No King, No War

Saturday marked the third “No Kings” rally across the country and many thousands of people came out to demonstrate against the authoritarian Trump and his illegal war.

The Times reported these five takeaways:

• The war seemed to galvanize younger voters.

• Trump’s immigration crackdown remains a focus.

• Dueling protests unfolded near Mar-a-Lago.

• Midterm candidates came out in force.

• Democrats found fresh fuel for their ‘No Kings’ slogan.

Read the entire piece for details.

HEADLINES:

• No Kings protesters across the US rally against Donald Trump (BBC)

• 5 Takeaways From the ‘No Kings’ Rallies as the Midterms Heat Up (NYT)

• Iran still has many missiles (Reuters)

• Iran-backed Houthis enter war with missile strike against Israel (CNN)

• US-Israeli war on Iran widens with first attack from Yemen (Al Jazeera)

• 4 weeks in, Trump’s conflicting signals on Iran war frustrate GOP lawmakers and political allies (CNN)

• War darkens economic outlook (Reuters)

• The No Kings protests keep growing. Are they having an impact? (WP)

• Iran-linked hackers breach FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email, publish excerpts online (CNBC)

• Kash Patel’s push against Democratic lawmaker raises concerns within FBI (WP)

• Trump DOJ Refuses to Rule Out Second Amendment Right to Nuclear Weapons (Slate)

• DOD: We’ll Take Anyone for This War. Well, as Long as You’re Not … (TNR)

• Trump ratchets up attacks on NATO, says U.S. no longer needs alliance (WP)

• The Rise and Fall of ICE-Tracking Apps (New Yorker)

• Florida’s Immigration Crackdown Is Showing Cracks: ‘We’re Hurting People’ (NYT)

• America Is Sliding Toward Illiteracy (Atlantic)

• Research points to how companies could make social media less addictive for teens (NPR)

• The Shocking Speed of China’s Scientific Rise (Atlantic)

• Afghan War Allies Were Promised Safety in the US—Until Now (Reveal)

• Trump’s signature is coming to U.S. currency — as cash use fades (Axios)

• I’m a High Schooler. AI Is Demolishing My Education. (Atlantic)

• Who’s Sora now? (Reuters)

• In the age of AI, your digital identity needs this protection (WP)

• Trump Weighs Deploying 340 Million More U.S. Troops To Middle East (Onion)