Texas Democrats block state voting restriction bill by preventing House from reaching a quorum. “The bill came up in the state House Sunday evening for final approval. But after hours of debate and delaying tactics, the chamber adjourned after Democratic lawmakers left in protest, breaking quorum and ending debate. At least 100 lawmakers must be present to conduct business.” https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/texas-democrats-stage-walkout-stop-debate-restrictive-voting-bill-delaying-n1269079
Diverse coalition of Israeli parties unite to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Netanyahu, 71, has struggled to hold on to power after four inconclusive elections in the past two years while facing an ongoing corruption trial. Bennett is one of several former loyalists who have flirted with joining the so-called change coalition, a collection of parties that span the political spectrum but share a desire to end Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israel-netanyahu-bennett-lapid/2021/05/30/af2df7b4-c11d-11eb-922a-c40c9774bc48_story.html Even members of his own party have turned on him.
Black gun owners march through Tulsa on 100th anniversary of massacre. “Hundreds of black gun owners from around the country are here in Tulsa, marching to remember those lost in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. People from different walks of life as well as different parts of the country met in unity in North Tulsa to march for those victimized….” https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/2nd-amendment-march-attracts-hundreds-throughout-downtown-tulsa
Texas man accused of plotting mass shooting. “On May 27th, (Kerr County Sheriff’s Office) Special Operations Division intercepted a message indicating that (Coleman) Blevins was preparing to proceed with a mass shooting. In the message, Mr. Blevins made a specific threat that included WalMart. Working with the FBI, KCSO Investigators confirmed Mr. Blevins’ capability of following through with the threat and moved immediately to arrest him.” https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/30/us/texas-arrest-alleged-mass-shooting-plan/index.html Cops apparently found neo-Nazi, Confederate, Francoist and…. Saudi flags when searching his home.
Former Trump administration national security advisor Michael Flynn tells QAnon crowd that a Myanmar-style military coup ‘should happen here’. “In a video shared on Twitter, an attendee asks Flynn: ‘I want to know why what happened in Myanmar can’t happen here.’ The crowd immediately cheers, followed by Flynn’s response: ‘No reason. I mean, it should happen here.'” https://www.businessinsider.com/michael-flynn-said-us-should-have-a-coup-like-myanmar-2021-5
Denmark helped U.S. spy on European allies. “Danish public broadcaster Danmarks Radio (DR) said the US National Security Agency (NSA) had eavesdropped on Danish internet cables to spy on top politicians and high-ranking officials in Germany, Sweden, Norway and France…. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, then-foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and then-opposition leader Peer Steinbruck were among those the NSA had spied on, DR said. The NSA was able to access SMS text messages, telephone calls, and internet traffic including searches, chats and messaging services, DR said.” https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210531-denmark-helped-us-spy-on-merkel-and-european-allies-says-report “The findings are the result of a 2015 internal investigation in the Danish Defence Intelligence Service into NSA’s role in the partnership, DR said, citing nine unnamed sources with access to the investigation.” https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-security-agency-spied-merkel-other-top-european-officials-through-danish-2021-05-30/
Most of the groups pushing for a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics are funded by the U.S. government. “The United States’ regime change arm, the National Endowment for Democracy, has funded at least half of the groups involved in the media offensive. Other groups involved are otherwise tied to the national security state…. The NED gave the World Uyghur Congress $1,284,000 for the years 2016 through 2019; $330,810 to Students for a Free Tibet in the same timeframe; the Southern Mongolia Human Rights Information Center says it has received funding from the NED, however the grant is not recoverable via the NED’s website…. Campaign for Uyghurs Founder and Executive Director Rushan Abbas previously worked for Radio Free Asia…. The website… highlights her 11-year stint working as a translator at the US prison camp Guantanamo Bay. We the HongKongers is, ironically, also based in the United States, as is the Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center.” https://www.mintpressnews.com/coalition-pushing-china-olympics-boycott-us-funded-ngos/277239/
775,000 American military personnel have served in Afghanistan. “Veteran after veteran interviewed since the withdrawal announcement has expressed some level of skepticism that the war was ever ‘turning a corner’, or that the Taliban could be curbed or defeated if U.S. troops were given one more year in the field. Sadly, military and civilian leaders have known this dirty secret for some time, as detailed in Craig Whitlock’s Afghanistan Papers. Yet they kept feeding it, and our men and women kept getting chewed up, physically and mentally.” https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/05/30/generation-of-veterans-left-with-emptiness-after-slow-end-to-failed-war/ Not to mention all the Afghans who got chewed up.
88 Mexican politicians murdered since last September. “‘Enough with the drugs that steal our kids and destroy our families. I’m a man of the law. I’ll lay down the law. My hand isn’t shaking. I am not afraid,’ Murrieta said in his final campaign ad — recorded only one day before his murder.” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/at-least-88-politicians-have-been-killed-in-mexico-since-september/ar-AAKxEIG
San Francisco man spends $200,000 and 2 years trying to get approval for small business, then gives up. “The problem facing small business owners like Yu is that, in San Francisco, existing businesses and residents are allowed to contest the establishment of new businesses or construction projects in their neighborhoods. Many – not surprisingly – have pushed these rights to their extreme because there’s little downside to filing even frivolous claims. So, as Mike Chen reports in The Frisc, an existing falafel shop can tie up a would-be competitor for months or neighbors can reject each other’s remodeling plans for the smallest of reasons.” https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/may/30/ice-cream-shop-san-francisco-small-business
Flaw in Apple M1 chip allows malicious apps to secretly exchange information. “Under normal conditions, a malicious keyboard app has no means to leak key presses because such apps have no access to the internet. The covert channel could circumvent this protection by passing the key presses to another malicious app, which in turn would send it over the internet.” https://www.wired.com/story/apples-m1-chip-has-fascinating-flaw/
Australian newspaper unearths 2012 paper by Dr. Fauci on ‘gain-of-function’ research. “Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, wrote in an academic paper nine years ago that he supported “gain-of-function” research on viruses despite admitting a ‘remote’ possibility that such ‘important work’ could lead to a global pandemic if such a fortified virus escaped from a lab, The Australian newspaper reported on Friday…. Fauci has denied allegations that his NIH helped fund gain-of-function experiments at the Wuhan lab.” https://consortiumnews.com/2021/05/28/fauci-backed-strengthening-of-viruses-despite-admitting-risk-of-pandemic-australian-newspaper-reports/