Mockery, low tactics, sexist tropes: gloriously, Stormy Daniels is repaying Donald Trump in kind ( www.theguardian.com )
At some deep level, the former adult film star clearly has his number and knows how to hit him where it hurts...
Why is RFK Jr. polling steadily around 10%? Does anyone know anyone who is voting for him? What are their reasons / brainworms? ( projects.fivethirtyeight.com )
Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna reveal bill to ‘cancel all medical debt’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Barron Trump, 18, to Make Political Debut as Florida Delegate to the Republican Convention ( www.usnews.com )
Marjorie Taylor Greene boed by Republicans ( www.newsweek.com )
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greenewas booed on the House floor Wednesday afternoon by Republicans and Democrats after bringing forward her motion to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson....
Molly Cook just became the first out LGBTQ+ person elected to the Texas Senate ( www.lgbtqnation.com )
'It's about time': Charlie Kirk defends frat boy who made monkey noises at Black woman ( www.rawstory.com )
DOJ ‘Stonewalling’ House Ethics Committee Probe of Matt Gaetz ( www.thedailybeast.com )
The NYPD's new sizzle reels aren't just dumb. They're dangerous. ( www.motherjones.com )
Haley won 1 in 5 Indiana Republican voters in the presidential primary. She left the race in March ( apnews.com )
They Used to Say Arabs Can’t Have Democracy Because It’d Be Bad for Israel. Now the U.S. Can’t Have It Either. ( theintercept.com )
A serious red line has been crossed: America’s democratic freedoms, expansive on paper, will simply not tolerate serious dissent on the U.S.–Israel relationship. As criticisms of Israel have become more mainstream, the attempt to shut them down entirely has become more extreme....
Biden says US won't supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally ( apnews.com )
House quickly rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to remove Speaker Johnson from office ( apnews.com )
YouTube accused of censoring Macklemore's "Hind's Hall" ( www.newsweek.com )
In Arizona, election workers trained with deepfakes to prepare for 2024 | “By the end of the second day, you’re like: Trust no one,” said one county recorder who completed the training. ( wapo.st )
They Walk Among Us: Mississippi Goddamn, Still ( www.commondreams.org )
Why Ukraine Should Keep Striking Russian Oil Refineries ( www.foreignaffairs.com )
Washington’s criticism is misplaced: attacks on oil refineries will not have the effect on global energy markets that U.S. officials fear. These strikes reduce Russia’s ability to turn its oil into usable products; they do not affect the volume of oil it can extract or export. In fact, with less domestic refining...
GOP lawmaker claims KKK is ‘the military wing of the Democratic Party’ in closed door meeting ahead of antisemitism hearing ( www.cnn.com )
Robert F Kennedy Jr says health issue caused by dead worm in his brain ( www.theguardian.com )
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the third-party candidate for US president, said a health problem he experienced in 2010 “was caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died”
Why aren’t we talking more about Trump’s business with the Saudis? ( www.washingtonpost.com )
Transgender activists flood Utah tip line with hoax reports to block bathroom law enforcement ( apnews.com )
Vermont legislature passes bill to charge fossil fuel companies for damage from climate change ( www.nbcnews.com )
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Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban ( apnews.com )
'Not from me': Former House Speaker Paul Ryan reaffirms claim he'll vote against Trump ( www.jsonline.com )
US pauses shipment of bombs Israel could use in Rafah [Lara Seligman | 05/07/24 | Politico] ( www.politico.com )
