FBI Director Christopher Wray had a simple response for Republicans who insisted that Americans think the bureau has become far too politicized: applicants for FBI jobs from their states are up. A lot. https://trib.al/XZpPc4U#press
Florida state representative Fabian Basabe, an advocate for anti-LGBTQ policies, allegedly told a male staffer to “explore his sexuality by having sex with men.” https://trib.al/a5aCUkV#press
The New York Times reports that New York Mayor Eric Adams has misled the media about a photo of a fallen police officer that the mayor suggested he’s been carrying in his wallet for decades. https://trib.al/OLIVMGY#press
In a stunning cave to far-right anti-LGBTQ fury, Starbucks has banned Pride decorations in its stores halfway through Pride Month, the company’s workers union says. https://trib.al/5qlJRzC#press
The Supreme Court’s right-wing justices are in fact so blind to their own corruption that they don’t even recognize it when they’ve reached the point of parody, @mtomasky writes. https://trib.al/62SHWGG#press
Justice Samuel Alito is inventing a new way for the Supreme Court to substitute its own judgment for that of lawmakers, writes @fordm. https://trib.al/MMAyAhU#press
Iowa high school student Clementine Springsteen got up on stage during an academic honors ceremony, posed smiling next to Iowa governor Kim Reynolds, and bellowed to the audience: “Trans rights are human rights!” https://on.tnr.com/3LKZW5t#press