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House Republicans Propose Renaming Oceans After Donald Trump (dailyboulder.com)
House Republicans have ignited a firestorm with a proposed bill that would rename the vast coastal waters encircling the United States after former President Donald Trump. The legislation, spearheaded by Florida Representative Greg Steube, seeks to rebrand the US Exclusive Economic Zone as the “Donald John Trump Exclusive...
Justice Thomas raked in staggering $2.4 million in gifts, watchdog says (www.independent.co.uk)
Fix the Court, the group that released the findings, calculated the total in gifts from January 2004 to December 2023 and said the nine current justices received 344 gifts totaling nearly $3million....
Up to ten people including children shot at public splash pad in Michigan (www.theguardian.com)
House Republicans subpoena ex-Capitol Police intel head for Jan. 6 inquiry (www.rawstory.com)
Drenched South Florida faces fresh flood threats from more heavy rains (www.axios.com)
Heavy to excessive rainfall may bring “considerable to locally catastrophic urban flooding” across South Florida through Friday, the National Weather Service warns.
Harlan Crow Provided Clarence Thomas at Least 3 Previously Undisclosed Private Jet Trips, Senate Probe Finds (www.propublica.org)
Senate Republicans block bill that establishes right to IVF across the US (www.theguardian.com)
Tesla in self-drive mode slams into police car in Orange County (ktla.com)
A Tesla was in its self-driving mode when it crashed into a parked patrol vehicle responding to a fatal crash in Orange County Thursday morning, police said....
The fast-food industry claims the California minimum wage law is costing jobs. Its numbers are fake (www.yahoo.com)
Abused by the badge | A Washington Post investigation found hundreds of law enforcement officers in the United States have sexually exploited kids. Many avoid prison time. (wapo.st)
The Washington Post has recently started asking people to register in order to access gift links. You can put in a completely made-up email address, as there is no verification of the email address.
Chemical Makers Sue Over Rule to Rid Water of ‘Forever Chemicals’ (www.nytimes.com)
In practice, this means 3M is continuing to create harm from the risks they spent decades covering up
To fight poverty, some Texas cities gave aid with no strings attached. Conservatives are pushing back. (www.texastribune.org)
Guaranteed income programs let participants use funds however they see fit. Critics argue they’re not a good use of taxpayer dollars....
Appeals court tells Texas it cannot ban books for mentioning ‘butt and fart’ (www.theguardian.com)
Conservative-dominated court restores books denounced by officials as ‘pornographic filth’ to school libraries...
YouTube Is Cracking Down on Gun Content, and 3D-Printed Gun Makers Aren't Happy (gizmodo.com)
Washington man arrested after fatally shooting teen who had BB gun (www.usatoday.com)
Myers, who says he’s a licensed security guard, was sitting in his car Wednesday to conduct “overwatch” while his son trains because “he has seen numerous crimes occur” in the parking lot, according to the probable cause statement....
California law bars ex-LAPD officer Mark Fuhrman, who lied at OJ Simpson trial, from policing (apnews.com)
Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman who was convicted of lying on the witness stand in the O.J. Simpson trial three decades ago, is now barred from law enforcement under a California police reform law meant to strip the badges of police officers who act criminally or with bias....
CW: New York Times report finds israel systematically rapes Palestinians, sometimes to death. (lemmy.world)
Texas asks people to avoid using their cars (www.newsweek.com)
President Joe Biden says he will not pardon his son Hunter Biden if he's convicted on gun-related charges (www.nbcnews.com)
Children Among Dozens Killed in 'Appalling' Israeli Attack on UNRWA School (www.commondreams.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/16242061...
Trump pushes early and mail-in voting initiative ahead of November despite casting doubt on voting methods for years (www.cnn.com)
GOP senators warn judge against sentencing Trump to prison (thehill.com)
Spotify is raising the cost of Premium subscriptions, again (www.engadget.com)
Spotify is officially raising its Premium subscription rates in the US come July, following reports of the move in April. The platform is increasing its Individual plan from $11 to $12 monthly and its Duo plan from $15 to $17 monthly — the same jump as last year’s $1 and $2 price hikes, respectively. However, its Family plan...
Kansas supreme court rules state constitution does not provide the right to vote (www.theguardian.com)
In a bizarre mixed ruling combining several challenges to a 2021 election law, Kansas’s supreme court has ruled that its residents have no right to vote enshrined in the state’s constitution....
Two far-right Israeli ministers threaten to topple the government if it accepts Biden peace plan (www.cnn.com)
Trump campaign raises record $34.8 million in donations after guilty verdict (www.cnbc.com)
Key Points...
TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL 34 COUNTS (www.bbc.com)
IRS makes free tax return program permanent and is asking all states to join in 2025. This could deal a massive blow to private tax filing services such as TurboTax (apnews.com)
Biden pledges to name progressives to the Supreme Court, suggesting he expects vacancies (www.cnn.com)
President Joe Biden promised Black voters Wednesday that he would appoint progressives to the US Supreme Court if elected to a second term, suggesting he expects vacancies on the high court over the next four years....
New Louisiana law will criminalize approaching police under certain circumstances (apnews.com)
Critics of a new Louisiana law, which makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet (7.6 meters) of a police officer under certain circumstances, fear that the measure could hinder the public’s ability to film officers — a tool that has increasingly been used to hold police accountable....
Donald Trump Says He'll Stop All Electric Car Sales (Update: He Was Talking About Made-In-Mexico Chinese EVs) (gizmodo.com)
The Washington Post said it had the Alito flag story 3 years ago and chose not to publish (apnews.com)
Nine days after The New York Times reported about the political symbolism of an upside-down American flag that flew at U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s home, the Washington Post acknowledged it had the same story more than three years ago and decided not to publish it....
The first social media babies are adults now. Some are pushing for laws to protect kids from their parents’ oversharing (www.cnn.com)
Atlanta police surveil people opposing ‘Cop City’: ‘There’s this constant stalking feeling’ (www.theguardian.com)
Atlanta police have been carrying out around-the-clock surveillance in several neighborhoods for months, on people and houses linked to opposition against the police training center colloquially known as “Cop City”....
Nikki Haley sparks outrage by scribbling ‘finish them’ message on Israeli bomb (www.independent.co.uk)
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Nearly 80% of Americans now view fast food as a luxury (www.ktla.com)
Why Is the World Ignoring a Looming Genocide in Sudan? (foreignpolicy.com)
Aid workers fear a new disaster as militia forces close in on a major Darfur city....
Tech company fined by DOJ over ‘whites only’ job posting (www.independent.co.uk)
In March 2023, a recruiter for Arthur Grand Technologies posted a job advertisement looking for ‘US Born Citizens [white] who are local within 60 miles from Dallas, TX [Don’t share with candidates]’...
US Speaker Johnson: "We don't put any international body above our sovereignty" (youtu.be)
'Who really cares?' Fox News pundit throws cold water on Hunter Biden 'addiction' segment (www.rawstory.com)
Mike Johnson flies same Christian nationalist flag outside his office that Samuel Alito flew at vacation home (www.advocate.com)
US-built Gaza pier, valued at $320 million, swept away by sea waves (www.albawaba.com)
More House Democrats Say 'No' to Netanyahu Speech to Congress (www.commondreams.org)