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May 6, 2026

Last December, Justice Alito told Texans they had to vote under an unconstitutional gerrymander because changing maps in December would deprive them of “certainty” before the 2026 midterms. Yesterday, with voting already underway in Louisiana, he rushed the certified copy of the Calais ruling out the door so Southern states can hurry up and redistrict before that very same election.

May 6, 2026

Edge stores passwords in plaintext memory at startup; a tool has been released to test against the flaw.

May 6, 2026

The US State Department has officially approved a potential sale of Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM-ER) kits and related equipment to Ukraine. Archived version: archive.is/…/us-approves-373-million-precision-mu… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

May 6, 2026

The department evidently emailed one employee a photo of her attending a vigil for the VA nurse killed by DHS.

May 6, 2026

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday called for the immediate release of activists detained by Israeli forces during a humanitarian mission to Gaza, Anadolu Agency reports. Archived version: archive.is/…/20260505-brazilian-president-lula-ca… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

May 6, 2026

As reports of xenophobic attacks in South Africa continue, Nigeria said it would repatriate its citizens who want to leave. Archived version: archive.is/newest/https://…/a-77041438 Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

May 6, 2026

Iran’s armed forces denied carrying out any missile or drone attacks against the United Arab Emirates in recent days, Iranian state media IRIB reported Tuesday. Archived version: archive.is/…/20260505-iran-denies-attacking-uae-w… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

May 6, 2026

Iran refuted the claim that the US destroyed several of its speedboats and alleged it targeted two small civilian boats in fear and desperation over its failure to implement “Project Freedom”. Archived version: archive.is/…/at-least-five-iranians-killed-in-us-… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

May 6, 2026

State says chatbot claimed to practice medicine, gave invalid license number. Case file: pa.gov/…/dos character.ai complaint marked accept…

May 6, 2026

The strait was open for transit prior to the war — a war that Graham has spent decades pushing for.

May 6, 2026

​“These people and these companies need to continue to be exposed for all of the harm that they’re causing and the real power that they have over our government and those governed,” one organizer said.

May 6, 2026

Serious side-effects from vaccines were rare, scientists found in studies funded by US taxpayer money Archived version: archive.is/…/covid-shingles-vaccines-studies-fda Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

May 6, 2026

US secretary of state says US is better off than other countries hit by disruption in oil supplies Archived version: archive.is/newest/…/marco-rubio-iran-gas-prices Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

May 6, 2026

Vornado Realty Trust CEO Steve Roth slammed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a Tuesday earnings call.

May 6, 2026

The memory squeeze hits the balance sheet.

May 6, 2026

This comes amid a fresh spike in Middle East tensions after the US’ Project Freedom begun. Archived version: archive.is/…/us-renews-call-on-japan-other-allies… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

May 6, 2026

G7 trade ministers have gathered in Paris as global economic tensions intensify, with talks set to focus on critical minerals, industrial policy and trade resilience. The meeting comes against a backdrop of Middle East turmoil and renewed US tariff threats, adding pressure to already strained efforts to coordinate a unified response among major economies. Archived version: archive.is/…/20260505-g7-trade-ministers-meet-in-… Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.

May 6, 2026

It seems consumers expected an AI-powered version of Siri to do amazing things that it still, to this day, cannot do.

May 5, 2026

Tonight's Low Quality Ad is for this Plush Bear Tote Bag. As a man, I am highly offended that women would choose this cute bear bag over a bag that has a hyperrealistic casting of my face stretched over it.https://collabs.shop/kwy1ck

May 5, 2026

Join Wendy Liu and Cory Doctorow for "How to Dissenshittify the Internet" on May 14 at 11 am PT https://eff.org/livestream-doctorow