We wrapped up the day with some news.

The hush money trial now features... yet another hush money deal.

Prosecutors say Allen Weisselberg is getting $750k this year to keep quiet about his former boss.

Story The Daily Beast:
thedailybeast.com/trump-trial-pr…

A complaint with the FEC alleges that a shell company with ties to the Republican State Leadership Committee illegally steered nearly $2.6M to half a dozen PACs.

Shell company steering $2.6M to Republican PACs raises concerns of illicit funding scheme opensecrets.org/news/2024/05/s…

made a cover of Avi by 𝖦𝗋𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 ⏳ (ft. my cat val lol) link to the full version below!

#BREAKING : Politico confirms the FBI is investigating whether Biden’s Iran Envoy Rob Malley moved classified materials to his personal email, which may have been obtained by a foreign nation.
politico.com/news/2024/05/1…

'I don’t want or expect Kahn to 'defend democracy' by putting a thumb on the scale for Biden. I’d be satisfied if Kahn simply stood by his own reporters and their reporting.' substack.com/home/post/p-14…

⚡️ Minister: 3 billion euros of Russian assets revenue 'almost nothing' in war's context.

kyivindependent.com/minister-3-bil…

'If we are talking about the needs of Ukraine and the needs of the war, military and non-military, 3 billion euros is actually almost nothing— we need hundreds of billions in order to win the war,' Maliuska told Politico at the G7 justice ministers' meeting in Venice on May 9.

The EU's expected annual contribution of around 3 billion euros ($3.2 billion), drawn from frozen Russian assets profits, is 'almost nothing' in the context of the full-scale war, Justice Minister Denys Maliuska told Politico in an interview published on May 10.

Rudy Giuliani is suspended by WABC and his radio show is canceled after he violated station policy by trying to discuss discredited claims about the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election on air. nytimes.com/2024/05/10/nyr…

#Art #HughHenryBreckenridge

#Art #HughHenryBreckenridge

#Art #HughHenryBreckenridge (His use of color is... well... extraordinary. I wonder why he's never become particularly popular)

#Art #HughHenryBreckenridge

An equally important part of this approach is... distending the 'ring' or circle of what's possible. Over time, one begins to wonder... Gee, maybe, this *could be* true.

From her book coming out in July, here's Anne Applebaum on 'the fire hose of falsehood,' which doesn't try to persuade you that up is down, but rather to give up on any hope of becoming an informed citizen in a working democracy. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Time to buzz the tower, Goose.

#AmyWinehouse 'Love Is A Losing Game' (Live At SXSW / 2007) youtube.com/watch?v=lWyMpC…

#JackPaar walks off the Tonight Show - 02/11/1960 youtube.com/watch?v=SGkSOK…

Russian propaganda depicting Ukrainians as savage apes. The war isn’t about territory, and it’s certainly not about NATO: it’s built on a deep foundation of racism toward Ukrainians.

#Congo 1970s #music mix youtube.com/watch?v=m9U5s6…