Revealed: how a US far-right group is influencing anti-gay policies in Africa (www.theguardian.com)
A long-standing US anti-pornography campaigning group has advised, promoted and endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ activists and politicians in Uganda, including a governing party member who endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ laws by saying gays “should be castrated”, and a virulently homophobic founder of a “militaristic” Christian boys camp....
Roberts rejects Senate Democrats' request to discuss Supreme Court ethics and Alito flag controversy (apnews.com)
Chief Justice John Roberts on Thursday declined an invitation to meet with Democratic senators to talk about Supreme Court ethics and the controversy over flags that flew outside homes owned by Justice Samuel Alito....
Downey, Calif., bans Pride flag on city property; L.A. County, state officials clap back (www.advocate.com)
Trump supporters call for riots and violent retribution after verdict (www.reuters.com)
John Kirby likens Israeli airstrike that killed civilians to US bombings in Iraq, Afghanistan: ‘We did the same thing’ (nypost.com)
Mother of Jan. 6 officer Michael Fanone swatted after he called Trump 'authoritarian' (www.nbcnews.com)
Fanone was abducted by the mob on Jan. 6 and nearly killed when a MAGA-hatted rioter who believed Trump’s lies about the 2020 election drove a stun gun into his neck....
Israel Used U.S.-Made Bombs in Strike That Killed Dozens in Rafah [Robin Stein, Christiaan Triebert, and Haley Willis | May 29, 2024 | NY Times] (www.nytimes.com)
A Times visual analysis found that munition debris filmed at the scene was remnants of a GBU-39, a bomb designed and manufactured in the United States.
Many docs who tweeted product endorsements also took money from manufacturers, analysis shows (www.statnews.com)
Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton dies after assault in prison (www.theguardian.com)
Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change (apnews.com)
Jewish Leaders Condemn Josh Hawley for Backing Harrison Butker (www.rollingstone.com)
Pride event canceled because they were going to give away banned books (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Voice analysis shows striking similarity between Scarlett Johansson and ChatGPT (www.npr.org)
Lawsuits claim 66 people were abused as children in Pennsylvania's juvenile facilities (apnews.com)
Journalists “deeply troubled” by OpenAI’s content deals with Vox, The Atlantic (arstechnica.com)
Man with suspended license appears in Michigan court over Zoom while driving (abc7.com)
X now treats the term cisgender as a slur (www.engadget.com)
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Medical freedom vs. public health: Should fluoride be in our drinking water? (www.nbcnews.com)
Misinformation campaigns increasingly target the cavity-fighting mineral, prompting communities to reverse mandates. Dentists are enraged. Parents are caught in the middle....
Third person tested positive for bird flu in the US, CDC says (www.theguardian.com)
Farm worker who had contact with sick cows tests positive for H5N1, making it the second case detected in Michigan...
Two more US officials resign over Biden administration’s position on Gaza war (www.theguardian.com)
Alexander Smith, a contractor for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), said he was given a choice between resignation and dismissal after preparing a presentation on maternal and child mortality among Palestinians, which was cancelled at the last minute by USAID leadership last week....
New York Education Department Hindered an Abuse Investigation at Boarding School for Autistic Youth (www.propublica.org)
Why does Planned Parenthood contract with Raytheon? (prismreports.org)
To the dismay of many sexual and reproductive health, rights, and justice workers in the U.S., many movement organizations had to be pushed to call for a ceasefire in Gaza or otherwise voice support for Palestinians who are being murdered en masse by the Israeli military. This includes Israel’s recent assault on Rafah, a...