2026.06.07

[lsanderson]

Thousands celebrate the 5th giant pencil sharpening on Lake of the Isles
MPR News Staff
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/06/06/thousands-celebrate-5th-giant-pencil-sharpening-on-lake-of-the-isles

Pete Hegseth’s D-day speech on immigration condemned as ‘grotesque stupidity’
Historians and campaigners accuse US defence secretary of desecrating memory of soldiers who fell in Normandy
Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/07/pete-hegseth-d-day-speech-immigration-grotesque-stupidity

FBI fires several analysts tied to disputed ‘Catholic ideology’ memo
Firings are part of a broader personnel purge under under the leadership of director Kash Patel, a Trump loyalist
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/07/fbi-fires-several-analysts-catholic-memo

Multiple people shot near street festival in Toledo, Ohio, authorities say
A search for the suspects continues as victims are taken to nearby hospitals, police say
Associated Press
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/06/toledo-ohio-shooting

Triple-action diabetes jab shown to reduce blood sugar and body weight
Retatrutide is designed to control appetite and blood sugar but also increase body’s energy expenditure, unlike other drugs
Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/07/weekly-diabetes-jab-reduce-blood-sugar-levels-body-weight

As US turns 250, Trump adds fuel to battles over monuments and memory
Edward Helmore
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/07/trump-america-birthday-us-monuments

The three things Democrats must do to regain rural America’s trust
After decades of alienating working-class and rural voters from the Democratic party, it’s time the left bridges the divide
Anthony Flaccavento
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/07/democrats-voters-rural-america

‘Görli is our garden’: Berliners fight to stop mayor locking their park at night
Kreuzberg campaigners win court ruling against €2m fence aimed at shutting out drug dealers
Kate Connolly in Berlin
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/07/gorlitzer-park-berlin-fight-germany-mayor

Hello, goodbye: the Beatles’ chaotic, controversial final tour – as never seen before
Tired, emotional and besieged by fans and enemies alike, by 1966 the Fab Four were ready to quit touring for good. A new collection of images by rock photographer Jim Marshall captures their last gigs
Ian Leslie
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jun/07/the-beatles-unseen-photographs-chaotic-controversial-final-tour-jim-marshall

A Mexican waver and a giant pencil sharpener – the weekend in pictures
The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world
Jo Blason
https://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2026/jun/07/mexican-waver-giant-pencil-sharpener-weekend-in-pictures