Friday, June 13, 2025

Reading archive 2025-06-13

Secret Russian Intelligence Document Shows Deep Suspicion of China: Russia’s spy hunters are increasingly worried about China’s espionage, even as the two countries grow closer.

Southern Baptists to Vote on Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage: Motivated by their success in reversing Roe v. Wade, conservative Christian activists have a new target in Obergefell v. Hodges. They see early signs of promise. [ed. note: the voted overwhelmingly to do just that]

Former DOGE engineer says federal waste and fraud were 'relatively nonexistent'

D.C. pest control company exposed people to toxic chemicals, lawsuit says: The D.C. attorney general’s office also alleges the company operated without and submitted fake licensing credentials.

Deputy U.S. marshal shoots man near convention center in downtown D.C.: The wounded man was in surgery Thursday, according to authorities, who said the deputy “perceived a threat” before firing. The incident is under investigation.

Florida farmers now plowing over perfectly good tomatoes as Trump’s tariff policies cause prices to plummet

Why Chinese Fans Are Hiring Detectives for a Dead Kenyan Lion: When their favorite wild lion was killed, a tight-knit group of Chinese fans half a world away launched a global campaign for justice — via billboards in New York to private investigators in Kenya. [ed. note: left unmentioned is that the campaigns were in New York City and London because nothing of the sort is allowed in China]

D.C. is removing bike lane barriers for the first time, calling them ugly: Local officials say they spent hundreds of hours on a project that was unraveled in a few days.

Teen convicted in D.C. killing is not receiving court-ordered therapy: A judge last year ruled that the girl, 16, should be placed in a long-term treatment facility, but so far the city’s youth agency has not complied, her lawyer says.

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