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What the Supreme Court just did to the Voting Rights Act flipboard.com · The Politics Desk The ruling hollows out a landmark law that protected minority voting rights for six decades. 

The 100 elections to watch in May boltsmag.org · Daniel Nichanian Heated U.S. Senate races, contests for five supreme court seats, and Trump’s bid for revenge against state and federal lawmakers. 

He was one of the Texas GOP’s biggest donors. Where did he go? texasmonthly.com · Robert Downen Fracking tycoon and far-right billionaire Farris Wilks once shaped Texas politics. This cycle, he has been all but missing. 

How to get a passport without President Trump’s face on it Gizmodo · Matt Novak Only 25,000 to 30,000 will be printed and applicants at the Washington, D.C., office will get them by default. 

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The whistleblower who uncovered the NSA’s ‘big brother machine’ mit.edu · The MIT Press Reader The story starts in 2001 with the government’s response to the horrific 9/11 attacks: the Patriot Act. 

World press freedom hits new low as authoritarianism rises DW English · Rodrigo Menegat Schuinski Three in four countries — including the United States — are ranked “problematic” or worse. 

Coral’s industrial revolution biographic.com · bioGraphic Can autonomous monitoring and planting save corals? 

How bald eagle nest cams hook online communities NPR · Ava Berger Like soap operas, 75 feet up. 

What keeps Willie Nelson going Rolling Stone · Joseph Hudak He turned 93 on Wednesday, but he’s still not slowing down. 

The smushing machine tastecooking.com · Abe Beame The century-old tortilla press works great for masa and, as the internet has proven, so much more. 

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