More than 130 people were killed in shootings over this past holiday weekend. Mass shootings are just the tip of the iceberg.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/memorial-day-weekend-shootings-and-gun-violence-soar

Since Texas Department of Public Safety chief Steven McGraw brought up the hoary old issue of gaming and gun deaths, here's what the statistics show.

Guns and gospel. Daniel Defense, the manufacturer of the gun used in the Uvalde massacre.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna30631

Student walkouts in wake of Uvalde school massacre.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2022/05/26/students-protest-gun-laws-across-us-after-texas-shooting/9946548002/

Tucker Carlson has a theory: Covid lockdowns cause school shootings.

Because school shootings started with Covid?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tucker-carlson-cooks-up-absurd-new-scapegoat-for-texas-school-massacre/ar-AAXKh7s

If only schools were as safe from guns as an NRA convention.

Seth Green learns that Non-Fungible is not the same as non-stealable.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/sarahemerson/seth-green-bored-ape-stolen-tv-show

Despite sanctions, the Russian ruble is outperforming other currencies.
http://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/rngs/GLOBAL-CURRENCIES-PERFORMANCE/0100301V041/index.html

1/6 insurrection bench trial (non-jury) of father and son scheduled before Judge Trevor McFadden on 6/13/2022. McFadden is the Trump-appointed judge who acquitted one 1/6 defendant, in a bench trial, and dismissed one of two charges against another. No other 1/6 defendant has been acquitted. #insurrection
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trevor-mcfadden-january-6-trials-kevin-seefried-hunter-seefried/

Henry Kissinger is 98 years old and hasn't been in government since 1977. Why is he still getting press for foreign policy advice?

Southern Baptist leaders covered up sex abuse, lied about secret database, report says. Cover-up includes credible allegation against former head of the SBC.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2022/05/22/southern-baptist-sex-abuse-report/

NFL owners are considering forcing Commanders owner Dan Snyder to sell his franchise. Not only is he being investigated by the FTC and Virginia Attorney General for alleged financial improprieties, but he may have been keeping two sets of books in order to shortchange the other owners in revenue sharing.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/columnist/bell/2022/05/21/daniel-snyder-washington-issues-nfl-owners-mull-drastic-options/9874589002/

Speculation that Jeff Bezos is preparing to run for political office.

Not in the piece, but with Peter Thiel heavily funding candidates, such as JD Vance, and Jeff Bezos perhaps running for office, can Elon Musk be far behind?
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/20/jeff-bezos-amazon-politics-hamilton-nolan

German regulators are preparing gas rationing plans in the event Russia shuts off their supply. Additionally, former Chancellor Gehard Schröder has stepped down from the board of Russian gas giant, Rosneft, after being stripped of his parliamentary privileges.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/05/20/ftse-100-markets-live-news-inflation-cost-living-recession/

Competitive races in these seven states will determine control of the U.S. Senate: Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, Nevada, Arizona, Wisconsin and New Hampshire.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/17/seven-states-decide-senate-control-00032881

Not really a surprise, but Sweden joins Finland in seeking NATO membership. It'll be interesting to see if they can placate Turkey's Erdogan, who has come out in opposition.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-stockholm-sweden-finland-f7328801f699fbb2f28826c0f14d4ef6

For those who use the Metro in DC, be advised that reduced service is being reduced even more due to lapsed certification of train operators. Yellow and green lines will be reduced to 20 minutes between trains.

This is in addition to reduced service and train size because of ongoing problems with the 7000 series cars that have been removed from service due to their propensity to derail.
https://www.wmata.com/about/news/Rail-Operator-recertification-lapse.cfm

Finland announces it wants to join NATO. Formal membership application to be submitted as soon as next week.
https://www.npr.org/2022/05/15/1099003708/russian-neighbor-finland-announces-it-wants-to-join-nato

Not sure how reliable Edmunds is, but the WSJ is reporting that according to Edmunds used car prices declined slightly in April even as new car prices continue to rise. Prices are still very high, but this is good news if you've been waiting to replace your old ride.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/used-car-buyers-are-seeing-relief-on-once-soaring-prices-11652529601

How to avoid scam charities. This piece deals with Ukraine, but the basic principles apply to all charity giving. #scams #ukraine #charity
https://fortune.com/2022/03/07/how-to-donate-avoid-scams-charities-ukraine-crisis/