Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Laurel Lee (R-FL) will be joined by Paris Hilton advocate "advocate for the passage of the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act (DEFIANCE Act).” READ MORE HEADLINES: https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now | The National Desk - TND

The Allah-Las' Zuma 85 is an act of defiance against algorithmic categorization and robotic sterility, supplemented by art rock and '70s psychedelia. Listen to songs off the album in our latest Live on KEXP session: https://kexp.visitlink.me/7B662P | KEXP

“Loss may be out of our control, but remembrance is our act of defiance.” Whoa. I read it again. John Mayer posted that? Last week, I came across his Instagram post about his long-time pal, Bob Saget, who recently would have celebrated his 68th birthday. In the heartfelt tribute, that sentence hit me hard. It put it all in perspective. When you lose a loved one, the holidays are hard. Their birthday can be even harder. I don’t care if you like his music or not, @johnmayer gets it. He’s one of us

Maundy Thursday wasn’t a tender foot-washing moment, it was a radical act of defiance. #progressivechristian #holyweek #empire #jesus #footwashing | Mark Sandlin