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SCOTUS CLIPS EPA’S WINGS AS WORLD BURNS

Supreme Court Rules 6-3 That The Planet Should Burn
Scientists in Broad Agreement on Climate Crisis
How the US Food System Fuels Climate Crisis
India on Fire
Extreme Temperatures in Latin American Cities Linked to 1 Million Deaths
Kansas Cattle Deaths Linked to Crisis

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Biden Can End Trump’s Remain In Mexico Policy Says SCOTUS — Axios
Ukraine War Blowback on Horizon — The Intercept
How To Crack Down On Corporate Profiteering — Lever News
“Moderate” Democrats Are Anything But — American Prospect
Wells Fargo’s Corporate PAC Exposed — Popular Info
The Rot Runs Deeper — Can We Still Govern
Crypto Titan Coinbase Providing Geo Tracking Data To ICE — The Intercept

DO SOMETHING

Biden Unlikely To Take Bold Action On Abortion Despite Rhetoric
12-Year-Old Incest Victims Should Birth Dad’s Child, Mississippi House Speaker Says
Section 230, Last Line of Defense For Abortion Speech

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Boston Affordable Housing Initiative First of Its Kind on East Coast — WGBH
Bernie Backs Tlaib & Levin In Face Of AIPAC Attacks — Common Dreams
Trump Faces Possible Legal Risk After Bombshell Testimony — CBS News
Woman Fatally Shot While Pushing Stroller In NYC — New York Times
Breyer Retires From SCOTUS Today — CNN
Brittney Griner “Struggling” in Russia — Axios
Blame Inflation on Corporate Greed — VICE
Atlantic City Casino Workers Unionize — Guardian
Flight Delays, Cancelations Mar Summer Travel — Reuters
Radio DJs Protest Layoffs By Playing Rage Against the Machine On Repeat — Rolling Stone
Tucker Carlson Gushes Over Bolsonaro — Mediaite
Ben and Jerry’s Object to Parent Company Selling Product in Occupied Territories — Haaretz

RIGHT-WING PLANS FOR POST-ROE WORLD COMING INTO FOCUS

The State Lawmakers Shaping The Future Of Abortion
Life After Roe Will Be Worse Than We Feared
Don’t Take Abortion For Granted If You Live In A Blue State

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I’m Begging Democrats to Kill This “Ultra-MAGA” Nonsense — Discourse Blog
R Kelly Gets 30 Years — New York Times
Rent Growing Four Times Faster Than Income — Never Leave
Dems Risk Running Out Of Time To Confirm Judges — Common Dreams
Fox News Flips On Trump During Jan. 6 Hearings — RawStory
Secret Service Pledges Response To Trump Limo Allegations — The Hill
MTG Stunned Climate Change Is Real — Alternet
On Iran, Biden Has Been Trump’s Second Term — Jacobin
Right Wing Tries To Claim Marriage Equality Is Safe (It’s Not) — Media Matters
Depp/Heard Verdict a Loss for Violence Survivors—and a Free Press — FAIR

WASHINGTON STILL BUZZING FROM EXPLOSIVE JAN 6 TESTIMONY

Cassidy Hutchinson’s Jan. 6 Testimony Was an Alexander Butterfield Moment
Her Path From the White House to the Witness Stand
It Was a Coup
Next Up: Witness Intimidation?

BATTLE LINES ARE BEING DRAWN AROUND COUNTRY AFTER ROE

Abortion Ban Blocked in Texas
Illinois and New York Early Test of Post-Roe Politics
Rape Crisis Centers Under Pressure After Roe Struck Down

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Paxton Expresses Interest in Defending Texas Sodomy Law — Houston Chronicle
The Supreme Court Is an Extension of Fox News — DailyKos
Boebert Wins Primary — AP
Corporate America is Helping to Elect Anti-Abortion Attorneys General — Sludge
Trans Attack in Dublin After Pride Fractures One Man’s Skull; Injures Two Others — Pink News
Thousands Hit Boise Streets Against Far-Right — It’s Going Down
Trump Loyalists Clam Up — ABC News
The Most Explosive Revelations From Hutchinson’s Testimony — New York Magazine
Anchovies Rain From the Sky in San Francisco — SFGate

JAN 6 COMMITTEE PROMISES BOMBSHELL TESTIMONY—AND DELIVERS

Trump Knew Insurrectionists Were Armed, Didn’t Care
Ex-WH Aide Gives Damning Jan. 6 Testimony
‘Ketchup Dripping Down The Wall’ & Other J6 Details — Daily Beast

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🔈Elon Musk’s Weird Obsession With A Gaming Site — The Insurgents
🔈 Court Hell — The Flashpoint Podcast
Ghislaine Maxwell Gets 20 Years — New York Times
Four Dead in Monday Missouri Amtrak Derailment — Washington Post
NYC Mayor Thinks Rudy Reported False Crime — Politico
California Will Send Out Inflation Relief Checks — CNBC
Corporate Media And The Rise Of Fascism — Copaganda Newsletter
New York Magazine’s Disclosure Issues Continue — Gawker
Flight Cancellation Nightmare on the Horizon — American Prospect
Facebook Labels Vandalism Group Jane’s Revenge Terrorists — The Intercept
White House Says People Who Need Abortions Can Vote For Democrats in Four Months — VICE

ANGER RISING OVER ROE, RESPONSE FROM DEMOCRATS

Frustration Over Dem Inaction Mounts
Dems Post-Roe Messaging Is Very Bad
Administration Not Considering Offering Abortion Services on Federal Land
… Even As They Face Pressure From AOC, Elizabeth Warren to Act
Blue States Can’t Fix What the Supreme Court Broke
Uphill Battle to Protect Abortion Rights

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Kentucky’s Teacher of the Year Quits, Citing Homophobia — NBC News
FBI Seized John Eastman’s Phone — New York Magazine
Period Tracking Apps on What to Do With Your Data — VICE
San Antonio Migrant Death Toll Rises to 50 — Washington Post
Biden’s ICE Director Pick Withdraws Nomination — Politico
Senate Judiciary Committee Targets MLB Anti-Trust Exemption — The Athletic
Religious Supremacy, It Is (Again) — Chris Geidner
I Don’t Regret My Abortion — The Atlantic
No Charges Over Flint Water — AP
How To Fight Decades Of Environmental Racism — The Nation
As Usual, National Media Not Up to the Task — Hellworld
Over 90 Former Members Of Congress Became Foreign Agents Since 2000 — Responsible Statecraft
Most Hospitals Ignoring Federal Law On Price Transparency — Jacobin
OAN Host’s Alleged Violent Outbursts Driving Staff Out — Daily Beast

SAN ANTONIO NIGHTMARE: DOZENS OF MIGRANTS FOUND DEAD IN TRUCK

At Least 46 People Found Dead in Trailer in San Antonio
A “Horrific Human Tragedy”

ROE FALLOUT CONTINUES

Abortion “Trigger Bans” Just Blocked By Court in Louisiana
Anger Over Democrats on Roe Rising
Violence After Roe Targeted Pro-Choice Protesters
Mitch McConnell’s Court Delivers

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Mom Who Ran In to Save Kids at Uvalde Being Harassed By Cops — DailyKos
Russia Strikes Ukrainian Shopping Center — Common Dreams
Supreme Court Takes a Knee For School Prayer — New York Magazine
John Roberts Behind the Curtain — Lever News
Iowa and the GOP — The New Republic
Dems Fear Losses in Washington and Colorado — Politico
School Shootings Highest in 20 Years — Washington Post

LEGAL NIGHTMARES

Supreme Court Sides With Praying High School Coach
AOC Floats Impeaching Justices
Man Charged With Assault For Patting Giuliani On Back

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Hospitals Flouting and Fighting Price Transparency Rules — Lever News
Rage Over Democratic Inaction on Roe — Salon
Subpoenas Issued Over Trump “Social Network” Scam — Axios
Reno Library Hosting Drag Queen Story Hour Threatened By Gun-Wielding Proud Boy — WRAL
Over 1 Million Voters Switch Registration to Republican Ahead of Midterms — AP
Oxfam: 90% Windfall Tax Needed To Fight Global Crises — Common Dreams
Putin Strikes Mall With ‘1,000 People’ Inside — Daily Beast
Every Branch Of Military Struggling To Hit Recruiting Goals — NBC News
Off-Duty Rhode Island Cop Who Punched Woman at Demonstration Suspended (With Pay, Of Course) — CBS News

SHELL-SHOCKED NATION WAKES UP TO LIFE WITHOUT ROE

Democrats Under Fire
Final Hours in Texas Clinic
Final Days of Mississippi Clinic
Taking the Bans to Court
They Took Away Your Bodily Autonomy Through Terrorism

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Using Your Credit Card to Cover Insulin Cost — Never Leave
Atlanta’s Gang Indictment Takes On an Institution — The Intercept
NYT’s Selective NYC Coverage — FAIR
Democrats Don’t Have a Plan — The New Republic
Federal Reserve Is Hiking Rates Too Fast — American Prospect
Subvariants of Covid Could Cause “Substantial” Summer Cases — Boston Globe
NATO Summit in the Shadow of Russia’s War on Ukraine — Politico
Biden Rebuked For Opposition to Expanding Court — Common Dreams

SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN ROE, ENDING FEDERAL RIGHT TO ABORTION

What’s Left to Write, Or Say? — New Statesman
One of the Most Consequential Decisions in the Court’s History — VICE
Getting Real About the Post-Roe World — American Prospect
Fighting for Abortion Rights All Over Again — American Prospect
This Is the End — NY Mag
Abortion Is Now Illegal In These States — HuffPost
Biden Addresses Nation On Roe Overturn — CNN
Pence Calls For Nationwide Abortion Ban — New York Times
Find A Protest In Your Area — MoveOn
Protests Explode Around the Nation — POPVille
Kansas Voters Will Decide On Last Abortion Protection In State — NPR
How Do You Feel Now, Susan Collins? — New Republic