US condemns loss of life, but says no policy changes after civilian deaths in Israeli strike in Rafah (apnews.com)
Proposed Texas GOP platform calls for the Bible in schools, electoral changes that would lock Democrats out of statewide office (www.texastribune.org)
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One explanation for the 2024 election’s biggest mystery, a theory for why Biden is struggling with young and nonwhite voters (www.vox.com)
TIL: Benjamin Netanyahu’s Family Originally had the Surname Mileikowsky When They Came to Palestine from Poland in the 1920s (medium.com)
Study: Microplastics found in Agriculture Clog Soil Pores, Prevent Aeration, and Cause Plant Roots to Die (medium.com)
Temperatures in Pakistan cross 52 degrees Celsius — that’s more than 125°F (edition.cnn.com)
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Former Marco Rubio Intern Indicted for Storming Capitol on January 6 (www.miaminewtimes.com)
I'm baaaaack, with frens this time (sh.itjust.works)
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Waitrose only major supermarket with majority Tory customers, polls show (www.theguardian.com)
Trump trial moves toward end: 5 takeaways on the closing arguments (thehill.com)
The prosecution contends the reimbursements were falsely classified as legal expenses to conceal their true nature — part of a hush-money deal with Daniels. Prosecutors also say this was done to affect the election’s outcome, not merely to save Trump personal embarrassment, and therefore amounts to election interference....
Human Rights Watch Co-Founder Says Israel Is 'Engaged In Genocide' Of Palestinians (www.huffingtonpost.co.uk)
Mexico seeks to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel at ICJ [MEE Staff | 28 May 2024 | Middle East Eye] (www.middleeasteye.net)
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US aid to Gaza stalls after temporary pier breaks apart in heavy seas (www.theguardian.com)
“The rebuilding and repairing of the pier will take at least over a week, and, following completion, will need to be re-anchored to the coast of Gaza,” Singh said....
Democrats plan to nominate Biden virtually to avoid missing Ohio's ballot deadline (www.nbcnews.com)
[Steam] Towaga Among Shadows (store.steampowered.com)
How Nigeria’s economy cratered in President Tinubu’s first year (www.semafor.com)
LAGOS — Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu vowed to usher in an era of renewed hope when he was inaugurated into office a year ago. Twelve months later, the prices of food and fuel have doubled, driving increasingly loud discontent....
Therapists are blaming polyamory for patients' problems. These researchers want to change that. (www.lgbtqnation.com)
Billionaire Capitalists Like Musk and Thiel Want to Kill Democracy (www.commondreams.org)
U.S. oligarchs are backing Donald Trump and the neofascists surrounding him in a bid to roll back the clock to the Gilded Age.
Ocasio-Cortez Says Biden Must Suspend Israeli Aid After 'Indefensible Atrocity' in Rafah (www.commondreams.org)
“It is long past time for the President to live up to his word,” said the Democrat from New York.
Opinion: Climate scientists are finally learning what Indigenous elders like me have been teaching for generations - The Salt Lake Tribune (archive.ph)
Microsoft Starts Preparing Its Open-Source DirectX Shader Compiler For "HLSL 202x" (www.phoronix.com)
1 million customers are without power in Texas as Dallas and Houston get slammed with destructive storms | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
More than a million customers in Texas were without power Tuesday as powerful storms delivered another round of violent weather to the state still reeling from an almost unrelenting parade of destructive and deadly storms in recent weeks....