Light News Dump

The US State Department is now requiring nearly all applicants for visas to submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers. It’s a vast expansion of the Trump administration’s enhanced screening of potential immigrants and visitors
https://apnews.com/c96a215355b242e58107c2125c18fc4a

Trump and Republicans are already campaignign on a platform of "Democrats aren't impeaching me because I was exonerated! Witchunt!". If they start the impeachment process, this is what would happen: "This question is from Linda in Michigan, who was laid off when a plant you claimed would not shut down was shut down. She writes, 'Mr. President, would you please explain why the American people should vote for a candidate who is currently being impeached for obstructing justice, ignoring the emoluments clause, retaining ownership interests in his businesses, and funneling money into his businesses by spending tax payer money to play golf and further shit on the emoluments clause?'".

Democrats Refuse to take up contempt resolutions against Barr, McGahn. Meanwhile Republican-Controlled DoJ is refusing orders by the judiciary. Democrats shrug.
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/05/31/politics/house-contempt-barr-mcgahn/index.html

Government Watchdog Report Says Texas Border Facility Was So Overcrowded That Detainees Stood on Toilets to 'Gain Breathing Space'
http://time.com/5599147/el-paso-center-overcrowded/

Trump Administration Strips India of Special Trade Status
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/31/business/trump-india-trade.html

Judge denies Facebook's motion to dismiss Cambridge Analytica lawsuit in DC
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/446468-judge-denies-facebooks-motion-to-dismiss-cambridge-analytica-lawsuit-in-dc

Facebook reportedly thinks there's no 'expectation of privacy' on social media. The social network wants to dismiss a lawsuit stemming from the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-reportedly-thinks-theres-no-expectation-of-privacy-on-social-media

Three decades of missing and murdered Indigenous women amounts to a “Canadian genocide”, a leaked landmark government report has concluded. While the number of Indigenous women who have gone missing is estimated to exceed 4,000, the report admits that no firm numbers can ever be established.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/31/canada-missing-indigenous-women-cultural-genocide-government-report

'Plenty Of Cards To Play': Chinese Media Suggest Cutting Rare Earth Exports To U.S. (npr.org)
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/29/727850485/plenty-of-cards-to-play-chinese-media-suggest-cutting-rare-earth-exports-to-u-s