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Professor of Practice, @OleMiss.bsky.social; Board: @npcinstitute.bsky.social; @juristnews.bsky.social; Ex VOA White House bureau chief; 2022 Kiplinger Fellow; W7DQ on ham radiohttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mlmehda2xc2pIn a victory for Republicans, SCOTUS ends an order requiring Alabama to have two Black majority districts in the US House. https://www.al.com/politics/2026/05/us-supreme-court-ends-order-requiring-alabama-to-have-two-black-congressional-districts.html11 May 2026 22:52 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmehda2xc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mlm2nkqboh2zKari Lake, who claimed to be acting CEO of USAGM during the time VOA was eviscerated, nominated to be US ambassador to Jamaica. https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/05/nominations-and-withdrawal-sent-to-the-senate-c6ad/11 May 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm2nkqboh2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mllz3kn5522pFox News White House correspondent says President Trump told him today that he's seriously considering making Venezuela the 51st state.11 May 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllz3kn5522phttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mllytdtqkc2pFCC to auction construction permits next year for vacant FM radio channels. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-421586A1.pdf11 May 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllytdtqkc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mllrcbawbc2mFCC encouraged several ABC affiliates to make late political disclosures after a Texas state representative made an appearance on “The View,” only to then later accuse an ABC-owned station of failing to do the same, according to the agency's lone Democratic commissioner. https://thedesk.net/2026/05/fcc-gomez-abc-late-political-disclosures-discrepency/ https://thedesk.net/2026/05/fcc-gomez-abc-late-political-disclosures-discrepency/?utm_source_platform=mailpoet11 May 2026 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllrcbawbc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mlllog2upa2eMore than 50 British MPs say they have no confidence in the prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer. https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/keir-starmer-speech-latest-news-resign-live-gkz7n9wpj11 May 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlllog2upa2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mlldihfhq42vScience publishing giant Elsevier joins a class action lawsuit against Meta that alleges the reproduction of copyrighted works in developing the Llama AI model. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01481-011 May 2026 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlldihfhq42vhttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mlld7pyezc2zNewspapers’ audio and video products have usually failed to gain traction. An exception is NYT’s ‘The Daily,’ which succeeds in large part because Michael Barbaro is the rare print reporter who excels behind the microphone. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 May 2026 12:57 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlld7pyezc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mlla6xwouo2zA French national evacuated from the luxury cruise ship linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak has tested positive for the virus. https://www.france24.com/en/health/20260511-french-evacuee-from-hantavirus-hit-ship-tests-positive-health-minister-says11 May 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlla6xwouo2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mll7sjrq4c2vPhilippines House of Representatives again votes to impeach VP Sara Duterte amid alleged misuse of confidential funds, unexplained wealth and a supposed assassination plot against President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/5/11/-2nd-eye-ok-house-impeaches-sara-duterte-again-1702 11 May 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mll7sjrq4c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mlko43vkml2vIran releases on bail Nobel Peace Prize laureate who is immediately hospitalized. f24.my/Buie https://f24.my/Buie11 May 2026 06:40 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlko43vkml2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mljw6biuj22pOne of two US service members who went missing in Morocco has been found dead. https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/richmond/1st-lt-kendrick-key-obit-may-10-202610 May 2026 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljw6biuj22phttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mljmu6pi2k2i"I have just read the response from Iran's so-called 'Representatives.' I don't like it — TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!" - President Trump on social media 10 May 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljmu6pi2k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mlj4e4ii2e2zPakistan confirms receiving Iran's response to US proposal to end war. https://www.geo.tv/liveblog/israeliran-war-live-updates 10 May 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlj4e4ii2e2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mlj2od5sys24Document link has moved: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/10507899614175/1 [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 May 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlj2od5sys24https://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mliyf7p4ay24A transgender Tamil immigrant from India, who is in Scotland on a student visa, has been elected as a member of the Scottish Parliament. https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/no-visa-no-citizenship-trans-tamil-immigrant-hit-with-backlash-after-scottish-parliament-election/4236807/10 May 2026 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mliyf7p4ay24https://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mlixcmxu2e2mWSJ - Israel set up a clandestine military outpost in the Iraqi desert to support its air campaign against Iran. https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-built-and-defended-a-secret-iran-war-base-in-iraq-3590851a?st=VpdraB10 May 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlixcmxu2e2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mlh73fh4oe2mUK Royal Navy sending a warship to the Middle East where it could join an international mission to safeguard shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. https://news.sky.com/story/iran-war-latest-trump-blockade-strait-of-hormuz-lebanon-1350956509 May 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlh73fh4oe2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mlg7bpfr462uThe abrupt closure of Voice of America by the Trump administration has allowed Russian and Chinese state media to dominate African news. https://streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/russia-and-china-dominate-african-airwaves-following-the-shutdown-of-voice-of-america 09 May 2026 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlg7bpfr462uhttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mlg5lpspxy2xPresident Trump's release of declassified UFO files draws excitement, but some express skepticism about the timing. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4561491/trump-ufo-files-iran-smoke-and-mirrors/ 09 May 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlg5lpspxy2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mlg46unft42eA Frontier Airlines passenger jet hit a pedestrian on the runway at DIA and then reported an engine fire. https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/frontier-airlines-jet-bound-for-los-angeles-strikes-pedestrian-on-denver-international-airport-runway09 May 2026 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlg46unft42ehttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mlerxft6xt2xSupreme Court of Virginia throws out the commonwealth's Democrats' controversial redistricting proposal, which voters narrowly approved on April 21st. https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/redistricting-referendum-could-go-to-scotus/08 May 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlerxft6xt2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mlealbtbuc24WSJ - President Trump plans to fire the FDA commissioner who didn't move fast enough to approve flavored vapes and other nicotine products. https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/trump-planning-to-fire-fda-commissioner-marty-makary-34c072e2?mod=hp_lead_pos208 May 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlealbtbuc24https://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mldv4w5i2k24Wired - Higher education long been a target of ransomware gangs and data extortion attacks. But never before, perhaps, has a cyberattack against a single software platform so thoroughly disrupted the daily operations of thousands of schools across the US. https://www.wired.com/story/canvas-hack-shinyhunters-ransomware-instructure/ https://www.wired.com/story/canvas-hack-shinyhunters-ransomware-instructure/?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_050826_UNPAID&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_content=WIR_Daily_050826_UNPAID&bxid=5ee14e28cb988a675a438d96&cndid=&hasha=1aa0e7750bb1c186130bb6a1f3edcb83&hashc=0c1abc2987a668145e3f76a821d85a8ea0168287b9fca79739749ffa46f720a4&esrc=OIDC_SELECT_ACCOUNT_PAGE&utm_term=WIR_DAILY_UNPAID08 May 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldv4w5i2k24https://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mldupn5azk24DoJ seeks to strip the American citizenship of a former US ambassador convicted of spying for Cuba. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-sues-revoke-us-citizenship-convicted-cuban-spy08 May 2026 13:49 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldupn5azk24https://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mldsd6goja2eIRGC claims to have captured an oil tanker in a "special operation" in the Gulf of Oman. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/8/iran-says-it-has-seized-oil-tanker-over-attempts-to-disrupt-its-oil-exports08 May 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldsd6goja2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mldqqcdstl2uUS added 115,000 jobs last month, way above Wall Street's expectations for a second consecutive month. https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm 08 May 2026 12:38 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldqqcdstl2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/newsguy.bsky.social/post/3mldouvegno2xUAE reportedly intercepts two ballistic missiles and three drones launched from Iran. https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/us-iran-conflict-explosions-near-qeshm-island-and-bandar-abbas-and-drone-strikes-escalate-strait-of-hormuz-crisis-1.50053320408 May 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:v63y3emmbz5dlvzkejca2mcc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldouvegno2x