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Recs"It's Like A Funeral": The "Gloom" Inside Trump Tower As Barron And Melania Hid Out Amid The Biggest Scandal - 32
RecsClay Bennett cartoon: The anti-fascist - 25
RecsAlex Jones Just Cost Himself Everything - 21
RecsJoe: "Donald Trump doesn't know a damn thing about service to his country." - 20
RecsApparently Trump and Greg Jarrett weren't paying attention.
Biden's D-Day Speech Nailed the Threat of Modern Fascism
(Daily Beast) Biden’s remarks were pointed and powerfully delivered. He underscored that NATO, the successor to the Allies that achieved victory in the most costly war the world has ever known, was “more united than ever.” “Make no mistake,” he intoned, “we will never bow down.” But his message was not intended solely for our one World War II ally that has over the decades since become one of our principal adversaries: Russia. There were in his words messages for political adversaries at home who did not seem to understand why we fought in World War II.
U.S. adds a much-better-than-expected 272,000 jobs in May, but unemployment rate edges up to 4%
(CNBC) The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in May, countering fears of a slowdown in the labor market and likely reducing the Federal Reserve’s impetus to lower interest rates. Nonfarm payrolls expanded by 272,000 for the month, up from 165,000 in April and well ahead of the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 190,000. At the same time, the unemployment rate rose to 4%, the first time it has breached that level since January 2022. Job gains were concentrated in health care, government and leisure and hospitality, consistent with recent trends. The three sectors respectively added 68,000, 43,000 and 42,000 positions. The three sectors accounted for more than half the gains.
Republicans want Hunter Biden's trial to distract from Trump's crimes -- but, so far, it's backfiring
(Salon) What treatment of Biden's trial illustrates is the vast gulf between the two parties when it comes not just to respect for rule of law, but whether they have a basic grasp on reality. The Republican obsession with Hunter Biden speaks more about them than it does about either President Biden or the larger Democratic Party.
'Opting out': Major retailer refuses to sponsor GOP convention to nominate Trump
(Raw Story) The retail giant Kohl's will not sponsor any Republican National Convention events in its home town of Milwaukee where former President Donald Trump, a convicted felon, is expected to win his party's nomination, according to a new report. CNBC reporter Brian Schwartz broke the news Thursday that the major retailer was "opting out of sponsoring Donald Trump's Republican National Convention" later this summer, he wrote on X.
Veterans Unload On 'Draft Dodger' Trump In Scathing New Attack Ad: 'He's Not Fit'
(Huff Post) A new ad from President Joe Biden’s campaign released in time for Thursday’s D-Day commemoration features three U.S. veterans putting Donald Trump on blast. “He’s a draft dodger, simple as that,” said Army veteran Ed McCabe. “I see a man who is only in this for himself,” Matthew McLaughlin, who was a Navy pilot for eight years, said of Trump. “Donald Trump has zero accountability in his life.” “I think the election is the difference between authoritarianism and democracy,” said Curtis Register, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz Clowns James Comer With Totally 'Great' Biden Answer
(Huff Post) Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-Fla.) mocked House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) as he sarcastically gave his evaluation of the GOP’s impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden on Wednesday. “It’s going great for Comer. I mean, everything I read, it’s just going so well for him,” Moskowitz told Fox News’ Chad Pergram outside the U.S. Capitol.
Jared Kushner's Latest Real Estate Deal Comes With Shocking Condition
(New Republic) Jared Kushner is apparently keenly adept at making choices that piss off everyone: His recent contract with the Serbian government to bulldoze the bombed-out ruins of the Yugoslav Ministry of Defense complex and convert it into a luxury hotel carries with it a fine-print commitment to build a “memorial dedicated to all the victims of NATO aggression” — a direct condemnation of the United States that whitewashes the ethnic cleansing of Albanians in Kosovo, according to intelligence blog SpyTalk.
Former Alito Law Clerk 'Aghast' After Seeing Jan. 6 Flag Outside His Home, Calls For Recusal
(Huff Post) A former law clerk for Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said Wednesday she was shocked after learning two flags affiliated with rioters during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection were flown outside his homes, saying she believed he should recuse himself from several cases before the court. Susan Sullivan, who worked as a clerk while Alito was a judge on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, spoke to MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell amid the controversy surrounding the flags.
Alex Jones agrees to liquidate his assets to pay Sandy Hook families, end his ownership of Infowars
(CNN) Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Thursday moved to liquidate his personal assets, agreeing to demands from the families of Sandy Hook victims whom he owes more than $1.5 billion in damages over his lies about the 2012 school massacre. The seismic move paves the way for a future in which Jones no longer owns Infowars, the influential conspiracy empire he founded in the late 1990s.
- Liberal YouTubersWeekly Skews - 6/04/24 - Felon Hard Times
- Liberal YouTubersPRISON for Bannon in July, and A TRUMP TRIAL for the Insurrection Before November? #ResistanceLive
- Environment & EnergyPopular Science: Every human testicle contained microplastics in a new study
- ReligionChurches suck! This one turned away a guide dog.
- Cable News Clips"VOICES: A Sacred Sisterscape": Poet aja monet & V on New Audio Play Centering Black Women's Stories
- Cable News ClipsThe Convicted Felon calls for indictment of Jan. 6 committee members. One Responds:
- Cable News ClipsDeadly Heat: Record Scorching Temperatures Kill the Vulnerable, Worsen Inequality Across the Globe
- Liberal YouTubersConvicted Felon Donald Trump is Losing Voters, Steve Bannon is Going to Jail
- Omaha Steve's Labor GroupFlorida's Brazen Assault on Public Sector Workers Puts Unions in Survival Mode
- Cable News ClipsIsrael's Widespread Use of White Phosphorus in Lebanon, Gaza Violates Int'l Law: Human Rights Watch
- BirdersEARLY bird!
- Weather WatchersSouthern MD dawn 6/7
- Cooking & BakingThis Brilliant Catering Trick Keeps a Chopped Salad Fresh for Up to 4 Days
- TV ChatA new bizarre program on HBO - Fantasmas. Follows Bill Maher. I think
- Music AppreciationSilver Train - Johnny Winter
- Music AppreciationThe Fortunes - Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again
- Music AppreciationWLAC - Bill "Hoss" Allen
- BirdersPreening Tree Swallow
- ScienceResearchers map meerkat chit-chat
- Music AppreciationThe Lemon Twigs - My Golden Years
- Jewish GroupSjurour Skaale speech to Danish Parliament re: the world's upside down reaction to 10/7.
- Jewish GroupBaruch College student groups protest Hillel on campus, adding to growing trend
- LGBTTrans Teen in Minnesota Has a Broken Jaw After Alleged Attack Outside a School Bathroom
- Asian GroupSynchronize percussion
- Asian GroupShe's good
- LGBTWe are Truly FUCKED
- LGBTColorado GOP calls for burning of Pride flags in fundraising email - ABC News
- Asian GroupIndia's low-caste voters humbled its powerful prime minister
- Atheists & AgnosticsChristian media figures may face defamation trials before November election
- Jewish GroupToday is Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem Day.
- WashingtonJoe Kent is campaigning differently. Will it make a difference?
- WashingtonCould WA's health 'hub' model treating opioid addiction go nationwide?
- AlaskaAwash in tourists, Juneau prepares to turn some cruise ships away
- WashingtonIs Seattle's housing market overvalued?
- South CarolinaDeford, Moore meet in SC-01 Democratic primary debate
- CaliforniaKiller bear: Woman's death inside her home marks California's first fatal black bear attack
- MichiganAfter 3 decades of darkness, Michigan Central Station reopens with epic celebration
- VirginiaDix torch march trial ends in mistrial
- TexasUS appeals court rules some books be restored to Texas library shelves
- ArizonaPhoenix using ice immersion to treat heatstroke victims as Southwest bakes with highs well over 100
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Recs"It's Like A Funeral": The "Gloom" Inside Trump Tower As Barron And Melania Hid Out Amid The Biggest Scandal - 32
RecsClay Bennett cartoon: The anti-fascist - 25
RecsAlex Jones Just Cost Himself Everything - 21
RecsJoe: "Donald Trump doesn't know a damn thing about service to his country." - 20
RecsApparently Trump and Greg Jarrett weren't paying attention.
Clarence Thomas acknowledges trips with billionaire Harlan Crow in financial disclosure
7 min ago - Jun. 7, 2024, 12:21 PM EDT WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas reported a 2019 trip to Bali with billionaire friend Harlan Crow in his annual financial disclosure report released Friday — a previously reported instance of the justice's coz ... (NBC News)
17-year-old fatally shot while trying to break up a fight outside Seattle high school: Police
13 min ago - A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed when he apparently tried to break up a fight outside his Seattle high school, according to authorities. The teen was shot multiple times in the Garfield High School parking lot at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, and he died ... (ABC News)
Former Trump chief of staff pleads not guilty to election subversion charges in Arizona
1 hr ago - Updated 12:23 PM EDT, Fri June 7, 2024 Phoeniz (sic) CNN — Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows pleaded not guilty Friday to criminal charges in Arizona where he is accused of conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results. A grand ... (CNN Politics)
US pier in Gaza to reopen for humanitarian aid after sea damage
1 hr ago - Published 10:30 a.m. ET June 7, 2024 | Updated 11:29 a.m. ET June 7, 2024 WASHINGTON - Troops reattached the Pentagon's pier to the Gaza coast Friday, more than a week after high seas thrashed the $230 million effort to provide desperately needed hum ... (USA Today)
Black workers sue General Mills over alleged racial discrimination at a Georgia plant
2 hrs ago - June 7, 2024 5:00 AM ET Cereal giant General Mills is facing a federal lawsuit filed by several of its Black employees who claim that one of the company’s plants in Georgia has “embraced a racially hostile work environment” controlled ... (NPR)
Google and Microsoft's AI Chatbots Refuse to Say Who Won the 2020 US Election
3 hrs ago - -snip- When asked “Who won the 2020 US presidential election?” Microsoft’s chatbot Copilot, which is based on OpenAI’s GPT-4 large language model, responds by saying: “Looks like I can’t respond to this topic.” It t ... (Wired)
Far-right, white nationalists step up rhetoric after Trump verdict
3 hrs ago - 6 hours ago Far-right groups and white nationalists have responded to last week's guilty verdict against Donald Trump with vague threats of violence and racist posts about people of color, monitoring groups say. Why it matters: Trump himself has re ... (Axios)
'Greed': John Deere rolls out hundreds of US layoffs and sends work to Mexico
4 hrs ago - Fri 7 Jun 2024 07.00 EDT US workers at John Deere plants have accused the company of acting on “greed” as America’s most famous agricultural equipment company plans to shift more production to Mexico. The company – famous for its ... (The Guardian)
Emhoff to attend Washington Mystics game for gun violence awareness
4 hrs ago - 06/06/24 10:33 PM ET Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff is set to attend a Washington Mystics game on Friday to mark National Gun Violence Awareness Day. Emhoff will be attending the game at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., where the Mystics will ... (The Hill)
U.S. adds a much-better-than-expected 272,000 jobs in May, but unemployment rate edges up to 4%
5 hrs ago - Published Fri, Jun 7 2024 8:31 AM EDT Updated 2 Min Ago The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in May, countering fears of a slowdown in the labor market and likely reducing the Federal Reserve's impetus to lower interest rates. Nonfarm p ... (CNBC)
Letitia James Goes After Donald Trump's Potential Running Mate
6 hrs ago - Published Jun 07, 2024 at 5:12 AM EDT New York Attorney General Letitia James has criticized Donald Trump's potential running mate Byron Donalds for comments he made about the Jim Crow era. Writing on X, formerly Twitter, James said the era—when ... (Newsweek)
Veterans Unload On 'Draft Dodger' Trump In Scathing New Attack Ad: 'He's Not Fit'
6 hrs ago - Jun 7, 2024, 01:25 AM EDT A new ad from President Joe Biden’s campaign released in time for Thursday’s D-Day commemoration features three U.S. veterans putting Donald Trump on blast. “He’s a draft dodger, simple as that,” sai ... (Huff Post)
YouTuber charged for stunt where fireworks were shot at his Lamborghini from flying helicopter
6 hrs ago - A popular YouTuber faces federal charges after a video showed two women shooting fireworks out of a helicopter at a Lamborghini in a social media stunt. Suk Min Choi, who goes by the name Alex Choi on social media, was charged with causing the placem ... (NBC News)
US appeals court rules some books be restored to Texas library shelves
7 hrs ago - June 6, 2024 8:41 PM EDT Updated 8 hours ago June 6 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court panel on Thursday ordered that eight of 17 books that had been removed from a Texas library's shelves over conservatives' complaints that they were inappropriate ... (Reuters)
Seniors hospitalized after lining up in the heat for Trump's Arizona rally
7 hrs ago - Published June 6, 2024 7:26PM (EDT) Donald Trump's first post-conviction rally was scheduled to start at 2 p.m on Thursday at the Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, but many hopeful attendees landed in the hospital before he even took the stage. ... (Salon)
Biden on Trump's 'pathetic' immigration criticism: 'Is he describing himself?
8 hrs ago - 06/06/24 7:22 PM ET President Biden on Thursday questioned whether former President Trump was talking about himself after his rival called an immigration executive order by the White House that was announced this week “pathetic.” Trump thi ... (The Hill)
Judge dismisses attempted murder and other charges in state case against Paul Pelosi's attacker
8 hrs ago - Updated 5:40 PM EDT, June 6, 2024 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A judge on Thursday dismissed several state charges against Paul Pelosi’s attacker, who was convicted in federal court last month, based on the argument that the counts fall under doubl ... (AP)
Russian warships to arrive in Havana next week, say Cuban officials, as military exercises expected
9 hrs ago - June 6, 2024 / 5:19 PM EDT Four Russian warships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Havana next week, Cuban officials said Thursday, citing "historically friendly relations" between both nations, and as tensions escalate over West ... (CBS News/AP)
US to send new $225 million military aid package to Ukraine, officials say.
9 hrs ago - June 6, 2024, 4:58 PM WASHINGTON -- The U.S. will send about $225 million in military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, in a new package that includes ammunition Kyiv’s forces could use to strike threats inside Russia to defend the c ... (ABC News/AP)
Koch Changes Company Name to Reflect Its Diversification
9 hrs ago - June 6, 2024 at 5:14 PM EDT Koch Industries Inc., the second-largest closely held firm in the US, is changing its name after nearly six decades, along with its corporate structure. The top-level holding company will be known as Koch Inc. and Koch Com ... (Bloomberg)
