And another day of balking, gutting, challenging, “crack[ing] their skulls,” a historic heat wave in the PNW, the rising sea in Florida, appreciating even more diversity on Sesame Street, UAPs, and Tucker Carlson tells the military what he really thinks comes to a close:
“Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.” -- Albert Einstein
Deaths
US: 619,152 (+467)
World: 3,925,171 (+9209)
Cases
US: 34,482,672 (+21,716)
World: 181,181,478 (+415,736)
Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd’s death.
Key GOP senators balk at terms of Biden infrastructure bill. President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure deal was thrown in doubt Friday as Republican senators felt “blindsided” by his insistence that it must move in tandem with his bigger package, while the White House doubled down on the strategy and said it should have come as no surprise. -- Democrats never learn.
Eight Years Ago, the Supreme Court Gutted the Voting Rights Act. Widespread Voter Suppression Resulted. On June 25, 2013, Chief Justice John Roberts gutted a key section of the Voting Rights Act, ruling that states with a long history of voting discrimination no longer needed to get federal approval for changes to their election procedures. “Things have changed dramatically” since the law’s enactment in 1965, Roberts wrote in Shelby County v. Holder, implying that there was no reason to think those states would pass discriminatory voting restrictions in the future. But since that decision—which Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg compared to “throwing away your umbrella in a rainstorm because you are not getting wet”—new voter suppression laws have proliferated across the country. Twenty-six states have enacted new restrictions on voting since the Shelby ruling...Roughly 40 percent of these states previously had to clear their voting changes with the federal government—meaning that new restrictions on voting enacted by states such as Arizona, Georgia, and Texas likely would have been blocked if not for the Shelby decision.
Justice Department announces challenge to Georgia's restrictive voting law. The Justice Department announced Friday that it is suing the state of Georgia over its recently enacted voting restrictions.
Arizona House passes legislation that weakens secretary of state. In the key battleground state of Arizona, Republican legislators this week moved to weaken the authority of Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, by limiting her ability to defend election lawsuits.
Top US general rejected Trump suggestions military should 'crack skulls' during protests last year, new book claims. "That's how you're supposed to handle these people," Trump told his top law enforcement and military officials, according to Bender. "Crack their skulls!" Trump also told his team that he wanted the military to go in and "beat the f--k out" of the civil rights protesters, Bender writes. “Just shoot them," Trump said on multiple occasions inside the Oval Office, according to the excerpts. When Milley and then-Attorney General William Barr would push back, Trump toned it down, but only slightly, Bender adds.
The head of the WHO says the Covid-19 delta variant, first seen in India, is “the most transmissible of the variants identified so far,” and warns it is now spreading in at least 85 countries.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told CNN Friday that the agency is tracking the Delta coronavirus variant, among others -- and warned that there is a small chance a fully vaccinated person could still get infected if they're exposed.
Historic heat wave blasts Northwest as wildfire risks soar. The Pacific Northwest sweltered Friday and braced for even hotter weather through the weekend as a historic heat wave hit Washington and Oregon, with temperatures in many areas expected to top out up to 30 degrees above normal.
‘The water is coming’: Florida Keys faces stark reality as seas rise. Officials prepare to elevate streets despite financial shortfalls, amid recognition that not every home can be saved.
Tucker Carlson calls Joint Chiefs chairman a "pig" and "stupid". Tucker Carlson calls Joint Chiefs chairman a "pig" and "stupid". The stark remarks came a day after Gen. Mark Milley offered a defense of reading about critical race theory in the military. Carlson has been a staunch critic of critical race theory, an area of academia that examines the intersection of race and law. -- Fuck Tucker Carlson. He’s an asshole.
"Sesame Street" combats anti-Asian attacks with "Proud of Your Eyes" video. “Your eyes tell the story of your family. They show where you came from, and how you came to be.”
Gay nightclub Pulse to become U.S. memorial after 2016 mass shooting.
UFO report: Government can't explain 143 of 144 mysterious flying objects, blames limited data.
In historic discovery, scientists find human ancestor that interbred with ancient humans.
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Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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