“While federal judges have stymied Vought’s attempts to starve the CFPB of funding and fire nearly all of its staff, his ability to cancel settlements and overrule the bureau’s enforcement arm has gone largely unchecked because the agency’s director has wide latitude over that domain” https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2026-trump-cfpb-enforcement/?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4MDg0MDE4NiwiZXhwIjoxNzgxNDQ0OTg2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURloxMTRLSUpIQTYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJGOUU0RDg4NjE3MkM0Nzc3QUVFMDk3NTdCODRDQTlBRCJ9.GSbS2f9sOuzfHniggpmDacRwDJefg3hexfCgcW2xsZE

“EVs are getting more affordable worldwide — except in the U.S.” https://restofworld.org/2026/iea-global-ev-outlook-us-sales-drop/

Hélène Barbier is playing the Bottle in September https://www.ticketweb.com/event/free-monday-w-hlne-barbier-empty-bottle-tickets/14952713

“They did not backtrack it. They did not change it. They still did cuts. They’re still doing cuts.” https://inkstickmedia.com/civilian-support-staff-for-families-of-marines-is-being-gutted/

“But a low approval rating does not mean voters are shifting to Democrats on their own. Without strategic investment at scale, the party could squander a once-in-a-decade opening.“ https://barnraisingmedia.com/the-harris-walz-rural-team-could-have-written-the-dnc-autopsy-report-on-day-one/

This is marvelous in all ways. Also, golf claps to whomever thought to put the ring under the “Non-Fiction” sign https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/lucha-libre-libraries-california-photos-9f1730550839edc97768e983cfb9e3d2

“Minority voters are left with limited alternatives for combatting racial discrimination in redistricting, after the U.S. Supreme Court's latest undermining of the federal Voting Rights Act.” https://www.npr.org/2026/06/05/nx-s1-5836682/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-state-redistricting

“As of May, ‘nearly 30 MQ-9 Reapers have been lost in the course” of Operation Epic Fury against Iran‘” https://www.twz.com/air/usaf-scrambling-to-buy-what-few-mq-9-reapers-it-can-find-after-epic-fury-losses

“US oil exports surge, draining domestic crude inventories toward rock bottom” https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-oil-exports-surge-draining-domestic-crude-inventories-toward-rock-bottom-2026-06-05/

“Democrats ramp up plans to investigate Trump through corporate America” https://www.semafor.com/article/06/05/2026/democrats-plan-to-investigate-trump-through-corporate-america