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Boeing CEO Admits It's Retaliated Against Whistleblowers (futurism.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/17112080

Appeals court denies Bannon bid to stave off July 1 jail sentence (www.politico.com)

A federal appeals court has denied a last-minute bid by Steve Bannon, a longtime Donald Trump adviser and prominent conservative podcaster, to stave off a four-month jail sentence for defying a subpoena from the Jan. 6 select committee three years ago....

RFK Jr. heats up anti-press rhetoric and CIA conspiracies, as he fails to make debate stage (www.salon.com)

PAC behind 'dictator' billboard comparing Trump to Fidel Castro says more is coming (www.nbcnews.com)

California voters lose a shot at checking state and local tax hikes at the polls, would have made it harder to raise taxes (apnews.com)

Paywall removed: archive.is/3Uxhl

FBI raids several California homes, including Oakland mayor's (apnews.com)

Coke—and Dozens of Others—Pledged to Quit Russia. They’re Still There. (www.bloomberg.com)

After Vladimir Putin’s troops surged over the Ukrainian border in February 2022, the Coca-Cola Co. was among the first multinationals to pledge it would quit Russia in protest. Aiming to avoid the inevitable headaches of complying with expected Western sanctions on the Kremlin, Coke asked its partners there to pull its cans...

The Delusion of “Advanced” Plastic Recycling (www.propublica.org)

Club Q mass shooter sentenced to life in prison on federal hate crime charges (abcnews.go.com)

Five people were killed in the attack on the LGBTQ bar....

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax (www.propublica.org)

Donald Sutherland Dies: Revered Actor In ‘Klute’, ‘Ordinary People’, ‘Hunger Games’ & Scores Of Others Was 88 (deadline.com)

Gilead’s twice-yearly shot to prevent HIV succeeds in late-stage trial, found 100% effective (www.cnbc.com)

DOJ: The state of Alaska discriminates against voters with disabilities (www.motherjones.com)

Why Democrats think Biden’s problem is Biden (www.politico.com)

Democrats keep doing surprisingly well in special elections. The party’s most vulnerable Senate incumbents are running ahead of their rivals in key battleground states. One of Democrats’ signature issues — reproductive rights — has repeatedly proved a winning message....

Boeing Starliner return delayed again as mission teams troubleshoot issues | CNN (www.cnn.com)

Elon Musk Begs Advertisers to Return as Twitter's Revenue Plunges (futurism.com)

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The Supreme Court upholds a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business interests (apnews.com)

2 climate activists were arrested after spraying orange paint on Stonehenge (www.npr.org)

I seriously think “Just Stop Oil” is a Koch Industries psyop because I’ve never seen so many random acts of cringe backfire this badly

Donald Trump Rambles About AI 'Clean Fakes' While Trying to Call Biden Senile (gizmodo.com)

Stonehenge Sprayed With Orange Paint One Day Before Solstice (www.forbes.com)

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are surging "faster than ever" to beyond anything humans ever experienced, officials say (www.cbsnews.com)

One of the major drivers of the exceptional heat building within Earth’s atmosphere has reached levels beyond anything humans have ever experienced, officials announced on Thursday. Carbon dioxide, the gas that accounts for the majority of global warming caused by human activities, is accumulating “faster than ever,”...

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