The Trump administration ramps up its lawlessness on the seas (Max Boot/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/05/04/trump-boat-strikes-increase-after-lull-following-maduro-capture/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzc3ODY3MjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzc5MjQ5NTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3Nzc4NjcyMDAsImp0aSI6Ijk3ZjcwNjE4LWUyZmMtNDNmOS1iODA0LWIyNjZmMTgzMmFiYyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDI2LzA1LzA0L3RydW1wLWJvYXQtc3RyaWtlcy1pbmNyZWFzZS1hZnRlci1sdWxsLWZvbGxvd2luZy1tYWR1cm8tY2FwdHVyZS8ifQ.JYOA47UwIR-qTBvWAFtwhiga5njpHqjnarUoO4kd2Bg&itid=gfta
http://www.memeorandum.com/260504/p27#a260504p27
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A rush for critical minerals echoes oil extraction injustice as harms fall on world's most vulnerable, scientists warn https://phys.org/news/2026-04-critical-minerals-echoes-oil-injustice.html
'They're spinning': Republicans, grappling with midterm anxiety, go negative (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/04/gop-allies-warn-white-house-its-positive-economic-message-is-falling-flat-00905945
http://www.memeorandum.com/260504/p105#a260504p105
Breaking down the redistricting arms race following the Supreme Court's VRA ruling (Andrew Howard/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/04/breaking-down-the-redistricting-arms-race-00904113
http://www.memeorandum.com/260504/p35#a260504p35
DOJ shelves Biden autopen probe, failing to identify a relevant statute (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/doj-shelves-biden-autopen-probe-rcna261810
http://www.memeorandum.com/260304/p144#a260304p144
Scientists warn Trump plan to axe US ocean monitoring system will leave world 'flying blind' (Karen McVeigh/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/05/trump-plan-ocean-monitoring-system-concern-scientists
http://www.memeorandum.com/260605/p24#a260605p24
Morning Digest: Montana Sen. Steve Daines quits reelection bid at filing deadline (The Downballot)
https://www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-digest-montana-sen-steve
http://www.memeorandum.com/260305/p60#a260305p60
New Jersey governor is down to join redistricting wars, following Supreme Court gutting of Voting Rights Act (Brentin Mock/Democracy Docket)
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/new-jersey-governor-is-down-to-join-redistricting-wars-following-supreme-court-gutting-of-voting-rights-act/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260502/p61#a260502p61
'Infuriated' Former Judges Take on Trump (Adam Liptak/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/us/politics/the-docket-former-judges-filings.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260603/p66#a260603p66