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“No Kings” protests are being planned across the country for Saturday’s Flag Day, which is also Trump’s birthday. / Newsweek
Texas Gov. Abbott says the National Guard will be in San Antonio and other locations across the state on Saturday. / ABC News
A lawyer and former State Dept. official calls Trump’s mass-deportation project “a turducken of illegality.” / TIME
Unrelated: Restaurant workers in Los Angeles help both protesters and cops grappling with tear gas. / Eater
See also: What tear gas and rubber bullets do to the human body. / WIRED
As of June 1, there were 7,781 people in ICE detention with no criminal record. / The New Republic
Ezra Klein: Under the populist theory of power, bad policy can be—and often is—justified as good politics. / The New York Times [$]
As Trump’s mistakes add up, it’s worth remembering: History and data show autocracies die when autocrats make mistakes. / We Don’t Agree
Democrats hope Medicaid may be the issue that exposes cracks in the Trump coalition. / Politico
See also: Trump’s attacks on Leonard Leo over tariffs could fracture the conservative legal movement that defined much of his first term. / The New Republic
Lithium-ion battery recyclers face uncertainty due to fast-changing tariff policies. / Grist
Several government agencies in 2022 and 2023 tracked foreign nationals coming and going to Elon Musk’s properties. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
“You could fill twice the museums that exist in Italy from what people have hidden in their houses." Archaeology in Italy has pernicious problems. / Reason
An artist “is on a mission” to draw every pub in London. / Lydia Wood Drawings
A new “dehydrating book” can only be read when wet. / dezeen
Broadway finds younger audiences via pop music, Hollywood stars, and stories about young adulthood. / The Associated Press
Current stars in the NBA are thought to be uncool, a result of a “swag disintegration loops,” Zyn, and West Village girls. / Never Hungover
Some college students are using no-contact orders—originally meant to protect victims of sexual harassment—to handle disagreements. / The Wall Street Journal [$]
ChatGPT lost a chess match (on beginner mode) to an Atari 2600. / ExtremeTech
Alex Pappademas: Nothing pop culture-related that happens to your kid before they turn five actually matters. / GQ
See also: “Cool Dad Raising Daughter on Media That Will Put Her Entirely out of Touch With Her Generation.” / The Onion
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