Questions raised over Trump profiting off his Secret Service detail while he campaigns (www.rawstory.com)
1,000 Harvard Students Walk Out of Commencement to Support 13 Seniors Barred from Graduation over Gaza (www.democracynow.org)
More than a thousand Harvard students walked out of their commencement ceremony yesterday to support 13 undergraduates who were barred from graduating after they participated in the Gaza solidarity encampment in Harvard Yard....
Nintendo reveals that the new Mario game will have a trans character (www.lgbtqnation.com)
The rightwing plan to take over ‘sanctuary’ cities – and rebuild them Maga-style (www.theguardian.com)
Millions in US face extreme-heat threat as experts urge better protections (www.theguardian.com)
Recommendations include heat forecasts and outdoor-worker safeguards to prevent thousands of deaths and injuries...
Red Lobster’s mistakes go beyond endless shrimp (www.vox.com)
Even as Violent Crime Drops, Lawlessness Rises as an Election Issue (www.nytimes.com)
How Mexico’s cartels infiltrated the tortilla business (www.washingtonpost.com)
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Borrowers, especially the young, struggle with credit card debt in potentially bad sign for economy (apnews.com)
Arizona official uses deepfake version of himself to warn voters about AI misinfo (www.independent.co.uk)
10 Restaurant Chains Closing Locations In 2024 US (www.eatthis.com)
‘Swamp Creature!’: Trump Gets Shouted Down as He Begs for Libertarian Nomination (www.thedailybeast.com)
Sasha Jane Lowerson Made History as the First Trans Pro Surfer. She's Just Getting Started (www.rollingstone.com)
Catholic bishop blesses newly out trans man who serves as a church “hermit” (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Republicans are pushing to expand the death penalty (www.salon.com)
Michigan man who had seizure on Royal Caribbean cruise forced to pay $2500 bill before evacuating (www.yahoo.com)
Lawsuit seeks to block Washington ‘parental rights’ initiative (washingtonstatestandard.com)
I understand why our legislature made the choice it did - so they could retain power over the bill and hopefully change it next session - but very grateful for the ACLU stepping in here to block the bill from going into effect at all. Fingers crossed they succeed in the courts.
Trump takes stage to 'thunderous boos' at Libertarian convention event (www.rawstory.com)
Mike Johnson flies same Christian nationalist flag outside his office that Samuel Alito flew at vacation home (www.advocate.com)
Library board members sue to stop far-right group banning LGBTQ+ books (www.lgbtqnation.com)
He fell ill on a cruise. Before he boarded the rescue boat, they handed him the bill. (www.cbsnews.com)
From New York to LA, Housing Insecurity Is Undermining Immigrant Students (truthout.org)
The hornet has landed: Scientists combat new honeybee killer in US (arstechnica.com)
‘A catastrophe’: Greenpeace blocks planting of ‘lifesaving’ Golden Rice (www.theguardian.com)
Scientists have warned that a court decision to block the growing of the genetically modified (GM) crop Golden Rice in the Philippines could have catastrophic consequences. Tens of thousands of children could die in the wake of the ruling, they argue....