Thomas says critics are pushing 'nastiness' and calls Washington a 'hideous place' ( apnews.com )
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told attendees at a judicial conference Friday that he and his wife have faced “nastiness” and “lies” over the last several years and decried Washington, D.C., as a “hideous place.”...
Trump flubs son Barron's age, ahead of his graduation ( www.salon.com )
Eurovision has become an ugly mess ( www.dazeddigital.com )
Eurovision is supposed to be a celebration. Those lucky enough to bag tickets to the live shows are usually seen on TV dancing around the arena, cheering and having a fabulous time....
Analysis Finds Nearly 100% of Campus Gaza Protests Have Been Peaceful ( www.commondreams.org )
Target will only sell Pride Month collection in some stores after backlash in 2023 ( abcnews.go.com )
Federal judge temporarily halts Biden plan to lower credit card late fees to $8 ( abcnews.go.com )
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She was accused of faking an incriminating video of teenage cheerleaders. She was arrested, outcast and condemned. The problem? Nothing was fake after all ( www.theguardian.com )
Madi Hime is taking a deep drag on a blue vape in the video, her eyes shut, her face flushed with pleasure. The 16-year-old...
They made one-of-a-kind quilts that captured the public's imagination. Then Target came along ( apnews.com )
Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns. The groundbreaking art practice was cultivated by direct descendants of slaves in rural Alabama who have faced oppression, geographic isolation and intense material...
Supreme Court Rules Against Women Whose Cars Were Seized by the Police ( www.nytimes.com )
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29% of US households have jobs but struggle to cover basic needs: They are 'one emergency from poverty,' one expert says ( www.cnbc.com )
Virginia school board votes to restore names of Confederate leaders to schools ( www.nbcnews.com )
In the wake of George Floyd’s murder, a school board in northern Virginia stripped the names of Confederate military figures from two schools. Four years later, the board approved a motion to restore the names....
U.S. to Announce New Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicle - Considering rates of 100% ( www.nytimes.com )
[US] State Department report says Israel likely violated international law in Gaza ( www.independent.co.uk )
Barron Trump declines Florida GOP delegate position due to 'prior commitments' ( abcnews.go.com )
"While Barron is honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party, he regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments," the Office of Melania Trump wrote in a statement to ABC News.
Steve Bannon still isn't in prison, but he's a little closer ( www.motherjones.com )
Barron Trump backs out of RNC: Melania's team blames "prior commitments" ( www.salon.com )
After the Trump campaign confirmed soon-to-be-graduate Barron Trump’s role as an RNC delegate, and his dad awkwardly forgot his age while reacting to the news, he’s turning down the role, according to his mom....
US says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete ( apnews.com )
Israeli whistleblowers detail horror of shadowy detention facility for Palestinians ( www.cnn.com )
Russian forces attack Ukraine's Kharkiv region, striking on new front | Reuters ( www.reuters.com )
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School board in Virginia votes to restore Confederate names ( www.reuters.com )
The education board for a rural Virginia county voted early on Friday to restore the names of Confederate generals stripped from two schools in 2020, making the mostly white, Republican district the first in the U.S. to take such an action....
How Paul Manafort Tried to Make Money With a Project Supposedly Tied to the Chinese Regime ( www.motherjones.com )
Israeli whistleblowers detail horror of shadowy detention facility for Palestinians | CNN ( www.cnn.com )
At a military base that now doubles as a detention center in Israel’s Negev desert, an Israeli working at the facility snapped two photographs of a scene that he says continues to haunt him....
Criticizing Israel? Nonprofit Media Could Lose Tax-Exempt Status Without Due Process ( theintercept.com )
It doesn’t take much to be accused of supporting terrorism these days. And that doesn’t just go for student activists. In recent months, dozens of lawmakers and public officials have, without evidence, insinuated that U.S. news outlets provide material support for Hamas. Some even issued thinly veiled threats to prosecute...
Florida man points AR-15 in Uber driver's face, forces him to ground for dropping daughter off: deputies ( www.fox35orlando.com )
