G. M Gilbent: I told you once that I was searching for the nature of evil. I think I’ve come close to defining It: a lack of empathy. It’s the one characteristic that connects all the defendants. A genuine incapacity to feel with their fellow man. Evil, I think, is the absence of empathy. ⁂
Tuesday, June 3
DENY COMFORT TO THE OPPRESSOR. DEFEND THE POOR AND SICK. DEPOSE THE CAPITALIST OLIGARCHY. ⁂
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FEMA staff baffled after head said he was unaware of US hurricane season, sources say | Reuters ⁂
The Department of Homeland Security’s fiscal 2026 budget would eliminate the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction directorate and split its functions among other DHS components. ⁂
Monday, June 2
Trump administration ends HIV vaccine funding weeks before potential approval of breakthrough prevention drug, with scientists warning cuts will set back research “a probable decade.” ⁂
Justice Department curtails ABA role in vetting Trump’s judicial nominees ⁂
Imane Khelif singled out in World Boxing’s sex testing rule ⁂
Saturday, May 31
Universities Can Do Research as Long as It’s ‘In Sync’ With Trump Administration, Education Secretary Says ⁂
Trump Scraps $766 Million Moderna Deal for Bird Flu Vaccine ⁂
Chinese “kill switches” that could allow Beijing to cripple power grids and trigger blackouts across the West were found in equipment at US solar farms earlier this month. ⁂
Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego adopts anti-trans, far-right talking points ⁂
A Missouri Town Was Solidly Behind Trump. Then Carol Was Detained. ⁂
Thursday, May 29
Republican threatens to kill DC transit funding unless it names trains for Trump ⁂
Trump defends ‘TACO’ tariff approach but rejects ‘chickening out’ claims ⁂