Extra, Extra

Stick Figures: “For decades, single young men, mainly from Mexico and later Central America, did their best to sneak past U.S. border agents to reach Los Angeles, Atlanta and other places hungry for their labor. Today, people from around the globe are streaming across the southern border, most of them just as eager to work. But rather than trying to elude U.S. authorities, the overwhelming majority of migrants seek out border agents, sometimes waiting hours or days in makeshift encampments, to surrender.” NYT (Gift Article): One Big Reason Migrants Are Coming in Droves: They Believe They Can Stay.

+ Dealer’s Choice: “Years before Andrés Manuel López Obrador was elected as Mexico’s leader in 2018, U.S. drug-enforcement agents uncovered what they believed was substantial evidence that major cocaine traffickers had funneled some $2 million to his first presidential campaign.” Did Drug Traffickers Funnel Millions of Dollars to Mexican President López Obrador’s First Campaign? (Do we know if someone can be elected in Mexico without cutting a deal with cartels?)

+ Darkness Visible: “Volodymyr Zelenskiy asked his most senior military commander, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, to step down on Monday but the popular general refused, triggering speculation that he will be dismissed instead.” The cracks are starting to show and the US failure to fund isn’t helping. This is not a good spot for a new, fragile democracy. Masha Gessen in The New Yorker: Ukraine’s Democracy in Darkness.

+ Disney Loses, Goofy Wins: “The lawsuit, which was filed by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts in April, accused DeSantis of weaponizing his political power to punish the company for exercising its right to free speech.” Judge dismisses Disney’s lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his allies.

+ Pro Tip: Interested in the new Apple Vision Pro? John Gruber has you covered.