What Visual Evidence Tells Us About Israel’s Use of White Phosphorus in Lebanon

Videos collected by The Times shows how the Israeli military has deployed a munition that can be extremely harmful over populated areas in Lebanon.

The New York Times

WaPo scoop on the obvious question of how Rush convinced the CIA he had some legitimate need for the gold: "Rush, who was arrested last month and charged with one count of theft of public money, constructed what is known as a special access program,' … the criminal probe found that Rush 'read in,' or initiated, two colleagues into the highly secretive sham program"

https://wapo.st/4ufqYVp

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CIA officer who had millions in gold bars accused of creating fake spy program

David J. Rush worked on highly secretive intelligence programs and is alleged to have funneled millions of dollars for personal use via a fraudulent contract.

The Washington Post

"The Court has invented a right to discriminate—as long as you provide a political pretext—that not only does not exist in the Constitution, but is explicitly prohibited by the Constitution"

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/06/alabama-racial-discrimination-voting/687448/?gift=Je3D9AQS-C17lUTOnl2W8PXx3PqdVJDy2VNT4oMQvd0

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The Supreme Court Has Invented a Right to Discriminate

Alabama gambled on the Court’s partisanship, and won.

The Atlantic
Opinion | The Betrayal of Black Voters Threatens Our Democracy

The sweeping effort to dismantle Black-majority congressional districts in the South will have far-reaching consequences for all Americans, and for our democracy.

The New York Times

Looks like the Trump Regime coal subsidies include a new coal export terminal in Oakland. In practice, this means Americans get all the climate damage, but none of the benefit from the coal. A really bad deal for everybody but the mine owners.

https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/06/04/oakland-coal-trump/?share=osmwuahnptlt6rawrepd

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Trump’s coal funding sends $75 million to controversial Oakland terminal

The development will receive $75 million from the Trump administration, part of a larger $700 million package of funding made available for coal projects by the Department of Energy.

The Mercury News
“It’s scary that we aren’t trusting the experts and academics who have put together this material and instead we are censoring history and science that is not incorrect and it’s not inaccurate,” Thompson said. “It’s just information that makes people uncomfortable and it’s politically motivated.” #giftArticle link this time.
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Park Service orders removal of ‘woke’ quotes at Boston’s Bunker Hill monument

A visitor complaint prompted a review of quotes that are anti-war, pro-immigrant or highlighted American hypocrisy on slavery ahead of the monument’s 251st anniversary celebration.

The Washington Post

“Republicans should do the stump speech test on this issue, particularly the ones who are in cycle,” Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina) told reporters. “‘I stand solidly behind an administration that wants to potentially provide compensation to people who assaulted Capitol police officers. I stand fully behind that.’ Test that on the stump and see how it works out for you in November.”

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Senate votes to fund ICE for the rest of Trump’s term

Senators rejected amendments meant to bar the president from creating a $1.8 billion fund that some lawmakers said could be used to pay Jan. 6 protesters.

The Washington Post

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Video shows #Pentagon “counterterrorism” hire clambering into Capitol on #Jan6
#EliasIrizarry was filmed moving through restricted grounds & climbing through a broken window, according to a Washington Post analysis.

#Trump #NationalSecurity #insurrection #DomesticTerrorism #StateSponsoredTerrorism #PoliticalViolence #TrumpIsATerrorist #SeditiousConspiracy #treason #law
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Video shows Pentagon counterterrorism hire clambering into Capitol on Jan. 6

Elias Irizarry was filmed moving through restricted grounds and climbing through a broken window, according to a Washington Post analysis.

The Washington Post
Trump Administration to Dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative

The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the Atlantic and Pacific has been critical to climate and ocean research.

The New York Times