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Nick Clegg / About Facebook:
In Response to Oversight Board, Trump Suspended for Two Years; Will Only Be Reinstated if Conditions Permit  —  Last month, the Oversight Board upheld Facebook's suspension of former US President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts following his praise for people engaged in violence at the Capitol on January 6.
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Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Facebook to end a longtime exception made for politicians who break its rules  —  The change is part of a series of responses to the Facebook Oversight Board's ruling on former president Trump.  —  Facebook plans to announce Friday that it will no longer automatically give politicians a pass …
CNN:
Alleged US Capitol rioter who heckled police for ‘protecting pedophiles’ served jail time for statutory rape of 14-year-old girl  —  (CNN)A Trump supporter accused of storming the US Capitol and heckling police officers for “protecting pedophiles” previously served jail time after being convicted …
Politico:
Attacks on Fauci grow more intense, personal and conspiratorial  —  For over a year, Anthony Fauci has been a bogeyman for conservatives, who have questioned his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic and accused him of quietly undermining then-President Donald Trump.
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CNN:
As Trump readies summer rallies and speeches, allies worry he's stuck in the past  —  (CNN)A cadre of aides and advisers working to tame Donald Trump's obsession with the 2020 election, including his fixation with debunked voter fraud theories and ballot audits, are realizing the task at hand is much tougher than they thought.
Pete Schroeder / Reuters:
EXCLUSIVE JPMorgan freezes donations to Republicans who contested 2020 election  —  JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) will resume making political donations to U.S. lawmakers but will not give to Republican members of Congress who voted to overturn President Joe Biden's election victory …
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
Sarah Blaskey / Miami Herald:
What whistleblower case reveals about Florida's COVID response |  Miami Herald  —  What Rebekah Jones saw behind the scenes at the Florida Department of Health  —  Just hours after the police entered her home, guns drawn and warrant to seize her electronics in hand, Rebekah Jones …
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Politico:
Democrat who ran Florida's pandemic response blasts Rebekah Jones for ‘running a disinformation campaign’
Discussion: RedState
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Sinema and Manchin's Nihilistic Bipartisanship  —  We are in the eye of the storm of American democratic collapse.  There is, outwardly, a feeling of calm.  The Biden administration is competent and placid.  The coronavirus emergency is receding nationally, if not internationally.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Parliamentarian changes Senate calculus for Biden agenda  —  The Senate parliamentarian's ruling allowing Democrats to sidestep a GOP filibuster only one more time in 2021 is forcing Democratic lawmakers to rethink how they can advance President Biden's agenda.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Tapper and Wallace take opposing tacks on GOP election deniers
New York Times:
Government Finds No Evidence That Aerial Sightings Were Alien Spacecraft  —  The strange objects witnessed by Navy pilots remain unexplained, but officials briefed on a new study say they are not secret technology from a classified American program.  —  WASHINGTON — American intelligence officials …
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Washington Post:
Report does not confirm, or rule out, UFOs in unexplained aerial events
Discussion: NBC News and CNN
Dan Packel / LAW.com:
Barnes & Thornburg Partner Leaves Firm After Representing My Pillow CEO in Suit  —  The Am Law 100 firm said the partner didn't receive “authorization” for the suit and the firm is withdrawing as local counsel.  —  A Minneapolis-based Barnes & Thornburg partner representing My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell is …
Daniel Canova / Fox News:
Former University of Oklahoma volleyball player sues over exclusion from team because of political views  —  Kylee McLaughlin's attorney and the university both declined to comment on the lawsuit  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for June 3  —  Kylee McLaughlin, a former volleyball player …
Discussion: Breitbart, OutKick and New York Post
Politico:
Germany chides Hungary (again) over blocked Hong Kong support  —  Germany's state secretary renewed a push to strip individual countries of their ability to halt foreign policy decisions.  —  German patience with Hungary's China-friendly stance snapped on Friday as Berlin publicly lambasted Budapest …
Discussion: National Review
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Darryl Fears / Washington Post:
The racist legacy many birds carry  —  The birding community faces a difficult debate about the names of species connected to enslavers, supremacists and grave robbers  —  Corina Newsome is a Black ornithologist, as rare as some of the birds she studies.  —  When she joined Georgia Audubon …
Discussion: The Verge
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Allen West resigns as chair of Texas Republican Party  —  The move raises speculation that West is preparing to run for a statewide office.  —  Copy link  —  Texas GOP Chairman Allen West announced his resignation Friday morning, raising speculation he could run for statewide office.
Shira Silkoff / Jerusalem Post:
PM Netanyahu shares article calling him an ‘icon of the global right’  —  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu retweeted statements made by MK Avichai Chikli shortly after Likud's Twitter account accused social media sites of “political censorship.”  —  “The overthrowing of Netanyahu will cause …
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Political Wire
Tom Hanks / New York Times:
You Should Learn the Truth About the Tulsa Race Massacre  —  Mr. Hanks is an actor and filmmaker whose projects include historical works like “Band of Brothers,” “The Pacific” and “John Adams” and documentaries about America from the 1960s to the 2000s.  —  I consider myself a lay historian …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
USA Today fights subpoena aimed at readers of Florida FBI shooting story  —  Gannett, the publisher, contends that demand for details on who accessed article violates the First Amendment.  —  Sections of a USA Today newspapers rest together.  Newspaper publisher Gannett is fighting an effort …
Danielle Kurtzleben / NPR:
How Is The GOP Adjusting To A Less Religious America?  —  When Ronald Reagan accepted the 1980 Republican presidential nomination, he ended his speech with a pious request.  —  “I'll confess that I've been a little afraid to suggest what I'm going to suggest — I'm more afraid not to …
Daily Mail:
REVEALED: Armed black man, 32, with long rap sheet - including 20 arrests - was wanted for violating probation for aggravated robbery before he was shot dead by Minneapolis cops, sparking a night of protests at dismantled George Floyd Square  — US Marshals task force moved in on Winston Boogie Smith …
Star Tribune:
Law enforcement kills man in Minneapolis' Uptown neighborhood  —  The shooting occurred on a parking ramp after felony suspect drew a handgun, authorities said.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  MORE  —  Law enforcement officers shot and killed a man during an attempted arrest Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis' Uptown neighborhood, sources said.
Katie Robertson / New York Times:
A Top Editor Becomes Her ‘True Self’  —  Gina Chua is returning to the Reuters offices post-pandemic as one of the most senior transgender journalists in the country.  —  For most people, the pandemic lockdowns will be remembered as a time that shrank our worlds, stripping away most of life as we knew it.
Amara Omeokwe / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Employers Added 559,000 Jobs in May  —  Unemployment rate fell to 5.8% in a pickup of the labor market's recovery  —  U.S. employers added 559,000 jobs in May and the unemployment rate fell to 5.8%, in a pickup of the labor market's recovery from the pandemic amid signs that businesses struggled to fill job openings.
Katie Herzog / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
‘The Psychopathic Problem of the White Mind’  —  A psychiatrist lecturing at Yale's Child Study Center spoke about ‘unloading a revolver into the head of any white person that got in my way.’ … KH: Your bio online says you are a “Forensic Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst, with expertise in violence …
Discussion: Human Events
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
After 2-year battle, House panel interviewing Trump counsel  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee is questioning former White House counsel Don McGahn behind closed doors on Friday, two years after House Democrats originally sought his testimony as part of investigations into former President Donald Trump.
Timothy Noah / New Republic:
Republicans Are Accidentally Suppressing Their Own Voters  —  An unnamed Democratic congressional aide told The Washington Post this week that the mood in his party is “panic.”  The cause of that panic is a raft of legislation in various Republican-controlled states that's designed to limit voters' access to the polls.
Discussion: Raw Story, Forbes and Washington Post
New York Times:
Iran's Proxies in Iraq Threaten U.S. With More Sophisticated Weapons  —  Iran-backed militias in Iraq are suspected of carrying out recent drone strikes on sensitive American targets in Iraq, evading U.S. defenses.  —  BAGHDAD — The United States is grappling with a rapidly evolving threat …
Discussion: Algemeiner.com
 
 
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Lindsey Tanner / Associated Press:
Heart reaction probed as possible rare vaccine link in teens
Discussion: NewsNation Now, Forbes and HotAir
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
What Drives Conspiracism  —  The dominant culture has gone mad.  Of course lonely people on the internet believe crazy things.
Reuven Blau / THE CITY:
Death of Two Men at Rikers — One Held on Shoplifting Rap — Amplifies Push to Overhaul Parole Rules
Chris / Karlstack:
The Federal Reserve Goes Woke
Steven Greenhouse / The Guardian:
Amazon fired him - now he's trying to unionize 5,000 workers in New York
City of Charlotte Government:
Spike in Sexual Assault Cases Involving Children Lead to Concerns
Discussion: The Hill and The Daily Caller
All Israel News:
Will Christians support new Israeli government?  Many will. …
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
Iranian warships appear to begin first Atlantic crossing as U.S. warns against weapons transfers
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Letting the Economy Create Jobs for Everyone Is (Sadly) Radical
Discussion: HotAir, Eschaton and New York Times
Michael Gartland / New York Daily News:
Riot-inciting Boro Park Council candidate mired in allegations of mortgage fraud
Justin Glawe / Where Do We Go From Here:
They gathered in Dallas to call for violence if they don't get their way
Glenn H. Reynolds / New York Post:
Yale's move to rig board elections reveals the bankruptcy of US elites
 

 
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