Trump wants China to “do more to reopen the strait of Hormuz”. WH statement says Trump and Xi had “agreed that the Strait must remain open to support free flow of energy.” China’s FM spox stated the issue came up and China’s policy remains “steady & clear”. They’ve been criticizing US actions prior

But this, which goes into how substanceless the Becerra campaign has been, is a better indicator. And maybe indicative of why people glommed on to the interview moment. Sure, the front runner always plays it safe but… www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

oof. this is brutal. When I interviewed Secretary Becerra during a visit to Colorado, he insisted that then-Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo be part of the interview. I explained I was there to speak with him, not her. He insisted. So she stood there next to him for the whole time.

CEOs emerge upbeat after the first Trump-Xi meeting. Musk said the meeting was “wonderful” and that they accomplished “a lot of great things”. Cook flashed a peace sign. Huang said “Xi and Trump were incredible.” Photo: NYT

incredibly depressing that the reimposition of jim crow districts across the entire south is getting nothing more than generic horse race coverage

Why not? It’s how they did it the first time.

US city prepares to welcome Iran team for football World Cup. In the Arizona desert, the city of Tucson is preparing to host the Iranian football team for the World Cup. Iran also has group stage games scheduled for Los Angeles and Seattle

'If you want to understand whether a thing is useful,' says Tim Harford, 'you can always look at what happens when somebody breaks it. Call this the Joni Mitchell principle: you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone'⁠ ft.trib.al/dOPwxMk

So the Beijing summit was such a spectacular fail, the Trump Team wants to invade Cuba to distract from it? Or did Trump propose an island swap: you take Taiwan, and I'll take Cuba?

What I Told the Baltics about Donald Trump 1/ Back from Finland where I spoke to intelligence officers, diplomats, etc from the Baltics. I told them what what most American outlets still won't say: Donald Trump is an asset of Russian intelligence. open.substack.com/pub/craigung...

Trump Russia Timeline: Paul Manafort's Griftapalooza Wonder how Trump's nonstop grifting will end? It helps to remember that Viktor Yanukovych, Paul Manafort's pro-Putin candidate in Ukraine, was ousted by the Orange Revolution and EuroMaidan protests. open.substack.com/pub/craigung...

Multiple gunshots sent Philippine senators into hiding in their offices during a standoff over a fugitive legislator wanted by the International Criminal Court who has taken refuge in the building u.afp.com/SRMt

Hannity really missing his Fox studio lighting.

The human printer strikes again

Through twilight-hour shifts, President Trump’s executive assistant Natalie Harp supplies the president with stacks of printed-out drafts and awaits his approval before hitting post. Her work has included posts of the Obamas as apes and an AI-generated image of Trump as Jesus Christ. trib.al/qySE74R

Cuba has run out of diesel and fuel oil amid US oil blockade www.straitstimes.com/world/cuba-h...

I calculated the Pentagon's "black budget".... Using Claude, the LLM banned from the Pentagon by Hegseth, I went through the military’s initial budget submissions. I found $126 billion in programs either explicitly marked as classified, or described only through a code word. (1/2)

A facility dumping the energy of 23 atomic bombs daily into a drought zone should be an immediate "no," right? Wrong. It just got greenlit. At this rate, our "green" future is looking a lot more like a scorched earth.

El Chapo’s reign might be over, but the bodies keep piling up. A new generation of “narco juniors” has plunged Sinaloa into full-blown civil war.

Feeling overwhelmed with all of this. LISTEN. Another Louisiana resident (Marshawn is the only name we have) testifies against the state’s racial gerrymander, speaking truth to power up and down the hearing room and predicts how this story will end. Speak your truth, fight and believe.

This video on the rise of Russ Vought is based on scores of interviews, thousands of pages of emails and dozens of hours of videos and recordings of private briefings given by Vought, most of which have not been previously reported.

As @jamellebouie.net and others have said, this is a great point. 👇👇👇

"From May 14 to June 4, The Rink at Rockefeller Center transforms into an open-air stage for Road to Broadway, a free four-week performance series curated by Playbill featuring live sets from 15 of Broadway's biggest shows, every Thursday at noon from May 14 through June 4."

Rep. Frederica Wilson D-FL missed all 10 votes on Wednesday in the House. Wilson has now missed 43 straight votes - she last voted on April 17. Wilson's X account this week sent out photos of a Service Academy day - but pictures from the same event were posted last October

Before this heatwave, Phoenix, AZ had never recorded three consecutive days at 105°F (40.6°C) or above in March — The previous record was obliterated by more than 40 days. This is deeply shocking.

I agree. This event has been meteorologically astonishing, and its impacts will be felt long after it ends in terms of record low snowpack, sharply increased wildfire risk, and extreme low watershed runoff/streamflow into summer and beyond.

As long as Big Oil calls the shots on energy policy in DC and California doesn't fight back, disasters like these will continue to happen. (1/2)

Xavier Becerra is too big of a risk for California.

I love making calls to our campaign's supporters! Today I got to call Chris from Stockton and thank him for his support. Small-dollar donors are powering our campaign—not corporations.

I built my career on holding big corporations, CEOs, and Trump officials accountable when they ripped off families. I have the most labor endorsements of any candidate in this race because I stand up for Californians, not special interests.

Billionaires don't know the first thing about pushing a shopping cart, filling up your gas tank, or trying to make ends meet. Californians deserve a Governor who gets it.

Proud to be endorsed by The Bay Area Reporter! I will always stand up to protect LGBTQ+ Californians and their rights to be who they are, love who they love, and get the healthcare they need. Read the full endorsement: www.ebar.com/story/166219...

I'm the candidate who understands that the status quo is not making life better for Californians. My life's work has been about holding big corporations accountable. I will go toe-to-toe with Sacramento special interests to protect California families, because that's what Californians deserve.

Last week on Fox News Brian Kilmeade and Jessica Tarlov mentioned a CIA report that Iran still has over 70% of its missile launchers and the ability to withstand months of this blockade. PBS also reported on it. The only non-believer was Jesse Watters.

Amid allegations of excessive drinking and internal chaos, the FBI director now faces questions over whether the agency manipulated its numbers to bolster his leadership image.

If you find yourself in jury selection, remember you don't have to volunteer any information beyond what is literally asked. Just saying.

“China gains major edge on U.S. amid Iran war, intelligence report finds
A confidential assessment, circulating as President Donald Trump begins his highly anticipated trip to Beijing, shows shifts in several key areas of competition.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Does China see Trump as strong or weak as he visits Beijing? www.youtube.com/shorts/QS9aX...

Netanyahu's office says he had secret meeting with UAE president - but Emirates deny claim news.sky.com/story/benjam...

PANTHEON: For all the talk about data-center construction, “the impact on the overall construction sector — let alone the broader economy .. still looks small. “.. Most data center spending is on the tech stored within, rather than the structure.”

The Ethicist | My father was badly injured in a mugging, and we need a GoFundMe to cover his medical bills. Both my father and his assailant are white. Can I pretend the assailant was Black so that Elon Musk will promote and share my campaign on X?

The good taxpayers of New York have given me a pair of Meta glasses because I am low vision disabled, and I seem to have used them more than a lot of people on here, so let me say a little about my experiences:

Howard Lutnick said he had three ‘meaningless and inconsequential’ meetings with Epstein

Instructure, the company that operates the online learning system Canvas, said it struck a deal with hackers to delete the data they pilfered in a cyberattack that created chaos for students in Mississippi and nationwide. The company did not provide any details on the settlement. buff.ly/GLHRurK

14% of enrollees didn't pay their first ACA premium in January. People can't afford healthcare because the people in charge stole our healthcare money to give tax breaks to the rich. And instead of fixing it, they're trying to spend billions on ICE and Trump's ballroom. Wow.

Okay the crazy thing is that this is a *fully instrumental piece.* There are no words. The school board is essentially saying that notes played by tubas and oboes are too dangerous for students to hear.