This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on June 03, 2026.It is shared here under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license.
The US Supreme Court late Tuesday gave Alabama a green light to use an aggressively gerrymandered congressional map that a lower court said was “tainted by intentional race-based discrimination.”
The unsigned decision, from which the high court’s three liberal justices dissented, enables Alabama’s Republican-dominated government to replace its current congressional map, which has two majority-Black districts, with a map that the US Supreme Court struck down in 2023. That map has just one majority-Black district.
In her dissenting opinion, liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that “just as Alabama doubled down on racial discrimination, the court today doubles down on chaos.”
“In addition to being wrong on the merits, the court’s decision inflicts two grave harms on the public,” wrote Sotomayor. “It debases the democratic process by upending Alabama’s entire election in the name of permitting Alabama to discriminate against Black Alabamians. It also corrodes the rule of law by rewarding Alabama’s gamesmanship and outright defiance of court orders.”
The liberal justice noted that in order to switch to the map previously struck down by the high court, Alabama election officials “will have to reassign hundreds of thousands of voters across the state to new congressional districts.”
“Three of Alabama’s counties will be particularly hard hit because they are split across two congressional districts,” Sotomayor noted. “These counties have about 600,000 registered voters between them (roughly 15% of the state’s total number of registered voters).”
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, postponed US House primary elections in the wake of the Supreme Court’s April decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which severely narrowed the 1965 Voting Rights Act’s protections against racial discrimination and paved the way for Alabama and other states to impose new maps ahead of the 2026 midterms.
“The Supreme Court’s shameful ruling allowing Alabama to move forward with a gerrymander that was drawn with the explicit intent to dilute Black voting power—as found by a panel of judges that included two Trump appointees—is an absolute affront to the founding principles of our democracy, and wipes out whatever was left of the court’s credibility,” said Marina Jenkins, executive director of the National Redistricting Foundation. “This country deserves better, and we must continue to work toward federal legislation that not only bans partisan and racial gerrymandering but also ensures that our rights cannot be undermined by captured courts.”
The ruling drew condemnation from the two Democrats in Alabama’s US congressional delegation. Rep. Shomari Figures, who was elected to the US House under the independently drawn map that Alabama Republicans are working to replace, said in a statement that “the Supreme Court has now confirmed that there is no longer a Voting Rights Act in America, and states are essentially free to discriminate against minority voters with no consequences.”
“This is a dangerous ruling that sets the state and this nation back decades,” said Figures.
Rep. Terri Sewell called the ruling “just the latest in a pattern of outrageous Supreme Court decisions that help Republicans desperately cling to power ahead of the midterm elections while diluting Black voices and erasing decades of hard-fought civil rights progress.”
“No matter how hard Alabama state officials may try, they will not succeed in silencing our voices,” said Sewell. “We will not go back to the Jim Crow era. The fight for fair representation continues.”
This story originally appeared in Common Dreams on June 03, 2026.It is shared here under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0) license.
A trio of United Nations rights experts on Tuesday demanded that the US government “cease all threats” against Cuba and accused President Donald Trump of furthering a “disturbing trend of lawlessness” with preparations to attack the island nation; a indictment of its former president; and a protracted oil blockade that has left Cubans facing blackouts and a breakdown of their lauded healthcare system.
“Efforts to change the constitutional order of a sovereign state through threats and coercion echo colonial-era practices,” said George Katrougalos, independent expert on the promotion of a democratic international order; Zaina Jallad, special rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures; and Ben Saul, special rapporteur on counterterrorism and human rights.
The experts pointed to Trump’s declaration of what’s become known as the Donroe Doctrine, “asserting US predominance over the Western Hemisphere” through military might, and his repeated comments regarding the possibility of taking over Cuba, whose communist government, Trump has said, has turned the country into a “failing nation.”
“Statements by the US president regarding the ‘honor of taking Cuba’ reflect a deeply concerning strategy of coercion against a sovereign state,” said the experts. “This assertion is not mere rhetoric, but part of a broader strategy involving the long-standing embargo on Cuba, its listing as a state-sponsor of terrorism, the recent fuel blockade, and the imposition of coercive measures on third parties.”
Experts @profbensaul, @gkatr and Zeina Jallad express concern regarding US escalating threats, coercive measures & judicial weaponisation against #Cuba.
“Efforts to change the constitutional order of a sovereign State through threats and coercion echo colonial-era practices.” pic.twitter.com/9feklXLRuQ
In January, Trump issued an executive order centered around the assertion—a laughable one, according to Cuban and international officials—that the country poses an “extraordinary threat” to the US, and warned other countries to stop providing oil to the island. The Trump administration had already cut off Cuba’s main energy source earlier that month when it abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and took control of the country’s oil reserves.
The oil blockade—which Secretary of State Marco Rubio has recently denied the existence of—has left hospitals facing shortages of supplies and medicines, forced schools to cut hours, caused trash to pile up in streets as sanitation operations have struggled to continue, and left cities and towns across the country with just a few hours of electricity per day.
Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants who left the country for the US years before Fidel Castro took power following the 1959 revolution, has long called for regime change in Cuba and has resisted efforts to normalize US-Cuban relations.
The UN experts said the blocking of oil imports to Cuba is “part of a disturbing trend of lawlessness and contempt of multilateralism and the UN Charter. The normalization of coercion and threats of regime change undermines the integrity of the entire international legal order.”
The experts also condemned the US indictment last month of former Cuban President Raúl Castro, which they said appeared connected to the administration’s “efforts to undermine Cuba’s sovereignty” and characterized as a “misuse of domestic judicial proceedings.”
The also said that the indictment—“an instrument of coercive foreign policy”—represents “an abuse of process that violates the principles of sovereign equality and self-determination under the UN Charter.”
Additionally, the deployment of the USS Nimitz to the southern Caribbean, they said, contravenes articles 2(4) and 2(7) of the UN Charter, which, respectively, prohibit the threat or use of force and demand non-intervention in domestic affairs by the UN.
The experts called on UN member states to “refrain from recognizing or implementing measures that violate the principles of sovereign equality and non-intervention” and urged the UN Security Council and General Assembly to “urgently address the threats against Cuba as a matter affecting international peace and security.”
“A democratic and equitable international order,” they said, “requires that all states, regardless of size or power, participate on equal footing, free from undue pressure.”
One killed as hundreds protest in Kenya against US Ebola quarantine centre
At least one person has been killed after Kenyan police opened fire as hundreds of demonstrators protested a quarantine centre for US citizens exposed to Ebola, which the United States government is racing to build in the central town of Nanyuki.
On Tuesday, the NGO Vocal Africa posted on X that one person had died after being shot in the head by Kenyan police who earlier used water cannon, tear gas to disperse the crowds.
The proposed 50-bed unit at an air force base in Nanyuki has angered many Kenyans, who accuse the US of offloading the health risk of caring for those exposed to the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda.
Last week, hundreds took to the streets in Nanyuki amid growing frustration among residents as Kenyan and US authorities publicly reaffirmed their commitment to the plan despite court orders. At the time, the demonstration also turned violent, with at least two people killed and one wounded.
UPDATE ON JUNE, 1, 2026
Fury erupts in Kenya over joint US Ebola quarantine plan – VIDEO
Hundreds of Nanyuki town residents took to the streets to oppose the construction of an infectious disease isolation facility in Laikipia County.
Protesters say resources earmarked for the facility should be directed to regional development, fearing it could still expose communities to Ebola.
The army even sent a tank to quell the protest by intimidating the crowd.
The Fear of an International Plot
The Ebola virus of the international epidemic emergency in Africa, where in Congo and Uganda it has already killed dozens of people, is at the center of many suspicions for two reasons:
The dangerous tests on this pathogen conducted by the US Pentagon in the infamous biolaboratories in Ukraine
Research on a vaccine for the specific strain of the current alarm began 4 months ago by Moderna with the contribution of Ngo Gavi by Bill Gates
Further details in the updates below
UPDATED ON MAY, 29, 2026
MSF doctor exposed to the virus at Spallanzani Hospital in Rome
The Doctors Without Borders (MSF aka Médecins Sans Frontières) doctor who was exposed to patients who tested positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo arrived overnight at the Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Rome. The woman is well and asymptomatic. She will remain under observation at the Roman hospital until June 8th, MSF sources confirmed.
As part of her clinical practice, the surgeon came into contact with patients who later tested positive on May 16th. This is therefore a case of direct contact. The doctor also performed emergency lifesaving surgery on May 18th on a child who was the victim of a grenade explosion. The child is a suspected case of Ebola, and a test for Ebola is not yet available.
Ebola: Three Red Cross workers die as more than 1000 cases and 200 deaths reported
«Three Red Cross volunteers have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the Ebola outbreak continues to spread rapidly and cases (suspected and confirmed) surpass 1000» according to BMJ (British Medical Journal).
The volunteers-Ajiko Chandiru Viviane, Sezabo Katanabo, and Alikana Udumusi Augustin-were all helping the Red Cross manage the dead bodies of Ebola victims. Their deaths occurred over 12 days, on 5, 15, and 16 May, respectively.
The World Health Organization’s director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, expressed his “deepest condolences” over the fatalities. “They paid the ultimate price on the line of duty,” he wrote.
Meanwhile British researchers announced they are producing an experimental jab for the Ebola strain behind the outbreak, which currently has no approved vaccines or therapeutics (read details below).
According to the latest updates (24 and 25 May), there are currently 101 confirmed Ebola cases in the DRC and 930 suspected cases.
There have so far been 223 deaths among people with suspected cases and 10 confirmed deaths. In Uganda, seven cases and one death have been confirmed. The outbreak-currently the third largest Ebola outbreak on record (based on confirmed and
UPDATED ON MAY, 19, 2026
Panic in the United States for Ebola after dangerous Tests in Pentagon-funded Ukraine Biolabs
Is there a reason Americans are so worried about the new Ebola epidemic in Africa?
Is it perhaps because the US Pentagon itself has been secretly researching this virus, conducting the usual experiments to enhance it as a bioweapon in top-secret laboratories in Ukraine?
In this article, we try to provide answers and confirmation to these questions…
US suspends entry of foreign citizens from Ebola-affected areas
The United States has suspended entry to non-US citizens who have been in Ebola-affected areas in the past 21 days: Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan.
The measure, issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will be in effect for the next 30 days and is justified by the need to “protect the health of the United States from the serious risk posed by the introduction of Ebola virus disease into the United States by these foreign nationals.”
At the moment it is one of the few countries to have taken this drastic health measure.
Just hours earlier, the United States announced that it had strengthened precautionary measures to prevent the spread of Ebola hemorrhagic fever, implementing health screenings for air travelers from affected areas and temporarily suspending visa services.
WHO will convene an emergency committee due to the rapid spread of the Ebola Bundibugio strain – VIDEO
WHO will convene an emergency committee due to the rapid spread of the Ebola Bundibugio strain.
“At the moment, 30 cases of the disease have been confirmed in the northern province of Ituri. Uganda has also reported two confirmed cases in the capital Kampala, including one death among two people who arrived from the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the organization, during a briefing.
Breaking – WHO declares emergency as strain kills 100 in DRC and Uganda
A new outbreak of Ebola virus disease in central Africa, caused by the rare Bundibugyo version of the virus, has caused more than 300 suspected cases and killed 100 people, health officials have said.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the situation a public health emergency of international concern.
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has so far identified 336 suspected and 10 confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). There have been 87 deaths in the DRC to date. Uganda has had two confirmed cases and one additional death.
In response WHO has sent five tonnes of medical supplies to the DRC, and $500 000 (£374 000; €430 000) has been released from the agency’s contingency fund for emergencies.
This Ebola outbreak is causing particular concern because it has been caused by the Bundibugyo strain, which has been detected in only two previous outbreaks, in 2007 and 2012. There are no approved treatments or vaccines for Bundibugyo Ebola.
Pentagon Tests in Africa on Dangerous Virus before the last WHO Emergency
We republish below an excellent, albeit brief, investigative article by renowned American epidemiologist Nicolas Hulsher on the extraordinary coincidence of vaccine research funding granted to Big Pharma Moderna of Cambridge, Massachusetts, just months before the Ebola emergency in the DRC.
It is therefore true, as Hulsher expertly states, that the Ebola virus has little chance of becoming a pandemic, but it is equally true that this refers to the wild viral strain and not those with laboratory-enhanced genotypes(such as SARS-CoV-2, according to a CIA whistleblower) as recombinant synthetic pathogens, i.e., those obtained by inserting multiple pathogens, such as HIV-AIDS, into the Covid-19 virus.
Bill Gates-backed CEPI awarded Moderna and Oxford $26.7 million to develop multivalent Ebola mRNA in January 2026
by Nicolas Hulscher, MPH – originally published on his substack Focal Points
All links to previous Gospa News investigations or video have been added in the aftermath
Just a few months ago (January 2026), Bill Gates’ vaccine cartel CEPI gave Moderna and University of Oxford $26.7 million to begin developing Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV) mRNA and viral vector injections. These are multivalent filovirus “vaccine” platforms, meaning they are designed to target multiple Ebola viruses and related filoviruses simultaneously — including Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV).
WHO declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) over a Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak
Develop “vaccine” → Fearmonger new outbreak → Declare emergency → Gain power & control → push “vaccine” as only solution.
This marks the 17th Ebola outbreak recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the virus was first identified there in 1976 — and the third known outbreak of the Bundibugyo strain since it was first identified in 2007. Across Africa, there have been dozens of Ebola outbreaks over the last 50 years.
No biological basis for this to become a worldwide pandemic.
Why? Because Ebola — including the Bundibugyo strain — spreads through direct contact with bodily fluids from symptomatic individuals, not through the air or casual contact.
There is simply no biological basis for this to become a worldwide pandemic.
So why the rapid escalation to a full Public Health Emergency of International Concern at this moment?
The WHO says because, as of May 16, there are 8 laboratory-confirmed cases, 246 suspected cases, and 80 suspected deaths in Ituri Province, with the outbreak spreading to Uganda. They cite the lack of any approved vaccines or treatments for this specific strain, high population mobility, and risk of further cross-border spread as major concerns.
However, perhaps they actually declared an emergency because the WHO’s pandemic treaty negotiations recently hit a major roadblock over the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing (PABS) annex, preventing the treaty from being put into effect.
It also appears that the botched hantavirus situation didn’t yield the level of perceived fear they were hoping for.
There is simply no biological basis for this to become a worldwide pandemic.
Bill Gates is now the WHO’s top funder so nothing does should be accepted at face value.
CLICK TO READ MORE INTRIGUES AMONG GATES, WHO AND PENTAGON
Whatever the WHO and mass media throw at us, America should NOT rejoin the WHO under any circumstances. We must not give in to their extortion tactics designed to pressure America into rejoining and becoming trapped under sweeping powers of surveillance, vaccine passports, and mandates.
Amadeus tornerà negli studi Rai di Via Asiago e possiamo dire che si tratta di un evento di fine stagione. Ad annunciarlo è stato Fiorello nel corso dell’ultima puntata de “La Pennicanza“, il programma condotto insieme a Fabrizio Biggio su Rai Radio2.
“Domani ci sarà il ritorno in Rai di Amadeus!”, ha annunciato lo showman siciliano. “Lo filmeremo mentre entrerà in via Asiago e darà i documenti alla guardia all’ingresso. Per tutti i suoi fan: fatevi trovare alle 12.15 qui fuori per dargli il benvenuto”.
Nel corso della puntata, Fiorello ha alternato battute e commenti sull’attualità televisiva. Parlando degli ascolti della Festa della Repubblica, che ieri ha raccolto il 44,1% di share, ha scherzato: “Mettiamola al posto di Sanremo, facciamo solo parate in tv”. Poi una frecciata sul maltempo che ha colpito Roma: “Qui c’è stata una tromba d’aria pazzesca, ma gli alberi invece di cadere si sono rimessi in piedi“.
Non è mancato un nuovo appello ai telegiornali sul progetto eolico Phobos in Umbria, tema già affrontato nella puntata precedente. “Il Times di Londra se n’è occupato, ma non voi”, ha detto rivolgendosi ai direttori dei Tg. “Possibile che questa notizia non vi interessi neanche un po’? C’è un veto? Devo chiamare Report?”.
Spazio infine alle immancabili battute sul Festival di Sanremo 2027, condotto da Stefano De Martino. “Ho già contato 47 ospiti”, ha ironizzato Fiorello. “Manca solo Godzilla”.
Ma l’attesa, adesso, è tutta per la reunion con Amadeus.
Ex-Deutsche Telekom executive Abdu Mudesir resurfaced at US rival Verizon as EVP and president of the operator’s global networks, platforms and technology (GN&T).
The move to Verizon pits Mudesir in direct competition with T-Mobile US, which is majority owned by Deutsche Telekom.
Mudesir will succeed 30-year veteran Joe Russo, who is retiring over the coming months. He will sit on an 11-member leadership team reporting directly to CEO Dan Schulman.
Russo is currently EVP and president of global networks and technology.
A representative for Verizon told Mobile World Live (MWL) the company hired Mudesir following a thorough global search.
“He has a brilliant track record in building 5G capabilities, scaling fibre architecture, and is a recognised pioneer in Open RAN, cloud infrastructure, and AI-driven network automation,” the representative stated.
Mudesir, who served as Deutsche Telekom’s head of product and technology, left the company abruptly in late March 2026 after eight years in various roles.
Verizon noted it is still finalising the exact dates for the transition, but stated Russo remains fully in charge of GN&T for now and will be staying through Q1 2027 to ensure a seamless transition.
“Abdu is obsessed with the customer experience and network excellence,” Schulman said in an internal announcement to employees. “He will help drive the convergence of Network, Platforms, Technology, Products and AI, using our unrivaled connectivity and the transformative power of AI to define what comes next for our business and the customers we serve.”
DusanVlahovic non indosserà più la maglia della Juventus: il 30giugno – quando finirà la stagione e scadrà il suo contratto – il serbo sarà svincolato e libero di accasarsi dove vuole. Alla Continassa è infatti andato in scena un incontro tra la dirigenza, il padre e DusanVlahovic, in cui – durante il faccia a faccia – si è discusso dell’eventuale rinnovo dell’attaccante serbo, il cui attuale contratto andrà in scadenza appunto alla fine di giugno. Le parti però evidentemente non hanno trovato un accordo: la richiesta del giocatore serbo (8 milioni all’anno più ricche commissioni e premi alla firma) era nettamente superiore rispetto alla proposta della Juve (6 milioni più bonus e niente follie per gli oneri accessori). Motivo per cui si è deciso per non prolungare il contratto. Vlahovic lascia il club bianconero dopo quattro anni e mezzo, 168presenze totali e 68gol.
Da capire adesso come la società si muoverà sul mercato per quanto riguarda l’attaccante, ruolo in cui al momento la Juventus è scopertissima. O meglio: ci sarebbero David e Openda, ma sono già stati ampiamente bocciati da LucianoSpalletti, che al contrario ha stima per DusanVlahovic, mai nascosta. “La mancanza di Vlahovic l’abbiamo sofferta come il pane – aveva detto l’allenatore della Juve dopo la vittoria contro il Lecce nelle ultime giornate di campionato -. Non si può giocare a calcio senza uno con le sue caratteristiche, senza un terminalefisico, forte, che fa gol”, diceva Spalletti, lanciando chiari segnali alla società.
Vlahovic via dalla Juve: i nomi per l’attacco bianconero
La prima scelta per sostituirlo è RandalKoloMuani. Per l’attaccante francese sarebbe un ritorno: segnò 8 gol da gennaio a giugno 2025, lasciando ottimi ricordi a Torino. Il mancato riscatto della scorsa estate aveva creato uno strappo, ma la Juve lo riaccoglierebbe volentieri e lui tornerebbe altrettanto volentieri. Dopo il prestito al Tottenham, Kolo Muani tornerà adesso al Psg che lo rimetterà in vendita. Il problema è però la trattativa con il Psg: il club francese non ha necessità di cedere e il contratto di Kolo Muani scadrà nel 2028. Motivo per cui la richiesta sarà comunque alta. I bianconeri non vorrebbero andare oltre i 35milioni di euro.
Non è da escludere il nome di MohamedSalah. Con il suo addio al Liverpool dopo nove anni in cui ha vinto tutto, Mohamed Salah è diventato uno dei pezzi pregiati del mercato estivo, finendo nei radar delle squadre italiane per un ritorno nel campionato in cui la sua carriera è decollata fra il 2015 e il 2017. L’egiziano a Torino ritroverebbe LucianoSpalletti, l’allenatore che, proprio nel biennio alla Roma, lo ha lanciato definitivamente nel calcio europeo, ponendo le basi per il trasferimento ai “Reds”.
Altri nomi sul taccuino della dirigenza bianconera sono quelli di GonzaloGarcia (che potrebbe arrivare con eventuale recompra a favore del Real Madrid) e Jean-Philippe Mateta, già cercato nella scorsa sessione invernale di mercato. Al momento però sono indietro rispetto ai due citati.