2025.05.07

US supreme court allows Trump trans military ban to take effect
Justices rule ban can be enforced while challenge plays out in court, a decision that could lead to thousands discharged
Sam Levine
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/06/trump-trans-military-ban-court

Aardman announces third Shaun the Sheep movie: The Beast of Mossy Bottom
Studio promises ‘smashed pumpkins, wayward science and a wild hairy beast’ in third big-screen outing for the much beloved animation
Catherine Shoard
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/07/aardman-announces-third-shaun-the-sheep-movie-the-beast-of-mossy-bottom

By calling a genocide a genocide, Andor just made its most political point yet
Tony Gilroy’s Star Wars show has repeatedly felt like it was ripped from today’s headlines – but Mon Mothma’s radical speech was written two years ago
Walter Marsh
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/may/07/by-calling-a-genocide-a-genocide-andor-just-made-its-most-political-point-yet

Gang who smuggled thousands of queen ants sentenced in Kenya
Akisa Wandera & Wycliffe Muia
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0x07pr8dno