MAGA’s Birthright Meltdown Is in Full Effect

Musk’s and Thiel’s views would be notable enough, especially given their extraordinary political influence on the right, but their views aren’t coming from nowhere. They’re rooted in a profound sense of pessimism and despair that is spreading throughout the right.

The New York Times

Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’

President Donald Trump led tributes to Graham, a leading Republican voice on defense and foreign policy, describing him as a “true American Patriot.”

NBC News

Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill has cut food assistance for millions of Americans

SNAP benefits have plummeted by half in Arizona a year after President Donald Trump’s signature legislation.

The Washington Post

EPA proposes weakening heavy-duty truck pollution rules

Specifically, the proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency would scale back and postpone two provisions designed to make sure emissions-reducing technology keeps working while a vehicle is in use; one related to warranties, and another related to the useful life of emissions technology.

NPR

New research shows women are moving away from heterosexuality

Young women show more fluidity among who they’re attracted to; men are more likely to be exclusively gay or straight.

LGBTQ Nation

CDC Stopped Monitoring Parasite Now Causing Explosive Diarrhea Across The Country

“Funding has not kept pace with the resources required to maintain the continuation of FoodNet surveillance for all eight pathogens,” the talking point read.

Huffpost

Trump Suffers Third E. Jean Carroll Loss in 24 Hours

First the Supreme Court, then a judge, and now this.

The New Republic

US judge dismisses January 6 case against Proud Boys after Trump order

The case is the latest instance of the Trump administration seeking to unravel prosecutions against January 6 rioters.

AlJazeera

Times Journalists Subpoenaed as Trump Escalates Pressure on Media

The Justice Department is seeking to compel testimony from reporters who wrote about the new Air Force One. The Times called the move a “brazen act.”

The New York Times

Are We Already Living in Trump’s Police State?

The unaccountable killings, the show trials, the informant bounties, the door knocks over emails, the leader’s praetorian guard, the captured press, the rewritten history, and now the reach for the ballots themselves: Every component is now built, tested, and humming.

Common Dreams

Execs Confused and Horrified by the Huge AI Bills After Thinking They Could Replace Workers for Free

“Many organizations are still building the capabilities required to forecast, monitor, and manage AI spending effectively.”

Futurism

Lawsuits filed against Border Patrol for ‘excessive’ force as advocates warn of immigration enforcement uptick

The lawsuits come as residents and immigration activists are sounding the alarm about heightened immigration enforcement activity in Chicago, particularly on the Southwest Side in Brighton Park and Back of the Yards. Orozco stood at a news conference Thursday afternoon in New City with local nonprofits who are spreading the word about the uptick in immigration arrests, which has brought back fear and trauma to communities that bore the brunt of President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement operation last year.

Chicago Tribune

GOP’s Latest Voter Suppression Target: Overseas Americans

Republicans historically championed overseas votes, particularly those from active-duty military members. But as civilian voter participation abroad has risen and become a greater part of the overseas vote share, the GOP has changed its tune, launching a multi-pronged effort to suppress overseas votes, which it has framed as suspicious and potentially fraudulent.

Democracy Docket

‘Calling for their arrest’: Dem lawmaker goes scorched earth after detention

The incident drew scattered bipartisan criticism, though some – including prominent right-wing influencer Laura Loomer and Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC) – appeared to side with the Israeli government and condemn Khanna instead.

Raw Story

Trump Pushes Out Remaining Members of Bipartisan Election Commission Ahead of Midterms

President Donald Trump has fired Benjamin Hovland and Thomas Hicks, the Democrats on the federal Election Assistance Commission, while Christy McCormick, the Republican, was allowed to resign, sources tell ProPublica.

ProPublica

Sam Neill, known for ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘The Piano,’ dies at 78, his family says

His death was “sudden and unexpected,” the statement said, adding that he “remained cancer free” when he died. A cause of death wasn’t specified.

NPR

An islandwide blackout strikes Cuba for the second time this week as its grid crumbles

While total blackouts have become increasingly common in the Caribbean country, it’s unusual for back-to-back ones to hit just days apart. Cuba’s Electric Union confirmed the outage on X.

Chicago Tribune

South Africa seeks tariff exemption as US probes forced labor tied to imports

South Africa has asked the United States to exempt it from proposed tariffs linked to a U.S. investigation into the enforcement of bans on imports of products made with forced labor in dozens of countries, arguing that it has robust laws prohibiting the practice.

AP News

Typhoon Bavi weakens to tropical storm as it slams into eastern China

Storm the size of France expected to bring days of heavy rains and strong winds to eastern and northern provinces.

AlJazeera

Irish datacenters now guzzle 23% of the country’s electricity

Consumption rose another 10% while restrictions on most new grid connections remained around Dublin

The Register

The Art Russia Looted from Ukraine’s Museums and Collections

Russia’s occupation forces seized at least 1.7 million cultural objects from Ukraine, while the toll on museums and historic collections keeps rising.

Inkstick

As One Nation surges in the polls, why are the Greens being left behind?

Experts believe ‘Greens voters and One Nation voters have similar concerns’ and the party must capitalise on the emerging anti-establishment mood

The Guardian

Vietnam police detain captain after speedboat capsizing kills 15 Indian tourists

The speedboat was carrying 32 Indian tourists and four Vietnamese crew members when it overturned less than half a kilometer (0.30 mile) from shore Saturday afternoon, shortly after leaving Hon May Rut Ngoai island near Phu Quoc, Vietnam’s largest island, authorities said.

AP News

‘Justice Has Failed Us Here in Guatemala’: A Family Fights for Accountability

More than 44 years have now passed since Guatemalan state forces abducted Luz Leticia; every day since, her sisters have fought to preserve the truth and dignity of her life while demanding answers.

Common Dreams

Former emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, dies at 74

Qatar’s former emir, who revolutionised Qatar out of its Bedouin background to a regional powerhouse, has died at the age of 74, the nation’s Amiri Diwan, its top government body, said on Sunday.

Al Monitor