200-to-1: Gap Between CEOs and Workers Grew Even Wider in 2023, Analysis Finds (www.commondreams.org)
Butts, breasts, and genitals now explicitly allowed on Elon Musk’s X (arstechnica.com)
The Proud Boys are making a comeback for Trump: ‘Bad things are going to happen’ (www.independent.co.uk)
The Olympics has new guidelines for journalists covering trans athletes in Paris this summer (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Trump plans to claim sweeping powers to cancel federal spending (www.washingtonpost.com)
Spotify CEO sparks backlash after social media post that claimed the cost of making "content" is "close to zero" (www.loudersound.com)
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek sparked an online backlash after a social media post in which he said the cost of creating “content” is “close to zero”....
The number of deaths in ICE custody is already more than double all of last year (www.nbcnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/number-deaths-ice-custody-alrea…
Glitch at New York Stock Exchange Throws Markets Into Chaos (gizmodo.com)
Trump says if he is jailed that could be 'breaking point' for Americans (www.reuters.com)
Donald Trump said he would accept home confinement or jail time after his historic conviction by a New York jury last week but that it would be tough for the public to accept....
Trump says he's "okay" with jail or house arrest (www.motherjones.com)
High Rates and Prices Leave Many Stuck in a Starter Home (www.nytimes.com)
Squeezed by high interest rates and record prices, homeowners are frozen in place. They can’t sell. So first-time buyers can’t buy....
William Anders, Apollo 8 astronaut who took Earthrise photo, killed in plane crash (www.cbc.ca)
Retired major-general William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic Earthrise photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90....
Texas professors want to use abortion ban to punish students for "consensual sexual intercourse" (www.salon.com)
“Along with their anger about abortion, they grouse about not being allowed to punish students “for being homosexual or transgender.” They also argue they should be able to penalize teaching assistants for “cross-dressing,” by which they appear to mean allowing trans women to wear skirts.”
Judge flags Facebook post claiming inside access to Trump verdict (www.bbc.com)
The US judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush-money case in New York City has written a letter to prosecutors and the former president’s defence team about a Facebook post in which a person claims to have known the jury’s decision before it became public....
Texas Supreme Court rejects challenge to state's abortion law over medical exceptions (apnews.com)
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected a closely watched challenge to the state’s restrictive abortion ban, ruling against a group of women who had serious pregnancy complications and became the first in the U.S. to testify in court about being denied abortions since Roe v. Wade was overturned....
Conservatives tied to Trump want to limit insurance coverage for abortions (www.washingtonpost.com)
‘No way out without bloodshed’: the right believe the US is under threat and are mobilizing (www.theguardian.com)
The posts are ominous....
Sonoma County jail inmates began a hunger strike a week ago, alleging jail staff weren't following COVID protocols. The jail is now quarantined with at least three positive cases. (www.pressdemocrat.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/sonoma-county-jail-hunger-strik…
Live Nation, Ticketmaster Confirms Hack Affecting More Than 500 Million Customers (www.complex.com)
Trump Says Supreme Court Should Bail Him Out of Criminal Conviction (www.rollingstone.com)
The former president complained that his sentencing is set to take place days before the Republican National Convention...
Trump Campaign Sent Cease-and-Desist Letter to ProPublica Attempting to Stop Their Latest Exposé. It Didn’t Work. (www.mediaite.com)
Former President Donald Trump’s campaign and businesses have provided “Significant financial benefits” to nine of the witnesses in his criminal cases, ProPublica reported Monday morning - shrugging off a threatening cease-and-desist letter sent by Trump’s attorney....
Top Canadian scientist alleges in leaked emails he was barred from studying mystery brain illness (www.theguardian.com)
Massachusetts teacher on leave after holding mock slave auction and using racial slur, official says (abcnews.go.com)
A fifth-grade teacher in Massachusetts has been placed on paid leave after a series of incidents including holding a mock slave auction, using a racial slur, and calling out the student who reported the slur, a school official said....
Alex Jones says Infowars could be shut down within hours (www.newsweek.com)
In what he described as an “emergency broadcast” on Saturday, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones claimed that his far-right news company, Infowars’, studios in Austin, Texas, might be shut down by federal authorities soon....
Top Democrats launch inquiry into Trump’s brazen $1bn pitch to oil execs (www.theguardian.com)
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse calls audacious request ‘definition of corruption’ amid investigation into Mar-a-Lago meeting in April...
