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# Border / Immigration / ICE / Immigrants
The Oklahoma Communities Gutted by ICE
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/the-oklahoma-communities-gutted-by-ice/
# Employment / Labor / Unions
More layoffs at Starbucks: The Seattle coffee giant announced Friday that it’s cutting 300 additional corporate employees and closing several regional offices.
https://apnews.com/article/starbucks-layoffs-coffee-niccol-employees-5c8a4b61733f4bf3bfb0f2c571825d38
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Power Plants
Groups urge House leaders to reject E15 expansion, calling it a hidden tax. The letter says the legislation would “further entrench a federally managed fuel mandate regime that has distorted energy markets, burdened consumers, harmed independent refiners, and expanded corporate welfare for politically connected ethanol interests.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/groups-urge-house-leaders-reject-203600583.html
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM / Public Lands / Water
‘Going to be a s***show’: Parks, Interior struggle to hire temporary staff ahead of busy season. The department fell well short of its goals last year and is failing to keep pace with even that level of hiring.
https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2026/05/parks-interior-struggle-hire-temporary-staff-busy-season/413537/?oref=ge-home-top-story
# General News / Epstein / Maxwell
‘Epstein could literally be right there’: A billionaire bought Epstein’s two islands — and now complains about voyeures
https://www.aol.com/finance/epstein-could-literally-bro-billionaire-203500763.html
# Gov / Politics
The Justice Department, run by the President’s former personal defense attorney, Todd is in active internal discussions about whether to settle the President’s $10 billion lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service. One of the settlement options on the table, is the IRS would agree to drop all audits of Donald Trump, his sons Don Jr. and Eric, and the Trump Organization. Forever. The scale of what is happening here cannot be overstated. If this goes through, it will be the largest financial con ever pulled on our country and the American taxpayers.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/doj-settles-trump-irs-lawsuit-tax-b2975451.html
‘A $1,700,000,000 Fraud on the American Taxpayer’: Trump to Drop IRS Suit in Exchange for MAGA Slush Fund. “This is a massive and unprecedented presidential plunder of the American people,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-irs-lawsuit-slush-fund
Mary Trump’s quiet discovery win on Fred Trump Sr.’s estate materials suddenly has president’s lawyers talking ‘settlement,’ court docs indicat
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/mary-trump-quietly-has-major-discovery-win-that-has-president-lawyers-talking-settlement/
Cleta Mitchell’s anti-voting group, the Election Integrity Network (EIN), released a sweeping new “model laws” handbook urging lawmakers and election officials to severely restrict mail-in voting, impose rigorous ID requirements, eliminate same-day voter registration, conduct mass voter challenges and empower officials to deny and delay certification.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/cleta-mitchells-election-denial-network-releases-new-blueprint-to-severely-restrict-voting/
The Senate voted 50–49 not to advance a bill requiring congressional authorization for the Iran war — three Republicans crossed over. The bill falls short, but vote shows cracks are starting to appear in Republican support for the US-Israel war on Iran.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/13/three-republicans-break-ranks-but-senate-fails-to-curb-trumps-war-powers
TX Supreme Court sides against Governor Abbott on removing Democrats who fled state
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5880282-texas-supreme-court-redistricting-democrats/
Trump’s New ‘Counterterrorism’ Strategy Is a Sweeping Attack on Domestic Dissent. The administration is using national security as a pretext to target protesters, civil rights groups, and vulnerable communities.
https://theintercept.com/2026/05/15/trump-terrorism-left-groups-antifa-christian-gorka/
Tennessee’s War on Black Political Power Demands Not Just Outrage But Resistance. The struggle isn’t just about surviving the next election — we must secure civil rights for the next generation.
https://truthout.org/articles/tennessees-war-on-black-political-power-demands-not-just-outrage-but-resistance/
TN’s Steve Cohen drops reelection bid after GOP redraws his district
https://www.townandcountrytoday.com/politics/democrat-rep-steve-cohen-ending-campaign-after-redraw-of-his-memphis-district-12287777
SO AUTHENTIC! Camera Catches Pete Buttigieg and Another Democrat Being Coached on How to Act ‘Normal’ at a Campaign Event (VIDEO). Buttigieg even cracks a joke about it at one point. They’re so bad at this.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/so-authentic-camera-catches-pete-buttigieg-another-democrat/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC] / Supreme Court / United Nations (UN)
US Supreme Court denies Virginia’s redistricting appeal
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5880850-supreme-court-rejects-virginia-congressional-map/
Donald Trump’s own words are now being used against him in a lawsuit over $63 million gift he shouldn’t be given
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/donald-trumps-own-words-are-now-being-used-against-him-in-a-lawsuit-over-63-million-gift-he-shouldnt-be-given/
# MiIlitary / Department of Defense [DOD] / NATO / Boat Strikes
13 of the Nearly 200 People Murdered by Trump and Hegseth Identified for First Time
“It’s a double tragedy—not only because of the unlawful killings, but because the victims are erased, reduced to anonymity,” said one human rights advocate.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-bombing-boats
# Technology / AI / Data Centers / Robotics
Microsoft bolsters Superintelligence team with more Ai2 researchers
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-adds-more-former-ai2-researchers-to-its-superintelligence-team/
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