In the Know: June 6, 2919

Congress
Dems eye big infrastructure package, with or without Trump, The Hill
Rep. Rashida Tlaib opens up about death threats: “I’m a mother, so I want to go home to my two boys”, Salon
McCready goes up in NC-09 election, Politico
McConnell: Senate will ‘probably not’ vote on Dreamers bill, Politico
The border is in crisis. Here’s how it got this bad., Vox

D-DAY 75th Anniversary
What happened during the Normandy landings?, CNN
D-Day veteran: ‘Men drowned as they jumped off the boats’, BBC
Unprecedented scale: D-Day’s fighters, helpers, victims scale: D-Day’s fighters, helpers, victims, AP

Economy
The Original ‘Welfare Queen’, NPR
How many Americans live on $2 a day? The biggest debate in poverty research, explained., Vox
No, Obsessive Media Coverage of the Economy Wouldn’t Make Trump Popular, New York Magazine

Environment
Climate change is making Minnesota’s skies smoky this summer, MPR

GOP
Republicans Are Fueling a Generation of Democrats, Washington Monthly
The Republican Party isn’t who you think it is, CNN
Study: Republicans say journalists make stuff up, Washington Post

Health Care
Once a death sentence, Minnesota officials now have a plan to ‘effectively end’ HIV epidemic in the state, MinnPost
Pfizer had clues its blockbuster drug could prevent Alzheimer’s. Why didn’t it tell the world?, Washington Post

Curing Alzheimer’s without drug patents, Beat the Press

Minnesota News
A new Minnesota law is cracking down on drivers who camp out in the left lane, KEYC
Duluth renames park Gichi-Ode’ Akiing, proves it’s less triggered than we are, City Pages

News of the World
UN: 2 million Somalis could die of starvation amid drought, Star Tribune
Back to the long war: Helmand Province eight years later, Pacific Standard

Representative Dean Phillips
U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips sees need to help cities lacking state funding, Star Tribune
Dean Phillips votes to pass Climate Action Now Act, Sun Current

Trump Trade Wars
China Retaliates With Higher Tariffs as Trump Defends U.S. Approach, NY Times
Trump threatens to slap tariffs on China by ‘another at least $300 billion’‘, NBC News
Trade tensions between the U.S. and China are hurting the American tourism industry, Pacific Standard
Talks resume as Trump’s Mexico tariff deadline looms, Star Tribune

U.S. News
Analysis: Add Russian trolls to those making money with right-wing content on social networks, Washington Post
Supreme Court Allows Antitrust Suit Against Apple to Proceed, NY Times
West Point cadet killed, 22 injured in training rollover, AP
Ladybug Swarm Is So Massive It Appears On Weather Radar, HuffPost
Amazon to deliver by drone ‘within months’, BBC

Upcoming DFL Events

• June 7, 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
• June 8, 8:30 to 5:45 PM — 4th Biennial DFL Training Summit, Metropolitan State University, 700 7th St E, St. Paul, MN 55106.  More information and register here.
• June 9, 1:00 to 2:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club, contact them for more information.
• June 10
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Council Chambers, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 7001 Cahill Rd, Suite 21, Edina, MN
• June 13
  • 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM — SD37 DFL Garage Sale, 12257 Larch Cir NW, Minneapolis, MN 55448
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Glen Lake Activity Center, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
• June 14 — Flag Day
  • 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM — SD37 DFL Garage Sale, 12257 Larch Cir NW, Minneapolis, MN 55448
  • 12:00 to 1:00 PM —Stand Against Trump, SD40 DFL Treasurer John Schaefer is holding a weekly hour of protest and resistance at the corner of Brookdale Blvd. and Xerxes Avenue in Brooklyn Park. Join him if you can.
• June 16 — Fathers’ Day
• June 19, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — CD3 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Minnetonka Community Center, Council Chambers, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
• June 20, 6:30 to 9:00 PM — SD40 marching in the Earle Brown Days Parade
• July 2
  • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD37 DFL Central Committee Meeting, visit their Facebook page for this month’s meeting location.
  • 7:00 to 8:30 PM — SD40 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Mississippi Room, Brooklyn Park Library, 8500 W Broadway Ave, Brooklyn Park, MN 55443.
• July 3
  • 6:30 to :30 PM — SD50 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room C102, Kennedy High School, 9701 Nicollet Ave, Bloomington, MN 55420.
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD33 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Room 172, Ridgedale Library, 12601 Ridgedale Dr, Minnesota MN 55305
• July 4 — Independence Day
• July 8
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD44 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Council Chambers, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
  • 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD49 DFL Central Committee Meeting, Suite 21, 7001 Cahill Rd, Edina, MN
• July 11, 7:00 to 9:00 PM — SD48 DFL Central Committee Meeting, 14350 Excelsior Blvd, Minnetonka, MN 55345
• July 14, 1:00 PM — SD40 DFL Book Club Meeting, contact them for more specifics.