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Ally Sammarco Mar 27

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Journalist in unsecured Trump admin group chat releases near full transcript of war plan discussion… NPR reports, “The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg has released nearly all of the transcript of the Signal group chat that he was included in, where Trump administration officials planned a deadly military strike on Yemen earlier this month. In an interview with Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes, Goldberg defended his decision to release the Signal chat that has put a spotlight on how the administration handles sensitive information. ‘The White House issued some sort of anodyne statement about how this is sensitive and it shouldn't be out, but there was no specific request on data,’ Goldberg said. ‘So we decided since they said that this is not a problem and that there's nothing secret or classified in it, we decided that we should put it out and let people decide for themselves.’” NPR’s full interview with Goldberg can be found here.

List of Trump officials in unsecured war chat group revealed… CBS News reports: “The Signal group chat that conveyed details of the timing and weapons descriptions of a planned attack against the Houthis in Yemen included the names or initials of 18 Trump officials and, of course, Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, who published his account of the messages. A spokesperson for the National Security Council has confirmed that the message thread ‘appears to be authentic,’ and none of the reported participants has denied their appearance in the ‘Houthi PC small group’ chat.” The chat included: National security adviser Mike Waltz, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Vice President JD Vance, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Special envoy Steve Witkoff, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Deputy national security adviser Alex Wong, Head of National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent, White House adviser Stephen Miller, National Security Council’s Brian McCormick, and others yet to be identified.

Trump slaps 25 percent tariff on cars made outside the U.S… CNN reports, “President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced 25% tariffs on all cars shipped to the United States, a significant escalation in a global trade war. The tariffs, set to take effect on April 3 at 12:01 am ET, are aimed at expanding America’s auto manufacturing prowess. For decades, because of a free trade agreement, automakers have treated Canada, Mexico and the United States as one big country, with no tariffs among them. Although the United States is home to a significant automaking industry, Trump wants to grow it… New tariffs will be applied not just to foreign-made cars but also to car parts, including engines and transmissions. The tariffs on car parts are set to take effect ‘no later than May 3,’ according to the text of the proclamation Trump signed. Parts coming from Canada and Mexico that comply with the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will be exempt from the tariffs until US Customs and Border Protections has a system in place to apply tariffs to non-US parts, according to a fact sheet published by the White House on Wednesday.”

Bernie Sanders and AOC rallies across the country reigniting progressives… Politico writes, “Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are striking a chord. The socialist firebrands have been crisscrossing the country, attracting some of the largest crowds of their careers. Their rallies are bigger than any other events currently being held by Democrats, and party figures of all stripes are taking notice. To progressives, it’s nothing short of a revival. And many Democrats, including those with ties to the party establishment, are just breathing a sigh of relief that they might finally have found a rallying cry in the face of the GOP’s all-out control of the federal government.”

Today’s Furry Friend

Movie theaters have long way to go in making viewing experience truly accessible to people with disabilities, survey finds… The Hollywood Reporter writes, “A new study finds that 65 percent of disabled moviegoers said they would prefer to watch a movie at theaters as compared to at home, but only four percent of respondents say that movie theaters meet their ideal accessibility needs. The study from the Inevitable Foundation, the non-profit that advocates for disabled filmmakers, surveyed over 100 disabled moviegoers about their experiences at theaters over the past two years, with questions ranging from wants and needs for accessible seating to open captioning. ‘By investing in disabled audiences and their communities, exhibitors and distributors have a rare opportunity to increase general audience satisfaction by prioritizing comfort and experience while simultaneously tapping into an underserved market segment,’ reads the report.”

Today’s Buzz

Meet Peach and Moose, a small kitty and big German Shepherd who have become besties.

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