Climate: Right this moment won’t be as good as yesterday, so I’m actually sorry if you happen to didn’t drink prosecco outdoors along with your pricey pals within the sunshine. I positive did! However you possibly can positively nonetheless spend time outdoors this advantageous Thursday— we’ll get a excessive of 68, we’ll simply have just a little extra cloud cowl than Wednesday. Not too dangerous!
Florida’s not so fortunate:
Dawn revealed ongoing water rescues someday after catastrophic flooding in South Florida. 20″ of rain fell between Miami and Fort Lauderdale the final two days. One other 3-6″+ of rain is anticipated at this time with the following spherical of downpours only some hours away. #FLwx pic.twitter.com/4JCJajTCMO
— Brandon Orr (@BrandonOrrWPLG) June 13, 2024
FBI: A girl got here into the Seattle FBI constructing yesterday afternoon with a gun pointed at her chest, in accordance with KIRO 7. Nobody bought damage, however she’s in custody now.
VIDEO | Footage of police surrounding the FBI constructing in Seattle at gunpoint
They’ve shut down the roads#breaking #seattle #washington
— Bobby Ellison (@BobbyEllisonKY) June 12, 2024
So lengthy: UW President Ana Mari Cauce introduced yesterday that she is going to step down on the finish of her time period subsequent June. Cauce claimed she deliberate all alongside to name it quits after her second time period within the function, however I feel if I had been a scholar from the not too long ago disbanded encampment protest, I’d take some credit score for giving her just a little hell the previous few weeks.
Contempt: All however one Republican voted yesterday to carry Lawyer Normal Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for refusing handy over audio recordings of President Joe Biden’s interviews as a part of a probe into his dealing with of labeled supplies. Garland mentioned it was “deeply disappointing” that the Home “turned a severe congressional authority right into a partisan weapon” that “disregards the constitutional separation of powers” and undermines the Justice Division’s duty to guard its investigations. Apart from, Congress already has entry to a written transcript of the Biden interviews.
Breaking: The Supreme Court docket unanimously agreed that the morons who sued the Meals and Drug Administration for approving a broadly used abortion tablet didn’t have the suitable to sue, and they also rejected the case. That is good for now. In one other case, a majority of the justices sided with Starbucks, which suggests it would now be harder for courts to guard the roles of staff fired for organizing. Boo.
Ceasefire now: Hamas proposed adjustments to the US-backed ceasefire deal. Based on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, a few of these adjustments are “workable” and others aren’t. Blinken didn’t give a lot element, however on the whole he expressed frustration that Hamas had not accepted. In the meantime, Hamas says they have not heard Israeli officers saying they’d settle for the deal, they’ve solely heard the US insisting that Israel would settle for the deal, so they do not suppose they’re those slow-rolling the scenario. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to insist the warfare will solely finish as soon as they “destroy” Hamas and free the hostages. As for the amendments, Hamas spokesman Jihad Taha mentioned that they “intention to ensure a everlasting ceasefire and full Israeli troop withdrawal from Gaza,” the AP wrote.
Crimes in opposition to humanity: A United Nations inquiry discovered that Hamas dedicated warfare crimes in its October 7 assault. This consists of torture, homicide, outrages upon private dignity, and inhuman or merciless therapy. The report additionally discovered that Israel did all that shit and used hunger as an act of warfare, which quantities to a criminal offense in opposition to humanity. The report notes the dimensions of Israel’s actions: “The immense numbers of civilian casualties in Gaza and widespread destruction of civilian objects and infrastructure had been the inevitable results of a method undertaken with intent to trigger most injury, disregarding the ideas of distinction, proportionality and sufficient precautions.”
Get fucked, Putin: On the Group of Seven summit, the US and a few European nations agreed to a lil scheme the place they’ll lock up about $300 billion in Russian belongings and use the windfall earnings to pay for a $50 billion mortgage for Ukraine.
Finish of an period: Twitter (I do know it’s referred to as “X,” however I simply can’t say that with out compromising my morals) simply made “likes” personal, so we are able to not catch Ted Cruz liking porn clips on principal. Some folks appear to be profiting from the change.
Now that twitter likes are personal, there’s a person who’s presently scrolling by way of my media tab and liking each boob selfie. He simply reached 2021. Enormous day for him. pic.twitter.com/doD5oTQLfr
— cinnamon bun (@notsofiacoppola) June 12, 2024
ICYMI: Did anybody discover that the Metropolis took down the chain-link fence in the midst of Cal Anderson? Parks and Rec put up the fence after it demolished the Black Lives Memorial backyard on the finish of December, presumably to maintain gardeners from replanting. It actually cramped my type for a number of months. Like, why is the garden in jail? Libs actually solely have one technique to deal with shit they don’t like, huh? In any case, tremendous glad I bought to take a seat in that house once more.
PANIC: Ashley sang this tune at karaoke on Tuesday btw.