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Standard format of Global, National, OK State, and Alphabet Mafia News. We threw in a follow-up section to tie up loose ends on other stories we have discussed as well. As always, we have our Make it Make Sense section and our Social Media Spotlight. Thanks for joining this season! We will let you know on social media when Season 3 drops!

GLOBAL NEWS:

Sumud Flotilla

• Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds | OHCHR

• Flotilla Tracker - Global Movement to Gaza

• What to know about the flotilla seeking to break Israel's blockade of Gaza | AP News

• LIVE: Spain, Italy send ships to protect Sumud Flotilla heading to Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera

• Italy, Spain send navy ships to protect Gaza flotilla after drone attacks | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera

• Son of Hamas calls for Israelis to launch 'counter-flotilla' against Gaza activists

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

• Trump shifts position on Ukrainian territory held by Russia : NPR

• Drone strike hits oil pumping station in Chuvashia, Russia confirms shutdown

• Russia Hits Ukraine With Massive Overnight Attack

• Russia loses bid for UN aviation authority council seat – POLITICO

NATIONAL NEWS:

US govt vs US citizens

• Trump directs defense secretary to deploy troops to Portland

• Federal agents fire pepper balls, tear gas at Chicago-area immigration protest

• Protesters Clash With Federal Agents Outside ICE Facility in Chicago Suburb | Watch

• Videos of fatal ICE incident in Franklin Park raise new questions – NBC Chicago

• FBI fires agents for kneeling during racial justice protest, AP sources say | AP News

Dallas ICE Shooting

• What we know so far about the deadly Dallas ICE facility shooting | PBS News

• Suspect in Dallas ICE facility shooting was targeting ICE agents, acted alone, federal officials say

TikTok Sale

• Trump approves TikTok deal — and gives it more time - POLITICO

• Trump signs order declaring TikTok sale ready and values it at $14 billion

• Oracle, Silver Lake Part of Group of Investors Who Will Own About 50% of TikTok US, Source Says

More Election Fraud Debunked

• Judge rules 'MyPillow Guy' Mike Lindell defamed Smartmatic

OKLAHOMA NEWS:

RYAN WALTERS IS NO LONGER OK STATE SUPERINTENDENT

• Ryan Walters resigning as state superintendent to lead Teacher Freedom Alliance 'battle tank'

• As Ryan Walters resigns, what happens next in Oklahoma role, election?

• Ryan Walters to resign as Oklahoma state superintendent

• Walters to resign, but questions remain. What we know, what we don't

• Who will replace Ryan Walters? Here are some possible picks for superintendent

LEGITIBITIQUA NEWS:

• Charlie Kirk supporter arrested for threatening to shoot up Pride event

• Trans woman shot and killed after being “catcalled”

• Anti-trans GOP candidate drops out

• 16 states sue RFK Jr. over funding threats to sex ed programs that aknowledge trans people exist - LGBTQ Nation

• Chinese film censors change gay wedding to straight using AI

• Texas to become the 20th state with a transgender bathroom law

• Texas enacts controversial "bathroom bill" into law - CBS Texas

FOLLOWUP FROM BIG CASES IN OTHER EPISODES OR LINKS WE FORGOT TO LINK THIS SEASON:

• Redistricting fight over Texas congressional maps moves to courtroom this week to determine if they're constitutional

• OKC employee, preacher Dillon Awes calls for execution of gay people

• An Oklahoma City employee moonlights as a pastor who preaches death for LGBTQ people

• This city worker says "fa***ts" should "get a bullet in their brain." His coworkers are terrified. - LGBTQ Nation

• If Supreme Court rules against Trump tariffs, here's what you can expect

• Federal Policy Watch | Economic Policy Institute

• Trump is the biggest union-buster in U.S. history: More than 1 million federal workers’ collective bargaining rights are at risk | Economic Policy Institute

• Confessions, DNA and his grandfather’s rifle: This is the evidence so far against the Charlie Kirk shooting suspect

• Investigation found two-thirds of more than 1,800 detainees 'dropped off the grid' from 'Alligator Alcatraz'? | Snopes.com

• Venezuela has the world’s most oil: Why doesn’t it earn more from exports? | Energy News | Al Jazeera