The US State Department restarts student visa interviews and requires all applicants to make their social media accounts public for vetting by US embassies (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-se…
Abandoning 'Transparency,' RFK Jr Initiates Shady Drug Approval Scheme - National Memo
https://www.nationalmemo.com/rfk-jr-fda
Is Pursuing Regime Change in Iran Worth the Risk? (Jim Geraghty/National Review)
https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/is-pursuing-regime-change-in-iran-worth-the-risk/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250618/p1#a250618p1
The Telegraph withdraws a story about a rich banker hit by the cost of UK school fee rises after being deceived by a source and publishes a home page apology (Dominic Ponsford/Press Gazette)
https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/nationals/faked-telegraph-a…
“The federal government says it will maintain funding for a national suicide prevention hotline, but no longer pay for specialized support for L.G.B.T.Q. people.”
My anger about this is positively incandescent. It is entirely indefensible, especially given statistical evidence showing the disproportionate rates of suicide. Lives will be forfeited when they could have been saved. Whatever the cost of this program, it was fucking worth it.
»Parlament fordert Pilotprojekt für E-Collecting:
Der Nationalrat hat gleich zwei politische Vorstösse angenommen, in denen es um die Einführung von E-Collecting geht. Einer wurde zuvor allerdings noch abgeändert.«
Mal sehen wie sicher und Privatsphäre einhaltend diesmal E-Collection in der Schweiz sich ergibt/präsentiert. Simpel ist es nicht und die Privatsphäre hat Vorrang hoffentlich.
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The “Appeal to Heaven” flag,
a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters,
was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.
https://www.wired.com/story/far-right-appeal-to…
2,000 more National Guard troops on duty in L.A. as legal battle over deployment continues (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2000-national-guard-troops-duty-l-legal-battle-deployment-continues-rcna213678
http://www.memeorandum.com/250618/p64#a250618p64
‘Necessary to quell the rebellion’: DOJ tells 9th Circuit that Trump can deploy National Guard from every state and can’t be second-guessed by judges
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/necessary-to-quell-the-rebellion-doj-tells-9th-circuit-that-trump-can-deploy-national-guard-from-every-state-and-cant-be-second-guessed-by-judges/
Appeals court seems poised to side with Trump on National Guard deployment in LA (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/17/appeals-court-trump-newsom-national-guard-00411536
http://www.memeorandum.com/250618/p24#a250618p24