The Hound 5/22

Hi there,

It’s Thursday. Today, we’re tracking the Trump administration’s latest assaults on justice, equality, and basic human dignity — from dismantling police reform to bidding out a $175 billion vanity project.

We’re also sounding the alarm about Trump’s DOJ charging Rep. LaMonica McIver for doing her job: overseeing a controversial ICE detention center in her own district. This isn’t law enforcement — it’s political persecution.

Sign our petition demanding the media call out these authoritarian attacks for what they are.

Read about this, and more, with today’s stories:

Justice Department moves to cancel police reform settlements reached with Minneapolis and Louisville (AP)

Trump administration reportedly accepts jet from Qatar for possible use as Air Force One (The Guardian)

Texas Republicans Push to Define Biological Sex in Statute (Texas Observer)

Missouri’s Struggle to Restore Abortion Access (New Republic)

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Among Bidders to Build Trump’s $175 Billion “Golden Dome” (Truthout)

CBO Report Shows Trump-GOP Bill Would Spur Unparalleled Wealth Transfer From Poor to Rich (Common Dreams)

DHS secretary misstates meaning of habeas corpus under Senate scrutiny (NPR)

Adriana Smith Died 3 Months Ago. Georgia Could Make Smith’s Family Pay to Use Her as a Human Incubator. (Rewire News Group)

Until next time,

Harry from The Hound

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