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Lowering in the Barr: It’s possible AG William Barr might refuse to testify before the US House Judiciary Committee about the Mueller Report this week. (Don’t worry, the committee is ready to subpoena him.)
Today in “Terrifying Things That Have Become Normalized”: A 19-year-old man killed one woman and injured three others after opening fire in a San Diego-area synagogue. The weekend attack has added to the mounting number of attacks on churches across the world—which has rightfully put religiously leaders on edge. Pundits say this general uptick in hate crimes against minority groups has made candidates’ response to white nationalism a significant issue on the presidential campaign trail.
Native Lands > Big Oil: Ecuador’s indigenous Waorani community won a landmark lawsuit on Friday after being excluded from a government plan to sell their land to oil companies.
How Does This Happen: More than 270 election staffers in Indonesia have died from fatigue-related illnesses (or, “overwork-related illnesses”) after counting ballots in the country’s massive election. I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS THIS ARTICLES DOES NOT RESOLVE.
“OK, and now let’s take a silly one” pic.twitter.com/q68YkjFpFo
— Brent Black (@brentalfloss) April 28, 2019
In Other White Nationalist News: Lawyers representing Jeremy Christian, the white nationalist charged with murdering two men on the MAX in 2017, are asking a county judge to delay his trial until the legislature is over in late June—in hopes that a new bill could shield their client from the death penalty. During a Friday court hearing, Christian lashed out at a woman he had attacked a day before the murders, calling her a liar. He was quickly banished from the courtroom.
E-Scooters Are Back: And are upholding gender roles better than ever.
Kids These Days: A noose, a blackface cake, and other racist bullshit coming from Cleveland High School.
Dangers of Development: A chunk of a massive crane fell from a roof in downtown Seattle Saturday and crushed the cars below, killing four. A troubling thing: Washington state apparently has the strongest “crane safety” laws.
