ae&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:193003586,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:0,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Hot Topics</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;a3c3ea91-d2b7-4f82-b330-8e6437f128c9&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Although it is always dangerous to predict the outcome of a case based on the oral arguments, it seems clear that the Supreme Court will strike down President Trump&#8217;s executive order restricting birthright citizenship. The reality is that this is the rare easy case to come before the court, with every single lower federal court judge having found Trump&#8217;&#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Trump Is Likely to Lose on Birthright&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:3850400,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Erwin Chemerinsky&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Dean of UC Berkeley School of Law&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!kwyD!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4afe0c77-abfa-476a-b77e-fb0247b00443_144x144.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://erwinchemerinsky.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://erwinchemerinsky.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Erwin Chemerinsky&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:4979046}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-02T16:02:56.266Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1698838188491-4088b3977829?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxNXx8c3VwcmVtZSUyMGNvdXJ0fGVufDB8fHx8MTc3NTA0ODY5Mnww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/trump-is-likely-to-lose-on-birthright&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:192969850,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:17,&quot;comment_count&quot;:2,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>War and Resistance</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;fd10200a-6943-45c6-a6c8-35779bf68867&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Democracy is not a spectator sport. Whether you want to exercise your right to vote, join a protest, call your elected officials, run for office, or keep tabs on the week&#8217;s hottest issues and protests, The Contrarian has you covered.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Anybody Up for a General Strike?&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-02T20:01:19.080Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!h_iG!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbb8b854f-811d-494d-a077-d3c172c30118_1035x543.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/anybody-up-for-a-general-strike&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;The Movement&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:192997472,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:6,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;4943880b-1818-496a-8264-2043bf6b715e&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;By Danny Miller and Steve Silverman<br />Now comes the hard part, especially for lawyers.<br />&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Protesting is Necessary but Not Sufficient&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-02T18:01:39.136Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1774898988393-5c752e4d55e9?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw4fHxsYXd5ZXIlMjBvYXRofGVufDB8fHx8MTc3NTE0MjU1N3ww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/protesting-is-necessary-but-not-sufficient&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:192970811,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:8,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Culture Corner</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;9c111b0f-c740-4075-a39f-15579282b124&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&#8220;Love for your country is not about putting up a flag,&#8221; says Pavel &#8220;Pasha&#8221; Talankin in Mr. Nobody Against Putin. &#8220;It is not about singing the anthem, either. It&#8217;s not about exploitation and propaganda. 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Mike Fitzpatrick won the election in 2010 and then in 2016 his brother, Brian Fitzpatrick, took over. But after Fitzpatrick was the deciding vote&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Pennsylvanians Are Sick of Their Trump-Loyalist Rep. &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-02T17:02:15.457Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/192889118/ca0f0202-5b72-415e-bb43-22e980c0cc35/transcoded-23057.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/pennsylvanians-are-ready-for-change&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;ca0f0202-5b72-415e-bb43-22e980c0cc35&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:192889118,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:24,&quot;comment_count&quot;:3,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Media Center</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;a2a628e1-e2e5-45c7-b1e8-2db0dd8165a1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;[ VIDEO ] Thank you for joining us for another episode of The Tea with April! This week April was joined by Joanna Coles, Chief Creative and Content Officer, at Daily Beast and Dr. Frederick D. Haynes, III, Senior Pastor at Friendship-West Baptist Church.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;LIVE: The Tea w/ April Ryan ft. Joanna Coles &amp; Dr. Frederick Haynes&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:4683288,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;April Ryan&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Longest Serving Black White House Correspondent in History. Author, Speaker, Mother and Wife. 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Today, he sat in on the oral arguments for the birthright citizenship case.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Contrarians Live From the Supreme Court! &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:1323976,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Norman Eisen&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Independent journalist with the Contrarian, litigator with Democracy Defenders Fund and friend of Jim!&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!L3z0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5ed6edf9-b2de-45ec-a4e9-fed63faaee50_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-01T17:43:25.624Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/192869238/6573c6a7-68c1-45ba-9a74-59d5a3edab9e/transcoded-67510.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/contrarians-live-from-the-supreme&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Live!&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;6573c6a7-68c1-45ba-9a74-59d5a3edab9e&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:192869238,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:472,&quot;comment_count&quot;:9,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>War and Resistance</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;9e7b39e7-8b37-4291-91aa-d34840b71eab&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;On the heels of the successful No Kings Day Three, which drew millions of Americans to rallies across the country and the world, a large coalition of democracy defenders, labor unions, and others is planning another top-tier, peaceful, and nonviolent demonstration on May 1 &#8212;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Up Next in Protest: May Day Strong&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:4683288,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;April Ryan&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Longest Serving Black White House Correspondent in History. 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Nearly 20 percent of those currently serving across the entire U.S. military are women &#8212; who also represent the fastest-growing segment&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Women Who Serve Also Face the Trump Administration&#8217;s Misogyny&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:144176009,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Weiss-Wolf&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Proud Contrarian Contributor! Jennifer Weiss-Wolf is executive director of the Birnbaum Women&#8217;s Leadership Center at NYU School of Law. 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This is a fundamental American principle for our nation of immigrants: if you are born here, you are an American. You belong. 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Phillips<br />The Rooney Rule and the Accelerator program were created to help Black and minority candidates &#8212; not anymore.<br />&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Florida&#8217;s AG and the NFL Are Trying to Limit Head Coaching/Front Office Jobs to White Men&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-31T17:30:56.183Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1650160729712-bf05b8f3c00e?crop=entropy&amp;cs=tinysrgb&amp;fit=max&amp;fm=jpg&amp;ixid=M3wzMDAzMzh8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyOHx8bmZsfGVufDB8fHx8MTc3NDkxMjY0OHww&amp;ixlib=rb-4.1.0&amp;q=80&amp;w=1080&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/floridas-ag-and-the-nfl-are-trying&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:192727808,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:5,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;4f133e43-aef6-4e51-9f45-0d8f4e8babc2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Throughout President Donald Trump&#8217;s second term, Americans have seen Big Media owners suck up to him to get what they want &#8212; including approval for mergers. By playing this game, billionaires have been consolidating even more power over traditional media outlets. So when people hear about a new merger, they may naturally assume it&#8217;s more of the same.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Newest Media Merger Could Reshape Your Local TV News&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:4682893,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Josh Levs-They Stand Corrected&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Host of They Stand Corrected, the podcast and newsletter fact checking the news. 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Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Media Center</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;c2050dfb-a7b8-4042-9d20-62d2d15158c8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jen spoke with Dennis Ross, former Ambassador and Middle East negotiator, who has decades of experience in the region under presidents of both parties.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Listen now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;This Middle East Negotiator Breaks Down Trump's Impulsive War&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer 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The Pod, & more!]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-march-30</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-march-30</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:13:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/9cf05700-d07c-4f2c-908b-daf390e14d39_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h1>Spotlight</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;6d62131b-cfb1-41bd-ae0c-45ce3255692b&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;By Ya&#235;l Eisenstat<br />Two guilty verdicts are a landmark in the long road to social media accountability<br />&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;For Meta, The Mask Is Off: They Knowingly Harmed 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Last night, UConn made a remarkable comeback against Duke, the number one seed in the NCAA Tournament. [Down by 2 with] only 0.4 seconds left in the game, freshman Braylon Mullins&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;March Madness: The Miraculous &amp; Miserable &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:1626315,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Pablo Torre&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Finding out.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!759p!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F032ea06b-1bb2-464a-a04c-b08127df8719_1390x1329.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:100,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://www.pablo.show/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://www.pablo.show&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:1473236}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-30T19:13:55.070Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/192632891/ec815a5b-5c63-4163-82bf-3b9f36f9b7f4/transcoded-57543.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/march-madness-the-miraculous-and&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;ec815a5b-5c63-4163-82bf-3b9f36f9b7f4&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:192632891,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:11,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Executive Dysfunction</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;3d6deb8d-1812-4653-a274-69e10603e412&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The Trump administration came into office last year promising to traumatize our nation&#8217;s civil servants. In that, it succeeded, haphazardly jettisoning more than 300,000 federal employees, dismantling agencies, cutting critical programs and services and appointing political leaders based on loyalty, not competence or character.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Federal Workers are Demoralized&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:12282062,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Max Stier&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Max Stier is the founding president and CEO of the nonpartisan nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, recognized for its leadership in government management. A graduate of Yale and Stanford Law, he has worked in all three branches of government.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/30ee8714-ebe9-4e17-8c97-8f5f6aa04e5b_1500x1500.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://maxstier.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://maxstier.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Max Stier&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:4802224}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-30T18:30:55.748Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ZdBH!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa51b8242-36d3-4252-8931-7e870cccef76_2121x1414.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/federal-workers-are-demoralized&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:192638619,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:10,&quot;comment_count&quot;:1,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Foreign Affairs</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;11ec86fb-a03c-4905-8e2f-4743bfc559f1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;[VIDEO] What will it take to secure a ceasefire and end the devastating conflict between Iran, the U.S., and Israel?&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Is It Too Late To Apologize? &quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:3500271,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Jennifer Rubin&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Editor-in-Chief&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0326edbf-92e2-47e9-9676-a018f7379f2e_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-30T20:16:27.750Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-video.s3.amazonaws.com/video_upload/post/192631923/a9ade32f-f949-42c0-82aa-41f3b908946e/transcoded-05501.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/is-it-too-late-to-apologize&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:&quot;a9ade32f-f949-42c0-82aa-41f3b908946e&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:192631923,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;podcast&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:3,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;73753ba4-dbe7-47e3-ad05-1c4dc5fea990&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;If you have followed the past several days of reporting on the Iran conflict, it is difficult to separate signal from spin. The White House has suggested negotiations are underway, circulating a 15-point framework through intermediaries, even as President Donald Trump&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Iran&#8217;s Negotiating Strategy Is Built on Distrust&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:142946228,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Brian O&#8217;Neill&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Retired senior U.S. intelligence official and professor of strategic intelligence. Writes The Safehouse Briefing on Substack and contributes to Just Security and The Contrarian.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/38a8fe42-fbeb-4bb0-9295-810d0e84e05c_747x749.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:null,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://brianoneill613993.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://brianoneill613993.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Brian O&#8217;Neill&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:4061637}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-30T16:30:58.060Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!178c!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe44cf609-4da4-4083-bed5-1c017e872b32_1088x725.avif&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/irans-negotiating-strategy-is-built&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:192615912,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:13,&quot;comment_count&quot;:4,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Media Center</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;553623f4-8637-4788-91c5-081fb6cde1c0&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;In his latest effort to trace the Department of Justice&#8217;s downward spiral, Harry talks with DOJ veterans Paul Fishman and Stacey Young, along with reporter Evan Perez. The panel assesses the DOJ&#8217;s obstructive tactics on the Minnesota investigations, the retribution prosecutions that keep coming despite loss after humiliating loss, and the new revelations about Trum&#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Departure of Justice&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:28064135,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Harry Litman&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Former US Attorney and Deputy Assistant Attorney General; Talking Feds podcast, substack, YouTube; Talking San Diego live 1-on-1 series; regular commentator on MSNBC, CNN, CBS. It's an absolute pivot point for democracy, and we all have to fight.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!RIIr!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe548e300-6e63-4e15-af43-b047d15b5656_528x528.jpeg&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:true,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:1000,&quot;primaryPublicationSubscribeUrl&quot;:&quot;https://harrylitman.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationUrl&quot;:&quot;https://harrylitman.substack.com&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationName&quot;:&quot;Talking Feds Substack&quot;,&quot;primaryPublicationId&quot;:3375056}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-30T14:03:18.859Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/6170c188-4466-4e1e-ab6e-e6ebcf088508_1456x1048.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/departure-of-justice&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;Talking Feds &quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:192612662,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:9,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;afbf63a1-4825-4ed5-9b13-687caa95aae3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;The third No Kings Day was celebrated Saturday in every state, Washington, D.C., and and internationally. Here, a look at the amazing crowds, inspired signs, great joy, and defense of democracy at a rally in each U.S. state. Come back to the Democracy Movement this week and next for continued coverage of No Kin&#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Democracy Movement No Kings Day Special Edition&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-30T14:31:26.355Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!CsVl!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F117d07b5-28f1-4d51-b241-2d80b5c66830_4032x2268.heic&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-democracy-movement-no-kings-day&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;The Movement&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:192609329,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:36,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe now&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.contrariannews.org/subscribe?"><span>Subscribe now</span></a></p><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evening Roundup, March 27]]></title><description><![CDATA[See you at No Kings Day LIVE tomorrow!, calling Trump's bluff on Iran, Yankee's $100 million subsidy, Rep. Jim Himes' warning words on Iran, pets, new favorite dessert, & more!]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-march-27-7e2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-march-27-7e2</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:59:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/eb73c71a-fd01-48e5-9f7b-2185c9b9b889_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;2a292b1c-991c-4516-93ac-801429202a01&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Join us for LIVE coast-to-coast coverage of the United States standing up against Trump&#8217;s corruption &#8212; because America doesn&#8217;t bow to kings.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;We're going live for No Kings on Saturday &#8212; three times&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-24T00:11:36.107Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/65ae675e-47b0-4979-afa8-636331ec1b65_1920x1080.png&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/were-going-live-for-no-kings-on-saturday&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;The Movement&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:191893737,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:444,&quot;comment_count&quot;:24,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>War and Resistance</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;1eb427be-5b2a-44df-b7aa-168ed757694a&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Donald Trump has built his political and negotiating style around escalation with an exit ramp. 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Pod, Democracy Movement, and more!]]></description><link>https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-march-25-67d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.contrariannews.org/p/evening-roundup-march-25-67d</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[The Contrarian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:57:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0dc805ab-2e72-4124-ad3c-869760c6cf8c_1200x857.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VHRV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F56592fd4-7528-43e9-9117-6c45b308745a_1100x220.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" 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But every day, we work to root it out.<br />&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;lg&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Another Lesson from Dolores Huerta: The Patriarchy Has No Place in Social Justice&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-23T21:25:07.603Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4oAz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff542f2b4-3e59-44d6-8701-5bbe30a8c572_2400x1600.jpeg&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/another-lesson-from-dolores-huerta&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:null,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:191914860,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:2,&quot;comment_count&quot;:0,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div><hr></div><h1>Culture Corner</h1><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;6a96918b-a002-41ff-85ae-86b17580d49b&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;[VIDEO] The &#8220;charity&#8221; era of women&#8217;s sports is officially dead (if it was ever alive). 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How does an analytic assessment from CIA differ from a New York Times article? What is the role of the U.S. intelligence community? These questions are the baseline. If students do not understand the distinctions &#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;md&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;When Intelligence Stops Judging, It Stops Mattering&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:142946228,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Brian O&#8217;Neill&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Retired senior U.S. intelligence official and professor of strategic intelligence. 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Today, the Supreme Court heard a challenge in a case called Watson v. the RNC. Basically, Mississippi has a law that says your mail in ballot can still count if it arrives after Election Day, as long as it was postmarked before Election Day. Republicans challenged this law.&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Watch now&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;How SCOTUS Could Change Vote-By-Mail&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:3293554,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Ben Sheehan&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;I explain government in clear, simple terms. I host \&quot;Civics Made Easy\&quot; on PBS and my book, \&quot;What Does the Constitution Actually Say?\&quot;, is a #1 Amazon Bestseller (and there's a kids version for ages 8-12). 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Keep checking to see how Americans all across the country are protecting and defending democracy. Get help organizing from&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian Covers the Democracy Movement&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000}],&quot;post_date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-23T13:54:00.000Z&quot;,&quot;cover_image&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!KfWz!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fcdff7086-6f2d-46cd-9470-80121fc77a7e_1200x900.webp&quot;,&quot;cover_image_alt&quot;:null,&quot;canonical_url&quot;:&quot;https://www.contrariannews.org/p/the-contrarian-covers-the-citizens&quot;,&quot;section_name&quot;:&quot;The Movement&quot;,&quot;video_upload_id&quot;:null,&quot;id&quot;:157834176,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;newsletter&quot;,&quot;reaction_count&quot;:3019,&quot;comment_count&quot;:161,&quot;publication_id&quot;:3719374,&quot;publication_name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;publication_logo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Xwc-!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc4f43f26-99a5-4e86-b68c-3a49044ae3b5_1280x1280.png&quot;,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:true,&quot;youtube_url&quot;:null,&quot;show_links&quot;:null,&quot;feed_url&quot;:null}"></div><div class="digest-post-embed" data-attrs="{&quot;nodeId&quot;:&quot;151bc951-4089-4c14-8706-49b717a37974&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Three superb journalists&#8212;Natasha Korecki, Ali Vitali, and Jacob Weisberg&#8212;join Harry on Talking Feds Substack to break down another grinding week of war with Iran. Ali explains why a major Trumpworld resignation offered another sign that MAGA will soon be an &#8220;utter mess.&#8221; Back in D.C., Democrats stormed out over Pam Bondi&#8217;s prevarications; Jacob lays out a strategy for them &#8230;&quot;,&quot;cta&quot;:&quot;Read full story&quot;,&quot;showBylines&quot;:true,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;sm&quot;,&quot;isEditorNode&quot;:true,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Dire Strait&quot;,&quot;publishedBylines&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:308784587,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;The Contrarian&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy.&quot;,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3099506d-d388-4a94-a480-1ac9329db143_2000x2000.png&quot;,&quot;is_guest&quot;:false,&quot;bestseller_tier&quot;:10000},{&quot;id&quot;:28064135,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Harry Litman&quot;,&quot;bio&quot;:&quot;Former US Attorney and Deputy Assistant Attorney General; Talking Feds podcast, substack, YouTube; Talking San Diego live 1-on-1 series; regular commentator on MSNBC, CNN, CBS. 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