Zero deaths is amazing and I needed good news today.

Prosecutors in Cook County, Illinois, have often objected to issuing certificates of innocence, and compensation, to wrongfully convicted people. But a court just ordered these certificates to be granted automatically in some cases. (w/ Injustice Watch)

These 3 brothers lost their parents to AIDS. Now they struggle to make it on their own www.npr.org/2026/06/18/g...

Spain’s electricity bills have decreased due to its commitment to renewable energy, reducing the influence of fossil fuels on electricity prices.

France shuts down clandestine Chinese 'police stations' operating on its territory

Europe has hit a record share of electric vehicle sales - in May it was up to ​23.6% market share "Consumers are responding to Europe's energy security challenge, ​with every new electric car sold cutting fuel costs ​and permanently reducing oil imports" www.reuters.com/business/eur...

Drones carrying hard-boiled eggs and dried meat: On the Donbas front, a warehouse manager aims to improve daily life for Ukrainian soldiers

Bostic died in police custody in March: Family members and supporters of Bryan Bostic receive ban from Inglewood City Council meeting thelalocal.org/neighborhood...

Plug-in solar panels to go on sale in UK after it passed safety checks About time, given there are over 1mn kits already on sale in Germany There, they sell for between £200 and £2,000, deliver 5-25% of a homes energy needs, typical payback between 2 & 6 years www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Pope Leo XIV holding up a Knicks jersey yesterday... #NBA

Coffee industry struggles pour into Northeast Ohio thelandcle.org/stories/coff...

Data centers are literally changing the environment around them. A new study found they may be raising temperatures for miles around their facilities, harming plants, animals, and people alike. We deserve answers before more of these projects are approved across our state.

What happened tonight: —Oklahoma rejects minimum wage increase. —Big leads for the left candidates in DC, incl. Janeese Lewis George. —Mike Collins (GASen), Rick Jackson (GAGov), Barry Moore (ALSen) win GOP runoffs. —Dems defend GA special. —Democratic socialists win GA leg seat, lose Athens mayor.

Did I miss a lawsuit announcement?: Civil rights, special education oversight shifted from Department of Education www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

UPDATE: A D.C. Board of Elections spokesperson tells me there are still lines at eight voting centers in D.C., so results won't be released until those are cleared.

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood is now officially on YouTube. Current.org reports "up to 10 new full episodes added to the channel monthly, ideally based on a theme or holiday." There were 896 episodes filmed. Plus compilations. www.youtube.com/@MisterRoger...

Someone asked which muppet is most out of pocket on Sesame Street in the wake of the Knicks win. While there are lots of good answers, we actually have photographic evidence for this one

Swiss voters reject anti-immigration proposal to cap population

Oklahomans on Tuesday are voting on whether to increase the minimum wage. This would be the first increase since 2009. It’s one of the key races we’re watching next week:

I think my questions mainly have to do with water pollution and temperature and short term and long term impacts: China Opens World’s First Wind-Powered Underwater Data Center www.wired.com/story/china-...

Yeah, Mother Nature definitely had a couple of extra glasses of wine last night at the paint-and-sip

Two people have been detained in connection with the theft of equipment from the England national team's vehicles during their move from a pre-training base in Florida to Kansas City, where the Three Lions will have their permanent World Cup base camp.

Think you can ignore all the hubbub around SpaceX, Elon Musk and IPOs?

House Democrats threaten to withhold DCCC dues after party's California faceplant www.axios.com/2026/06/09/d...

Hope this passes: Will Ohio workers finally get paid leave? SB 396 promises help for families, caregivers thelandcle.org/stories/will...

Driving Greater Investment through Culturally Informed Fundraising www.macfound.org/press/grante...

Information Index Shows Data on Civic Health Across U.S. www.macfound.org/press/grante...

Civil rights plaintiffs in Mississippi won a key legal victory last year that promised to deliver fairer maps for the state supreme court. But their win was erased this spring, soon after the Callais ruling gutted the Voting Rights Act.

Kansas City Consulted the Agency Running ICE Raids For Its World Cup Human Rights Plan kansascitydefender.com/world/world-...

Some good news to share on National Trails Day: Wicomico County will be opening its FIRST state park next year!

Our years-long inquiry into the Boston Police Department’s social media practices found broad monitoring without policies to prevent bias or improper surveillance. bit.ly/4o1GTp4

NEW: The Justice Department appealed federal court losses in Maine and Wisconsin Friday, ensuring that every major defeat in its nationwide campaign to obtain state voter registration data is now in or headed to a federal appeals court. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

“when an applicant plays Pymetrics' assessment games, their scores are stored and reused for up to 330 days. If two different companies both use Pymetrics, an applicant isn't really getting two separate evaluations — they're getting the same score, twice.” www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

AI Hiring Tools Can Yield Racial Bias and Systemic Rejection hai.stanford.edu/news/ai-hiri...

A 65-year-old man spent 32 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. His lawsuit against San Francisco police won an important ruling and can continue.

A federal judge halted an effort by the Trump administration to force states to comply with a range of conditions to get billions of dollars from the federal food aid program.

Musicians union sues record labels over AI licensing reut.rs/43QlGF0

The mayor's office told me they'll turn the cameras off again after the World Cup "until we make decisions about the original pilot." The NYU Policing Project is doing a data and security audit of the cameras, which I wrote about here. publicola.com/2026/03/24/w...

Delusions, fantasies, lies, and the ultimate reality of what Angelenos chose to support on Tuesday's primary election day. The full story: lataco.com/la-primary-e... By Sam Ribakoff

Exclusive: Brazil to announce first panda bond issuance during China visit in June, say sources reut.rs/4xus02X

Reporter Spent Years Tracking Down the Man Behind a Deepfake Porn Website, then Recruited Paris Hilton to Help Expose Him (Exclusive) people.com/mr-deepfakes...

Ohio suspends data center tax break as tech firms face pressure to pay the cost to power AI thelandcle.org/stories/ohio...

So great. I’ve heard about programs elsewhere. Good to see Ann Arbor making access to nature more accessible!: City of Ann Arbor to test out all-terrain wheelchair program at local parks www.wemu.org/wemu-news/20...

Trump has signed an executive order reclassifying nearly 8,000 federal employees in policy-related positions, stripping away long-standing civil service protections that previously shielded them from political dismissal.

Breaking: First U.S. screwworm case confirmed in South Texas.

PFAS: Six months after France bans 'forever chemicals,' the law is still not enforced

this is so unpopular that *Louisiana* voters just rejected a referendum last month that would have made it easier to reclassify civil servants. the measure failed 78% to 22%.

Glamour was a mighty women’s magazine for decades. After layoffs in April, it’s now essentially a destination for affiliate links. A look at how it got here, with comments from Anita Hill, Jane Pratt and Becky Malinsky: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/b...

I’m at a Seattle city club event, and local FOX anchor Hana Kim just demanded that Mayor Katie Wilson respond to Spencer Pratt’s claim that people are flooding into Seattle to be homeless because they love the lenient access to drugs here. People are clapping for Spencer Pratt.