Utah drag queen Tara Lipsyncki was forced to sell her childhood home & go into hiding after far-right attacks (www.advocate.com)
Robin Roberts feared coming out, almost refused marriage equality interview with Obama (www.advocate.com)
Federal appeals court rules cops who handcuffed 10-year-old girl for drawing offensive picture must face excessive force lawsuit (lawandcrime.com)
Secret Service notified as Alex Jones hosts show with 'assassinate Biden' in title (www.rawstory.com)
[US] Physician burnout drops below 50% for first time since 2020, AMA poll finds (www.fiercehealthcare.com)
He shot up a gay bar during a festival. Now he's going away for a long time. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Congress OKs bill overhauling oversight of troubled federal Bureau of Prisons (apnews.com)
The Senate passed legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruption in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny....
Woman used severed thumb of murdered ‘sugar daddy’ to steal money, police say (www.independent.co.uk)
Amazon Ramps Up Security to Head Off Project Nimbus Protests (www.wired.com)
She was put in a body bag and sent for embalming while still alive. Her horrified family wants answers (www.independent.co.uk)
NYPD recruit dies during Bronx training exercise in sweltering heat (www.independent.co.uk)
Anti-LGBTQ+ GOP governor candidate allegedly endangered kids at his childcare center (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Hundreds Say Nebraska Group Tricked Them Into Signing Anti-Abortion Ballot (www.jezebel.com)
Elon Musk beats one lawsuit seeking severance for laid-off Twitter employees (arstechnica.com)
Donald ‘I Know Nothing About Project 2025’ Trump Said He’s ‘Bringing Back’ Project 2025 Contributor (www.jezebel.com)
Judge signals he’s likely to dismiss Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case (www.politico.com)
Sacramento high school biology final includes racist questions, targets students (www.sacbee.com)
A Luther Burbank High School freshman was surprised to read his full name included on a biology final. Not only that, but he was being ridiculed. “In high school, there are individuals who are cross-eyed like (the name of a fellow student) and (the name of the student previously mentioned), which is a dominant trait. We call...
CIA director holds Gaza talks with Qatari, Egyptian and Israeli officials (www.axios.com)
Unmarked cars and secret orders: How a pharmacy prepared drugs for Texas’ executions (www.npr.org)
The state of Texas, blocked from purchasing lethal injection drugs by major pharmaceutical companies that refuse to participate in executions, bought them instead from an in-state, compounding pharmacy with a history of more than a dozen safety and cleanliness violations, NPR has learned.
The grift behind Project 2025: Leader John McEntee made an app to hustle cash from lonely MAGA men (www.salon.com)
The Gospel of Matthew Trewhella: How a Militant Anti-Abortion Activist Is Influencing Republican Politics (www.propublica.org)
A Black man got a job interview after he changed the name on his resume. Now, he’s suing for discrimination | CNN (www.cnn.com)
A Black man has filed an employment discrimination lawsuit against a hotel in Detroit, Michigan, alleging the hotel only offered him a job interview after he changed the name on his resume, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by CNN....
Clarence Thomas Took Free Yacht Trip to Russia, Chopper Flight to Putin’s Hometown: Dems (www.thedailybeast.com)
New York Times editor Joe Kahn says defending democracy is a partisan act and he won’t do it (presswatchers.org)
This is from May 7th, but I hadn’t seen it....
Colorado public health officials confirm new case of human plague (www.independent.co.uk)
Public health officials in Colorado have confirmed that a human has tested positive for the plague, a rare but potentially deadly infectious disease that’s typically spread through flea bites....
