And another day of sweeping election bills, the ‘worst of the worst,’ allowing college athletes to make endorsement money, shootings, hostages, law suits, cicadas, ‘Foxitis,’ and hot tub streaming on Twitch all comes to a close:
“Life is a zoo in the jungle.” -- Peter De Vries
Deaths
US: 594,006 (+858)
World: 3,269,340 (+14,070)
Cases
US: 33,369,192 (+47,948)
World: 156,681,524 (+861,278)
DeSantis signs sweeping election bill that will restrict access to the ballot box. DeSantis signed the legislation live on Fox News, shutting out local media who had planned to cover the ceremony. Florida Republicans passed the measure on near party-line votes over the objection of civil rights groups, and over the opposition of all 67 of the state’s county supervisors of elections.
FBI still after 'worst of the worst' in Capitol riot as new arrests come at steady pace. More than 440 people have been charged with taking part in the Capitol siege, coming from all but six states, with the most coming from Texas, Pennsylvania and Florida.
Montana will soon stop paying federal pandemic unemployment benefits to its residents, opting instead to provide $1,200 return-to-work bonuses.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a bill into law allowing college athletes in the state to make endorsement money starting on July 1. The new law also allows schools to take up to 75% of an athlete’s endorsement income and redistribute to other athletes. — Can’t make this shit up.
Texas lawmakers approve bill allowing people to carry handguns without license. The Texas Senate has voted to advance a bill that will allow people to carry handguns in the state without a license, setting up the state to be the largest in the country to allow permitless carry.
Sheriff: Girl shoots 3 at Idaho school; teacher disarms her.
Police at hostage situation in Minnesota bank.
Should Fox News have to pay for its shameful election coverage? A court will decide. Those will be key questions in the $2.7-billion defamation suit brought by Smartmatic against not just Giuliani and Powell, but also Fox News and several of its hosts. (Dominion has also filed a $1.6-billion defamation suit.)
Alleged US Capitol rioter Anthony Antonio was hooked on Fox News and developed "Foxitis," his lawyer said Thursday in a virtual hearing interrupted multiple times by another defendant's profane outbursts.
Trillions of cicadas are about to swarm 15 US states.
45,000 apply for 12 spots to shoot Grand Canyon bison.
Twitch get into a lather about people streaming from hot tubs, but is it a battle they can win?
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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