And another day of reports, collapses, arguments, theories, undertakings, jabs, concerts, pressures, allegiances, levels, failures, reunifications, policies, jerseys, diabetes, and dinosaurs comes to a close:
“Can’t believe a guy from West Virginia who represents 0.5% of the US population gets to hold the rest of us hostage.” — Lindy Li
"As long as poverty, injustice and gross inequality persist in our world, none of us can truly rest." — Nelson Mandela
Deaths
US: 613,052 (+686 over two days)
World: 3,762,625 (+18,704 over two days)
Cases
US: 34,242,866 (+32,084 over two days)
World: 174,738,762 (+691,131 over two days)
Senate report reveals new details about security failures ahead of January 6 attack but omits Trump's role. There are also several glaring omissions in the report including any examination of Donald Trump's role in the riots, raising questions about whether lawmakers, in their quest for bipartisanship, exposed the limits of a Congress divided and unable to agree on certain truths, particularly those related to the former President's actions. Sources tell CNN that in order for this report, which was compiled by the Senate Homeland Security and Rules committees, to have support from both parties, the language had to be carefully crafted, and that included excluding the word "insurrection," which notably does not appear outside of witness quotes and footnotes.
Biden's infrastructure talks with GOP collapse amid irreconcilable differences. -- We all lose when you vote Republican.
Merrick Garland’s DOJ argues in a new brief that it should be permitted to substitute itself for Donald Trump as defendant in a defamation lawsuit brought by a longtime magazine columnist, E. Jean Carroll, who accused him of rape. — WTF?
Classified report with early support for lab leak theory reemerges as focal point for lawmakers digging into Covid-19 origins.
Why vaccinating the world against COVID-19 is a monumental undertaking. The fact that 38.5% of all vaccine doses have gone to just 16% of the world's population, as of June 1, helps illustrate the disparity.
Marijuana stores in Washington can offer pot for vaccines in 'joints for jabs' program.
The Foo Fighters will play the first concert at Madison Square Garden in over a year at a special show on June 20th. The concert will be the first full-capacity MSG show of the year and the first since March 2020 (the venue has been open for sporting events in recent months). The show will also mark the Foo Fighters’ first live show in more than 460 days...Per Madison Square Garden’s FAQ page, those wishing to attend the show must prove they are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The exception is children under the age of 16, who must provide proof of a recent negative Covid test.
Never-before-heard audio, obtained exclusively by CNN, shows how former President Donald Trump's longtime adviser Rudy Giuliani relentlessly pressured and coaxed the Ukrainian government in 2019 to investigate baseless conspiracies about then-candidate Joe Biden.
As the World Seeks Climate Solutions, GOP Doubles Down on Fossil Fuels. Joe Biden may be pressing for 2021 to be a transformational year in tackling the climate crisis, but Republicans arrayed in opposition to his agenda have dug in around a unifying rallying theme—that the fossil fuel industry should be protected at almost any cost. -- We all lose when you vote Republican.
Republicans pledge allegiance to fossil fuels like it’s still the 1950s. Republican-led states are threatening retaliation against banks that refuse to lend to coal, oil and gas companies in effort to delay transition to clean energy.
A crippling drought in the western US is dropping the water level at Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam to a historically low level, putting pressure on the region's drinking water supply and the dam's electric capacity. By Thursday, Lake Mead's water level is expected to sink to the lowest it's been since it began filling during construction of the Hoover Dam.
Senate fails to advance the Paycheck Fairness Act amid GOP opposition. The outcome of the vote underscores yet again how limited Democrats are in what they can do to advance their agenda with a 50-50 partisan split Senate as long as the legislative filibuster remains intact. -- We all lose when you vote Republican.
Richest Americans pay almost no income taxes, report finds. A report from ProPublica illustrated how wealthy people in the U.S. are able to avoid income taxes by keeping the bulk of their wealth in investments that have little or no taxes.
25 Republican governors are ending extended federal unemployment benefits — 4 as soon as this week — in a controversial effort to push more people back into the workforce. — We all lose when you vote Republican.
More than 2,100 children separated at the border by Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” program “have not yet been reunified” with their parents, according to the task force working to reunite the families.
Chinese birth control policies could cut between 2.6 to 4.5 million births of the Uyghur and other ethnic minorities in southern Xinjiang within 20 years, according to a new analysis by a German researcher.
Supreme Court won't hear challenge to male-only military draft. The order means that only men will still be required to register for the selective service.
Surging lumber prices put buying a home out of reach for many Americans. The price of lumber in the U.S. has tripled during the coronavirus pandemic, adding thousands of dollars to the cost of a new house.
The new Ukraine men's soccer team jersey, emblazoned with a map that includes annexed Crimea, sparks outrage in Russia.
People with diabetes who sleep badly are at greater risk of dying prematurely, study suggests. People with diabetes who had trouble falling or staying asleep were 87% more likely to die of any cause over the next nine years than people without diabetes or sleep problems, a new study finds.
One of the largest dinosaur species to ever roam the Earth discovered in Australia. A dinosaur as long as a basketball court roamed across Australia nearly 100 million years ago, scientists announced this week. Meet Australotitan cooperensis, a massive sauropod from Eromanga in southwest Queensland — one of the largest species to ever walk the Earth...The colossal long-necked creature is estimated to have measured about 21 feet tall at the hip and nearly 100 feet long, with a weight of about 70 tons. That puts the plant-eating species within the top 10-15 largest dinosaurs in the world.
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Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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