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MAY 7, 202616 MIN
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To Quote Flo Rida and T-Pain

MAY 7, 202616 MIN

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<p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">New reporting suggests Iran’s strikes on U.S. bases caused far more damage than disclosed; Tennessee unveiled a heavily gerrymandered congressional map; questions continue around FBI election investigations; and health officials are tracking a Hantavirus outbreak tied to a cruise ship.</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Update: Iran</strong></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">-via <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2026/05/06/iran-us-bases-satellite-images/">Washington Post</a></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Voting in America</strong></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">-via <a href="https://abcnews.com/Politics/judge-denies-request-force-fbi-return-seized-2020/story?id=132727542">ABC News</a>, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/gop-memphis-tennessee-house-map.html">NY Times</a>, and <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/l-louise-lucas-virginia-senate-fbi-search/">CBS News</a></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Kewl Dude…</strong></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">-via <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/05/kash-patel-fbi-bourbon/687066/">The Atlantic</a></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Epstein Suicide Note</strong></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">-via <a href="https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-note-suicide-tartaglione-1363d4b9d0fdc4dcbf6262a6b0030317">AP News</a></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Hantavirus</strong></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">-via <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/05/05/g-s1-120234/cruise-ship-hantavirus">NPR</a>, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/05/06/hantavirus-cruise-ship-hondius-outbreak-spain/">Washington Post</a>, <a href="https://apnews.com/article/argentina-hantavirus-cruise-ship-5841c25be9aa6dd3cd6edc81c74609de">AP News</a></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"> </p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Ted Turner</strong></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">-via <a 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