Trump advisers propose mandatory military service (wapo.st)
Some in the former president’s camp say it’s time more young adults put “some skin in the game.”...
Trump trusted more than Biden on democracy among key swing-state voters (wapo.st)
I’ll note that this is substantially at odds with the candidates positions and history:...
Florida Governor DeSantis rejects climate change rationale for record-breaking rain (wapo.st)
At this point, it’s fairly common for significant rainfall events to have attribution studies showing that they’re a result of the higher temperatures that fossil fuel burning has given us. Whether or not we end up with one for this particular event, it’s something that we know will be more common if we keep on extracting...
Republicans pitch tax cuts for corporations, the wealthy in 2025 | Trump has asked wealthy donors for donations, promising large tax breaks in return if he retakes the White House. (wapo.st)
Trump loyalist pushes ‘post-constitutional’ vision for second term (wapo.st)
Russ Vought, the former president’s budget director, is laying the groundwork for a broad expansion of presidential powers....
For millionaire and four hunters, a wild Western lawsuit over public land: The ruling on an invisible corner in Elk Mountain, Wyo., could determine how much private property rights limit public access (wapo.st)
Four Missouri elk hunters used [a stepladder] to climb over an invisible corner from one parcel of Bureau of Land Management terrain to another. They never touched a toe on two adjacent swaths of private property marked by “No Trespassing” signs....
RFK Jr. won’t meet CNN debate requirement for ballot access (wapo.st)
a Washington Post survey of state election officials found Kennedy is not on the ballot in several states where he has claimed he is — and he will not reach the requirement by Thursday’s deadline to qualify for the debate
Why scientists fear a second Trump term, and what they are doing about it: Several federal agencies are working to safeguard research, including climate science, from future political meddling. (wapo.st)
The Washington Post has recently started asking people to register in order to access gift links. You can put in a completely made-up email address, as there is no verification of the email address.
Red states strike deals to show controversial conservative videos in schools | Educational material from PragerU is now offered to public schools in six states (wapo.st)
Per the article:...
For millionaire and four hunters, a wild Western lawsuit over public land: The ruling on an invisible corner in Elk Mountain, Wyo., could determine how much private property rights limit public access (wapo.st)
Four Missouri elk hunters used [a stepladder] to climb over an invisible corner from one parcel of Bureau of Land Management terrain to another. They never touched a toe on two adjacent swaths of private property marked by “No Trespassing” signs....
Republicans pitch tax cuts for corporations, the wealthy in 2025 | Trump has asked wealthy donors for donations, promising large tax breaks in return if he retakes the White House. (wapo.st)
Federal judge temporarily blocks rule banning noncompete contracts (wapo.st)
This judge is one more of Trump’s appointees, who is out to keep wages down so that billionaires can profit a bit more....
Bayer lobbies Congress to help fight lawsuits tying Roundup to cancer | Republicans have repeatedly pushed provision — drafted with Bayer’s help — that would undo some nationwide pesticide protections (wapo.st)
Gift link, but registration required....
Trump’s sentencing in N.Y. hush money case postponed until September (wapo.st)
Donald Trump’s lawyers are seeking to vacate his New York hush money conviction based on Monday’s Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.