TOP STORIES
Hollywood writers, slamming 'gig economy,' go on strike | AP News
Yellen: US Could Be Out of Cash as Soon as June 1 | Newsmax.com
POLITICS
WAS CLEOPATRA BLACK
Netflix: Why the idea of Black Cleopatra is so controversial for Egyptians | Middle East Eye
8 Black Saints & Holy People of God Every Catholic Should Know, With Prayers for Intercession -
Netflix drama angers Egyptians by casting Cleopatra using black actress
ISRAEL
Syria Says One Soldier Killed, Seven Injured in Israeli Airstrike on Aleppo
Israeli settlers brutally beat Palestinians in fresh attack | Middle East Eye
FAKE HATE
How an Ill-Informed Internet Mob Ruined a UVA Student's Life
Biden Admin Hired Activist Behind One Of The Cruelest Cancellations In History | The Daily Wire
(38) Who Agrees with Hitler? - by Lee Jussim - Unsafe Science
BBC Chairman Resigns, Deepening Turmoil at UK’s Broadcaster - The New York Times
FALSE FLAG ALERT
MIDEAST / AFRICA
Armenia and Azerbaijan to hold peace settlement talks in Washington on Sunday | Reuters
Russia Says 'No Alternative' To Its Karabakh Mediation After US Initiative | Barron's
VICE COLLAPSE
Vice Media Secures $450 Million Investment From Private-Equity Firm TPG - WSJ
Disney says its more than $400 million Vice investment is now worthless - Vox
GREEN ENERGY SCAM
(6) Mike Shelby | Gray Zone Research on Twitter: "oof https://t.co/5ziINwyVlj" / Twitter
Brown coal wins a reprieve in Germany's transition to a green future | Environment | The Guardian
CRIME
LGBTQP
Over 40% of LGBTQ Youth Considered Suicide in Past Year, Survey Finds
LISTEN: ECU’s gender clinic sees children without first reviewing medical records
WAR WITH CHINA
President Tsai meets former United States National Security Advisor John Bolton
China resumes construction of military base in UAE, defying US objections – Middle East Monitor