Would you believe that Defiance has already been open for two whole weeks but that’s because April somehow felt like four months and four minutes to my brain and Fawkes Games has posted a memo to players catching everybody up on the state of the game “[W]e knew bringing back to life a game that closed almost 4 years ago wasn’t going to be an easy ride,” the team says “We are in a point that we can officially say we sorted the major problems” – including the lag But Fawkes does say it’s still working on some specific issues It’s planning on increasing shard size and it’s peeped a memory leak in the OG game that it’s now tackling it’s apparently been slow to deploy purchases but that’ll be fixed this week (it was a bug with Fawkes’ overhaul of the old Glyph payment system) Also worth noting is that the team is granting a day of sub time to non-subbers and three days to subbers in compensation for the hiccups at the launch the team discusses some of the upcoming content still on deck for restoration: “We will be slowly deploying all the DLCS in a different form as they were used to be We will provide the gameplay related content (like Castithans’ Arena or Arkbreaker Arkfalls) for FREE while moving the cosmetic elements from them into the store The first FREE DLC will be most-likely coming up next week and looks like it will have a pale skin […] We are aware that the game is still missing certain ‘scheduled’ content that was available permanently or on schedule in the past let us know in ⁠Missing Content what’s left and requires our attention.” The Daily Grind: Do you think MMO subscriptions are greedy WoW Factor: Down with raid nonsense addons We’re finally getting our first glimpse of 12-year-old Camelot Unchained since last year in today’s dev stream The Daily Grind: Do you feel bad about skipping new MMORPG launches The Soapbox: Could an official WildStar revival succeed in 2025 The Daily Grind: How much does voice acting impact an MMORPG Trion Worlds' Defiance was an odd duck It launched in 2013 alongside a TV show tie-in with the same name set on a future Earth following an alien invasion—during which the planet was aggressively terraformed Both the game and the show were a mix of grungy post-apocalyptic western and futuristic sci-fi A neat hook in the form of the interplay between the show and the game piqued my attention back in the day trying to figure out what events would impact the game there was a surprising lack of meaningful crossover beyond some familiar characters popping up I vaguely recall a plague appearing in both but mostly Defiance seemed to function like any other MMO Defiance was never one of the heavy-hitters and I haven't thought about it for a good long while but it looks like it's been living in enough folks' heads that it's making a comeback "an indie studio and publisher dedicated to reviving treasured titles" and has set itself the task of bringing the game back to life It acquired the rights to both the original 2013 version of the game and the relaunched Defiance 2050 version that appeared in 2018 "we realized that the spirit of Defiance still burns bright." with Fawkes launching the original 2013 version of the MMO The return of the console version might be on the cards but that ultimately depends on its reception on PC Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals Fraser BrownSocial Links NavigationOnline EditorFraser is the UK online editor and has actually met The Internet in person Strategy games have been a 30-year-long obsession from tiny RTSs to sprawling political sims and he never turns down the chance to rave about Total War or Crusader Kings He's also been known to set up shop in the latest MMO and likes to wind down with an endlessly deep he can usually be found writing features that are 1,000 words too long or talking about his dog.  you will then be prompted to enter your display name Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Chris Van Hollen says he was denied entry into an El Salvador prison on Thursday while he was trying to check on the well-being of Kilmar Abrego Garcia a man who was sent there by the Trump administration in March despite an immigration court order preventing his deportation the wife of Kilmar Abrego Garcia of Maryland who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador speaks during a news conference at CASA’s Multicultural Center in Hyattsville Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously refused to suspend a judge’s decision to order sworn testimony by Trump administration officials to determine if they complied with her instruction to facilitate Abrego Garcia’s return who was nominated by Republican President Ronald Reagan wrote that he and his two colleagues “cling to the hope that it is not naïve to believe our good brethren in the Executive Branch perceive the rule of law as vital to the American ethos.” “This case presents their unique chance to vindicate that value and to summon the best that is within us while there is still time,” Wilkinson wrote The seven-page order amounts to an extraordinary condemnation of the administration’s position in Abrego Garcia’s case and also an ominous warning of the dangers of an escalating conflict between the judiciary and executive branches the court said threatens to “diminish both.” It says the judiciary will be hurt by the “constant intimations of its illegitimacy” while the executive branch “will lose much from a public perception of its lawlessness.” When asked by reporters Thursday afternoon if he believed Abrego Garcia was entitled to due process President Donald Trump ducked the question to the lawyers,” he said in the Oval Office The president added: “I had heard that there were a lot of things about a certain gentleman — perhaps it was that gentleman — that would make that case be a case that’s easily winnable on appeal I’m gonna have to respond to the lawyers.” The Justice Department didn’t immediately comment on the decision government lawyers argued that courts do not have the authority to “press-gang the President or his agents into taking any particular act of diplomacy.” a single district court has inserted itself into the foreign policy of the United States and has tried to dictate it from the bench,” they wrote it claims in essence that because it has rid itself of custody that there is nothing that can be done This should be shocking not only to judges but to the intuitive sense of liberty that Americans far removed from courthouses still hold dear,” Wilkinson wrote The 4th Circuit panel denied the government’s request for a stay of Xinis’ order while they appeal “The relief the government is requesting is both extraordinary and premature,” the opinion says “While we fully respect the Executive’s robust assertion of its Article II powers we shall not micromanage the efforts of a fine district judge attempting to implement the Supreme Court’s recent decision.” Joining Wilkinson in the ruling were judges Stephanie Thacker who was nominated by Democratic President Barack Obama who was nominated by Democratic President Bill Clinton White House officials claim they lack the authority to bring back the Salvadoran national from his native country Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele also said Monday that he would not return Abrego Garcia likening it to smuggling “a terrorist into the United States.” While initially acknowledging Abrego Garcia was mistakenly deported the administration has dug in its heels in recent days describing him as a “terrorist” even though he was never criminally charged in the U.S Chris Van Hollen met with Abrego Garcia in El Salvador on Thursday Van Hollen posted a photo of the meeting on X but he did not provide an update on Abrego Garcia’s status he gets the honor of staying in El Salvador’s custody.” Administration officials have conceded that Abrego Garcia shouldn’t have been sent to El Salvador but they have insisted that he was a member of the MS-13 gang Abrego Garcia’s lawyers say there is no evidence linking him to MS-13 or any other gang The appeals court panel concluded that Abrego Garcia deserves due process even if the government can connect him to a gang “If the government is confident of its position it should be assured that position will prevail in proceedings to terminate the withholding of removal order,” the opinion says Xinis also was skeptical of assertions by White House officials and Bukele that they were unable to bring back Abrego Garcia She described their statements as “two very misguided ships passing in the night.” “The Supreme Court has spoken,” Xinis said Tuesday Associated Press writer Will Weissert contributed reporting The Portland Timbers make their Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup return on Tuesday, May 6 in a Round of 32 matchup with MLS NEXT Pro's Tacoma Defiance. Kickoff from Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, Wash. is set for 7pm PT and will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network and streamed on Paramount+ the history-filled tournament is conducted on a single-game-knockout basis and open to all professional and amateur teams affiliated with U.S Open Cup winner will earn a berth in the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup and have its name engraved on the Dewar Challenge Trophy – one of the oldest nationally contested trophies in American team sports The 2025 tournament features a total purse worth $1 million that includes a $600,000 award for the champion The club's Pub Program has expanded and Timbers gamedays are now more accessible than ever the expanded program has over 70 locations spread across the Portland metro area and even overseas with PDX Taproom in Tokyo Open Cup games but please call ahead to confirm Looking for a place to watch Timbers games We've team up with pubs across Oregon that are committed to showing every match all season long Interested in becoming a Pub Partner? Email promotions@timbers.com for more information Sunday's matchup will be live on CBS Sports Network and Paramount+ Nature Unites in the U.S. Open Cup. Get yours here The Nature Unites kit is inspired by Oregon’s natural beauty and the strength of its forests The Timbers last played in the historic tournament in 2023 following a 3-1 win over USL Championship side Orange County SC Portland would fall to Real Salt Lake in a hard-fought 4-3 result the Timbers are once again a part of the most historic soccer tournament in the U.S Commencing their 2024 journey in the Round of 32 Portland has been drawn with MLS NEXT Pro club Tacoma Defiance The Tacoma Defiance – the MLS NEXT Pro affiliate club of Seattle Sounders FC – have started off their 2025 regular season on the front foot The Defiance currently lead the MLS NEXT Pro Western Conference after seven games (5-2-0 15pts) and have won four-straight heading into the USOC matchup Tacoma has the highest-scoring offense in the league Forward Osaze De Rosario – son of former MLS great Dwayne De Rosario – leads the frontline for Tacoma having scored eight goals in just five league appearances (all starts) His performances in April earned De Rosario MLS NEXT Pro Player of the Month honors A capsule collection made to keep the spirit of Soccer City USA Alive Available for a limited time online and in-stadium – Tickets for Tacoma Defiance’s 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S Open Cup Round of 32 matchup against the Portland Timbers on Tuesday Fans can purchase a ticket to the match for $10 via Ticketmaster Next Tuesday’s match is scheduled for 7:00 p.m with a national broadcast on Paramount+ and the CBS Sports Network PURCHASE TICKETS FOR TACOMA DEFIANCE VS. PORTLAND TIMBERS Unlike Defiance matches in MLS NEXT Pro play a ticket is required for entry at Tuesday’s match Fans do have the option to purchase tickets onsite at the gates of Starfire Stadium on matchday while supplies last Defiance faces Portland after advancing to the Round of 32 by defeating the Washington Athletic Club Spokane Velocity and Oakland Roots SC in the competition’s earlier rounds Portland enters the tournament in the Round of 32 as one of 16 MLS teams competing in this year’s Open Cup due to Sounders FC’s inclusion in the 2025 editions of both Leagues Cup and Concacaf Champions Cup Tacoma Defiance is participating in the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S Open Cup in place of the organization’s First Team Defiance is the only remaining MLS NEXT Pro team of the eight that entered the tournament Following two 4-1 wins over Sporting KC II and St Tacoma Defiance travels to Ventura County FC on Friday / Apple TV) for facing the Portland Timbers in the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S A Celebration of Life will be held on Thursday May 8 2025 at 3 pm at the Defiance Christian Church with Pastor Mike Hasselbring officiating.  MIAMI, May 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Defiance ETFs has launched the Defiance Leveraged Long + Income MSTR ETF (MST) an innovative exchange-traded fund (ETF) that combines leveraged exposure to MicroStrategy Incorporated (NASDAQ: MSTR) aiming for a unique weekly income payout feature designed to offer retail investors both amplified growth potential and consistent cash flow through an options-driven strategy stated: “Retail investors want the thrill of leverage and the comfort of income $MST combines leveraged exposure to MicroStrategy’s momentum with weekly payouts to balance the journey Investment ObjectiveThe Defiance Leveraged Long + Income MSTR ETF (the “Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation with a secondary objective to seek current income The Income Generation Strategy complements the Leveraged Strategy by utilizing credit call spreads to seek to generate premium income and manage risk associated with the Fund’s leveraged exposure The Fund may not achieve daily investment results that correspond to 150% to 200% the performance of the Underlying Security and may return substantially less during such periods the Fund’s actual leverage levels may differ substantially from its intended leverage target range potentially resulting in significantly lower returns Why MicroStrategy?MicroStrategy has seen remarkable growth rising over 4,000% since its December 2022 low fueled by its Bitcoin-focused strategy and leadership in data analytics Building on the success of Defiance’s earlier MSTR-based ETFs which have surpassed $1 billion in combined assets $MST takes this a step further with leverage and income generation Defiance is at the forefront of ETF innovation Defiance is a leading ETF issuer specializing in thematic Our first-mover leveraged single-stock ETFs empower investors to take amplified positions in high-growth companies providing precise leverage exposure without the need to open a margin account tangible payouts (income distributions) made by the ETF to its shareholders and expenses must be considered carefully before investing The prospectus and summary prospectus contains this and other important information about the investment company A hard copy of the prospectuses can be requested by calling 833.333.9383 The Fund’s investment adviser is Tidal Investments There is no guarantee that the Fund’s investment strategy will be properly implemented and an investor may lose some or all of its investment The Fund invests in swap contracts and options that are based on the share price of MSTR This subjects the Fund to the risk that MSTR’s share price decreases as a result of the Fund’s exposure to the value of MSTR the Fund may also be subject to the following risks: the Adviser or their respective affiliates and is not involved with this offering in any way and has no obligation to consider your Shares in taking any corporate actions that might affect the value of Shares Investors in the Fund will not have voting rights and will not be able to influence management of MSTR but will be exposed to the performance of MSTR (the underlying stock) The trading price of MSTR may be highly volatile and could continue to be subject to wide fluctuations in response to various factors MSTR may fail to meet its publicly announced guidelines or other expectations about its business which could cause the price of MSTR to decline The software industry can be significantly affected by intense competition While the Fund will not directly invest in digital assets it will be subject to the risks associated with bitcoin by virtue of its investments in options contracts that reference MSTR Companies involved in the crypto asset industry are subject to the risks associated with blockchain technology the occurrence of which could negatively impact the value of such companies The Fund’s derivative investments carry risks such as an imperfect match between the derivative’s performance and its underlying assets or index The use of swap transactions is a highly specialized activity which involves investment techniques and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions The use of options contracts involves investment strategies and risks different from those associated with ordinary portfolio securities transactions Leverage Risk: As part of the Fund’s principal investment strategy the Fund will make investments in swap contracts and options These derivative instruments provide the economic effect of financial leverage by creating additional investment exposure to the Underlying Securities If the Fund uses leverage through purchasing derivative instruments the Fund has the risk that losses may exceed the net assets of the Fund the Fund seeks to generate daily returns of approximately 150% to 200% of the performance of MSTR the Fund’s performance over periods longer than a single trading day is likely to differ from this targeted range but the effects are more pronounced for funds that seek leveraged daily returns and rebalance daily A high portfolio turnover rate increases transaction costs which may increase the Fund’s expenses and reduce performance Frequent trading may also cause adverse tax consequences for investors in the Fund due to an increase in short-term capital gains it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of a single issuer or a smaller number of issuers than if it was a diversified fund providing limited basis for investors to assess performance or management Brokerage Commissions may be charged on trades David Hanonoinfo@defianceetfs.com833.333.9383 Frontman Chris Hannah opens up about Propagandhi’s return on eighth album At Peace and how staying true to themselves remains the band's greatest act of rebellion three decades in Starting out life as a progressive thrash band enamoured with the politics of punk the last three decades have seen Propagandhi forge a path that’s strayed ever further from predictability Their skate-punk roots giving way to a denser flecked with melodic hardcore and prog rock one thing that has remained constant over the years is a commitment to radical political engagement and a drive for positive change Taking a firm stance on everything from anti-fascism anti-racism and anti-capitalism to animal rights frontman Chris Hannah’s searing intellect and political precision has encouraged its equal share of praise and criticism Refusing to stay silent on issues many of their peers opted to avoid the Canadians have established a reputation as one of the most outspoken bands in their scene but they have perhaps never been more grounded in reality than on eighth album At Peace Coming eight years after previous full-length Victory Lap Propagandhi’s return is rife with existential despair looking out onto a world bleaker than ever “We're in such a dismal spiral on so many levels — political administrations how it’s affecting human interaction… There are so many things that feel joyless right now," Hannah laments I suppose I’m trying to figure out what I want to do with the rest of my life I want to feel like I did something meaningful instead of something cowardly.” Stepping back into the studio with longtime collaborator Jason Livermore in the winter of 2024 the band were facing more uncertainty than ever before With a global pandemic to reckon with alongside endless political and social unrest across the world the tension between wanting to resist and feeling overwhelmed by the futility of resistance is what came to sit at the heart of At Peace the album’s catalyst came from wrestling with how to respond to a society at constant war with itself whether to seek inner peace like spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle or to stand up for what you believe however futile it might seem “He was a man who self-immolated in front of the Israeli embassy last year,” he explains he’s since been called mentally ill for his action I believe that was someone who had the courage of their convictions but I truly believe that he had a meaningful death." Hannah’s own actions have come to hold more weight as he’s matured contemplating what his children may grow up to think of his contributions to this world Noting that there are currently no promising signs of mass mobilisation against what he views as the “outright fascism” in power there are moments of complete despair on At Peace From the blazing apocalyptic imagery of Fire Season to the closing cry of “Don’t pine for glory days Never were any anyways” over chugging riffs on Rented P.A. “Norman Finkelstein has spent most of his life advocating for Palestine ‘How do you not despair or give up on this issue?’,” he explains “He said that you don't go into a battle because you're guaranteed a win you go in because it's the right thing to do often you engage in the face of certain defeat Those glimpses of lightness are woven into At Peace in the form of sardonic humour with tracks like Cat Guy and Prismatic Spray (The Tinder Date) offering flickers of absurdity that feel essential “I’ve always been a big fan of a legendary hardcore band from Western Canada called SNFU and their singer Chi Pig was a true fucking punk,” Hannah nods and during the writing of this record I had him in mind Honouring Chi Pig’s legacy whilst also giving a nod to the victorious spirit of Judas Priest’s underappreciated 2018 album Firepower another tongue-in-cheek touch comes in the form of the album’s artwork A painting by Edgar Paxson portraying Custer’s Last Stand – the most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S Army defeat in history – the artwork was commissioned as a propaganda piece by the company Anheuser Busch Hung in every saloon in America in the 1800s to propagandise western expansion and the dispossession of land both its imagery and history directly contradict the album’s title serving as an allegory for the position we find ourselves in Brutally depicting humanity’s own doomed last stand At Peace is a declaration of true resistance from a band who have consistently refused to play by the rules Every decision made with the utmost integrity and each line sung with total conviction there’s no denying that At Peace marks another integral chapter in Propagandhi’s legacy but simply put – Chris Hannah doesn’t give a fuck I literally don't care if it even comes out it's about the endeavour — the practice space “I would be absolutely fine if the record completely panned and everyone said I don't feel responsible to anyone but myself now.” I’ve felt the need to weigh in when someone’s getting the short end of the stick whether that’s in an interpersonal interaction or in a global military context Something about the powerful beating up on those with less power pisses me off This is just letting the world know what I think — and if you don't like it At Peace, the new album from Propagandhi is now available via Epitaph Records. Get the album - HERE harried students at the University of Texas at Austin rush across Speedway to get to class stopping only to dodge a dangerously fast Lime scooter several students made a pitstop to get their makeup done by one of over a dozen drag performers each in vibrant outfits and elaborate makeup of their own a little more colorful and sparkly than before The performers showed up—some even calling out of their day jobs—for the student-run initiative called the Day of Drag which encouraged students to show up to class in drag to protest the University of Texas System’s ban on drag performances As university systems across the state have enacted similar bans and the Texas Legislature continues to attack LGBTQ+ rights students are shouldering the weight of advocating for their rights.  Texas A&M’s ban came just ahead of the scheduled date for Draggieland an annual drag show hosted by the student-led Queer Empowerment Council began fielding questions from reporters and administrators about their event being banned “We were completely blindsided,” Gonce told the Texas Observer Within a week, the council teamed up with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, a civil libertarian legal group that advocates for free speech on college campuses, to sue A&M for infringing on their First Amendment rights. A federal judge temporarily blocked the university’s policy on March 24. In her ruling Judge Lee Rosenthal suggested the students would prevail in their free speech claim and wrote: “Anyone who finds the performance or performers offensive has a simple remedy: don’t go.”   Draggieland went on as planned at the A&M campus in College Station.  Gonce first joined the council as a representative for a different student organization They said they enjoy being able to do more activism work as part of the Council because Transcend focuses more internally on resources for its members “Having a central place to go to make our voices heard has been really good,” Gonce said Thomas decided to have students go to class in drag because the decision explicitly forbade the university from hosting drag performances “We’re definitely pushing the line a little bit,” Thomas told the Observer “But we’re not actually crossing the line.” Thomas got the event approved by the Office of the Dean of Students A steady stream of students came by to get glammed up by the artists Some students walked away with faces sporting pastel glitter and rhinestones others with strong contours in deep blue or purple Graduate student Savvy Cornett said they were looking forward to wearing their full face of makeup to the animal physiology class they TA for “I’ve always wanted to have my makeup done via a drag queen and I’m so excited to go to class later” Cornett said Last session, Abbott signed Senate Bill 12, which would have criminalized “sexually oriented” drag performances performed in front of minors. A federal judge ruled the bill unconstitutional in September 2023.  Thomas has found that sense of community and hope through drag performances. In particular, she said, she goes to drag queen Brigitte Bandit’s weekly “LegiSLAYtion & Liberation” show in downtown Austin which is something that not a lot of people can say and probably something that I wouldn’t say all the time,” Thomas said I feel like we are going to get past this.”  and white chaps—the color of the trans flag—danced to Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club,” and read from drag icon Sasha Velour’s memoir “Ain’t nothing illegal happening here Thomas said there’s more pressure on students to take the lead “I’m happy we haven’t given up,” Thomas said “[But students are] having to take on this extra work to continue providing space for their community.”  Gonce said the Queer Empowerment Council had to take on several initiatives formerly hosted by its Pride Center The Lege has also continued its crusade against “DEI” in higher ed. Senate Bill 37 authored by Republican Senator Brandon Creighton would prohibit courses that “require or attempt to require a student to adopt a belief that any race political or religious belief are inherently superior,” which would likely target gender and ethnic studies courses Zoey Gonzales told her friend she didn’t care if she was late to class—she was getting her makeup “This is way more important than my classes right now,” Gonzales said “If I myself as a trans person won’t be here to stand for my rights danced around in a “Moo Deng Says Trans Rights” shirt with blue eyeshadow and deep pink blush and glitter on her cheeks She said she contributes to student organizing with her energy “It’s so hard in this world to have fun sometimes,” Heilrayne said So we have to have joy as much as possible.”  said events like these are important to foster a sense of community “Even though this is most likely going to be a one-off event we want students to continue to plug in with the queer community,” Thomas said “Having support and knowing that there are other people like you that love you unconditionally is just so incredible.”  is the Observer’s legislative intern covering the 2025 session She is currently a senior journalism major at the University of Texas at Austin where she spent three years as an editor and reporter at the Daily Texan She previously interned for the Austin Chronicle and Texas Monthly All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: You can chip in for as little as $3 a month Get our latest in-depth reporting straight to your inbox © 2021 The Texas Observer. All rights reserved. Site made in collaboration with CMYK. Print A new so-called “soda tax” that was approved by voters in the city of Santa Cruz went into effect on Thursday the first tax of its kind to be passed in California since a ban was signed by former Gov The tax — approved by voters in November — adds a 2-cents-per-ounce tax on nonalcoholic beverages that have one or more caloric added sweeteners and that have 40 or more calories per 12 fluid ounces of beverage already have a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages on the books with Berkeley being the first city in the country to do so But Santa Cruz is the first one to institute a new one since legislators and business leaders struck a deal that was signed by the previous governor that prohibited local governments from imposing taxes on soda until 2031 Santa Cruz City Councilmember Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson who was one of the proponents of the soda tax told Lookout Santa Cruz after the measure passed in November that the campaign was framed as a battle between Santa Cruz and the American Beverage Assn that this was big industry trying to manipulate and strong-arm local voters,” Kalantari-Johnson told the publication “We won’t let big industry decide for us.” Santa Cruz’s sugary drink tax doesn’t apply to beverages intended for medical use beverages that continue less than 40 calories per 12 fluid ounces of drink supplemental or meal replacement beverages sweetened medication (such as cough syrup) and alcoholic beverages “Santa Cruz demonstrates that when presented with the facts about the dangers of sugary drinks voters see through the soda industry’s multi-million-dollar efforts to deceive them with misinformation,” Nancy Brown chief executive of the American Heart Assn. “The American Heart Association was proud to support the ballot measure and remains committed to the city of Santa Cruz in this years-long David vs Goliath effort against the beverage industry.” a spokesperson for the American Beverage Assn “Santa Cruz is implementing a tax that violates a popular statewide ban on grocery taxes and that was opposed by a broad coalition of small businesses and social justice organizations as an unfair burden on working families already struggling with record-high prices,” he wrote in an email The American Beverage Assn. has also launched a campaign called “Your Cart Your Choice.” “The price increases from a tax hurt lower-income communities and people who work paycheck to paycheck the most,” according to the campaign’s website. “More taxes are the last thing working families need right now amid crippling inflation, supply chain issues and the price of gas making everyday items more expensive already.” World & Nation California Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map – The Portland Timbers are set to face MLS NEXT Pro side Tacoma Defiance in the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S Open Cup Round of 32 at Starfire Sports Complex on May 6 at 7pm PT the Timbers have an overall record of 20-17-0 in the tournament and 10-8-0 when playing at home the Timbers have advanced to the quarterfinal round four times (2013 2019) and to semifinal rounds in 2013 and 2019 The last time the club competed in the tournament the Timbers beat Orange County SC 3-1 at Providence Park in the Third Round on April 26 before falling at home 4-3 to Real Salt Lake in the Round of 32 on May 10 The Timbers will face Seattle’s MLS NEXT Pro team Tacoma Defiance for the first time Portland has played four Open Cup matches at Starfire Sports Complex (2007 CBS Sports will provide live match coverage of the Open Cup across its linear and digital platforms with every match streaming live on Paramount+ and select matches simulcasting on CBS Sports Network and CBS Sports Golazo Network Open Cup has crowned a champion since 1914 in every year except 2020 and 2021 The history-filled tournament is conducted on a single-game-knockout basis and open to all professional and amateur teams affiliated with U.S the oldest ongoing national soccer competition in the U.S was renamed to honor American soccer pioneer Lamar Hunt Open Cup winner will earn a berth in the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup and have its name engraved on the Dewar Challenge Trophy – one of the oldest nationally contested trophies in American team sports – now on permanent display at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Frisco In March, Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported to El Salvador, despite having status which should have prevented his removal. Since his deportation, the Trump administration has defied a Supreme Court order to return Abrego Garcia to the US.  Jason Ralph writes that the administration sees the deportation as part of its foreign policy in a way that transcends oversight in the name of public security He argues that US power should be subject to judicial and Congressional oversight even when it is being exercised outside of the US President Trump had an opportunity to comply with that order when El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele visited the White House on April 14th. Instead, the President argued in a press conference that the US had no legal authority now that Abrego Garcia was in El Salvador. He then turned to Bukele who described the idea of ‘smuggling’ a ‘terrorist’ back into the US as ‘preposterous’ In open defiance of the Court judgment, Trump then described those suggesting such an idea as ‘sick people’. Secretary of State Marco Rubio followed that up with the emphatic statement that: ‘the foreign policy of the United States is conducted by the President … and no court in the United States has a right to conduct a foreign policy of the United States Behind this short exchange is a legal and political argument that reminds us of the way international relations, or more specifically the ‘anarchic’ international system based on territorial sovereignty, can enable the ‘imperial’ presidency. That term is associated with Arthur Schlesinger’s well-known book The concern that the executive branch would use foreign policy to by-pass the Constitution’s checks and threaten individual rights does go back to the republic’s first foreign policy debate Jeffersonian republicans worried that because the Constitution gave Congress a key role in ratifying treaties the President’s proclamation unilaterally broke a treaty That was a power grab that could threaten the rights of Americans This refers to the moment the sovereign – or in this case a president – transcends the rule of law in the name of public security The Jeffersonian principle behind a system of checks and balances is that liberty is unsafe if the power to suspend the law rests in the hands of one man The appropriate balance between rights and security is best found in the deliberations across Congress and the courts reason – rather than the interests or whims of the President – remains sovereign It is not just Abrego Garcia’s future that is at stake the constitutional idea that the US is a country based on reason and law is being challenged Modern international society is now based on the principle of territorial sovereignty and sovereign equality which means that the rule of law applies globally albeit mediated by a pluralist system of states The Trump administration seemingly understands this last point very well and appears to be building its domestic strategy around it Once individuals like Abrego Garcia are deported they in principle fall under another zone of law (El Salvador’s) but the US government knows that in practice that is a zone of power; and in most of its bilateral relationships the US is dominant The Trump administration also knows – or at least it claims – that as a foreign policy issue it (and not the other branches of government) wields US power We heard similar arguments during the Bush administration’s war on terror Detainees were held in Guantanamo Bay because the 1903 lease agreement gives the US ‘complete jurisdiction and control’ over the naval base but maintains ‘ultimate sovereignty’ rests with Cuba Bush therefore argued the detainees had no rights under the US Constitution The implication was that Cuba had the legal authority to intervene on the detainee’s behalf but of course that would never happen given international power relations the principles of territorial sovereignty and sovereign (if not political) equality were being used to construct an anarchic space where individuals were governed by executive power rather than the rule of reason and law The question being asked now is whether that political check will support the courts if the Trump administration continues to defy their rulings. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) has tried to galvanise the opposition by traveling to El Salvador to meet Abrego Garcia, but others think Trump’s approach is a vote winner Jason Ralph is Professor of International Relations and former Head of the School of Politics and International Studies at the University of Leeds He was also Honorary Professor of International Relations at the University of Queensland He is author of four books: On Global Learning (CUP 2023) America’s War on Terror The State of the American Exception from Bush to Obama (OUP 2013); Defending the Society of States Why America’s Opposes the International Criminal Court (OUP 2007) His most recent work brings philosophical Pragmatism in from the margins of International Relations (IR) as a means of encouraging normative inquiry WA - St Louis CITY2 fell 4-1 on the road to Tacoma Defiance on Saturday night at Starfire Sports Complex The Defiance opened the scoring with an own goal off Jaziel Orozco CITY2 dominated possession with 64% throughout the first half but were unable to find the back of the net Tacoma notched three more goals to go up 4-0 but Matteo Kidd got CITY2 on the board in the 88th minute St Louis will return home to Energizer Park next Sunday to face Houston Dynamo 2 for the first time this season at 4:00 p.m 8th minute – Jaziel Orozco scored an own goal from the center of the box 58th minute – Osaze De Rosario scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the lower left zone 62nd minute – Stuart Hawkins scored with a header from the center of the box to the bottom left corner 84th minute – Georgi Minoungou scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the lower left zone 88th minute – Matteo Kidd scored with a left footed shot from the center of the box to the lower left central zone M Snyder Brunell ©; F Sebastian Gomez (Antino Lopez TOTAL SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; FOULS: 8; OFFSIDES: 3; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 5 D Cam Cilley; M Seth Antwi (Emiliano Chavez M Matteo Kidd; F Wan Kuzain (Dida Armstrong TOTAL SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 12; OFFSIDES: 2; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 2 According to the Dictionary of Sanskrit Names “Sunita” represents “she who has good conduct or behavior.” Dr. Sunita Sah tried to live her life by that definition while growing up in an immigrant family in 1980s northern England that meant doing as she was told – especially by her parents and teachers Sah – a physician-turned-organizational psychologist in the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and a core faculty member in the Cornell Health Policy Center – began to realize that obedience wasn’t necessarily a proxy for being “good.” The ability to respond with “no” – when that act of defiance is fueled by one’s beliefs and values – has changed her whole outlook “Defiance is acting in accordance with your true values when there is pressure to do otherwise,” she said “Defiance is not just saying no to something that is not right It’s saying yes to the world you want to create.” Sah has written “Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes,” released on Jan and clear steps on how to move from intention to action Sah reveals why people need to develop more agency in their lives and change the world they live in “Defy” has been honored as one of Amazon’s Editor’s Picks for Best Nonfiction for 2025.  Sah spoke with the Chronicle about her new book Question: Was there a tipping point to where you felt you had to write this book Or was it a culmination of your experiences growing up and as a young professional Answer: The book was born out of both a culmination of experience and a singular moment shaped by a lifetime of questioning what it means to navigate societal expectations I was taught that being obedient was “good,” that authority figures were to be trusted But I also witnessed the darker side of compliance even physically punishing “bad” students under the guise of maintaining order I read Stanley Milgram’s infamous obedience experiments where participants administered what they believed to be life-threatening electric shocks to others simply because they were told to These experiences made me question why defiance was often vilified and why obedience was celebrated A defining moment came in 2020 with the murder of George Floyd Watching rookie police officers comply with their superior’s orders even as those orders caused unimaginable harm brought echoes of Milgram’s subjects to life It was a sobering reminder of how deeply ingrained – and dangerous – our propensity for compliance can be I’ve felt a tension between the need to act in accordance with my values and the pressure to be seen as “good.” Writing “Defy” was my way of addressing that tension and sharing what I’ve learned through decades of research and personal experience Q: The act of defiance has negative connotations (i.e. a child who defies their teacher) but isn’t it really a positive affirming act when employed in the name of your beliefs and values Defiance is often misunderstood as rebellion for rebellion’s sake or as a purely disruptive act But true defiance is deeply constructive: It’s about alignment – saying “no” to what doesn’t serve your values and “yes” to integrity and truth defiance isn’t about chaos or disobedience; it’s about courage and clarity It can create positive ripples in workplaces shifting norms and opening up space for fairness like speaking up in a meeting or questioning an unfair policy A: I hope they come away with a sense of empowerment and possibility Defiance doesn’t have to be loud or dramatic – it can be quiet and deeply personal It’s not about being naturally bold or fearless; it’s a skill anyone can learn and practice I want readers to see that defiance isn’t a final dramatic act like setting a boundary or asking a critical question can build confidence over time and inspire others to do the same My hope is that hesitant readers will feel encouraged to take those first steps and realize that they have more agency than they think There’s a glossary and a guide to defiance in the appendix; why did you feel it was important to include those A: “Defy” is as much a guide as it is a narrative I wanted readers to walk away not just inspired but equipped The glossary gives people new language to understand The guide to defiance in the appendix is a practical tool for readers to take what they’ve learned and apply it in their own lives the guide offers concrete steps to translate the book’s ideas into action and I wanted to provide readers with resources to make it part of their daily lives Get Cornell news delivered right to your inbox Lainie Rowell When I saw the word defiance in the title of a podcast episode featuring Dr It felt sharp—aggressive even—and not something I resonated with Sah reframe defiance in a completely new way She wasn’t talking about rebellion for the sake of being a rebel—she was describing what it means to stand in alignment with our values especially when we feel pressure to do otherwise Sunita Sah is a physician turned organizational psychologist and a tenured professor at Cornell University Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes explores how we can act with integrity even when there’s pressure to comply Her research has been featured in The New York Times To defy is simply to act in accordance with your true values when there is pressure to do otherwise Sunita grew up in a culture that equated obedience with goodness “We start equating being compliant with being good and being defiant with being bad,” she explained But through both personal experience and years of research What do we sacrifice by being so compliant?” Rather than viewing defiance as disobedience or aggression she now defines it as something more powerful: “To defy is simply to act in accordance with your true values when there is pressure to do otherwise.” With this redefinition defiance becomes a form of integrity—a way to reclaim our agency “We’re so trained to comply,” Dr “and we don’t get trained for defiance.” The result We go along when we know we should speak up that silence can have devastating consequences “One survey found that nine out of 10 healthcare workers don’t speak up when they see a colleague or a physician making a mistake,” she said “And it’s similar in other industries as well If you look at another survey of crew members on commercial airlines only half of them spoke up when they noticed an error.” staying silent can corrode our sense of self “If you’re silent when you feel something is wrong it can really be quite soul destroying.” A big part of learning to defy is learning to listen to what Sunita calls tension—that internal discomfort we feel when something doesn’t sit right “Tension is the first stage of defiance,” she explained “We sweep it away thinking it’s not worth our doubt But really listening to that tension is very important.” Sah shared a personal example from her time as a patient in the ER just because the doctor told me to have it I found it very difficult… I thought the tension would go away It actually made me feel worse and it grew and I experienced a lot of regret from it.” Her takeaway: Even those with knowledge and experience need to train for defiance “I realized I need to train myself for defiance.” That’s when she first encountered the famous—and ethically controversial—Milgram experiment on obedience participants were told by an authority figure to administer increasingly severe electric shocks to another person (an actor who did not receive the shocks but the participants didn’t know that) whenever they gave an incorrect answer Despite hearing protests and signs of pain many participants continued simply because they were told to.  revealing how easily people can comply with authority—even when it conflicts with their values “What they found was that every single person pulled the lever at 150 volts Every single person pulled the lever at 300 volts And 65% pulled the lever at 450 volts—the deadly maximum voltage.” What fascinated her most wasn’t just the obedience “They had many signs of nervous laughter they were stuttering… It wasn’t that they were happy to go up to 450 volts They just didn’t know how to resist.” That’s what drives her work now—giving people the tools to resist when it matters most defiance isn’t about being loud or confrontational It’s about building the skill to act when our values are at risk Defiance is available and necessary for all of us Because our skill set really drives our confidence and our ability to say no.” Speak up in everyday low-stakes moments—like when a taxi driver takes the long route or when a colleague makes an offhand comment that doesn’t sit right “If you are not used to being defiant if you’ve never been trained for defiance we want to find some small situations where we can start practicing.” “We can start thinking about these situations that we might encounter… visualize it and then we practice by scripting it out and role playing That’s the thing that changes our neural pathways.” Defiance is a skill and we can help others build it too So how do we encourage others—especially team members—to own their agency people don’t speak up due to two main reasons… they don’t feel safe or they feel it won’t be effective,” Dr “What leaders can do is create the type of environment where it becomes very apparent that it’s safe And that they’re going to act on it.” If you take just one thing from Sunita’s work and it can be done in a way that’s more natural for us  You don’t have to have a self concept of being a superhero or having a strong personality or being larger than life It isn’t just for the brave or the extraordinary Defiance is available and necessary for all of us.” Book: Defy: The Power Of No In A World That Demands Yes Website: SunitaSah.Com Newsletter: Defiant By Design Discover Your Defiance Style: Take the Quiz Social: Linkedin | Instagram Rep. Laurel Lee, R-Fla., who was a member of the House Task Force on AI in the last Congress said today she expects to reintroduce the bipartisan Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act (DEFIANCE Act) with Rep Rep. Lee co-sponsored the DEFIANCE Act last year Ocasio-Cortez introduced to allow victims of non-consensual sexually explicit deepfakes to sue people who knowingly create and possess them and I anticipate we’ll be reintroducing it this Congress,” Rep Lee said Tuesday morning during a conversation with Punchbowl News “It is an important step toward giving people who are victims of this kind of behavior a cause of action and something that they can do to help stop the proliferation.” Lee said that she’s “optimistic” the bill will become law this Congress noting that it was a subject that quickly received “consensus support” within the House Task Force on AI “It is something that is easy to understand there’s just a recognition that it’s inappropriate and we need to do what we can to mitigate it,” she said Rep. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., who co-chaired the prior Congress’s House AI Task Force, also said earlier this year that he sees restricting the use of AI tools to generate non-consensual intimate imagery as “low-hanging fruit” for Congress this year Lee said Congress has a goal of fostering innovation – not overregulating what I think that we are most likely to do is try to work on things like … best practices [the National Institute of Standards and Technology] (NIST) Could NIST be working on things like standards for model cards that will provide some transparency about “How can we get involved in some baseline standard?” Rep “We don’t need to be looking at somebody’s algorithms like that’s not going to be a productive use of Congress Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Third’s the charm for this quirky MMO looter-shooter and I’ve got my fingers tightly crossed that the new owners will be able to keep it running long into its twilight years—even if they’ve got little planned in the way of fresh content For those who didn’t play it when it was originally running I’d describe Defiance as a massively multiplayer Borderlands While playable solo or with a 4-player group in co-op the most interesting moments came from big quests and events in the overworld (similar to Guild Wars 2) that pit dozens of players against huge bosses with massive health pools or big swarms of regular monsters to earn high-tier loot drops and some of the guns—especially explosives—were fun and messy to play with The TV show wasn’t too shabby either It was about a whole mess of bickering human and alien factions butting heads over a frontier town on post-apocalyptic Earth the planet ruined by a messy war between humanity and the Votanis Collective with a few in-game live events that ran parallel to the show but it made for an interesting setting for a shooter and you can meet some of the TV characters in-game While I’m pretty happy with what I’ve seen so far of this re-release based on the few minutes I’ve played this is a total relaunch for the game under new ownership which means that anyone who owned the old retail version gets nothing transferred over This means that cosmetics are pretty limited and players can only create Human and Irathient characters while the albino Castithan aliens are for paying customers only There’s also the usual assortment of boosters and perks available if you put money down but unless they’ve nerfed the game balance I don’t see myself wanting any of those but while ultrawide monitors are broadly supported (fittingly enough) I noticed some HUD elements like enemy health bars rendering off-center Hopefully that's a minor kink that can be hammered out all of the content from the game’s latter years is here in this relaunched version so expect some pretty tough encounters if you bump into the Volge: giant armored lads with pointy helmets and big arm cannons I remember them being pretty tough cookies The Defiance reboot is live now and free to play, although not on Steam. You’ll have to grab the launcher from Fawkes Games directly here and download the game through it just like we used to do in the horse and buggy days A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version The constitutional clash over Kilmar Abrego Garcia played out on national TV last evening with President Trump acknowledging that he could retrieve the mistakenly deported Salvadoran man from a prison in his home country but won’t do so Host: You could call and get Abrego Garcia back.Trump: I couldHost: But the Supreme Court has ordered you to facilitate his release.Trump: I'm not the one making this decisionHost: You're the president![image or embed] Trump’s latest remarks came the same day as the Trump administration filed a new secret motion in the Abrego Garcia case Because the government’s filing was under seal With the defiant remarks from President Trump and similar recent comments from Attorney General Pam Bondi it looks for all the world like we are in the midst of a unprecedented refusal by the executive branch to abide by an order from Supreme Court itself And yet … it feels like a few caveats are in order I can’t help but think that the President is so out of touch that he could be leading the vicious propaganda campaign against Abrego Garcia even if he was en route back to the U.S Or that Trump and Bondi would continue ranting and raving about Tren de Aragua and the judiciary even as they allowed DHS to return Abrego Garcia to detention in the United States It’s a very confused and chaotic situation and it’s not clear whether today will bring more clarity immediately The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals refused to block last week’s order from a federal judge in Colorado barring deportations under the Alien Enemies Act The latest developments in the case against Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan charged with helping a migrant evade arrest in the courthouse, include: The Trump administration has been making the law firms it targeted with executive orders play a game of whack-a-mole by insisting that any court order only applies to the specific departments and agencies named in the case. So Perkins Coie amended its complaint to name every single relevant governmental component, stretching the case caption alone to 40 pages Fired DOJ prosecutors – who should have been shielded by civil service protections – are beginning to contest their terminations, including at the beleaguered Merit Systems Protection Board Kate Shaw: They are not self-starters: They can rule only in cases properly before them which means there needs to be a party experiencing a particular injury that is continuing or will imminently occur and that the judicial process can remedy Courts typically confront cases raising discrete questions meaning there’s an atomistic nature to constitutional law and constitutional adjudication … [T]hey cannot act as roving guarantors of the rule of law Dahlia Lithwick: not simply in rejecting the worst of the lawlessness but in actually attempting We keep looking to Democratic Party leadership for fake-it-till-you-make-it energy but that energy is already coming from the judicial branch That is a story of tremendous moral courage under real and palpable threats and fear of reprisal Morning Memo tries to walk a fine line between amplifying and alerting you to Trump’s vicious propaganda campaign against undocumented migrants like the Alien Enemies Act detainees and the mistakenly deported Abergo Garcia But this is what the White House showed at Trump’s official event yesterday in Michigan: at his rally in Michigan, Trump plays a propaganda video of prisoners having their heads shaved at the Gulag in El Salvador to big cheers from the crowd and "U-S-A!" chants [image or embed] Do you like Morning Memo? Let us know! Morning Memo comes to you today from Pittsburgh where my son – whose harrowing path through his college years I’ve… This is TPM’s Morning Memo. Sign up for the email version… the crowd at the Michigan rally enjoyed a song decrying “Rich Men North of Richmond” to support the dismantling of the government by the world’s richest person And just like Nero… John Roberts rosins up his bow Soon Trump will double-dog dare the Supreme Court that was a lie and I didn’t know it because Defiance is actually coming back which launched in 2013 alongside its three-season sci-fi TV show is also being revived under the Fawkes banner The new official site has a download button and a countdown timer that puts the relaunch on April 18th “After many heartfelt discussions on forums like r/Defiance and watching enthusiastic video reviews as this one on YouTube together with the comments we realized that the spirit of Defiance still burns bright Originally developed by Trion Worlds and later acquired by Gamigo Defiance was born as an innovative sci‑fi MMO shooter; a title intricately linked to Syfy’s Defiance TV series Even though the TV series was discontinued in 2015 and Gamigo eventually closed the game in 2021 the memories of epic Arkfalls and immersive post‑apocalyptic battles live on in your hearts We’re excited to announce that we have acquired the publishing rights for both Defiance 2013 and Defiance 2050 in all platforms Our first step is a relaunch of the original 2013 version on PC This is your chance to dive back into a world where every battle and every moment shared with fellow players is a testament to the game’s enduring legacy.” Fawkes says its goal with the relaunch is to be a “homecoming” for the Defiance community starting with the original PC version in April then possibly the console version and the 2050 reboot version if PC does well – Tacoma Defiance defeated Whitecaps FC 2 by a score of 5-3 on Sunday night at Starfire Stadium Tacoma exploded for five goals after the 70th minute to secure the come-from-behind victory Second-half substitute Yu Tsukanome scored a hat trick in the win and now leads MLS NEXT Pro with four goals through three games Jackson Khoury and Sebastian Gomez also found the score sheet as Defiance defeated its Pacific Division and Cascadia rival Tacoma now hits the road for a matchup against LAFC2 on Thursday TAC – Jackson Khoury (Gallatin Sandnes) 70’ Tacoma Defiance – Jacob Castro; Gallatin Sandnes Stuart Hawkins – captain; Charlie Gaffney (Cody Baker HT) Birame Diaw (Travian Sousa HT); Edson Carli Whitecaps FC 2 – Alexander Milosevic; Nikola Djordjevic (Daniel Russo 63’) ANALYSIS — Boastful and more than a little defiant, President Donald Trump on Tuesday used a rally in Michigan and a network television interview to defend his first 100 days back in office against Democratic charges that he was making Americans worse off Trump’s first domestic trip to directly address voters took him to the automotive and industrial hub of Macomb County, where he bested Democrat Kamala Harris in November by nearly 70,000 votes. The choice of Macomb came as Trump continued selling his remake of the U.S economy to focus on greater domestic production Trump opened his address by claiming to have orchestrated “the best … 100-day start of any president in American history.” After a loud chants of “U-S-A,” the president dropped some of his favorite claims: “Everyone is saying it,” and “We’re making America great again” via a “revolution of common sense.” And during the rally and his interview with ABC News as he has done many times since returning to office He got cheers and more chants of “U-S-A” when he mentioned his mass deportation program and played a video set to dramatic music showing deported migrants arriving at a prison in El Salvador As Trump rallied his supporters in Michigan Democrats in Washington had spent the day rebutting his team’s claims about lowering prices White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at an early morning news briefing that “prices across the board for everyday goods” had declined since Trump took office “From airfare to used motor vehicles to prescription drugs “Oil and gas prices are now way down because of this bold approach energy down — energy prices are also down as well.” But Democratic officials took to social media to contend the opposite sharing a chart that asserted that egg prices had hit “record highs” and “everyday costs have risen.” The chart also contended that Trump’s first 100 days back in power had “tanked the stock market” while claiming the president had “fired veterans and screwed workers.” Here are five takeaways from Trump’s 100th day The long-term ramifications — positive or negative — of Trump’s economic agenda likely will not be fully felt for months or even years One thing that was certain before Trump began speaking in Macomb County or his ABC News interview aired: Congressional Republicans and Democrats were sharply divided about the last three months Alex Padilla on Tuesday focused on his party’s claim that Trump’s first 100 days had made Americans’ lives worse Padilla said in a statement that the president had “pummeled Americans’ retirement funds raised prices by waging an unnecessary trade war undermined due process and has undone essential environmental protections that keep our air and water clean.” “On everything from the economy to immigration Californians are seeing the impacts of Trump’s disastrous policies,” he added and the livelihoods of the American people are down — that’s the legacy of Donald Trump’s first 100 days.” But House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik portrayed a much different period maintaining that Trump’s “first 100 days are a testament to his dedication to restoring American values.” “Promise kept: He has kept men out of women’s sports, ensuring fairness for female athletes,” the New York congresswoman posted on the social platform X equity and inclusion] programs in the government prioritizing merit-based hiring and fairness Promise kept: He signed executive orders to stop [critical race theory] in schools and ensure that American students learn true history.” During a sit-down with ABC News’ Terry Moran in the Oval Office, Trump remained defiant about his 145 percent tariffs on Chinese-made goods Moran told the president that the current situation amounted to a trade “embargo,” adding: “It’ll raise prices on everything from electronics to clothing to building houses.” “They deserve it.” And about Moran’s warning on prices “China probably will eat those tariffs,” Trump said without elaborating.  he appeared to echo the ABC correspondent’s point about a U.S.-China trade embargo: “At 145 [percent] they basically can’t do much business with the United States.” Trump said China had used unfair trade practices to “drain us.” Defiantly “Now we’re doing it to them … at levels never seen before.” had treated America more unfairly on trade than its foes Democrats have questioned why Trump has alienated so many allies Asked by Moran about his underwater poll numbers and even some frustrated supporters over his economic agenda Trump brushed off the question: “Well it is what they signed up for — it’s what I ran on.” To be sure his campaign trail trade rhetoric was not as harsh as the import duties he implemented some of which are “paused” until July 9 After questioning Biden’s mental sharpness during and since the 2024 campaign Trump had a mental slip of his own Tuesday During his Macomb County rally, he appeared to confuse Michigan Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar with GOP Rep. John James, a candidate for Michigan governor who has tied himself closely to Trump Trump accused Democrats of going “totally crazy” and having “lost their confidence.” That’s why their House and Senate leadership “can’t even tell a lunatic like this dumb guy that said it,” apparently referring to Thanedar Trump also lashed out at Rep. Al Green, who was removed from the House chamber and later censured for heckling the president at his joint address to Congress in March “And then you have the other one that’s always with the cane,” Trump said But they have no control over those people.” Trump began the public-facing part of his Tuesday signaling a priority pivot He told reporters as he departed Washington that congressional Republicans’ work on a budget reconciliation package would be his new top priority as he deals with the fallout from his shifting trade policies and tries to broker a Russia-Ukraine peace pact.  “A very important element that we’re working on now the ‘big beautiful new deal.’ If we get that done that’s the biggest thing,” he said over Marine One’s idling engine.  my biggest focus will be on Congress,” Trump said that would be the biggest bill in the history of our country in terms of tax cuts and regulation cuts and other things.” Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso earlier Tuesday took to the chamber floor to also preview what comes after the first 100 days of Trump’s second term Republicans will continue to fulfill our promises We will stop Democrats’ $4 trillion tax hike This protects families and small businesses from the largest tax increase in history,” the Wyoming Republican said We will strengthen our border by providing law enforcement needed resources.” As Democratic lawmakers have called for Trump to dump embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth the commander in chief issued a vote of confidence Tuesday — sort of I probably wouldn’t be inclined to tell you but we had a good talk,” Trump told ABC News’ Moran and I think he’s going to be a very good Defense Moran asked if Trump has “100 percent confidence” in Hegseth I have 100 percent confidence,” the president replied “I don’t have 100 percent confidence that we’re going to finish this interview.” – Tacoma Defiance defeated the Washington Athletic Club 3-1 on Thursday night at Starfire Stadium in the First Round of the 2025 Lamar Hunt U.S with Edson Carli adding another strike as Tacoma advanced to the Second Round with matches scheduled to take place April 1-2 Defiance’s opponent for the Second Round will be determined via a draw at a later date Tacoma returns to MLS NEXT Pro play with a match against Whitecaps FC 2 on Sunday Tacoma Defiance 3 – Washington Athletic Club 1 Tacoma Defiance – Lars Helleren; Charlie Gaffney (Jackson Khoury 70’) Travian Sousa (Birame Diaw HT); Ryan Baer (Danny Robles HT) Peter Kingston; Joonmo Kang (Mitchell Emert 71’) Washington Athletic Club – Saif Kerawala; Egor Akulov Mark Roth; Julian Avila Good (Connor Lofy HT) Christian Soto Rincon; Eric Lagos – captain St Louis CITY2 returns to action after a bye week to face Tacoma Defiance on Saturday, April 26 at 9:00 p.m. CT at Starfire Sports Complex. The match will be streamed on MLSNEXTPro.com CITY2 had the week off after going 3-2-1 through their first six matches and will take on Tacoma Defiance for the first time this season CITY2 faced Ventura County FC and fell 3-1 suffering their first away loss of the season Ryan Becher scored his first goal of the season in the first half before Ventura scored three unanswered goals to earn the victory CITY2 will be without midfielder Miguel Perez who picked up a red card during the match and is suspended this weekend St Louis had the upper hand in their regular season meetings last year against Tacoma and in CITY2’s final regular season match on October 6 The match saw Dida Armstrong score a brace CITY2 is 3-0-1 all-time against Tacoma Defiance St Louis comes into Saturday’s meeting having only conceded four goals tying them for third in MLS NEXT Pro in goals against The team has also completed the third most passes in MLSNP with 2,999 passes CITY2 leads the league in shutouts with four Tacoma is 3-2-0 this season picking up two wins at home against The Town FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 and falling in two matches away against Ventura County FC and LAFC2 The Defiance picked up their first away win on Wednesday night beating SKC II 4-1 Tacoma is led in goals scored by forwards Osaze De Rosario and Yu Tsukanome who have scored seven and five goals respectively the Defiance have had a successful run in the U.S Open Cup as the only remaining MLS NEXT Pro team and will face MLS side Portland Timbers in the Round of 32 – Tacoma Defiance defeated The Town FC 3-1 on Friday night at Starfire Stadium Osaze De Rosario scored his third goal in two games while Yu Tsukanome and Edson Carli added strikes as Defiance picked up all three points at home Tacoma goalkeeper Lars Helleren recorded 11 saves in the contest Open Cup campaign against the Washington Athletic Club on Thursday TAC – Osaze De Rosario (Sebastian Gomez) 1’ TTFC – Riley Lynch (Oliver Hernandez Parra) 63’ Tacoma Defiance – Lars Helleren; Charlie Gaffney (Mitchell Emert 63’) Elias Katsaros (Birame Diaw 63’); Snyder Brunell – captain Danny Robles (Edson Carli HT); Jackson Khoury (Joonmo Kang HT) The Town FC – Francesco Montail; Reid Roberts Ricardo Ibarra – captain (Diogo Brandes Baptista 90'); Wilson Eisner Oliver Hernandez Parra (Keegan Walwyn-Bent 63’); Nonso Adimabua (Julian Donnery 63’) Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application a son of the late Beatrice (Kendall) and Floyd Brown He proudly served in the Army National Guard and went on to be a millwright at GM Powertrain Floyd was also a member of Defiance Christian Church and the Amvets His family will remember him as the biggest cheerleader for his grandkids Those that knew him best will never forget his stubborn Aeyla and Thatcher and several step grandchildren with his funeral service at 6:30 pm at Defiance Christian Church Memorials are to the charity of your choice Fond memories may be shared at dooleyfuneralhome.com Flowers and other tributes may be delivered directly to the church on Monday Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors – Tacoma Defiance today announced that it has signed defender Demian Alvarez and midfielders Ryan Baer and Joonmo Kang to MLS NEXT Pro contracts Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed Alvarez and Baer were selected by Sounders FC in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft following standout collegiate careers while Kang joins the club following stops in Germany and South Korea The signings bring Tacoma’s roster to 21 players ahead of the 2025 MLSNP campaign March 7 in a rematch of the 2024 Western Conference Quarterfinals against Ventura County FC at William Rolland Stadium (7:00 p.m Demian and Joonmo to Tacoma Defiance,” said Sounders FC Director of Development Wade Webber “These signings continue to showcase the club’s ambition of looking for top talent I am confident that the breadth of experiences from all three players will better our squad both on the field and off it.” was drafted 28th overall by Sounders FC in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft He appeared in 92 matches (87 starts) over five seasons at West Virginia tallying seven assists and being named to the All-Sun Belt First Team and the All-Southeast Region First Team He appeared in 20 of West Virginia’s 22 regular-season games (19 starts) in 2024 helping the Mountaineers win the Sun Belt Conference men’s soccer tournament He appeared in 72 additional matches (68 starts) from 2020-2023 and his 92 career appearances are the most by a player in school history He joined Sounders FC on its preseason trip to Marbella Demian and Joonmo to Tacoma Defiance,” said Tacoma Defiance Head Coach Hervé Diese “The careers of both Ryan and Demian in the collegiate space coupled with Joonmo’s experience in both Europe and Asia I can’t wait to see how we can utilize their talents to make our team better.” was drafted 58th overall after appearing in 73 matches (67 starts) over the course of his collegiate career playing at Seattle Pacific University from 2021-2022 before transferring to Seattle University from 2023-2024 He started all 19 of his matches last year for the Redhawks and was named the 2024 WAC Defensive Player of the Year as well as a member of the 2024 All-WAC First Team California native scored a goal in a 3-0 win over San Jose State in the WAC Tournament final where he was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player He started all 19 of his matches during the 2023 season and was named Second Team All-WAC Alvarez appeared in 35 matches (29 starts) from 2021-2022 and scored four goals winning the Great Northwest Athletic Conference in 2021 and being named to the GNAC All-Conference First Team in 2022 The defender also played for local USL League Two team Ballard FC from 2023-2024 appearing in 29 matches (22 starts) and helping the club win the USL League Two national championship in 2023 joins Defiance after making 35 appearances in all competitions from 2023-2024 for Ansan Greeners of the K-League 2 The South Korea international began his career in the German youth ranks starting with the U-17 squad for FSV Mainz 05 in 2018-2019 before moving to the Dynamo Dresden from 2019-2021 making 30 total appearances at the U-17 and U-19 levels The midfielder was transferred to SpVgg Greuther Füth II of Germany’s fourth division in July of 2021 before moving to FC Ingolstadt 04 II of the Bayernliga Süd where he made 10 appearances in all competitions Kang was then transferred to South Korean side Suwon FC prior joining Ansan Greeners Following Friday’s match at Ventura County Defiance hosts The Town FC in its home opener on Friday TRANSACTION: Tacoma Defiance signs midfielders Ryan Baer and Joonmo Kang and defender Demian Alvarez to MLS NEXT Pro contracts on March 6 Acquired: Signed to Tacoma Defiance on March 6 after being drafted 28th overall in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft on December 20 after being drafted 58th overall in the second round of the MLS SuperDraft 2025 on December 20 – Tacoma Defiance today announced that it has signed midfielders Peter Kingston and Charlie Gaffney to MLS NEXT Pro contracts Kingston joins Defiance after playing collegiately for Seattle University and the University of Washington while Gaffney signs with Sounders FC’s MLSNP side following four years at the University of Pennsylvania Kingston and Gaffney also played for local USL League Two club Ballard FC winning the national championship in 2023 and are both Sounders FC Academy products “We are excited to welcome Peter and Charlie to Tacoma Defiance,” said Sounders FC Director of Development Wade Webber “We are very familiar with both players from their time in our Academy and are excited to welcome them back to the club after successful careers both collegiately and with Ballard FC We are confident their unique skillset coupled with their high level of play will provide a boost to our already talented roster.” joins Tacoma after three years with Seattle University and two years with Washington he appeared in 21 matches (19 starts) for the Huskies Kingston recorded two goals and five assists while appearing in 18 matches (17 starts) for Washington Washington native appeared in 45 matches (38 starts) for Seattle U from 2020-2022 scoring two goals and adding five assists while helping the Redhawks win the 2021 Western Athletic Conference Tournament title with Kingston being named MVP of the match “I’m thrilled to have both Peter and Charlie signed to Tacoma Defiance,” said Tacoma Defiance Head Coach Hervé Diese “Both are highly accomplished players during their time in our academy and in college and I’m excited to see how we can use their skills to better our team.” signs with Tacoma after a four-year career at Penn appearing in 62 matches (33 starts) over his time with the Quakers The midfielder appeared in 15 matches (six starts) in 2024 scoring one goal while adding three assists tallying all his helpers in a match against Temple (September 6 Gaffney recorded three goals and 13 assists including seven assists during his 2022 sophomore season Both players also spent time with Seattle’s local USL League Two team scoring 10 goals and adding 22 assists while Gaffney made 42 appearances (31 starts) for Ballard Kingston and Gaffney were on the 2023 USL League Two championship team and won the Northwest Division in 2023 and 2024 The two players are also products of Sounders FC Academy with Kingston joining in 2014 and Gaffney joining in 2017 Kingston was on the U-17 side that won the 2018 Generation adidas Cup in the Premier Division the 2017-2018 USDDA Championship and 2016 Youdan Trophy Defiance opens its 2025 MLS NEXT Pro campaign on the road in a rematch of the 2024 Western Conference Quarterfinals against Ventura County FC on March 7 at California Lutheran Stadium (7:00 p.m Tacoma finished the 2024 regular season fourth in the Western Conference with 46 points (13-10-5) before falling to eventual MLSNP Cup Champion North Texas SC in the Western Conference Semifinals TRANSACTION: Tacoma Defiance signs midfielders Peter Kingston and Charlie Gaffney to MLS NEXT Pro contracts on March 3 Acquired: Signed to Tacoma Defiance on March 3 Search    Shop    My Account    E-Newsletters by | Apr 16, 2025 | Opinion I imagined how long and successful Blackburn’s career has been and how gleefully she and her colleagues have been dismantling trans rights over the past years I want my center to be a joyful celebration of the openness I want to extend that love as far as I can and protect it as the sacred thing that it is Samuel Shepley is currently a junior at the University of Belmont He is double majoring in English and Faith and Social Justice Reflection and resources 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dilemmas solved – subscribe to receive Fashion Statement in your inbox every Thursday 0 points) lost 3-2 to Ventura County FC (1-0-0 3 points) on Friday night at William Rolland Stadium Osaze De Rosario scored a brace for Tacoma in the contest but it was not enough as the club fell on the road in its season opener Hervé Diese's side next faces The Town FC in its home opener on Friday March 14 at Starfire Stadium (7:00 p.m PT / Apple TV) TAC – Osaze De Rosario (Charlie Gaffney) 79’ Tacoma Defiance – Jacob Castro; Charlie Gaffney Travian Sousa (Birame Diaw 75’); Danny Robles; Peter Kingston Sebastian Gomez (Joonmo Kang 56’); Osaze De Rosario – captain Ventura County FC – Brady Scott – captain; Jason Bucknor (Ethan Loomis 62’) Jeorgio Kocevski; Sean Karani (Eric Preston 62’) Luis Müller (Nadar Jindaoui 74’); Aaron Bibout In a nutshell, the president confirmed to ABC News’ Terry Moran that he is defying a Supreme Court order “You could get him back,” Moran told Trump gesturing toward the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office you could call up the president of El Salvador and say “And if he were the gentleman that you say he is “But the court has ordered you to facilitate that — his release,” Moran pressed “I’m not the one making this decision,” Trump said “We have lawyers that don’t want to do this “But the buck stops in this office,” Moran pressed If I were the president that just wanted to do anything “The Supreme Court says what the law is,” Moran said And in this case, the justices spoke clearly: In an April 10 order the justices underscored that the administration is required to “facilitate Abrego Garcia’s release from custody in El Salvador and to ensure that his case is handled as it would have been had he not been improperly sent to El Salvador.” The court also held in a separate order that those facing deportation to El Salvador must first be given proper notice and the opportunity to have a hearing before they are removed Trump vacillated between blaming lawyers for refusing to take action to return Abrego Garcia to smearing him based on an obviously digitally altered image that Trump claims proves that he’s a gang member and on his knuckles — he had MS-13,” Trump said When Moran noted the veracity of the picture was in dispute and you think it was Photoshop,” Trump said This is the hand of the man that the Democrats feel should be brought back to the United States, because he is such “a fine and innocent person.” They said he is not a member of MS-13, even though he’s got MS-13 tattooed onto his knuckles, and two Highly Respected Courts found… pic.twitter.com/31sNr2k1SK I did. The image, which Trump posted on his Truth Social account shows tattoos on Abrego Garcia’s fingers that had been crudely digitally annotated with the letters “M S 1 3.” The letters did not match the shade matched that of the superimposed gang name Alleging they are all part of the actual tattoo doesn’t pass the giggle test let alone substantiate claims that Abrego Garcia was affiliated with the group Still the administration cites that among the reasons it is choosing not to lift a finger to secure his return To be clear: Even if Abrego Garcia were the most dangerous gang member on earth the law still requires that he be afforded notice and a hearing before deportation The administration has been ordered to facilitate his return so he can get a hearing Abrego Garcia – who was granted an order barring his deportation to El Salvador because of the lethal danger gangs in that country posed to him – has not been convicted of a crime his wife made and then withdrew a request for a temporary order of protection but she has since stated that they worked through the issues in their marriage (It’s also worth noting how dangerous it is for the administration to use the withdrawn temporary petition as evidence that Abrego Garcia ought to be deported Such a move only disincentivizes people in actual abusive domestic relationships from seeking orders of protection for fear that they or other family members might face deportation as a result.) The constitutional crisis has never been closer to our doorstep Now that the justices of the Supreme Court can see Trump’s defiance they must swiftly disabuse Trump of the notion that obeying the law is optional This is an excerpt from The Gavel, a newsletter about the Supreme Court from columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr. Sign up to get The Gavel in your inbox every Wednesday evening. Kimberly Atkins Stohr is a columnist for the Globe. She may be reached at kimberly.atkinsstohr@globe.com. Follow her @KimberlyEAtkins. 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