Tootfinder

The details of the FY 2026 #NASA Budget Request are in: https://www.nasa.gov/fy-2026-budget-request/ (May 30 documents) - and they are as devastating as feared. Lowlights - there are no highlights - are discussed by
https://bsky.app/profile/theplanetaryguy.bsky.social/post/3lqg6n4pdrc2h
https://bsky.app/profile/jtuttlekeane.bsky.social/post/3lqg7zzfgo224
https://bsky.app/profile/spacepolicyonline.bsky.social/post/3lqg6tjfthf2a
https://bsky.app/profile/carlrodriguez.bsky.social/post/3lqg7nttoek2c
https://bsky.app/profile/spacepolicyonline.bsky.social/post/3lqg7lr5kgh27
https://bsky.app/profile/leighfletcher.bsky.social/post/3lqg5x3if6s2i
https://bsky.app/profile/spacepolicyonline.bsky.social/post/3lqgagt4g6q2a
https://bsky.app/profile/spacetides.bsky.social/post/3lqg6eapuws2l
https://bsky.app/profile/jfoust.bsky.social/post/3lqg2wsbf7s2k
https://bsky.app/profile/tedpavlic.bsky.social/post/3lqg4ccpgnc25
https://bsky.app/profile/ohdearz.bsky.social/post/3lqgdmenyj22c4
https://bsky.app/profile/interplanetary.bsky.social/post/3lqgc5xvny22s
and in the articles https://spacenews.com/nasa-budget-would-cancel-dozens-of-science-missions-lay-off-thousands/ and https://www.science.org/content/article/dozens-active-and-planned-nasa-spacecraft-killed-trump-budget-request.
The NSF Budget Request is at least as disastrous:
https://bsky.app/profile/kgandersen.bsky.social/post/3lqg6c5nnas2h
https://bsky.app/profile/dangaristo.bsky.social/post/3lqg43xmdws2r
https://bsky.app/profile/carlrodriguez.bsky.social/post/3lqg6icalsc2t
https://bsky.app/profile/thirstygecko.bsky.social/post/3lqg6mojywk2s

Realised I never mentioned my wonderful husband, who keeps the home front running and without whom little of my field science would be possible.
Thankyou. You know who you are. #WomenInSTEM
#FieldworkDiary - what did we learn?
http://sternaparadisaea.net/2025/05/24/field-diary-2025/

Rather than embarrassing but infrequent call-outs in the Columbia Journalism Review, the #NYTimes needs regular review by a public editor.
#Journalism #Press

For Europe, America was the future. Now what? (Mark Mazower/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/4f11cdfb-ff57-49e4-a2af-f9fcaf278940
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p12#a250531p12

Marco Rubio bans u.s. visas for israel critics
https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=ISDESTjH11I
Hey, asshole, listen up:
Fuck israel.
Fuck the usa.
And fuck you.
You can take your visa and stick it up your ass. I’m very happy not to visit your shithole …

China kontrolliert den Großteil des weltweiten Angebots dieser kritischen Rohstoffe und hat kürzlich die Exportkontrollen verschärft, was den Zugang für europäische Länder weiter erschwert.
Zum Artikel: https://heise.de/-10418878?wt_mc=sm.re

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #LiveOnKEXP
Salin:
🎵 Si Chomphu
#Salin
https://salinmusic.bandcamp.com/track/si-chomphu
https://open.spotify.com/track/2QQNiRNEuO2fajKJDAK8Lw

“I am disappointed in the AI discourse” https://steveklabnik.com/writing/i-am-disappointed-in-the-ai-discourse/

“He's waiting for me” 🦆👀
https://theblast.com/687811/rogue-florida-duck-reigns-terror-on-the-elderly-in-quiet-neighborhood/

Florida Duck On A Rampage, Injures Seniors & Evades Law
A furious Florida duck is ambushing seniors on porches, sending one to the ER. Locals are shaken, and no one’s stepping in to help.

そういや9ineverse.com、今日で消えるんだっけか。
https://9ineverse.com/announcements/a6ln6kgi51

A few years ago I wrote a blog about the need to make prints in the digital era:
https://commandcenter.blogspot.com/2014/08/prints.html
https://mastodon.social/@dabeaz/114245978556444514

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Caribou:
🎵 Melody Day
#NowPlaying #Caribou
https://caribouband.bandcamp.com/album/melody-day
https://open.spotify.com/track/2Tdipf8JnZJOkJ5kxiwYma

German police identify TrickBot and Conti ransomware leader "Stern" as Vitaly Nikolaevich Kovalev, believed to be in Russia and shielded from extradition (Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/stern-trickbot-identified-germany-bka/

Cops in Germany Claim They've ID'd the Mysterious Trickbot Ransomware Kingpin
The elusive boss of the Trickbot and Conti cybercriminal groups has been known only as “Stern.” Now, German law enforcement has published his alleged identity—and it’s a familiar face.

Main belt asteroid mass estimation from high-precision astrometry: #Asteroid Masses: https://eos.org/articles/the-late-great-gaia-helps-reveal-asteroid-masses - astronomers are using data from the recently decommissioned star-mapping satellite to help determine masses and more accurate orbits of celestial bodies closer to home.

'TACO' Is the Secret to Trump's Resilience (Ross Douthat/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/opinion/trump-taco-resilient.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p40#a250531p40

“I’ve never hurt anyone!” – Elon Musk
Kills 300,000 children. https://mas.to/@bascule/114598860129053617

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #LiveOnKEXP
Salin:
🎵 Painted Lady
#Salin
https://salinmusic.bandcamp.com/track/painted-lady
https://open.spotify.com/track/36PqiV8B526VjG39KTvECy

Scientists Capture Sharpest Images Ever of Sun's Corona | PetaPixel https://petapixel.com/2025/05/30/scientists-capture-sharpest-images-ever-of-suns-corona/
There's video in there you might want to full-screen.

Scientists Capture Sharpest Images Ever of Sun's Corona
You've never seen the Sun like this.

First direct observations of atmospheric sputtering at Mars: #Mars: https://science.nasa.gov/missions/maven/nasas-maven-makes-first-observation-of-atmospheric-sputtering-at-mars/

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Feist:
🎵 My Moon My Man
#NowPlaying #Feist
https://kevlar393.bandcamp.com/track/my-moon-my-man
https://open.spotify.com/track/4fQVQKIiidREPI0MhFEuDn

Automattic says it will resume contributing to the WordPress project, after announcing a pause in April (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/30/automattic-says-it-will-start-contributing-to-wordpress-a…

Automattic says it will start contributing to WordPress again after pause | TechCrunch
WordPress.com parent company Automattic is changing direction... again.

The MAHA Report's AI fingerprints, annotated (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/05/30/maha-report-ai-white-house/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p32#a250531p32

The 43rd issue of The #Comet's Tale from the BAA is full of interesting articles: https://britastro.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tail43.pdf (in https://britastro.org/section_information_/comet-section-overview/the-comets-tale all issues).

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #90TEEN
Pit Pony:
🎵 Stagnant Pool
#PitPony
https://pitponyband.bandcamp.com/track/stagnant-pool
https://open.spotify.com/track/04HC69JLGAKKV6yymUuPPY

Windows 11 Start Menu uses – get this – React Native.
(No this is not parody.)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows11/comments/1ctuz4w/the_recommended_section_in_start_menu_is_actually/
Via

The great undoing: Trump's presidency reeled in by courts (Sam Baker/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/31/trump-courts-tariffs-immigration-judges
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p30#a250531p30

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Zombie Nation:
🎵 Unload
#NowPlaying #ZombieNation
https://djkeoki.bandcamp.com/track/unload
https://open.spotify.com/track/60d92hjxEdPKnreVo1QVhG

Brazil is piloting dWallet, a digital wallet program that allows users to monetize their data, the first nationwide initiative of its kind in the world (Gabriel Daros/Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2025/brazil-dwallet-user-data-pilot/

In a world first, Brazilians will soon be able to sell their digital data
Brazil is piloting dWallet, that lets citizens earn money from their data, but experts warn it could deepen inequality.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PositiveVibrations
Sugar Minott:
🎵 Wanted
#SugarMinott
https://jamwax.bandcamp.com/track/wanted
https://open.spotify.com/track/3ch9vicTkTXjq29ZwJH1Ah

Trump Officials Deported Another Man Despite Court Order (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/politics/trump-deportation-el-salvador.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p18#a250531p18

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Underworld:
🎵 Cowgirl
#NowPlaying #Underworld
https://subterraneandiscography.bandcamp.com/track/underworld-cowgirl
https://open.spotify.com/track/5nDndZX9lrYjAS4d1aWFxM

Sources say Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, and other Chinese companies are testing domestic alternatives as they deal with a dwindling stockpile of Nvidia processors (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/bb1315e8-27df-4a93-a4dc-11e2883fdde3

Chinese tech groups prepare for AI future without Nvidia
Tougher US export restrictions on advanced chips give added urgency to testing of domestic alternatives

World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts (James Glanz/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/world/asia/us-science-cuts.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p6#a250531p6

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #90TEEN
Deftones:
🎵 Cherry Waves
#Deftones
https://kaitak.bandcamp.com/track/cherry-waves-deftones-cover
https://open.spotify.com/track/70L6nHORQsblY813yNqUR3

These Kentucky Republicans attempt an unlikely bulwark to Trump (Paul Kane/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/31/trump-mcconnell-rand-paul/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p41#a250531p41

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Lola Young:
🎵 One Thing
#NowPlaying #LolaYoung
https://mikizaradj.bandcamp.com/track/lola-young-one-thing-miki-zara-rework
https://open.spotify.com/track/6KFQdIB3njXBQNcg1xUh9U

Internal docs show Meta plans to use AI to automate up to 90% of its privacy and integrity risk assessments, including in sensitive areas like violent content (NPR)
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/31/nx-s1-5407870/meta-ai-facebook-instagram-risks…

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #90TEEN
Tokyo Tea Room:
🎵 I’m Just Human
#TokyoTeaRoom
https://niceguysweare.bandcamp.com/track/im-just-human
https://open.spotify.com/track/4E3kfvhz0xpaCy2wLuMjFq

Biden on 2024 reelection bid: 'I don't have any regrets' (Filip Timotija/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5327026-joe-biden-2024-reelection-bid-no-regrets/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p22#a250531p22

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Bush:
🎵 Letting The Cables Sleep
#NowPlaying #Bush
https://pradasforlife.bandcamp.com/track/bush-letting-the-cables-sleep-cover
https://open.spotify.com/track/1BJC4pwoVA4tW1sL0JW4mi

Art house streaming service and distributor Mubi raised $100M led by Sequoia at a $1B valuation; Mubi has about 20M registered users worldwide (Christopher Grimes/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/1e0645d5-054e-4b00-a545-b95a1e2b261a

Sequoia bets on indie films with $100mn Mubi fundraising
Capital infusion led by Silicon Valley firm comes after box office success of ‘The Substance’

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #90TEEN
Saya Gray:
🎵 10 WAYS ( TO LOSE A CROWN )
#SayaGray
https://sayagray.bandcamp.com/track/10-ways-to-lose-a-crown
https://open.spotify.com/track/1BXSMcvqtCF1UFZkCziQqa

Trump Championed Rulings That Are Now Being Used to Check His Power (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-courts-judges-conservative-law-b3fd979b
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p8#a250531p8

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PositiveVibrations
The Tamlins:
🎵 Irie Collie
#TheTamlins
https://irieites.bandcamp.com/track/irie-collie-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/2icMKrOH8gU8QEHNpVf8wp

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Cucumbers Sickens 45 People (Isabella Kwai/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/health/cucumbers-recall-salmonella-outbreak.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p33#a250531p33

London-based Dojo, a payments tech provider to over 140K businesses, raised $190M from Vitruvian Partners in its first equity raise since launching in 2021 (Vishal Singh/Silicon Canals)
https://siliconcanals.com/dojo-secures-investment-of-e168-6m/

UK’s payments tech provider Dojo secures investment of €168.6M
Dojo is a payments technology provider that aims to expand its presence in the payments sector with a focus on supporting in-person commerce.

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Fleet Foxes:
🎵 White Winter Hymnal
#NowPlaying #FleetFoxes
https://pbmr.bandcamp.com/track/fleet-foxes-white-winter-hymnal-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/4XTuSMs47SIg35KxhNIUGe

Wall Street warns Trump aides the GOP tax bill could jolt bond markets (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/05/31/wall-street-warns-trump-tax-bill/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p5#a250531p5

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PositiveVibrations
Dre Island:
🎵 Nice Again
#DreIsland
https://ineffablerecords.bandcamp.com/track/nice-again
https://open.spotify.com/track/1BGbSqFrkCC5fgMVrwmloK

Microsoft hires ex-Biden administration lawyer Lisa Monaco as president of global affairs and promotes ex-Trump official C.J. Mahoney to general counsel (Ina Fried/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/30/microsoft-policy-promotes-trump-official…

Exclusive: Microsoft promotes former Trump official, hires ex-Biden lawyer
C.J. Mahoney and Lisa Monaco join the company's policy and legal leadership.

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Sister Sledge:
🎵 Thinking Of You
#NowPlaying #SisterSledge
https://matonii.bandcamp.com/track/sister-sledge-thinking-of-you-matonii-rework
https://open.spotify.com/track/0i99qmXRRRpK22wrYDaZv0

From Stanford Prof. Michael McConnell on the Tariff Decicions (Eugene Volokh/Reason)
https://reason.com/volokh/2025/05/30/from-stanford-prof-michael-mcconnell-on-the-tariff-decicions/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p9#a250531p9

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PositiveVibrations
Dennis Brown:
🎵 It's Magic
#DennisBrown
https://vprecordsofficial.bandcamp.com/track/its-magic
https://open.spotify.com/track/5LptGpFkR1upBNYXhOmwKa

Q&A with Mary Meeker on publishing her first Trends report since 2019, its focus on the AI revolution, why OpenAI may have an insurmountable lead, and more (Dan Primack/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/30/mary-meeker-trends-report-openai

Q&A with Mary Meeker on the AI revolution
The famed internet analyst turned VC just published her first Trends report since 2019.

🇺🇦 Auf radioeins läuft...
Madness:
🎵 It Must Be Love
#NowPlaying #Madness
https://bestsongbackingtracks.bandcamp.com/track/it-must-be-love-madness-guitar-backing-track-in-am-g
https://open.spotify.com/track/1rzv8kSbkExz2wIQ4EYRql

MAGA outlet's Pentagon correspondent criticized Hegseth. And then she was fired, she says (Brian Stelter/CNN)
https://cnn.com/2025/05/31/media/gabrielle-cuccia-oan-pentagon-maga-fired-hegseth
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p25#a250531p25

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PositiveVibrations
Beres Hammond:
🎵 I'm Alive
#BeresHammond
https://vprecordsofficial.bandcamp.com/track/im-alive
https://open.spotify.com/track/7GV9Bct0nekBgYLmZQsNGh

Trump fires director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery (Associated Press)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-fires-director-smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery-kim-sajet/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p14#a250531p14

Meta says it has cut US content removal mistakes by half since its January policy changes, without broadly exposing users to more offensive content than before (Paresh Dave/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/meta-content-moderation-changes-decrease-r…

Meta’s ‘Free Expression’ Push Results In Far Fewer Content Takedowns
Meta says loosening its enforcement policies earlier this year led to fewer erroneous takedowns on Facebook and Instagram—and didn't broadly expose users to more harmful content.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PositiveVibrations
Hugh Mundell:
🎵 Going Places
#HughMundell
https://vprecordsofficial.bandcamp.com/track/going-places
https://open.spotify.com/track/4J2RDLCeCH8KX7CFkEbDWU

Trump pardons drive a big, burgeoning business for lobbyists (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-pardons-drive-big-burgeoning-business-lobbyists-rcna209801
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p34#a250531p34

US v. Google: during closing arguments, a judge queried both sides on ideas to limit Google's monopoly in search and said he expects to issue a ruling in August (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/google-search-ai-antitrust-trial-57ec6fd…

DOJ's New Top Voting Lawyer Worked for Leading Anti-Voting Law Firm (Yunior Rivas/Democracy Docket)
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/doj-top-voting-lawyer-worked-for-anti-voting-firm/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p23#a250531p23

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PositiveVibrations
Junior Murvin:
🎵 Jack Slick
#JuniorMurvin
https://dubstorerecords.bandcamp.com/track/dancehall-vibes
https://open.spotify.com/track/24u5fIQ5zBzUgx8Sramo08

Hegseth gutted Pentagon office that said it would oversee testing of Golden Dome missile defense system (Natasha Bertrand/CNN)
https://cnn.com/2025/05/30/politics/hegseth-pentagon-office-gutted-golden-dome
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p36#a250531p36

Nvidia reported record gaming revenue of $3.76B in Q1, up 42% YoY, driven by sales of its Blackwell chips that are used to enhance game graphics through DLSS (Max Knoblauch/Sherwood News)
https://sherwood.news/business/nvidia-finally-had-a-quarter…

Nvidia finally had a quarter for the gamers again
Nvidia’s former cash cow posted record sales in the first quarter, carrying the company to a sales beat.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PositiveVibrations
Buju Banton:
🎵 Fast Lane
#BujuBanton
https://djdotcom.bandcamp.com/track/buju-banton-fast-lane-remix-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/7CRl8Gu5kCG0juiZa6i4jO

Universities quietly negotiating with White House aide to try to avoid Harvard's fate, source says (Betsy Klein/CNN)
https://cnn.com/2025/05/31/politics/universities-negotiate-trump-administration-harvard
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p19#a250531p19

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #90TEEN
PinkPantheress:
🎵 True romance
#PinkPantheress
https://death2statues.bandcamp.com/track/pinkpantheress-true-romance-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/3ozo6hdOQAJKY1KZExV6UJ

Sources: Atticus, a stealthy stablecoin banking startup, is in advanced talks to raise new funding led by Palmer Luckey at a valuation of between $1.5B and $2B (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/all-deals/2025/05/30/andurils-palmer-…

Scoop: Anduril's Palmer Luckey to invest in stealthy stablecoin startup
The new funding would value Atticus at between $1.5 billion and $2 billion.

'Devastating.' NIH cancels future funding plans for HIV vaccine consortia (Jon Cohen/Science)
https://www.science.org/content/article/devasting-nih-cancels-future-funding-plans-hiv-vaccine-consortia
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p7#a250531p7

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PositiveVibrations
Wailing Souls:
🎵 Bandits Taking Over
#WailingSouls
https://vprecordsofficial.bandcamp.com/track/bandits-taking-over
https://open.spotify.com/track/3ddMNJENQU7zWFHa4sMqaA

Germany's Merz Secures Long-Awaited Trump Meeting on June 5 (Arne Delfs/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-31/germany-s-merz-secures-long-awaited-trump-meeting-on-thursday
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p29#a250531p29

Hugging Face unveils two open-source humanoid robots, the $3,000 full-sized HopeJR and a $250-$300 Reachy Mini desktop unit, expected to ship by the end of 2025 (Rebecca Szkutak/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/29/hugging-face-unveils-two-…

Hugging Face unveils two new humanoid robots | TechCrunch
Hugging Face hopes to start shipping two new open-source humanoid robots by the end of 2025.

Europe should counter new Trump tariffs 'immediately,' EU Parliament's Lange says (Rory O'Neill/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/tariffs-trump-european-union-trade-steel-parliament-bernd-lange/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p24#a250531p24

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PositiveVibrations
Jimmy Riley:
🎵 Give Thanks and Praise
#JimmyRiley
https://pressuresounds.bandcamp.com/track/give-thanks-and-praise-extended-mix
https://open.spotify.com/track/5V3OSGTPXxXAOMV1i8Dnlr

Sources: the White House is finalizing EOs on drones that could end Chinese drone sales in the US, update federal rules on where drones can be flown, and more (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/30/trump-exe…

Trump order could end Chinese drone sales in the U.S.
The Trump administration is finalizing executive orders that could lead to Chinese drone-makers like DJI being barred from selling new models in the US.

After Rubio seeks to revoke their visas, Chinese students say U.S. resembles the country they left (Kimmy Yam/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/rubio-revoke-student-visas-china-rcna209699
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p20#a250531p20

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PositiveVibrations
Nitty Gritty:
🎵 Butter Bread
#NittyGritty
https://dubstorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/nitty-gritty-butter-bread-butter-bread-version
https://open.spotify.com/track/11dy0nTRwMiKOc04SeYFR3

Boston-based cloud cost management startup CloudZero raised a $56M Series C led by BlueCrest Capital Management and Innovius Capital (Chris Metinko/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/2025/05/…

Exclusive: CloudZero raises $56M to tame cloud costs
Companies' cloud spending has shot up because of AI rollouts.

Trump pardons drug kingpins even as he escalates U.S. drug war rhetoric (Brian Mann/NPR)
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/31/nx-s1-5415939/trump-pardons-drug-kingpins-even-as-he-escalates-the-u-s-drug-war
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p28#a250531p28

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #PositiveVibrations
Cimarons:
🎵 Morning Sun
#Cimarons
https://franzalexanderdj.bandcamp.com/track/al-barry-the-cimarons-morning-sun-franz-alexander-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/499q8gae673kYHccXTYxjp

Trump Says Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Will Double to 50% (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/economy/trade/trump-is-praising-his-u-s-steel-deal-no-one-is-sure-what-it-means-a6cb15b5?st=B6YvLc
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p35#a250531p35

Sources: TSMC is evaluating building a "gigafab" in the UAE and has discussed the possibility with MGX and officials in the Trump administration (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-0…

TSMC Is Said to Evaluate Building Advanced Chip Plant in the UAE
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is evaluating building an advanced production facility in the United Arab Emirates and has discussed the possibility with officials in President Donald Trump’s administration, according to people familiar with the matter, a potentially major bet on the Middle East that would only come to fruition with Washington’s approval.

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https://dubstorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/junior-murvin-jack-slick-anthony-johnson-dancehall-vibes
https://open.spotify.com/track/1N9VpWX61Zz4UDxJ1azYXu

Gabbard considering ways to revamp Trump's intelligence briefing (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/gabbard-considering-ways-revamp-trumps-intelligence-briefing-rcna209805
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p10#a250531p10

Source: Chime's IPO is expected to price at ~$11B, down from its $25B private valuation in 2021; every VC-backed IPO in the past 12 months has been a down round (Cory Weinberg/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/every-vc-ba…

Every VC-Backed IPO in the Past 12 Months Has Been a Down Round
When banking app Chime goes public next month, it will mark the eighth straight venture capital–backed initial public offering in the past 12 months to be valued less than it was in private fundraising rounds. Chime, for instance, was valued at $25 billion in 2021, but its bankers have been ...

Rubio Says Lack of Social-Media Profile Could Prompt Visa Denial (Nick Wadhams/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-30/rubio-ramps-up-pressure-on-harvard-with-expanded-visa-scrutiny
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p31#a250531p31

Trump Tariffs Face Threat at Supreme Court -- Over Rulings That Blocked Biden (Greg Stohr/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-31/supreme-court-rulings-against-biden-now-threaten-trump-tariffs
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p38#a250531p38

Sources: Anthropic's annualized revenue hit ~$3B at the end of May, driven by business demand, up from $2B around the end of March and ~$1B in December 2024 (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/business/anthropic-hits-3-…

The U.S. Plan to Hobble China Tech Isn't Working (Christopher Mims/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/tech/the-u-s-plan-to-hobble-china-tech-isnt-working-56d1a512?st=MQpryL&reflink=article_copyURL_share
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p16#a250531p16

US judge prevents Trump from invalidating 5,000 Venezuelans' legal documents (Nate Raymond/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-judge-prevents-trump-invalidating-5000-venezuelans-legal-documents-2025-05-31/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p13#a250531p13

Really, Secretary Rubio? I'm Lying About the Kids Dying Under Trump? (Nicholas Kristof/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/opinion/rubio-usaid-africa.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LU8.j-Or.1ReLGqoFasLk&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p26#a250531p26

Trump Officials Unveil Budget Cuts to Aid for Health, Housing and Research (Tony Romm/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/politics/white-house-budget-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LU8.iKtq.sQY9xDlSiSs8&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p21#a250531p21

Trump, Bashing the Federalist Society, Asserts Autonomy on Judge Picks (Charlie Savage/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/us/politics/trump-judges-nominations.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LU8.67al.TV7M3LuXBybz&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p11#a250531p11

Business owners confront ICE agents during arrest at Great Barrington job site (Heather Bellow/The Berkshire Eagle)
https://www.berkshireeagle.com/news/southern_berkshires/ice-arrests-berkshires-great-barrington/article_f90f2550-5409-46c9-93a2-5d8daab8c82f.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p15#a250531p15

Iran Builds Up Near Weapons-Grade Uranium Stockpile Despite Nuclear Talks (Laurence Norman/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-builds-up-near-weapons-grade-uranium-stockpile-despite-nuclear-talks-2f371dae?st=kYET6n&reflink=article_copyURL_share
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p27#a250531p27

The Unconstitutional Conservatives -- Not too long ago, Republicans believed in the rule of law ... (Peter Wehner/The Atlantic)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/05/trump-unconstitutional-conservative-republican/682987/?gift=SCYx-5scVta3-cr_IlgTyZBUToihj1vqMp3WylhCDR8
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p39#a250531p39

Migrants criminally charged after failing to register with U.S. government (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/05/31/trump-immigrants-registry-doj-justice/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzQ4NjY0MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzUwMDQ2Mzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NDg2NjQwMDAsImp0aSI6IjJjNTViMWQyLWRlNjktNDBjOC1hMDc1LWJlOTFlYWFmMWM4NiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9pbW1pZ3JhdGlvbi8yMDI1LzA1LzMxL3RydW1wLWltbWlncmFudHMtcmVnaXN0cnktZG9qLWp1c3RpY2UvIn0.JEOHQcx3bCZORzjaXUM4fukop99QlVKH7hMGTqwdhq4&itid=gfta
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p37#a250531p37

Trump might become the most pro-illegal immigration president ever (Catherine Rampell/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/05/30/trump-immigration-tps-venezuelans-afghans/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzQ4NTc3NjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzQ5OTU5OTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NDg1Nzc2MDAsImp0aSI6ImFlMGE0Zjk3LTFkYjctNGUxYy05OGU1LTFiZGE2MWQzOGMwZiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9vcGluaW9ucy8yMDI1LzA1LzMwL3RydW1wLWltbWlncmF0aW9uLXRwcy12ZW5lenVlbGFucy1hZmdoYW5zLyJ9.C30u3udn5nktAX4s-HUXGRFDYieCqCjuCd1KYlzCGgk&itid=gfta
http://www.memeorandum.com/250531/p17#a250531p17