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Manchin’s Pipeline Deal Headed For Showdown

Joe Manchin Admitted A Taboo Truth
Progressives Flex Against Manchin Side-Deal
One More Tangle With Manchin Over ‘Sleazy’ Deal

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American Southwest Megadrought Worst in 1200 Years — The Guardian
🔈 Matt Gertz and Eric K Ward on White “Replacement” Theory — FAIR
Can Stacey Abrams Turn the Tide in Georgia? — The Nation
Warren, Pressley Ask Navient About ‘Attempting to Scam’ Student Loan Borrowers — American Prospect
Trump’s Personal Coup Lawyer Looks to the Supreme Court for His Next Election Fix — New Republic
Republicans Running From Abortion — The Guardian
Pressley and Warren Demand Answers From Student Debt Collectors — Insider
God Save Us From the King — The Nation

British Authorities Crack Down on Speech in Wake of Queen’s Death

Man in Scotland Arrested After Yelling at Alleged Pedophile Prince Andrew
Crowd Supports Prince Andrew, Friend of Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein
Another Arrested for Asking “Who Elected Him” of King Charles III
“Not My King”

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Will the Polls Be Wrong Again in 2022? — Intelligencer
Why Isn’t Everybody Rich Yet? — New Republic
DOJ Accepts Trump Request for Special Master — Washington Post
SCOTUS Support for GOP Could Kill Democracy — Common Dreams
Texas Border Patrol Twitter Account Boosts Stephen Miller, Other Racist Content — VICE
🔈 What the Hell Is Up With the Midterms???? — Discourse Blog
The Brazilian Oilworkers Who Want Greener Public Power — Jacobin
Will Progressive Hosts Cover LA ACLU Report? — The Column
Europe’s Energy Crisis — American Prospect
How Chuck Schumer Finally Got His Big Breakthrough — New Republic

Trump’s Legal Team Fights DOJ

Trump Presses Court To Keep Blocking DOJ Access To Records
Trump’s Lawyers Reject US Gov’s Arguments Against Special Master
Two Top Trump Aides Subpoenaed By DOJ

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Dems Urge Biden To Expand Student Debt Relief — Politico
NYT Scolds China for Not “Learning to Live”—or Die—With Covid — FAIR
Former Colonies Want Their Diamond Back — VICE
50 Million People Trapped In Modern Slavery Worldwide — Common Dreams
Why Twitter Censored Critic of Queen — The Intercept
Morning Joe’s Favorite Sleazebag — Revolving Door
The Sun Never Sets — The Racket
The Supreme Court Is Vulnerable on Abortion — American Prospect
Chile’s Constitutional Makeover, Take 2 — The Nation
The Rise of Right-Wing Hacks in Federal Courts — New Republic
Joe Biden’s New Economic Paradigm — Politico

Ukraine Strikes Back

A “Rout”
New Offensive Against Russia Gaining Ground
Putin Dealing With Questions Over Competence
US Aid to Ukraine Grows—and So Does Risks

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Fed Warns of Recession From Fed Policies — The Intercept
The Queen’s Death Has Melted a Record Number of Brains — Discourse Blog
Media Summon Inflation Specter to Oppose Student Debt Forgiveness — FAIR
Air Pollution Tied to Lung Cancer — Common Dreams
Queen Dead, Former Colonies Rethinking Ties — New York Times
New York’s Leaders Are Sleeping Through a Housing Emergency — Intelligencer
Afghans Getting Screwed By Biden Admin — Border/Lines
The QAnon Queen Used a Roger Stone Cameo to Raise Money — VICE
Americans Do Not Understand Democracy — Salon
Private Equity Kills a Busy Urban Hospital — American Prospect
The Southern Baptist Convention’s Deal With the Devil — The Nation
Abortion Rights Voters Could Cush GOP — New Republic

Dems Seeking To Flip Ohio

Ohio Shows Signs Of Becoming Swing State Again
Biden Visits Ohio To Tout Future Of Chip Industry
Why Dems Are Winning The Culture Wars

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Judge Tosses Trump Lawsuit Against Hillary — Axios
Most Dems Mum On Blocking Manchin’s Pipeline Deal — The Lever
The Fast-Food Empire Strikes Back — American Prospect
Las Vegas Journalist Killed By Subject of Reporting — Intelligencer
Climate Tipping Points Loom Large — Common Dreams
What Happens Now After Queen’s Death — VICE
What Is Peter Thiel Thinking? — New Republic
The Supreme Court’s Long History of Conservatism — The Nation
Bannon Surrenders to Face New York Indictment — New York Times
TikTok Unites Tech Factions Against It — Axios

Queen Still Dead

🔊 Remembering the Monarch
Mourn the Queen, Not Her Empire
The British Plan For What Comes Now
QAnon Is Losing It Over the Queen’s Death
Brands Mourn British Ruler

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Progressives Mobilize Against Manchin Deal — Common Dreams
How Trump Helped Cause Euro Energy Crisis — The Intercept
Kevin McCarthy Has No Ideas — New Republic
Ending Free Covid Tests, US Policy Is Now “Figure It Out Yourself” — The Nation
Biden Told Truth About Trump; Media Threw a Fit — American Prospect
Justice Dept to Fight for Access to Trump Docs — Washington Post
The TSA and Black Hair — Boston Globe
Election Officials Face Violent Threats — Salon

Steve Bannon Surrenders To Authorities

Trump Ally Bannon Charged With Money Laundering & Conspiracy
Bannon Facing Indictment In New York
Trump Post-Election Fund-Raising Under Scrutiny By DOJ
Trump Threatens Group With Lawsuit Over Ad

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Bernie Comes Out Against Side Manchin Deal — Hill Heat
US Firefighters Battling 71 Large Fires Face ‘Critical’ Conditions — Axios
Queen Elizabeth May Be Dying — NPR
Amazon And Starbucks Finally Feel The Heat — The Lever
To Save the Climate, Hire More Civil Servants — American Prospect
The Far Right Has Already Had an Impact on Sweden’s Elections — The Nation
California and “Somewhere Else” — Welcome to Hellworld
California Redefines the Concept of “Care” — Copaganda Newsletter
You Can’t Fight Fascism Without a Little Partisanship — The Racket
“We Could Be Living in the Future We All Dream About” — FAIR

Economic and Energy Crisis Looms for Europe

Russian Energy Sources Still Essential
The US Can’t Solve This Problem
Price Controls Will Take Drastic Moves—That May Not Work
Summer Temperature Extremes Raise Fears

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🔈 Suing Evergreen — The Flashpoint Podcast
Why the Right Is Targeting Children’s Hospitals — Salon
Facebook Doesn’t Know Where Your Data Is — The Intercept
The Violent, Racist History of K-9 Units — VICE
A Layman’s Breakdown of the Mark Zuckerberg MMA Video — Discourse Blog
CNN Hires Ex-Cop Who Defended NYPD’s Mass Violation of Muslim Civil Rights — Forever Wars
How Unions Are Casually Demonized in US Media — The Column
Barre Seid’s “Attack Philanthropy” — The Lever
Canceled Over Pride — Washington Post
Ron Johnson Says He Opposes Same-Sex Marriage Bill — Common Dreams
Why It’ll Be Tough for Republicans to Cancel Student Debt Cancellation — American Prospect
Therapists in California and Hawaii Are Striking for Mental Health Care — The Nation

Trumpworld Hit With More Challenges

Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Docs Included Foreign Nation’s Nuclear Capabilities
Florida Judge Throws Trump, DOJ A Curveball
All Of Trump’s Lawyers (That We Know Of)
Steve Bannon Facing Fraud Charges Over ‘We Build The Wall’ Charity

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Elected Officials, Police Chiefs On Leaked Oath Keepers List — AP
Juul Settles Multistate Youth Vaping Inquiry for $438.5 Million — New York Times
FTC Targets Amazon — VICE
Jennifer Lawrence Speaks Out — Jezebel
Reclusive Billionaire Tries To Reshape The Country — The Lever
Andrew Perez on Dark Money — FAIR
CNN, Politico Want to Give Authoritarianism a Fair Shake — New Republic
Discount America — American Prospect
Biden, Trump, and “Semi-Fascism” — The Nation
Inside the American South’s Anti-Cop Raves — RA
Your Rainwater Could Kill You — Politico

Trump Court Ruling Raises Fears of Unaccountability

It’s Good to Be, If Not King, the Next Best Thing
Order Doesn’t Make Legal Sense
Experts Decry Ruling

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Judge Unseats Official Who Trespassed at Capitol on Jan. 6 — New York Times
Yuh-Line Niou Declines to Run on WFP Line — Gothamist
Election Deniers Project Shows Extent of Big Lie — FiveThirtyEight
Dr. Oz Weighed in on Incest, For Some Reason, in 2014 — Jezebel
Biden Should Quit While He’s Ahead — Intelligencer
Fears Mount Over Bolsonaro “Violence in the Streets” — Common Dreams
Israel’s Human Rights Crackdown — FAIR
Historic Fire Lookout Towers Are Burning Down in Today’s Megafires — New Republic
President Biden Is Right About MAGA Republicans — American Prospect
The Rhode Island Progressives Taking on the Democratic Establishment — The Nation