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Friday, 05 June 2026 · Afternoon Edition · Vol. 1 No. 177
MJD 61196.75
LEAD — STATE & LOCAL
Tell Us, in This Week’s Open Thread, What Publications You Subscribe to
-- Racket
As we do every Friday, we're turning Racket over to you, the readers.
STATE & LOCAL
▸ Freeloader Friday: 136 Free Things To Do This Weekend
-- Racket
Summer means the weekend is stacked.
INTERNATIONAL
▸ Chinese spies are posing as recruiters to target officials and journalists
-- ICIJ
The U.S. and its Five Eyes partners warned that Chinese military intelligence services were behind “cover companies” using job...
NATIONAL
▸ Trump’s Gift to Drug Cartels, Money Launderers, and Terrorists
-- Mother Jones
A version of the below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most...
CULTURE & SPORT
▸ Six Grown Men Can Be WAGs, Too!
-- Defector
In the seconds after Seth Jarvis scored the winning overtime goal for the Carolina Hurricanes , the Sportsnet broadcast cut to...
▸ Report: Stupid Asshole Headed To New York To Ruin Everything
-- Defector
▸ Prisoners At Private ICE Jail In New Jersey Collectively Refuse Conditions Of Death
-- Defector
INVESTIGATIVE
▸ North Carolina Democrats Propose Changes to Block GOP Power Transfers and Secrecy
-- ProPublica
The post North Carolina Democrats Propose Changes to Block GOP Power Transfers and Secrecy appeared first on ProPublica .
WORLD
▸ Germany’s Merz says EU to initiate integration of Western Balkans
-- Al Jazeera
Alongside Ukraine and Moldova, six Western Balkan nations wish to join the European Union.
▸ Lawsuit challenges US ‘third-country’ deportations to Equatorial Guinea
-- Al Jazeera
▸ An ice cream parlour survives Gaza’s genocide and gives seven students hope
-- Al Jazeera
SECTIONS
Tinseltown Tour: TMZ Streaming Live, Come Into Our Newsroom and Watch Things... #film
Tech Talk: Fake Money Built America #tech
Politics Fightbox: Someone Tried to Spend $2,500 at Lululemon on My Credit Card.... #politics
Fascination Station: Viller Mühle in Goch, Germany #culture
Delicious Dining: Free 7 Day Healthy Meal Plan (June 8-14) #food
Science Showcase: Astronauts take shelter on the International Space Station... #science
Gaming Greatness: XBOX CEO wants XBOX to become the number one gaming company by... #gaming
Guns Galore: Sako M92S: Finland’s Last Civilian AK (now being imported to... #firearms
Books Bundle: If I Were Chuck Schumer #books
Comic Collection: Planetary Science #comics
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