https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rU9Nexr6ew SHATTERED

Trump’s Justice Department scrubs its website of news releases about Jan. 6 defendants
The purge is the latest action by the Trump administration to dramatically rewrite the history of the assault on the Capitol.

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/23/trumps-justice-department-scrubs-its-website-of-news-releases-about-jan-6-defendants-00935096

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This comes after being told Oman would never negotiate with the Iranians.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-21/iran-in-talks-with-oman-over-permanent-toll-system-for-hormuz

(Bloomberg) -- Iran is discussing with Oman how to set up some form of a permanent toll system that will formalize its control of maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

“Iran and Oman must mobilize all their resources both to provide security services and to manage navigation in the most appropriate manner,” the Iranian ambassador to France, Mohammad Amin-Nejad, said in an interview with Bloomberg in Paris on Wednesday.

“This will entail costs, and it goes without saying that those who wish to benefit from this traffic must also pay their share,” he said in Farsi, through an interpreter, adding that the system will be transparent. “And if today there is any desire for the situation to improve, a solution must be found to tackle the root of the problem.”

Asked about the plan, US President Donald Trump rejected it.

“We want it open, we want it free, we don’t want tolls,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday, referring to the Strait of Hormuz. Oman’s government didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Iran effectively closed the waterway in response to US-Israeli airstrikes that triggered the war in late February by firing missiles at Washington’s Arab allies across the energy-rich Persian Gulf.

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/21/boys-convicted-of-get-non-custodial-sentences-as-judge-says-they-should-not-be-criminalised-unnecessarily

Boys convicted of rape get non-custodial sentences as judge says they should not be criminalised unnecessarily.

Boys physically overpowered and then filmed attacks on teenage victims in separate incidents in Hampshire.

Three teenage boys convicted of knife-point rape and other serious sexual offences against two teenage girls in Hampshire have not been given custodial sentences because the judge said he “should avoid criminalising these children unnecessarily”.

The boys, who were aged between 13 and 14 at the time of their offences, physically overpowered and sexually assaulted the girls, who were aged 14 and 15, in separate incidents two months apart.

The boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were sentenced to youth rehabilitation orders ranging between 18 months and three years for their roles in the attacks, which prosecutors said were “brazenly filmed” on mobile phones.

They were convicted of rape even in circumstances where they aided and abetted another boy to carry out an attack.

One 15-year-old boy was convicted of three charges of rape against the two victims, who did not know each other, and four counts of taking indecent images. He will be subject to 180 days of intensive supervision and surveillance.

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/owner-daycare-viral-nick-shirley-video-charged-daycare-fraud-scheme-prosecutors-say

A woman allegedly tied to Minnesota's massive "Feeding Our Future" scandal has been charged in a daycare fraud scheme after being featured in a viral video by influencer Nick Shirley, authorities said.

She is accused of pocketing millions of dollars meant for children's meals.

Fahima Egeh Mahamud was charged Wednesday with wire fraud and conspiracy to defraud the United States, according to court documents.

Earlier this year, Mahamud was indicted for her alleged role in the initial $250 million "Feeding Our Future" scheme. Prosecutors allege she enrolled Future Leaders Early Learning — a Minneapolis daycare where she served as CEO — into the federal child nutrition program, falsely claiming to serve thousands of meals at her childcare center.

In addition to her involvement in the nutrition program fraud, Mahamud was federally charged Wednesday with a secondary scheme to defraud the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), which provides daycare assistance to low-income families.

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https://fortune.com/2026/05/20/barney-frank-obituary-democratic-party-masssachusets-congressman-dead-86/

Barney Frank, legendary liberal who ripped into left-wing dysfunction on his death bed, dies at 86

Barney Frank, the longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal who brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant reforms to the financial system in a generation, has died. He was 86.

Frank died late Tuesday, according to Jim Segel, Frank’s former campaign manager and close friend.

After representing broad swaths of Boston’s suburbs in Congress for 32 years, Frank and his husband moved to Ogunquit, Maine. He entered hospice there in April with congestive heart failure and is survived by his husband, Jim Ready, and sisters, the longtime Democratic strategist Ann Lewis and Doris Breay, along with brother David Frank.

A self-described “left-handed gay Jew,” Frank was known for his acerbic wit, combative style and focus on marginalized communities. He represented the party’s left wing while keeping close with Democratic leaders who sometimes frustrated progressives.

He is best known as a pioneer for LGBT rights. After decades of grappling with his sexuality, he publicly came out as gay in 1987, the first member of Congress to do so voluntarily. With his 2012 marriage to Ready, he became the first incumbent lawmaker on Capitol Hill to marry someone of the same sex.

But in an April interview as he entered hospice, Frank said he hoped he would be remembered for advocating a brand of politics that embraced progressive ideals without forcing them on voters prematurely. It is an approach he feared was being rejected as Democrats prepare for what could be a rollicking primary as they hope to retake the White House in 2028 and move past the Trump era.

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/rep-thomas-massie-loses-to-trump-backed-challenger-in-heated-primary/ar-AA23Bt5C

Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky has lost the Republican primary for his seat to a challenger endorsed by President Donald Trump, Ed Gallrein, in a victory for Trump that underscores the strength of the President’s influence over the party.

The Associated Press called the race Tuesday evening.

Massie, who has represented Kentucky’s fourth congressional district since 2012, faced what he described as “by far the most challenging” primary of his career as Trump repeatedly levied fierce attacks against him and, in a rare move, even dispatched Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to campaign for Gallrein in the lead-up to Tuesday’s election.

Massie emerged as one of Trump’s chief targets in his efforts to topple GOP opponents in the primaries ahead of this year’s midterm elections due to the maverick congressman’s frequent breaks with the President on key foreign and domestic issues.

Massie helped lead the push to force the full release of government files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein; he vocally opposed and voted against Trump’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill; he has criticized U.S. financial supporting Israel; and he has been a staunch opponent to Trump’s war in Iran.

Gallrein, a farmer and retired Navy SEAL, was endorsed by Trump in October before he entered the race. In the spring, Trump touted Gallrein as a “true American hero” while standing beside him at an event in northern Kentucky. “He’s a great patriot,” the President said, “and he’s doing it because he saw what this guy was doing to our country.”

>AIPAC WINS

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https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/05/19/congress/new-antisemitism-bill-00927709

Sens. James Lankford and Jacky Rosen will introduce a sweeping, bipartisan bill Tuesday aimed at combating antisemitism.

The bill, which was first shared with POLITICO, would target antisemitism in education and online, as well as provide security grant funding.

“Those are three big issues that get talked about the most, so we tried to pull those together into one bill,” Lankford, an Oklahoma Republican, said in an interview. “We are trying to do this bipartisan, bicameral.”

Rosen, a Nevada Democrat who co-chairs the Senate’s bipartisan task force for combating antisemitism with Lankford, said in an interview the bill was “personal” and has “been over a year in the making.”

“It really is a coordinated federal response to help fight domestic antisemitism,” she added.

The measure would require the Department of Education to designate an antisemitism coordinator and lay out new regulations to combat antisemitism at colleges that receive DOE funding, including requiring those colleges to establish non-discrimination policies and grievance processes.

It would also boost nonprofit security grant funding to $1 billion that can be used by Jewish communities, as well create a new grant that can be used for places of worship. The bill would, in addition, require new disclosures about how online platforms moderate and respond to antisemitic content.

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https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/morrissey-treasury-anti-weaponization-irs-00927843

The Treasury Department’s general counsel resigned as the Trump administration announced a nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” as part of a deal to settle President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over the leaking of his tax returns.

Brian Morrissey, who was confirmed by the Senate in October and served as Treasury’s top legal officer, stepped down on Monday. His departure came the same day the Trump administration announced it would create that $1.776 billion fund to resolve Trump’s lawsuit, an unusual arrangement that has provoked bipartisan criticism.

“As General Counsel, Brian Morrissey has served the United States Treasury with both honor and integrity,” a Treasury Department spokesperson said in a statement. “We wish him all the best in his next endeavors.”

Morrissey did not respond to requests for comment.

The New York Times, which first reported Morrissey’s resignation, said his departure letter expressed gratitude to Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.

Morrissey, a former partner at the law firm Sidley Austin, previously held senior roles at the Treasury and Justice Departments during Trump’s first term.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told senators Tuesday he was unaware of the reason for Morrissey’s resignation. “I don’t know if it’s a coincidence,” Blanche said in response to Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.). “I can’t speak to why he resigned.”

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https://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/nx-s1-5821265/minnesota-ban-prediction-markets

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed the nation's first law banning prediction market sites from operating in the state, and in response, the Trump administration has sued, teeing up a legal battle over the most far-reaching crackdown on popular services like Kalshi and Polymarket.

It comes as states confront a growing standoff with the Trump administration over how to regulate the industry, which allows people to bet on virtually anything.

The new state law makes it a crime to host or advertise a prediction market, which it defines as a system that lets consumers place a wager on a future outcome, like sports, elections, live entertainment, someone's word choice and world affairs.

The prohibition extends to services supporting prediction markets, like virtual private networks, that could allow consumers to disguise their location and get around the ban.

It would force prediction market sites like Kalshi and Polymarket to leave the state, or face possible felony charges. The law takes effect in August.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two teenagers who shot and killed three people in an attack on a California mosque were radicalized online where they first met and shared white supremacist views, according to authorities and writings they authored.

The pair “didn’t discriminate on who they hated,” Mark Remily, the lead FBI agent in San Diego, said Tuesday.

The writings, obtained by The Associated Press, include hateful rhetoric toward Jewish people, Muslims and Islam, as well as the LGBTQ+ community, Black people, women, and both the political left and right. Both express beliefs that white people are being eliminated, and one writes about mental health struggles and being rejected by women.

https://apnews.com/article/islamic-center-san-diego-shooting-mosque-hate-d81d87793aa3eea836d45a9d5b1f297b

These two pathetic white supremacists rage quit life lmao

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https://www.thebulwark.com/p/how-corrupt-is-trump-here-are-the-numbers-trades-chips-nvidia-pardons-settlement-fund

THIS IS THE TRUMP ERA, which means if you blink, you will miss another shattering example of unabashed corruption. I don’t usually write about the same topic twice in a row, but the latest revelations of Trump’s wanton, shameless profiteering from the White House cannot go unremarked. The phrase “drain the swamp” will go down in history as a bitter irony. The latest outrage against the public—and since I started typing this sentence there have surely been more—concerns Trump’s stock trades.

When I was being considered for a job in the Reagan White House, I had to reveal every cent I had ever earned from any job or investment (which was simple since I had no money), and everyone else who worked for the administration had to do the same. It was a pain, but I was happy to do it, knowing that I would be serving in an honest government. High-ranking officials like cabinet secretaries with substantial portfolios put their assets in blind trusts during their public service. “Blind” meaning the principal had no control. And though the ethics rules do not apply to the president, past presidents put their funds (with the exception of U.S. treasuries and mutual funds) into blind trusts anyway for appearances’ sake. The reason is obvious, but since this is a time of foggy ethics, let’s spell it out: Government officials are in a position to steer policy and award government contracts in ways that benefit or harm private interests. By requiring blind trusts, we minimize the chance that a decision-maker is swayed by the opportunity for private gain.1

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/trump-irs-doj-lawsuit-audit.html

The Justice Department on Tuesday expanded the agreement it reached this week with President Trump to resolve his extraordinary lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service to include a provision that would bar the agency from pursuing tax claims against the president, his family or his businesses.

In a one-page document signed by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and quietly posted on the department’s website, officials vowed not to pursue any matters, including those involving Mr. Trump’s tax returns, that are currently pending.
The new provision was released just one day after Mr. Trump agreed to drop his suit in exchange for the creation of a $1.8 billion compensation fund for people he believes were wronged by federal investigations or prosecutions. The fund drew repeated criticism from Democrats when Mr. Blanche appeared before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee for a hearing on Tuesday morning.

The New York Times reported last week that Mr. Trump’s talks with the Justice Department and the I.R.S. had included a measure calling on the I.R.S. to drop any audits of the president, his relatives or businesses. But that provision did not appear in the nine-page agreement laying out the terms to dismiss the lawsuit, which the department released Monday.

In January, Mr. Trump, along with two of his sons and the Trump family business, sued the Internal Revenue Service for at least $10 billion over the leak of their tax returns during the president’s first term. The Trumps argued that the I.R.S. should have done more to prevent a former contractor from disclosing tax information to The New York Times and ProPublica.

Neither the Justice Department nor the I.R.S. immediately responded to requests seeking comment. The top lawyer at the Treasury, Brian Morrissey, resigned on Monday after the Justice Department announced the settlement with Mr. Trump.

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How a Troubles ruling could impact court's definition of a woman
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2pz4r4kk8o

tld;dr
Something happened in Bongland; troons seething.

A recent ruling by the Supreme Court has made it harder to use Northern Ireland's Brexit deal to bring human rights challenges against the government.

The case concerned the last Conservative government's plan to allow immunity for some Troubles-related crimes.

The Labour government dropped that plan, but still wanted the court to clarify the scope of the human rights aspect of the Brexit deal. The government won a partial victory which could have a much wider impact.

It is likely to be significant in deciding whether the 2025 Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman applies in Northern Ireland in the way it does in the rest of the UK.

What has the NI Brexit deal got to do with human rights?

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5885414-paxton-cornyn-texas-senate-trump/

Senate Republicans on Tuesday vented their frustration and disappointment over President Trump’s decision to endorse state Attorney General Ken Paxton over Sen. John Cornyn (R) in the Texas Senate Republican primary, a move that deals a crushing blow to Cornyn’s hopes of winning the May 26 runoff.

“I don’t understand. He is an ethically challenged individual,” Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said of Paxton, who was charged with defrauding investors in a Dallas-area tech startup before he completed a pretrial diversion program.

“John Cornyn is an outstanding senator and deserved in my judgment the president’s support. Obviously it’s the president’s call but I’m disappointed that he did it,” Collins said.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said she was “supremely disappointed” in Trump’s endorsement of Paxton over Cornyn.

“I don’t understand it,” she said when asked about Trump’s motivation.

Murkowski said the endorsment probably makes it tougher for Republicans to win the Texas Senate race against Democratic candidate James Talarico.

“Based on the numbers that I’ve seen, yeah,” she said. “How does that help strengthen the president’s hand when we lose a state like Texas?”

https://abcnews.com/US/air-show-crash-prompts-idaho-air-force-base/story?id=133055114

Mountain Home Air Force Base outside of Boise, Idaho, was locked down Sunday afternoon after two U.S. Navy jets performing at an air show crashed in midair, according to authorities and bystander video of the incident.

The two Navy EA-18 Growler jets collided in midair during the Gunfighter Skies Air Show, according to a Navy spokesperson.

"All four of the air crew successfully ejected," Cmdr. Amelia Umayam, a spokesperson for the Naval Air Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, said in a statement. All four are in stable condition, according to the Mountain Home Air Force Base Gunfighters.

Umayam said the crash occurred around 12:10 p.m. MDT while the crews were performing an aerial demonstration.

The two jets involved in the crash were assigned to the Electronic Attack Squadron at Whidbey Island, Washington, Umayam said, adding that the cause of the crash is under investigation.

A bystander video of the incident captured two jets flying near each other when they collided in midair. As the two planes plummeted to the ground, four parachutes appeared to deploy.

A plume of black smoke is seen in the footage as the jets crashed to the ground and exploded.

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