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Massacres Test Whether Washington Can Move Beyond Paralysis
The United States is facing a widening gap between the scale of gun violence and what America’s political leaders can agree are the right responses to the carnage. read more
 
Effective arms regulation will not happen while a significant part of congress opposes it.

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Diplomats Fear Russia May Use Syrian Aid as Bargaining Chip in Ukraine
Countries in Europe and the Middle East could see a new surge in refugees if Russia shuts down the last humanitarian convoy route into Syria. read more
 
Putin and thus Russia are indulging in total war against Ukraine.
 
The opposition to Putin hope to foreclose nuclear weapons. 

3
Trump’s Primary Losses Puncture His Invincibility
With many of Donald J. Trump’s endorsed candidates falling to defeat in recent primaries, some Republicans see an opening for a post-Trump candidate in 2024. read more
 
The Trump self image is puncture resistant.
 
4
Fact-Checking Trump and Cruz at the N.R.A. Convention
The former president and the Texas senator made inaccurate or misleading claims about the efficacy of gun restrictions, gun ownership trends and school shootings. read more
 
Trump and his allies find that facts are squishy.
 
5
Border Patrol Unit Has Played High-Profile Role Before Uvalde
One of the unit’s sharpshooters killed the gunman at Robb Elementary School; its members have Special Forces-type training and often target smuggling operations. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_secret_police_organizations
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Border_Patrol 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security

They should be listed as secret police.

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Border Patrol Unit Has Played High-Profile Role Before Uvalde
One of the unit’s sharpshooters killed the gunman at Robb Elementary School; its members have Special Forces-type training and often target smuggling operations. read more
 
They should be listed as secret police.

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At N.R.A. Convention, the Blame Is on ‘Evil,’ Not Guns
Above all else, activists and politicians at the gathering sought to divert pressure to support popular overhauls like expanded background checks by seizing on the issue of school safety. read more
 
There is no civilian use for more than two rounds in a long gun.
 
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At N.R.A. Convention, the Blame Is on ‘Evil,’ Not Guns
Above all else, activists and politicians at the gathering sought to divert pressure to support popular overhauls like expanded background checks by seizing on the issue of school safety. read more
 
Guns only aid evil.
Evil is hard to define.
 
9
Prosecutors and Defense Duel in Closing Arguments of Sussmann Trial
A verdict is expected as early as Tuesday in the case brought by a Trump-era special counsel against a lawyer with ties to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign. read more
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Sussmann
 
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/28/1101814449/as-a-jury-weighs-if-a-lawyer-lied-to-the-fbi-durhams-legacy-hangs-in-the-balance
 
The verdict is not in.
 
10
Meet the Reclusive Software Billionaire Attacking Elon Musk
Dan O’Dowd, a software entrepreneur in California, is running for Senate on a single-issue platform: Tesla’s self-driving software. read more
 
Self-driving systems may be a bad idea.
Jumping to conclusions is a worse idea.
 
11
Meet the Reclusive Software Billionaire Attacking Elon Musk
Dan O’Dowd, a software entrepreneur in California, is running for Senate on a single-issue platform: Tesla’s self-driving software. read more
 
Self-driving systems may be a bad idea.
Jumping to conclusions is a worse idea.
 
Tesla will dominate the electric car market world wide.
 The use of fossil carbon must end.

12
Why the Once-Hawkish Heritage Foundation Opposed Aid to Ukraine
The conservative think tank has shifted on foreign policy along with the Republican grass-roots, and it is taking a more skeptical view of U.S. involvement in the world. read more
 
The Heritage foundation is isolationist.
No place on earth can be isolated.
 
13
Jamie McLeod-Skinner Defeats Kurt Schrader in Oregon
In an upset, Jamie McLeod-Skinner defeated Representative Kurt Schrader, a leading moderate in Congress who had been endorsed by President Biden. read more
 
Kurt Schrader did not win his primary.
 
14
Americans Keep Spending Even as Inflation Erodes Buying Power
To keep up with rising prices, Americans are saving less, but economists expect expenditures to slow in the months ahead. read more
 
The public feels inflation will continue.
 
15
A left-leaning challenger takes down a moderate Democratic congressman in Oregon.
In an upset, Jamie McLeod-Skinner defeated Representative Kurt Schrader, a leading moderate in Congress who had been endorsed by President Biden. read more
 
Kurt Schrader did not win his primary.
 
16 
Gas Prices Hit New Highs as Summer Driving Season Starts
A gallon has jumped by about 50 cents over the last month as Russia’s war in Ukraine has continued to unsettle the global energy market. read more
 
The oil companies are attempting to rescue their stranding assets.
 
17
U.S. to Begin Allowing Migrants to Apply for Asylum Under a New System
The rollout of the process for some arrivals at the southwestern border will be small, but could represent the tip of broad changes to the asylum system. read more
 
The Biden administration is doing what it can.
 
18 
How Does It End? Fissures Emerge Over What Constitutes Victory in Ukraine
Differing objectives foreshadow a coming debate about what position President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and his Western allies would take if negotiations to end the conflict finally get going. read more
 
https://www.nytimes.com/spotlight/volodymyr-zelensky 

President Volodymyr Zelensky decides.
 
19
Senators Grasp for a Bipartisan Gun Deal, Facing Long Odds
A group of Republicans and Democrats have begun an urgent set of talks aimed at reaching an elusive compromise on new gun laws. After a decade of failure, can this time be different? read more
 
Grasping at straws.
 
20
Justice Dept. Won’t Prosecute Ex-F.B.I. Agents Accused of Mishandling Nassar Case
The decision ends a review the department initiated in October, months after its inspector general issued a scathing report that sharply criticized the F.B.I.’s handling of the case. read more
 
The Trump administration has been wasting time.
 
 
 
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