2025.04.07

From Bring Me the News: “Tom Ross, the mayor of Minot, North Dakota, announced his resignation Tuesday. The announcement came after an investigation into an explicit video he had sent to City Attorney Stefanie Stalheim was made public.”  Via MinnPost

Senate approves Republican plan for trillions in tax breaks and spending cuts
Vote fell mostly along party lines and now goes to the House, where it could be voted on as soon as next week
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/05/senate-republicans-trillions-tax-breaks-spending-cuts

Curtains, wellies, nuclear subs and a tsar’s palace: how William Morris mania swept the world
His unmistakable floral patterns – awash with willow, blackthorn and pimpernel – are now on everything from walking sticks to the seats submariners sit on. We go behind the scenes of a dazzling new show
Oliver Wainwright
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/apr/07/william-morris-mania-nuclear-subs-tsars-palace

Asian stocks see their worst drop in decades after Trump tariffs
Peter Hoskins
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c934qzd094wo

Myanmar fighting continues despite post-earthquake ceasefires
Mallory Moench
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp31wk21zveo#:~:text=Myanmar%20fighting%20continues,Mallory%20Moench