Dred Scott, but for guns.

NEWS --> Gov Josh Shapiro confirms to me that Pennsylvania won't join Trump 250 gala. “This president routinely makes patriotism partisan and personal—it shouldn’t be that way,” Shapiro tells me, noting that PA businesses didn't want to participate. Details here: newrepublic.com/article/2123...

Two ICE agents tracked down a woman *inside a polling place* yesterday. Why? They demanded that she take down an Instagram post in which she named Jonathan Ross as the man who shot & killed Renee Good (after the Star Tribune identified Ross). www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...

Trump to headline McCormick’s Defense and Innovation Summit in Pennsylvania. www.thecentersquare.com/pennsylvania...

Gov. Shapiro is expected to attend a private campaign fundraiser today for Sen. James Malone (press not invited, so I won't be there). It goes to show how important Malone's reelection to the 36th District is for Pa. Dems. Shapiro endorsed Malone back in March lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

SCOOP: A priest who is close to Trump successfully lobbied him to grant clemency to the fraudster David Gentile. Gentile privately indicated Father Frank Mann was paid for his help. EDNY prosecutors opened an investigation into the commutation. But it was closed by Trump political appointees.

🏅 Congratulations to Julie K. Brown, winner of the 2026 Don Bolles Medal. Brown was honored at #IRE26 for her fearless investigative reporting that exposed the special treatment given to Jeffrey Epstein & helped reopen a case many believed would never see justice. Read more: https://bit.ly/4vXql45

Remember, Gillibrand's son worked his internship at A16Z — the same firm that hired a man as a partner solely on the basis that he strangled one of Senator Gillibrand's constituents to death.

Manheim Township-based oncologist has global reach through work with American Cancer Society lancasteronline.com/news/health/...

In a 4-3 decision today, the Supreme Court of PA has ruled that whenever the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office concedes that a defendant is entitled to post-conviction relief, the state Attorney General has the right to intervene and oppose said concession. www.pacourts.us/assets/opini... 1/2

APNewsAlert: GENEVA (AP) — Swiss Foreign Ministry says signing ceremony for U.S.-Iran deal will take place Friday at Bürgenstock resort near Luzern.

There is a growing movement among Lancaster County municipalities to create local regulations for the environmental impacts of data centers. lanc.news/44hnS8J

Monday's ruling dispensed with the argument that "skill games" are not somehow equivalent to slot machines. Writing for the majority, Justice David Wecht wrote, "Under a plain reading of the law, 'skill game' devices are subject to both the Gaming Act and the Crimes Code."

So, late on a Monday afternoon, the PA Supreme Court just ruled that skill games are slot machines and fall under existing PA gaming laws. This is a HUGE ruling ... so big the court delayed enforcement for 120 days, essentially telling the General Assembly to change the law if it disagrees.

The Destruction of the Royal Statue at New York on July 9, 1776 www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

A potential #fentanyl vaccine has entered human trials for the first time, offering new hope in addressing the ongoing opioid crisis. Jennifer Abbasi and Kate Schweitzer discuss how the investigational vaccine works and more. 🎧 Listen: ja.ma/3QAm5Zn

NEW: The horrific racist attacks in Belfast this week were orchestrated by young members of the global Active Club network—neo-Nazis that promoted using violence in Northern Ireland. @davidgilbert.bsky.social w/ the scoop: www.wired.com/story/a-whit...

EXCLUSIVE YouTube is earning money from ads shown on dozens of channels run by US-sanctioned Iranians, including many government officials In one case, a taxpayer-funded recruitment ad for a US government agency appeared on an Iranian government channel www.wired.com/story/youtub...

Women have now come forward accusing the chaplain at Moshannon Valley Processing Center (the largest ICE jail the northeast) of sexual abuse. Is he a predator who prays? www.pennlive.com/news/2026/06...

What about Pennsylvania? While neither trend is as dramatic as Louisiana or Michigan, both are still the same: The unemployment rate has *dropped* (or at worst showed no change) as Medicaid expansion *increased* and vice versa.

Barbara Feister had no idea the Lanchester Landfill and Reclamation Center was planning to build a 3-megawatt solar field up the hill from her Salisbury Township home. And when she found out from a reporter, she expressed no anger, resentment… lanc.news/3QaDnMv

Paul Cunningham and Fred Honaman grew up together in Lancaster, attended the same church and both attended J.P. McCaskey High School. In 1953, both men were in their early 20s and found themselves half a world away, deployed as service… lanc.news/3SsnPUU

The question: Should a terminally ill person with less than six months to live be allowed to self-administer lethal medication prescribed by a doctor? lanc.news/4dQ37qv

Bless his heart www.al.com/news/2026/06...

A new festival marking the day Lancaster served as the nation’s capital in 1777 is planned for downtown Lancaster in September. lanc.news/3S3yBAS

When people say "We used to drink raw milk from our own cow and it was fine," That's... usually not the case! In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using. We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that? youtu.be/vKDPast9WFk

Idaho health officials are investigating how nearly 60 people got sick after drinking raw milk in the past two weeks. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says they didn't name two dairies potentially linked to the outbreak “because this is a potential risk for any raw milk producer.”

What do you know about the Gadvikian Tribe? gadvikiantribe.net

Madness. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/w...

Read our story from Feb. about the Senate bill that passed with near-unanimous support: lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

On Flag Day, June 14, the Betsy Ross House in Old City will receive a donation of Ross's original sewing table from one of Ross' descendants.

Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania celebrated primary wins for county Republicans Tom Jones, Nicky Woods and Dave Nissley. CAP’s affiliated political action committee, and a PAC affiliated with the group’s national parent, spent thousands on mailers promoting the candidates.

Sometimes I wonder whether the Lancaster County school board directors who pour their energy into restricting access to books understand the fundamental psychology of teenagers. lanc.news/4u78dDw

What do Americans really think in these troubled times? Actor and journalist Dan Hoyle spent two years looking into it and found some extraordinary answers.

Listening to Heller's "Catch-22" currently (read it years ago), and I'm struck by the realization that we are living in Milo Minderbinder's world today.

The decision by D.C. District Court Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, represents a setback for Democratic groups, lawmakers and other groups including the NAACP that have sued to stop the order ahead of the midterm elections in November. From @statesnewsroom.com

Sometimes, I just wanna play Choctaw Bingo ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWEJ...

Before she was a candidate for governor, Republican Stacy Garrity was a military whistleblower www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/05...

At Front Porch Baking Co. in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Gertie the sourdough starter is the quiet power behind all the whole-grain baked goods.

Dave Nissley won the 100th House District primary Tuesday with the support of nearly all 20 voting precincts. He lost out on just three (and one of those precincts he got a tie). Here's a breakdown of the numbers and how he did it: lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

High land and stormwater costs are two major obstacles to building more affordable housing in Pennsylvania, according to developers who spoke Thursday at a Reinholds gathering convened by Republican state legislators. lanc.news/4fCu8yR

On Dec. 17, 1944, 120 American soldiers were captured by German troops near the Belgian village of Malmedy. lanc.news/4unHT9f

Printed in June 1964 ... a vision of the video teleconferencing future...