Republicans who embraced Trump’s big lie run to become election officials

…Republicans who have embraced baseless claims about the 2020 election being stolen are now running to serve as the chief elections officials in several states, a move that could give them significant power over election processes...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/30/republicans-trump-election-fight-to-vote

Republicans block ‘Jim Crow jury’ reform in Louisiana House committee

Bill would have given hope to people in prison after split-jury verdicts…

https://lailluminator.com/2021/05/30/republicans-block-jim-crow-jury-reform-in-house-committee/

California faces another drought as lake beds turn to dust - a photo essay

Water shortages and dry conditions are already affecting the state as the governor has declared an emergency in 41 of 58 counties…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/30/california-drought-water-shortage-photo-essay

Second Amendment is not about guns -- it's about anti-Blackness, a new book argues - CNN

…And that famous line about a "well-regulated militia?" Well, that was inserted primarily to deal with potential slave revolts -- not to repel a foreign army, she says…

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/30/us/second-amendment-guns-anti-black-anderson-blake/index.html

Charges Coming for Trump?

The New York District Attorney has convened a grand jury with Trump in its sights.
https://youtu.be/zY9zwClkQc0

How Uber Is SCAMMING You

The ride-hailing company Uber is everywhere: it has rapidly become one of the most ubiquitous corporate entities in the United States. But beneath all of its bluster, Uber has a big secret: there’s no profit, no gains in efficiency or effectiveness, and, above all, no innovation. Simply put, Uber is one of the biggest scams in American economic history. And it’s not just scamming its investors (although it definitely is): it’s scamming you – its users – and, most of all, it’s scamming its drivers. While they get rich, you get ripped off. Edward Ongweso, Jr., technology reporter at VICE News, explains.
https://youtu.be/OjW6ZZuJ4w4

OLBERMANN VS...THE GOP PUTSCH IN TEXAS MUST BE MET AS WE WOULD ANY OTHER...

The Republicans are voting to end democracy and education in Texas. It is time to take power away from such Failed States.
https://youtu.be/b_MnCsXPS9c

Sex Doesn't Cause Every Problem, Frank (Hemant Mehta and Jessica Bluemke, The Friendly Athiest podast #376)

— This is the dumbest anti-evolution video I’ve ever seen. (0:50)
— This apologist’s weird sex tweet doesn’t make any sense. (9:54)
— A Christian Nationalist version of the Bible was too toxic for a major publisher. (15:44)
— This survey of conservative Christians is wildly misleading. (23:49)
— Should Chip and Joanna Gaines have given money to a relative who opposes racial justice? (30:12)
— A pastor was arrested for spying on men in the church bathroom. (40:37)
— The mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana is going to stop violence with two days of prayer. (42:32)
— A Christian hate-preacher is doing damage control before a CNN segment about his lies. (45:10)
— A Christian mom says feminism is Satanic. (53:45)
— Are atheists obligated to call Catholic nuns “sisters”? (58:39)
— A Christian hate-group overreacted after a principal omitted parts of the Pledge at a graduation ceremony. (1:04:20)
Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-dzw5n-e9c419b

‘Justice looks like telling the story’: the long buried story of the Tulsa race massacre

' In 1921, a white mob destroyed a black neighborhood in one of the country's worst episodes of racial violence. A new film traces the echoes of violence, long whitewashed from textbooks, into the present…

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/may/28/tulsa-race-massacre-documentary-the-fire-and-the-forgotten

Outrage as regulators let pesticides from factory pollute US town for years | Nebraska | The Guardian

… While regulators sample water and soil, many area residents worry that the beef cattle operation adjacent to the AltEn plant has also been contaminated. They wonder how much the animals there may have been exposed to pesticide concentrates through their feed and water, and if people who consumed meat from those animals may have long-term health consequences…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/29/environmental-catastrophe-mead-nebraska

Greene’s ahistorical claim that the Nazis were socialists - The Washington Post

… Hitler adamantly rejected socialist ideas, dismantled or banned left-leaning parties and disapproved of trade unions. In many countries, trade unions played important roles in socialist movements or helped launch political movements that eventually adopted socialist platforms...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/29/greenes-ahistorical-claim-that-nazis-were-socialists/

What is critical race theory? - The Washington Post

… "Critical race theory is an effort really to move beyond the focus on finding fault by impugning racist motives, racist bias, racist prejudice, racist animus and hatred to individuals, and looking at the ways in which racial inequality is embedded in structures in ways of which we are very often unaware,"…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2021/05/29/critical-race-theory-bans-schools/

Risk of brain-eating amoeba, flesh-eating bacteria may increase due to climate change: Experts - ABC News

Infections are rare, but pathogens and bacteria thrive in warmer waters...

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/risk-brain-eating-amoeba-flesh-eating-bacteria-increase/story

Texas Republicans finalize bill that would enact stiff new voting restrictions and make it easier to overturn election results - The Washington Post

… In a last-minute addition, language was inserted in the bill making it easier to overturn an election, no longer requiring evidence that fraud actually altered an outcome of a race — but rather only that enough ballots were illegally cast that could have made a difference...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/texas-voting-restrictions/2021/05/29/86923248-be25-11eb-9c90-731aff7d9a0d_story.html

GOP Betrayed America

The GOP voted to cover-up a domestic terrorist attack they incited. We will never forget.
https://youtu.be/LHZjrc1vDB8

Florida's Pointless, Unconstitutional Social Media Law (Opening Arguments podcast OA494)

I know I say this a lot but... this episode is action packed! So much good stuff to discuss that we had to squeeze in the Trump grand jury news into the announcements slot. Andrew breaks down what it means and what to expect. Then, a listener who actually worked on the NRA case wrote in to give us the final word on Sea Girt. But in our main segment, Andrew gives us the full breakdown on the asinine social media law Florida just passed. Eyes, look your last, because this thing is destined for the trash bin. Find out why! Then, we squeezed in a wildcard segment, if you can believe it. Did Alan Dershowitz win a defamation case against CNN? (no)

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-jujmm-e994633

Truth Wanted 04.19 with P*CK and Arden of Eden

SHOW TIME-STAMPS

00:00 Intro
01:11 What's New With Arden?
02:18 How To Approach Difficult Conversations?
17:45 Increasing Awareness Of Terminology
21:41 How To Be An Ally When You Aren't Fully Educated?
28:44 Lucas-TX | Overcoming Indoctrination Regarding Trans People
42:12 Paul-(UK) | Atheism Has A Burden Of Proof
1:08:20 Stephanie-ME | Pushing Back Against Bigoted Trans Stereotypes
1:20:41 Jesse-NJ | Disclosure Of Trans Status With A Potential Romantic Interest
Interview: 

https://youtu.be/vj43YghuBy0

The Atheist Experience 25.19 with Matt Dillahunty and Ian Rowland

SHOW TIME-STAMPS

00:00 Intro and Announcements
04:01 Ian Rowland And Cold Reading
12:44 Joey-(UK) Reason And Presuppositionalism
23:18 Xeno-NC | Signals: Proof Of God
37:31 Christian-CO | Life Proves Design
1:00:38 Herman-VA | Why Can't People Just Believe?
1:06:14 Mini-(CA) | 2 Arguments For God
1:19:35 Jules-(UK) | Many Evidences Of God
1:31:44 Tom-MO | The God Beyond
1:3838 Outro
Interview: 

https://youtu.be/R4DLZNQvTgM

Talk Heathen 05.19 with Jim Barrows and Rudy Bee

SHOW TIME-STAMPS

00:00 Intro
03:14 Chad-MI | Dad Kicked Me Out
22:08 Mike-WA | Non-Belief Helps Deal With Death/Loss
31:16 Kevin-NY | Jesus Is A Moral Authority
54:26 Gary-(UK) | How Can Atheists & Theists Collab?
1:03:35 Olena-AZ | Can Buddhists Be Atheist?
1:08:11 Jose-CA | Theistic Burden Of Proof
1:11:21 Carpe Diem-CO | Forgiveness Of Fellow Atheists
1:23:31 Schell-AZ | Teaching Children About Social Issues
Interview: 

https://youtu.be/ERLxpmCPIoY

The News Roundup — Domestic (The 1A) 2021-05-28

On the anniversary of his death, George Floyd’s family met with President Joe Biden at the White House. The president continued to urge Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, despite them failing to meet his desired deadline.

New York City May Bill de Blasio announced that his city is planning a full reopening of its public school system this fall. There will be no option for remote learning.

The source of COVID-19 is under new scrutiny as officials and experts are once again considering that it may have been leaked from a lab after new, albeit murky, intelligence on the subject. The widely accepted explanation is that COVID-19 developed from human-animal contact at a wet market in the Chinese province of Wuhan. Initially, the idea that the virus was generated in a lab was dismissed due to conspiracy theories that it was leaked intentionally.
Interview: 

https://the1a.org/segments/wuhan-lab-goerge-floyd/

The News Roundup — International (The 1A) 2021-05-28

Government officials in Belarus forced a commercial airplane to land this week. A journalist critical of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s regime was escorted off the plane. Now airlines are instructing flights to avoid the country’s airspace, and many flights to Belarus have been canceled.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with government officials in Israel to advocate for a continued ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza. The U.S. plans to reopen its consulate in Jerusalem, a move some say is a bid to warm relations with the Palestinians.

President Joe Biden also urged another ceasefire this week, this time in the Ethiopian region of Tigray. A civil war has devastated the region since late last year. President Biden also called for humanitarian access to the Tigray region and for the withdrawal of Eritrean and Amhara forces.
Interview: 

https://the1a.org/segments/belarus-journalist-tigray-israel/

"Mental Immunity" (Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor, Freethought Radio podcast)

Breaking news! FFRF won its lawsuit against a Texas judge who opens his courtroom sessions with a prayer. We hear Christopher Hitchens talking about facing death, and then a “funny" song about death by Dan Barker called "No Hurry To Die." Then we speak with philosopher and author Andy Norman about his new groundbreaking book Mental Immunity: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-jfhn3-e972d26

Circular Firing Squad (AG and Andrew Torrez, Cleanup on Aisle 45 podcast, episode 19)

This week: How will the Gordon Sondland’s suit against Pompeo go; could Pompeo be in criminal trouble, too; is Trump appointed IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig sweet-talking Democrats just to keep his job; how authoritarian did Barr’s DoJ get to find the identity of a Twitter account that made fun of Devin Nunes; is the US in the market for a Greenland; who is Joe Elliott and how is he involved with Gaetz and Greenberg; what is Andrew’s initial reaction to the Barr OLC memo decision; plus lottery payoffs for vaccinations; Romney supports a Jan 6 Commission; 3 new Biden appointees make it through; and more.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-wriu7-e9158ee

Is Fox News Guilty of Defamation? We Report, You Decide! (Opening Arguments podcast OA493)

Today Andrew breaks down Fox's motion to dismiss the Dominion lawsuit. Dominion has mountains of evidence of defamation. Fox... disagREES. Find out how their defense holds up! We also talk about the surprisingly high number of delightful emails we got about Seagirt from Australians. And finally an Andrew was slightly wrong about some Asbestos bankruptcy stuff!

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-g9gcp-e8cf95c

‘Horrible History’: Mass Grave of Indigenous Children Reported in Canada - The New York Times

… Unlike other religious groups that operated the residential schools, the Catholic Church has refused to formally apologize for abuses that occurred within them. In 2018, Pope Francis rejected a direct appeal for an apology from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/28/world/canada/kamloops-mass-grave-residential-schools.html

Pittsburgh study finds 1 in 10 teens identify as gender diverse | TheHill

… Over 9 percent of the survey participants reported identifying differently than with their sexes that were assigned at birth. Nearly 30 percent of those students surveyed reported transmasculine identities and nearly 39 percent reported transfeminine identities. Nearly 31 percent identified as nonbinary, according to the survey...

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/555880-pittsburgh-study-finds-1-in-10-teens-identify-as-gender-diverse

15 percent of Americans believe central QAnon theory: poll | TheHill

… Approximately 4 in 10 Americans who say that they trust far-right news outlets like OANN and Newsmax said that they believe the false theory that the government and other institutions are controlled by "Satan-worshipping pedophiles."…

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/555699-15-percent-of-americans-believe-central-qanon-theory-poll

Manchin blasts McConnell for playing politics on Jan. 6 bill | TheHill

… "There is no excuse for any Republican to vote against the commission since Democrats have agreed to everything they asked for," Manchin said. "Mitch McConnell has made this his political position, thinking it will help his 2022 elections. They do not believe the truth will set you free, so they continue to live in fear," he said...

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/555713-manchin-blasts-mcconnell-for-playing-politics-on-jan-6-bill

Opinion | Election-deniers are running for a key role in swing states. It could lead to a scary 2024. - The Washington Post

… Imagine how the 2020 election might have gone if, instead of principled Republican Brad Raffensperger running Georgia's voting system, a pro-Trump conspiracy theorist had been the state's secretary of state, receiving calls from former president Donald Trump asking to find enough votes to overturn the results? Or if, as Mr. Trump pressured Michigan's canvassers to refuse to certify President Biden's win in that state, that state's chief elections officer had helped drum up rather than tamp down the former president's bogus fraud allegations?…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/election-deniers-are-running-for-a-key-role-in-swing-states-it-could-lead-to-a-scary-2024/2021/05/27/ab22809a-be61-11eb-83e3-0ca705a96ba4_story.html

Biden budget to put price tag on policy priorities, earn likely Republican rebuke | Reuters

… Biden has pledged to fund his proposals by increasing taxes on corporations and wealthy people as he seeks to create a reshaped, more equitable economy in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic...
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-budget-put-price-tag-policy-priorities-earn-likely-republican-rebuke-2021-05-28/

Opinion | It might not look like it, but Biden is winning - The Washington Post

… Biden wants to lower the level of hostility, get whatever he can from wherever he can to fulfill his agenda and make sure everyone knows who is for the little guy. Judging by that standard, he's making solid progress...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/28/it-might-not-look-like-it-biden-is-winning/

President Biden has released his $6 trillion budget. Here's what's in it. - CNNPolitics

… "This is a solid budget that reflects President Biden's vision for investing in people and society and ensures that the economy grows, and that everyone shares in the prosperity. And it understands that the public sector is a key component in moving us forward," Rouse told reporters...

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/28/politics/biden-budget-proposal/index.html

Matt Gaetz Tells Fans to Carry Out ‘Armed Rebellion’ Against Government if Neccessary

… Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) tweeted a clip of the speech and said: "This is not speech protected by the First Amendment. This is beyond yelling fire in a theater."…

https://www.thedailybeast.com/matt-gaetz-tells-fans-to-carry-out-armed-rebellion-against-government-if-neccessary

Opinion | Republicans are laying a devious trap for Democrats. They shouldn’t get scammed. - The Washington Post

… "After decades of Republican demands to cut out waste and abuse in Medicare, Obama actually did it to help fund the ACA," Lee told me. "Republicans rewarded him by making his 'cuts to Medicare' their number one attack ad for years."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/27/republicans-are-laying-devious-trap-democrats-they-shouldnt-get-scammed/

Critical race theory is a lens. Here are 11 ways looking through it might refine your view of history - CNN

… Slavery brought with it anti-literacy laws, which states continued to pass and enforce until the mid-1800s. The aversion to educating African Americans wasn't limited to the South. See the stories of a rejected proposal for a college in New Haven, Connecticut, a mob's destruction of the Noyes Academy in Canaan, New Hampshire, or the attack on a school for "young ladies of color" in Canterbury, Connecticut...

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/27/us/critical-race-theory-lens-history-crt/index.html

The Growing Threat of Christian Nationalism in the U.S. | Time

… As a political theology that co-opts Christian narratives and symbolism, Christian nationalism has its own version of the "elect," those chosen by God. They are "people like us," meaning conservative Christian, but also white, natural-born citizens. Moreover, in a prosperous nation, only "the elect" should control the political process while others must be closely scrutinized, discouraged, or even denied access. This ideology is fundamentally a threat to a pluralistic, democratic society...

https://time.com/6052051/anti-democratic-threat-christian-nationalism/

U.S. Senate panel advances EV tax credit of up to $12,500 | Reuters

… Stabenow said a century ago as automakers were debating between electric and gasoline-powered vehicles Congress provided tax incentives for the oil industry. "We picked a winner and they won - 100 years ago," Stabenow said "And now we're just trying to level the playing field."…

https://www.reuters.com/article/legal-usa-autos-taxes-idUSKCN2D812Y

‘It’s insane’: Proud Boys furor tests limits of Trump’s GOP - POLITICO

… There's a more fundamental question about what kind of Republican is welcome in the post-Trump GOP. The Trump era not only mainstreamed conspiracy theories — a large majority of Republicans believing Trump's baseless claims that the election was rigged — it also gave rise to militant, pro-Trump groups like the Proud Boys, which the Southern Poverty Law Center has labeled a hate group. Nationally, several members of the Proud Boys are facing charges for their involvement in the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6...

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/27/nevada-gop-proud-boys-491138

New administration, new crisis over what kids are being taught - The Washington Post

… Rufo argued that the right had "frozen" perceptions of the term and were "steadily driving up negative perceptions." 

"We will eventually turn it toxic, as we put all of the various cultural insanities under that brand category," he continued. "The goal is to have the public read something crazy in the newspaper and immediately think 'critical race theory.' We have decodified the term and will recodify it to annex the entire range of cultural constructions that are unpopular with Americans."…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/26/new-administration-new-crisis-over-what-kids-are-being-taught/

The unresolvable dishonesty at the heart of the Arizona election review - The Washington Post

…We need to be specific about one point. That the process is unfolding as it is necessarily a function of trying to undermine the results of the election…https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/26/unresolvable-dishonesty-heart-arizona-election-review/

School apologizes for stating falsely in yearbook Trump was not impeached | Arkansas | The Guardian

'Political inaccuracies' in Arkansas junior high school yearbook included saying racial protests in US were 'Black Lives Matter riots'

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/26/arkansas-junior-high-school-yearbook

Trump investigation: Manhattan district attorney convenes grand jury to hear evidence, weigh potential charges - The Washington Post

… Prosecutors were unlikely to take that step without believing they had evidence to show there was probable cause to believe someone had committed a crime…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trump-investigation-grand-jury/2021/05/25/5f47911c-bcca-11eb-83e3-0ca705a96ba4_story.html

McConnell reduced to candor in making case against Jan. 6 commission

…In the hopes of satisfying GOP demands, House Democrats made a series of concessions about the structure and scope of the proposed Jan. 6 panel. House Republicans, who probably thought their unreasonable demands would scuttle any possible deal, responded by saying they wouldn't take "yes" for an answer…

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/mcconnell-reduced-candor-making-case-against-jan-6-commission-n1268622

Opinion | Brad Raffensperger’s agonizing travails on a 2020 recount point to real trouble ahead - The Washington Post

… This misses the whole point of such efforts, which is to manufacture ways to cast doubt on electoral outcomes in spite of what full transparency and the facts reveal. We need to forthrightly confront whether a broader movement is developing, in which such moves are really dry runs at manufacturing fake justifications for subverting future electoral losses by any means necessary...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/26/brad-raffensperger-ga-recount-nyt/

Why Climate Action for Palestinians is in Israel's Interests | Time

… In the West Bank, water is more abundant: more rain falls each year on its northwestern region than on London. But the terms of 1995 peace accords, which gave Israel a say on water projects in the West Bank, have severely limited what Palestinians can do to access water. Permits for pumps and wells are rarely granted and infrastructure is often destroyed by the Israeli army, according to Amnesty International, resulting in what the organization calls "truly staggering" disparity in water access between Palestinians and Israelis. Hundreds of Palestinian communities lack running water...

https://time.com/6051323/palestinians-israel-conflict-climate-change/

How Not to Prove God with Science

https://youtu.be/wHbqZSjf4jY

Opinion | McConnell focuses ‘100 percent’ on blocking Biden — and zero percent on America - The Washington Post

… On the infrastructure bill, he and his Republican colleagues are using the same techniques they used to try to derail the covid-relief legislation earlier this year: suggesting that Biden is a marionette manipulated by his staff. It's just another way of planting the notion that Biden is mentally unfit...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/26/mcconnell-focuses-100-percent-blocking-biden-zero-percent-america/

Live From ANTIFA's Corporate Headquarters

https://youtu.be/6bAPiZbUK8w

Conspiracy

January 6th was an inside job.
https://youtu.be/bL1XvF0WDlQ

Amy Klobuchar & Al Discuss Anti-Trust & The Ted "Carnival" Cruz Joke (May 23, 2021)

The Chair of the Anti-Trust Subcommittee discusses her new book, Anti-Trust. From Facebook & Amazon & Google to Coffins & Sunglasses & Diapers.

Interview: 

https://youtu.be/pywbCckzH2o

PolitiFact | Fowl play? Social media users falsely claim Arizona ballots were destroyed in chicken farm fire

…The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office told PolitiFact in a statement that its investigation of the fire found "no evidence of a crime" and "no election ballots."…
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/25/instagram-posts/fowl-play-social-media-users-falsely-claim-arizona/

The Democrats, Joe Manchin are walking into a voting rights trap.

… We strongly support H.R. 4, and firmly believe that the Constitution, properly interpreted, would support it. But we are also fully convinced that a clear majority on this Supreme Court would invalidate H.R. 4 — even more certainly with Joe Manchin's amendment. And because the reasons for that invalidation are so clear in the opinions of those justices, we are not convinced that offers of bipartisan support for H.R. 4 are in good faith…

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/05/democrats-joe-manchin-voting-rights-trap.html

The fight to whitewash US history: ‘A drop of poison is all you need’ | Race | The Guardian

"Whose children are we talking about?" asked LaGarrett King, a professor at the University of Missouri School of Education who has developed a new framework for teaching Black history. "Black parents talk to their kids about racism. Asian American parents talk to their parents about racism. Just say that you don't want white kids to learn about racism."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/25/critical-race-theory-us-history-1619-project

Can a Cell Make Decisions? - Scientific American

… There's only one problem: no known cellular mechanism can produce this result. That head scratcher remains both unreplicated and unexplained...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-a-cell-make-decisions/

Texas abortion ban makes room for lawsuits to threaten abortion funds and clinics - The Lily

… Anyone in the country will be able to sue anyone who helps a Texan access abortion after the six-week limit, opening the door for a flood of lawsuits that could bankrupt abortion clinics and the abortion funds that help people pay for the procedure. Because of the bill's broad language, the lawsuits could target anyone tangentially connected to the abortion, from a rape crisis counselor who recommends termination to an Uber driver who gives the patient a ride...

https://www.thelily.com/there-has-never-been-an-antiabortion-law-like-the-one-just-passed-in-texas/

Leave Aliens Out of the UFO Story - The Atlantic

… These objects, whatever you want to call them, are worth close examination. But there's no reason to think they're alien...

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/05/ufos-aliens/618990/

Texas to allow unlicensed carrying of handguns - BBC News

… The new measure would allow anyone aged 21 or older to carry a handgun unless they have past criminal convictions or legal restrictions on them...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57239610

Trump is starting to put together his own Contract with America. And he’s teaming up with Newt. - POLITICO

… The 45th president has sat down with the former speaker, as well as Mark Meadows and Lindsey Graham in recent weeks to begin crafting a policy document...
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/25/trump-is-starting-to-put-together-his-own-contract-with-america-and-hes-teaming-up-with-newt-490829

PolitiFact | Texas has recorded COVID deaths since removing its mask mandate — thousands of them

… "Texas removed their mask mandate two months ago, and sleepy Joe called it Neanderthal thinking," she said. "No sir. Republicans are just following the science. And since removing the mask mandate two months ago, Texas has not reported a single COVID death. Not one."…

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/25/lauren-boebert/texas-has-recorded-covid-deaths-removing-mask-mand/

A New Report Just Blew Up One of the Trump Administration’s Favorite Lines About Family Separation – Mother Jones

…This latest OIG investigation adds to the mounting evidence of the sheer negligence or cruel intent behind the practice of prosecuting migrant parents and separating families at the border…https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/05/a-new-report-just-blew-up-one-of-the-trump-administrations-favorite-lines-about-family-separation/

Top U.S. & World Headlines — May 25, 2021

https://youtu.be/v926CELMY7s

15 Things You Didn’t Know Siri CAN Do For You !

https://youtu.be/SwoGl17ZYlg

They tried to overturn the 2020 election. Now they want to run the next one. - POLITICO

Trump supporters who back his claim that the 2020 vote was rigged are running to become the top election officials in key states...

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/24/2020-election-republican-official-races-490458