Gov. Joe Lombardo has vetoed a bill authorizing rent stabilization for seniors and those with disabilities, according to sources close to Democratic leadership. AB298 is “an unreasonable restraint on standard business activity,” the gov said in his veto message.

“Reasonable business activity” is going to increase homelessness among seniors

Huge paper on intergenerational poverty. Intergen. poverty in the US is 4x stronger than in Denmark/Germany, and 2x as strong as in Australia/UK. What explains it? Not family background, mediators, neighborhood effects, or discrimination. Big factor is weaker tax and transfers

A Department of Homeland Security agency’s intelligence report about the Atlanta protest movement “Stop Cop City” lifted a sentence nearly verbatim from an article published by Andy Ngo a day earlier. theintercept.com/2023/06/05/dhs…

My colleagues at the Stone Center have put together a remarkable new resource: a website that provides easily accessible information on wealth inequality, which isn't the same thing as income inequality 1/ stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/research-data/…

Male West Virginia state police officers put a camera in the women’s locker room at the state police academy and recorded women for years, including minors participating in a “Junior Trooper” program. wtrf.com/west-virginia-…

Gov. Lombardo has vetoed a slew of eviction/ tenant protection bills despite the fact legal groups and social service providers have warned of an escalating housing and eviction crisis. These groups said these bills were needed in order to prevent a rise in homelessness.

Blaming #housingfirst for recent uptick in numbers is like blaming seatbelts for car fatalities. Scale it up then deal with small % who need more intensive care. Federal Policy on Homelessness Becomes New Target of the Right nytimes.com/2023/06/20/us/…

The Delaware House will vote today on a bill that would allow hundreds of LLCs to vote in local elections in the small town of Seaford. In the town of 8,500, hundreds of businesses voting could be the deciding factor in every election. delawareonline.com/story/news/pol…

A new study shows that bottlenose dolphins raise their pitch when talking to their babies, just like humans do, Ed Yong is not here reports. theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

An especially powerful paragraph by Justice Sotomayor blasting the new SCOTUS decision against LGBT rights. supremecourt.gov/opinions/22pdf…

NYT’s useful life hack on how to escape student debt

This is a scandal. The Supreme Court is now just a 9 person legislature, slinging takes and making law with cases that are basically made up by friendly right wing groups in order to get the new law they want from their 6 buddies on the court. washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/…

87% of Hollywood actors earn less than $26,000. Among the striking actors’ demands are protections against their scanned likeness being manipulated by AI without adequate compensation for the actors.  Exploitation is the studio’s #1 interest.

The ecological crisis cannot be solved by capitalism. Capital simply won’t mobilise the necessary production (public transit, renewable energy, insulation, regeneration, etc) because it is not profitable to do so. We need to mobilise public works directly or we’re in trouble.

1. Buried in North Carolina's 600+ page budget is a little-noticed provision that creates a secret police force, controlled by Republicans, with extraordinary powers 🧵

Shooting reported at UNLV