The The Associated Press FTW! "It was a remarkable moment in modern American politics: The House speaker turning his Republican Party against the federal and state legal systems that are foundational to the U.S. government and a cornerstone of democracy." apnews.com/article/donald…

A growing atmosphere of mob justice in America is producing the kind of self-censorship found in an authoritarian regime, Anne Applebaum warns. (From 2021) theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Democrats have launched an investigation into a meeting between oil executives and Donald Trump last month. This is following reports that he offered to dismantle environmental laws and requested $1 billion in contributions to his presidential campaign. motherjones.com/politics/2024/…

"This is a crucial moment for us as a democracy, as ridiculous as this seems." Rachel Maddow explains why leading Republicans bashing the U.S. justice system on Donald Trump's behalf is a dangerous development in the erosion of democracy in the United States.

As more layoffs are being announced, a reminder that SPJ has put together a webpage with resources for journalists who have been laid off. There are links to community aid, mental health resources, job boards and more. spj.org/together.asp

WATCH-- Rep. Jamie Raskin on Republicans flocking to Trump's trial: "I think it's a good thing that they are identifying themselves, the people who have completely allowed Donald Trump to devour their critical thinking skills and their political and moral independence."

Secretary of State Antony Blinken removed Cuba Wednesday from the State Department’s short list of countries that it deems less than fully cooperative against violent groups. to.pbs.org/3V217lD

Free virtual event Brennan Center "Resisting Minority Rule" May 30 @ 3–4 p.m. ET - RSVP here tinyurl.com/y7hxadnf "author of Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People...with voting rights reporter Ari Berman detailing the rise of antidemocracy..." RJI

Mississippi teen Demi Johnson receives National Geographic award for plan to save Mississippi’s oyster reef population The ninth grader has produced 1,100 oysters that will in turn spawn millions of larvae into the ecosystem, a huge ecological impact wlox.com/2024/05/30/gul…

ICYMI: Kyrie Irving (Standing Rock Sioux), a star point guard for the NBA Dallas Mavericks, sported a unique iteration of his Anta Kai 1 sneakers in the Mavericks’ Game 1 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals on May 22. nativenewsonline.net/arts-entertain…

Mexico will hold the largest election in its history on Sunday, with nearly 100 million people registered to vote. And no matter the outcome, the country will almost certainly elect its first woman president. to.pbs.org/3VndoBf

Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, has blocked President Joe Biden’s federal district judge nominee, Danna Jackson, a Native American woman, from consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee. nativenewsonline.net/currents/repub…

The verdict, writes @DavidFrum, drives home to the voting public "that before [Donald] Trump was a constitutional criminal, he got his start as a squalid hush-money-paying, document-tampering, tabloid sleazeball." theatln.tc/bgxxQYhi

Embracing Trump’s strategy of blaming the U.S. justice system after his historic guilty verdict, Republicans in Congress are fervently enlisting themselves in his campaign of vengeance and political retribution as the GOP runs to reclaim the White House. to.pbs.org/3Volx8o

In the late 1990s, a 3M scientist found the company’s forever chemicals in almost every human blood sample she analyzed. When told about her findings, 3M supervisors repeatedly questioned her work. propublica.org/article/propub…

In calling his New York trial corrupt, Trump is decrying "a person or process that is not corrupt or rigged enough to give him the results he seeks," Adam Serwer 🍝 writes. theatln.tc/gPFHdyu7

Justice Alito has flouted the Supreme Court’s code of conduct by flying flags associated with the January 6 insurrection outside his homes. Because the Supreme Court will not police its own behavior, Congress must use its authority to do so. bit.ly/3QZdblk

Voting rights groups have exposed a troubling development: Florida’s director of elections instructed local elections officials to investigate roughly 10,000 Florida registered voters based on an unvetted list an activist had emailed her. bit.ly/4bFWYtu

A century ago, Seattle was known as a "City of Clocks" because so many massive timepieces adorned its streets. Now some of the historic clocks are coming back. st.news/3VlrD9D