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Podcast unearths earliest known recordings of trans icons Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera
The tapes were from a 1970 interview on New York radio station WBAI, and they feature what Ferree believes are the earliest known recordings of the pair. Rivera was 19 and Johnson was 25.
CBC
As Trump Pushes Deportations, a Skyrocketing Caseload Strains Immigration Courts
A federal surge has more than doubled caseloads within some immigration courts nationwide. Lawyers say the tactic is causing errors and confusion.
The New York Times
Most Americans support brands that back Pride & politicians who oppose anti-LGBTQ+ attacks
68% of registered voters agree that companies have a right to show support for the LGBTQ+ community.
LGBTQ Nation
Trump doesn’t rule out giving Jan. 6 rioters who attacked police payouts from the ‘anti-weaponization’ fund
In an interview with NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Trump also baselessly claimed that Tuesday’s elections in California were “rigged.”
NBC News
How the US Labor Movement Can Revive Itself and Help Save Democracy
History teaches us that, when unions fight to defend democracy and win, they position themselves for periods of explosive growth and increased worker power.
Common Dreams
President Trump’s deportation agenda is about to get a $70B infusion from Congress
The funding package from Congress is just a slim dozen-page bill that carries none of the usual guardrails or directives typically demanded in legislation. It turns loose $30 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, and billions for the Border Patrol, and others, prepaying the department’s operations into 2029.
Chicago Tribune
The Interview
Scott Pelley on the Bari Weiss Era and His Last Days at ‘60 Minutes’
The New York Times
This trans student just won at state. The Supreme Court might now ban her from sports.
The fifteen-year-old has been fighting for her rights since she was eleven.
LGBTQ Nation
Trump administration pledges $100M in aid for Cuba, but only if Catholic or other faith-based groups distribute it
The timing of the offer was thorny because it coincided with the US indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro.
Religion News Service
Trump vowed to revoke hundreds of citizenships. It’s proving harder to do
In the last 16 months, the Trump Justice Department says it surpassed the number of cases filed during all four years of the Biden administration — 64, according to available data. The administration is pitching a supercharged denaturalization effort as yet another way to address border security.
NPR
Trans Athletes Don’t Threaten Women—Patriarchal Politicians Do
As the defense teams in Hecox and BPJ seek to police the bodies of transgender women and girls, all women and girls who don’t adhere to society’s rigid standard of femininity will feel the impact.
Common Dreams
Trump Cut Screwworm Monitoring Program Before Parasite Reached Texas
Flesh-eating larvae cases have been reported in the U.S. for the first time in decades
Meidas News
Kennedy Shows Minimal Engagement With Vast Health Portfolio
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has demonstrated little interest in managing his sprawling department as he focuses on food and vaccine policies, according to colleagues.
The New York Times
Storied Germany-based Army cavalry regiment welcomes familiar face as new commander
The regiment serves as one of the Army’s key combat formations in Europe. It also has become one of the Army’s leading formations for experimentation and modernization, helping develop emerging drone, counterdrone and other autonomous capabilities.
Stars and Stripes
Inside Trump’s suddenly softened new green card policy
Big business, including tech and AI companies, launched a quiet but extensive lobbying effort against the green card policy requiring applicants to apply from abroad.
The Washington Post
Meet Genevieve McDonald, the former Graham Platner staffer who keeps criticizing him
Critics say she’s a turncoat. Friends say she’s just speaking her mind.
Portland Press Herald
Second screwworm case in Texas confirmed as Abbott expands state disaster declaration
A screwworm outbreak would threaten the state’s cattle industry and potentially increase already high beef prices nationwide.
The Texas Tribune
Still hot? Drink some water, stay hydrated
The biggest permanent desert lake threatens with rising waters and hungry crocs
Lake Turkana is the world’s largest permanent desert lake, and its waters have long sustained hundreds of thousands of people in one of the most isolated and neglected parts of Kenya. But now the lake is facing multiple, concurrent threats. Rising water levels — attributed to a combination of climatic and tectonic factors — have displaced thousands, damaged infrastructure and services, and disrupted fishing. At the same time, persistent drought across northern Kenya has forced thousands of herders to take up fishing, putting even greater pressure on an already delicate ecosystem and fueling intense competition.
NPR
Russian drone attack damages site near Chornobyl nuclear plant
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemns ‘extremely vile’ attack that did not lead to spike in radiation.
AlJazeera
Ukraine Is Not Losing. Russia Is Not Winning.
A momentum shift that changes everything
The Atlantic
More sanctions could be imposed on Israeli settlers in ‘coming days’, France says
Israeli settlers could face further sanctions in coming days in protest at the escalation of illegal settlements in the West Bank and a surge in violence by settlers against Palestinians, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Sunday.
Reuters
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
Israeli airstrikes kill 9 including Lebanese army officers after ceasefire deal
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed nine people including three members of the Lebanese military, the Lebanese army and state media said, days after the two sides reached a new ceasefire deal.
AP News
Wasting China’s solar panel surplus is madness
After a huge surge in investment since 2020, Chinese companies have the capacity to produce a vast 1,000 gigawatts of panels per annum. The world cannot absorb the supply. More than 40 Chinese solar manufacturers have gone bust, been bought out or delisted. A third of the workforce at the top five survivors has been made redundant.
Financial Times
Greenpeace plans to sue JBS for its climate impacts, seeks details about major plans in Nigeria
JBS, the Brazilian beef juggernaut plagued by corruption scandals and ongoing links to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, announced its first foray into Africa in 2024 after signing an agreement with the Nigerian government. The company says it will open at least six slaughterhouses in the country, investing $2.5 billion, nearly half of its broader $6 billion global expansion plans.
Canada’s National Observer
An airstrike trapped a journalist. She died as rescuers waited for permission to save her.
A Post reconstruction of Amal Khalil’s final hours in Lebanon found that Israel’s military denied rescuers access to her during a key period when she was still alive.
The Washington Post
The Absurd World Cup
FIFA’s president calls football a great unifier, but is it a match for the chaos of 2026?
The Atlantic
Gunman kills one, wounds five in drive-by attacks in Israel
A gunman in a car opened fire at three locations in Israel close to the border with the occupied West Bank on Sunday, killing one man and wounding several other people, Israeli authorities said.
Reuters
Finland’s Stubb urges Europe to step up and lead peace talks with Russia
Europe should take the initiative in launching negotiations with Moscow to end Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said in an interview with Swiss newspaper Neue Zurcher Zeitung published on June 7.
Kyiv Independent
Giant crowds greet Pope Leo at public mass in Madrid, Spain
The pontiff praises Madrid as a beacon of inclusion as about 1.2 million people gather for Sunday mass.
AlJazeera
