Martial Law Declared in Thailand: Interim prime minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan has dispatched troops and called for an August 3 election after months of protests. Quartz reports, "The military has deployed armed soldiers at key intersections, shopping malls, protest sites, and TV stations, but the mood is calm, with bystanders taking pictures at the barricades."

Why Would Anyone Listen to Anti-Housing Activists? Seattle NIMBYs packed City Hall last night to protest small, affordable apartments.

When Society Could Collapse: Independent researchers, working with NASA funds, found that "global industrial civilisation could collapse in coming decades due to unsustainable resource exploitation and increasingly unequal wealth distribution," the Guardian reports.

Let's Be Done With This: Macklemore had no idea he was dressed up as a Nazi caricature of a Jew and he's supes dupes sorry.

Another Way to Save Metro Bus Service: A proposal from two Seattle City Council members would bring back the so-called Head Tax, which charges businesses a fee for employees.

Fuckin' Bears, Man: "A woman out jogging in Alaska was attacked by a brown bear but managed to stagger, bleeding, for three kilometres to find help."

Just Amazing Journalism: NPR investigates the trend of counties paying for their expenses by charging defendants for everything from warrants to thousands of dollars for their own public defenders (who are supposed to be provided for free to those who can't afford counsel). And when they can't pay? They must serve another jail sentence. Long story short: The poor in America are getting jailed twice—once for their crimes and a second time for being poor. It's criminal and the investigation begins right here in Benton County, Washington. This is a must-listen:

Today's Primary Could Hurt the Tea Party: Lots of primaries today, including Kentucky, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Arkansas, and Idaho. NBC says the Republican establishment will prevail.

Microsoft: Will release another tablet thing in its losing war against Apple.

If You Have to "Go On the Offense" a Week Late, You're Losing the Debate, Bro: New York Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger is apparently trying to "seize control" of the narrative over firing executive editor Jill Abramson last week by giving interviews and saying "a lot of what’s out there is untrue,” Politico reports.