Minnesotans aren’t happy about the six finalists for the new state flag ( minnesotareformer.com )
US Supreme Court announces formal ethics code for justices ( www.reuters.com )
The code contains sections codifying that justices should not allow outside relationships to influence their official conduct or judgment, placing restrictions on justices participating in fundraising and reiterating limits on the accepting of gifts. It also states that justices should not “to any substantial degree” use...
Shop owner shot, killed over rainbow flag outside clothing store near Lake Arrowhead ( www.sbsun.com )
U.S. Official Hints at Possible Plea Deal for Julian Assange ( theintercept.com )
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OPINION: Why US homeschooling surge should concern us all ( www.opendemocracy.net )
Blattert, a chemical engineer, was jailed for over 11 years for strangling one of his children and beating her severely with glue sticks, a belt, and his hands – open palms and fists according to the testimony of his brave daughter. Her use of a mobile phone to capture part of the incident is likely the only reason the...
Alex Jones faces day of reckoning over what he owes Sandy Hook families ( www.npr.org )
It’s a day of reckoning today for Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and a long-awaited culmination for the Sandy Hook families who sued Jones for defamation. A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas is expected to force Jones to liquidate his personal assets, including ownership of his media company, Free Speech Systems, in...
FTC bans noncompete agreements for workers ( www.washingtonpost.com )
'If anything happens, it's not suicide': Boeing whistleblower's prediction before death ( abcnews4.com )
West Virginia House passes bill allowing prosecution of librarians ( www.newsandsentinel.com )
‘Fish Bandit’ arrested for taping fish to ATM machines ( ftw.usatoday.com )
Senate aide out of job after purported sex tape apparently filmed in Senate hearing room | CNN Politics ( www.cnn.com )
A Texas judge ruled that a pregnant woman who sued the state seeking an abortion can legally terminate her pregnancy ( www.cnn.com )
Killings in the U.S. are dropping at a historic rate. Will anyone notice? ( www.latimes.com )
Trump attorney Sidney Powell pleads guilty in Georgia election subversion case | CNN Politics ( www.cnn.com )
cross-posted from: kbin.social/m/politics/t/552682...
Army Corps of Engineers to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater a day as saltwater intrusion threatens New Orleans-area drinking water | CNN ( www.cnn.com )
The US Army Corps of Engineers is planning to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater daily into the lower Mississippi River near New Orleans as saltwater intrusion from the Gulf of Mexico continues to threaten drinking water supply, officials said Friday....
A Black student was suspended for his hairstyle. The school says it wasn’t discrimination. ( apnews.com )
I was expecting something clearly offensive, like FUCK YOU shaved into his head, but nope....
'The whole thing's a mess': Anger and panic as ADHD drug shortages drag on ( www.nbcnews.com )
7 Republican AGs write to Target, say Pride month campaigns could violate their state’s child protection laws ( www.cnn.com )
I Went on a Vigilante Raid to “Save” Kids Sold for Sex. What We Did Haunts Me Now. ( slate.com )
South Park's creators have eliminated tipping at Denver's famed Casa Bonita. Servers now make $30 an hour — and some are mad. ( www.businessinsider.com )
NYC AI Chatbot Touted by Adams Tells Businesses to Break the Law ( www.thecity.nyc )
Ohio pastor charged for housing the homeless ( wng.org )
this is a classic example of how policing as an institution is broken and should be completely destroyed in its current form, or outright abolished...
Sanders warns Biden: address working-class fears or risk losing to demagogue ( www.theguardian.com )
"We’ve got to see the White House move more aggressively on healthcare, on housing, on tax reform, on the high cost of prescription drugs,” Sanders said. “If we can get the president to move in that direction, he will win; if not, he’s going to lose.”...
Trump Received Millions From Foreign Governments as President, Report Finds ( web.archive.org )
Unpaywalled link: web.archive.org/…/trump-hotels-foreign-business-r…...
Live updates: Shooting at Perry High School in Iowa ( www.cnn.com )
