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Eight activists are facing federal charges for their Palestine solidarity activism in Michigan.
On Wednesday morning, the FBI raided the homes of seven of the activists, and prosecutors unsealed an indictment against them and another activist following their arrest.
The federal government is charging the activists – most of whom attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor – with carrying out a “criminal intimidation campaign” against university administrators in an attempt t…

DOJ Targets Michigan Palestine Solidarity Activists With Federal Charges
The charges follow escalating repression by the University of Michigan against pro-Palestine students since 2024.

Trump Says the White House 'Was a Sh*t House' With Columns 'Falling Down' When He Moved Back In (Sarah Rumpf/Mediaite)
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/trump/trump-says-the-white-house-was-a-sht-house-with-columns-falling-down-when-he-moved-back-in/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260512/p25#a260512p25

Filing: Jensen Huang's foundation bought $108.3M worth of AI computing time from CoreWeave and is donating it to universities and other nonprofit institutes (Max A. Cherney/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactiona

University of Maryland entomologist Michael Raupp told Axios Friday that the odds of a winged invasion during Sunday’s festivities was 100 percent.
“This event is going to draw a big crowd,” Raupp said. “But guess what? There are going to be even more bugs joining.”
The swarm will include midges, mayflies, stoneflies, caddisflies, winged beetles, “a whole cadre of night-flying moths,” mosquitos, and possibly biting black flies.
The buzz will also serve as a banquet for bats t…

The Tiny Problem That Could Bring Down Trump’s Giant UFC Birthday Bash
The UFC fighters won’t be the only bloodthirsty ones at the event.

Wages Are Falling. Wealth Is Surging. No Wonder Americans Are Unhappy. (Ben Casselman/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/business/economy-trillionaire-wealth-wages.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260613/p18#a260613p18

"Researchers demonstrate hydrogen as a viable aviation fuel"
#Hydrogen #Aviation #Aeroplanes

Researchers demonstrate hydrogen as a viable aviation fuel
Researchers from Swansea University are celebrating their role in a major aviation milestone following the successful completion of a four-year international program led by Rolls-Royce and easyJet to demonstrate hydrogen as a viable aviation fuel. The program has culminated in a world-first achievement: a modern aero engine running on 100% hydrogen at full takeoff power, proving the potential of hydrogen to play a transformative role in future zero-carbon aviation.

Trump's name removed from Kennedy Center following court order: DOJ (ABC News)
https://abcnews.com/Politics/trumps-removed-kennedy-center-noon-saturday-judge/story?id=133841904
http://www.memeorandum.com/260613/p24#a260613p24

Elon Musk accused of fuelling unrest after Belfast knife attack (DPA/Yahoo News)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/elon-musk-accused-fuelling-unrest-085530645.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260610/p12#a260610p12

Russia and China Dominate African Airwaves Following the Shutdown of Voice of America (Streamline Feed)
https://streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/russia-and-china-dominate-african-airwaves-following-the-shutdown-of-voice-of-america
http://www.memeorandum.com/260509/p26#a260509p26

US stocks jump to their best day in 2 months on hopes for a deal to get crude flowing globally again (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-ai-iran-oil-rates-87c831451197beedb3e29771de1e0a92
http://www.memeorandum.com/260611/p122#a260611p122