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Last Week Tonight: John Oliver discusses the incredible amount of power we give electric utility companies, how weakly regulated they are, and why they get such bad Yelp reviews.

Amazing the number of musicians born in May. According to classicalmusiconly those more famous include Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Wagner, Monteverdi and Scarlatti to name a few. For your enjoyment this day in May, here’s “May – Starlit Nights” from Tchaikovsky’s “The Seasons”

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoygu for first time since Feb 18th before Russia invaded Ukraine. “Secretary Austin urged an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and emphasized the importance of maintaining lines of communication”

A House member defying a legitimate subpoena justifies expulsion.

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas McCarthy, four other GOP lawmakers. Axios

Senate Democrats fell short in a rushed effort to codify Roe v. Wade abortion access as federal law, blocked by a Republican filibuster.

The almost party-line tally promises to be the first of several efforts in Congress to preserve the court ruling. https://t.co/U45HRjrg8T

— The Associated Press (@AP) May 11, 2022