Extra, Extra
Allow Me to Demonstrate: “Millions of people are expected to protest against the Trump administration on Saturday at roughly 2,000 sites nationwide in a demonstration dubbed ‘No Kings’, planned for the same day as the president’s military parade and birthday.” (This movement was expected to be big before the National Guard was called in and before a US Senator was thrown to the floor and handcuffed.) Three big questions: How big with the protests be? How will law enforcement react? And will the major news orgs cover them. Margaret Sullivan: Why are the media ignoring growing resistance to Trump?
+ Vote For Those Who Want You to Vote: “A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to overhaul elections in the U.S., siding with a group of Democratic state attorneys general who challenged the effort as unconstitutional.” With the moves by Trump polling at increasingly low levels, stopping these attempts to limit voting are even more vital.
+ Big Game: “Lobbyist Ches McDowell went from bear hunting with Donald Trump Jr. to Mar-a-Lago, and then to a prime perch in Washington.” Billy Warden with an interesting look at how the other political lives (and thrives). The Thrill of the Hunt.
+ Stood Up: “With travelers choosing alternate destinations, the American economy will lose out on $12.5 billion this year, according to the World Travel & Tourism Council—which will widen the trade deficit, because economists count spending by visitors to the country as an export. Here’s a look at the toll the president’s policies have taken on travel, in nine charts.” Bloomberg (Gift Article): Trump’s $12 Billion Tourism Wipeout. (And it’s not just travel to the US. Americans are starting to cancel trips abroad, too.)
+ Dr Demento: RFK Jr. sent Congress ‘medical disinformation‘ to defend COVID vaccine schedule change. (This is no longer the exception, it’s the norm.)
+ Avenatti By Nature: If your feeling nostalgic for the comparatively halcyon first Trump term when things were just really, really, really crazy, here’s a blast from the past. Former celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti gets nearly eight more years in prison at resentencing.
+ Emergency Exit: “It was the worst aviation disaster in a decade. Ramesh Viswashkumar, 40, was the sole person aboard the doomed flight to survive.” The extraordinary escape of the lone surviving passenger of the Air India crash.
+ Protein-age Wasteland: Protein is having a moment. Starbucks is now using cold foam as a delivery mechanism. Starbucks just developed an ingenious way to add 15 grams of protein to almost any drink. (Seems like we’re nearing that health trend tipping point when we learn that protein is actually the silent killer.)
