Notices by Steve Herman (w7voa@journa.host), page 17

US Central Command says today it delivered more than a million pounds “of much needed humanitarian assistance” to the people of Gaza.

Authorities in Xinjiang have sentenced five Uyghur former colleagues of a VOA journalist to at least seven years in prison because of their links to him. https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/colleagues-voa-journalist-jailed-links-06072024171425.html

Washington Post - Christian nationalist who was Trump's OMB chief is helping write the blueprint for a 'Radical Constitutionalism' second term. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/08/russ-vought-trump-second-term-radical-constitutional/

Tonight, as a part of Wear Orange Day, the White House will be illuminated orange in honor of the countless victims and survivors of gun violence.

US DoT releases new standards for fuel economy that'll increase 2% per year for model years 2027-2031 for passenger cars, while light trucks will increase 2% per year for model years 2029-2031. https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/2024-06/CAFE-2027-2031-HDPUV-2030-2035_Final-Rule_web_0.pdf

SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas, in his latest financial disclosure form, amends his 2019 report to show he took trips paid for by a Republican megadonor. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y-uF8DFL9O5PRfIT09HyznH-4QrAf-nG/view

Group aligned with Biden is challenging RFK Jr.’s New York ballot petition, saying his campaign lied about his state residency. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/us/politics/rfk-jr-ny-residency-challenged.html?unlocked_article_code=1.x00.RRB_.MkdEl7R45g9o&smid=url-share

France to transfer Mirage-2000 fighter jets to Ukraine. https://www.francetvinfo.fr/politique/emmanuel-macron/direct-ukraine-gaza-80-ans-du-debarquement-suivez-l-interview-exclusive-d-emmanuel-macron-a-partir-de-20h15_6585909.html

The Israeli prime minister is now scheduled to address a joint meeting of the US Congress on July 24.

Instagram confirms its testing new ad breaks that’ll display a countdown timer that stops users from being able to browse through more content on the app until they view the ad. https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/03/instagram-confirms-test-of-unskippable-ads/

NY Times - Israel organized and paid for an influence campaign targeting US lawmakers and the American public with pro-Israel messaging, as it aimed to foster support for its actions in the war with Gaza. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/05/technology/israel-campaign-gaza-social-media.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xU0.4NvV.KiJSve6l5dmw&smid=url-share

Donald Trump, as president in 2020, strongly opposed early voting, including absentee and mail-in ballots. He made a 180° turn today.

Two people have been arrested after the Brexit architect,British right wing politician Nigel Farage, had a milkshake thrown over him while launching his personal election campaign. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6pp7yg0y3po

June 4th marks the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre, in which the PLA killed hundreds, possibly thousands of civilians, stamping out weeks of protests in the heart of China’s capital. The government still suppresses mention and memorializing of the 1989 killings in Beijing. https://www.rfa.org/english/cartoons/tiananmen-35-years-later-05312024152814.html #六四 #天安門 #天安门

Federal prosecutors charge the chief financial offer of the Epoch Times, the Falun Gong movement's conspiracy-filled mouthpiece, with conspiracy to commit money laundering for allegedly moving at least $67 million in illegally obtained funds to bank accounts in the media outlet’s name. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/chief-financial-officer-multinational-media-company-charged-participating-scheme

WFP says it is now delivering truckloads of food to the highly vulnerable neighborhood of Cité Soleil and resuming use of the international airport at Port-au-Prince for humanitarian passenger and cargo flights. https://www.wfp.org/news/major-breakthrough-wfp-gains-access-international-airport-and-violence-hit-cite-soleil-area #Haiti

Google has accidentally collected childrens’ voice data, leaked the trips and home addresses of car pool users, and made YouTube recommendations based on users’ deleted watch history, among thousands of other employee-reported privacy incidents. https://www.404media.co/google-leak-reveals-thousands-of-privacy-incidents/?

President Biden says he's vetoing Congressional disapproval of the SEC accounting bulletin on crypto assets. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2024/05/31/a-message-to-the-house-of-representatives-on-the-presidents-veto-of-h-j-res-109/

"...as the legal walls actually begin to close in on Trump, the commentary in right-wing media is getting angrier, more menacing, and taking a markedly darker tone." https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/31/media/fox-news-trump-conviction/index.html

The interior minister of France reveals security forces arrested in Saint-Etienne an 18-year old Chechen suspected of planning an attack at the city's soccer stadium during the upcoming Olympic Games. https://www.francetvinfo.fr/les-jeux-olympiques/jeux-olympiques-de-paris-2024-un-attentat-d-inspiration-islamiste-visant-une-epreuve-des-jo-dejoue-a-saint-etienne-selon-le-ministere-de-l-interieur_6576914.html