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PAIN, ANGER AFTER WHITE SUPREMACIST MASSACRE IN BUFFALO

What We Know About the Attack
The Victims and the Community
Attack Directly Tied to White Nationalism
Shooter Was Held for Evaluation Last Year After Violent Threat

GUN VIOLENCE CONTINUES

Two Dead, More Injured at Houston Flea Market
One Dead In California Church Shooting
Chicago Institutes Curfew After Teen Shot
Linked Shootings In NC City Wound Seven

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Mississippi the Worst State For Young Parents — ProPublica
Fetterman Suffers Stroke, Recovering — AP
AIPAC and DMFI Target Marginalized Candidates — The Intercept
Trump’s Grip on the GOP Won’t Loosen — NY Mag
The Age of Rationing — American Prospect
Covid Money Unspent As Virus Surges — CNN
Northern Ireland’s Unique Position — BBC
Missouri Paper Hits Hawley — Raw Story
McDonald’s Sells Russia Business — Axios

ISRAELI ATTACK ON MOURNERS SPARKS OUTRAGE

Israeli Forces Storm Hospital, Attack Pallbearers
Germany Bans Vigil For Slain Palestinian Journalist
It Shouldn’t Be This Hard To Tell the Truth

PLUS:

Texas Court Allows Abuse Inquiries Into Parents of Trans Kids — New York Times
Psaki Departs WH For Cozy Cable Gig — Axios
Pence Furthers Split With Trump, Will Stump For Kemp — Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Ben Carson Calls ‘Cancel Culture’ The New Jim Crow — Politico
Social Platforms Keep Removing Posts About Abortion Pills — Mother Jones
The End of Roe Is as American as Apple Pie — The Flashpoint
How We Got To Roe Being Overturned — The Insurgents
Why Are Americans Subsidizing Our Own Extinction? — Common Dreams
Crypto Crash Very Bad For White Nationalists — Vice
Jonathan Chait’s Ethical Violations — Diane Ravitch
Did Ellen Just Commit Fraud? — Gawker
Saudi Man Drives Maserati Down Rome’s Spanish Steps — CNN

ABORTION REMAINS KEY ISSUE AS MIDTERMS HEAT UP

Pelosi Still Backing Cuellar
Why Were There Fetuses in Anti-Choice Extremist’s Refrigerator?
Majority Back Abortion Rights

FORMULA SHORTAGE LEADING TO TRULY VILE RIGHT-WING COMMENTARY

GOP Calling for Starving of Migrant Infants
Inquiry Into Shortage Underway
White House Claims “Every Tool” Being Used to End Shortage

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White House Prepares To Ration Covid Vaccines… — Politico
…While Urging Cities To Use Covid Funding On Cops — NBC News
Israeli Police Beat Mourners At Shireen Abu Akleh’s Funeral — NPR
Ron Howard Isn’t Too Bright — The Hill
Which Women Do We Choose to Believe? — The Cut
Memories of the Cold War — Popula
California’s Undocumented Children Are Going Hungry — The Nation
Gas Prices Hit New Record High — CBS News
Cali Produces 103% Of Consumer Energy Demand With Renewables — NPR
The Entirely Predictable Unraveling Of Madison Cawthorn — Politico
Israel Tightens Noose on Travel to Palestine — The Intercept
Militias Still Have A Safe Space On YouTube — Mother Jones
PA Republican Candidate Under Fire For Past Lunacy — NBC News

DEMS SUBPOENA HOUSE GOP LEADERSHIP FOR 1/6 COMMITTEE

“Political Tsunami”
Committee “Bet Its Legal Hand” On Subpoenas
GOP Reaction Muted
Trump Lawyer’s Notes on Coup Provide Roadmap

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Musk Twitter Bid Looks Dead — CNBC
Greg Abbott to Migrant Babies In US: Starve — Common Dreams
Remembering Shireen Abu Akleh — The Flashpoint Podcast
Psaki and the Dem Revolving Door — The Lever
Biden “Agonizing” Over Canceling Student Debt, For Some Reason — Bloomberg News
Border Patrol Atrocities — The Intercept
Fed to Corporate America: Freeze Hiring So We Don’t Raise Your Taxes — Yahoo News
Of Course Crypto Crashed — Discourse Blog
The Future of Abortion Rights — Delete Your Account
How Wall Street Is Taking Over Medicare — The Lever

CRYPTO CRASH

What Happened This Week With Crypto?
$200 Billion Gone in One Day
Cawthorn’s Crypto Pal Crashes and Burns

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Free Speech? Anti-Protest Law From McCarthy Era Aimed at Demonstrators — The Lever
Resurgence of the Abortion Underground — WNYC
Conservatives Whine About Political Climate — The Hill
Amazon Union Efforts Slower Than Starbucks — New York Times
Starbucks Workers, Meanwhile, are Kicking Ass — Discourse Blog
Dems Have Failed on the Courts — Blue Tent
Indigenous Communities Demand Shutdown of Line 5 — Daily Kos
Over 50 Burial Sites at Native American Boarding Schools — The Cut
1 in 200 NYC Children Have Lost a Caregiver to Covid — The City
Spike in MA Wastewater Covid Levels Highest Since Feb — MassLive
Israel to Investigate IDF Killing of Journalist — Washington Post

STARBUCKS UNION GROWING AS LABOR MOVEMENT KICKS INTO OVERDRIVE

First California Store Unionizes
Starbucks Union Movement By the Numbers
Coffee Giant’s Anti-Union Efforts Could Backfire

WAR REPORT

US Demanding War Crime Investigation of Russia While Ignoring Own Behavior
Risks of Military AI
Chomsky on Climate and War

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Who Shot Shireen Abu Akleh? — Discourse Blog
Thank God We Had an Abortion — CNN
Chomsky on Climate and War — TruthOut
Adjustable Loans Form Largest Share of US Mortgages Since 2008 — Bloomberg
SF Cops Using Self-Driving Cars For Surveillance — VICE
What Does Chuck Schumer Think He’s Doing? — New York Magazine
The Evangelical Anti-Abortion Machine — The Intercept
Slave Labor Companies Sidelining Investigation — American Prospect
Brown Bear Kills Soldier in Alaska — New York Times

SHIREEN ABU AKLEH KILLING SPARKS OUTRAGE

Al Jazeera: This Was Israel
Mourning Akleh, in Photos
Now You’re Appalled?
International Condemnation of Latest Israeli War Crime

Manchin Will Vote No On Senate Dems Roe Bill — CBS News
Police Trainers Spew Racism, Transphobia, Hate — Daily Kos
Identity Politics Is Good, Actually — New York Magazine
Overdose Deaths Continue To Rise — New York Times
Daniel Ellsberg Says SCOTUS Roe Leak A Good Thing — NPR
Big Oil Secretly Working On ‘Carbon Bomb’ Projects — The Guardian
Kathy Boudin and the Scourge of Felony Murder Laws — Hellworld
Trump Lawyer Had Blueprint For Coup — Washington Post
Lindsey Graham Welcomed Biden Presidency in Wake of 1/6 — The Guardian
Dems are Losing the Battles—and the War — Progress Report
Covid Cases Jump 50% Over The Past 2 Weeks — Yahoo News
Congress Leaves Those Most Endangered By Covid In The Lurch — The Nation
Baby Formula Shortage Alarming Parents, Advocates — New York Times

DEMS TO PUT ROE ON SENATE FLOOR

Dems Will Put Abortion on Senate Floor to Stir Voters — Washington Post
Alito Draft Opinion on Abortion Still Likely the Court’s Ruling: Report — Politico
The End of Roe and Ectopic Pregnancies — New Republic
Data Tracking and After Roe — NBC News

PLUS:

Palestinian-American Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh Killed By Israeli Forces — Al Jazeera
91% of Great Barrier Reef Corals Bleached — HuffPost
Trump-Backed Groper Loses Nebraska Primary — USA Today
Woman in El Salvador Sentenced to 30 Years For Losing Pregnancy — VICE
Texas Abortion Law Prohibits Care For Miscarriages — NPR
White House Backs Away From Moulton’s “Proxy War” Comments — The Intercept
House Staff Can Form Union — American Prospect
Inflation Cooled Down in April — New York Times
“Biggest Leaker” Trump Whined About Leaks — Rolling Stone
Trump Attorney Urged States to Change Vote Totals — Politico
Qualified Immunity and White Supremacy — Raw Story

GOP INFIGHTING SPURRING RESIGNATIONS, EMBARRASSING LEAKS

Cawthron Oppo Leaks Coming From NC GOP
Let Them Fight: Tucker v D’Souza Edition
Trump Thought China Had “Hurricane Gun”
GOP Lawmaker Resigns From Congress Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations

ANGER OVER ROE AS RIGHT-WING MOVES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE

Handmaid’s Tale: Canada Offering Americans Abortion Services
Florida School Silencing ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Plaintiff
… While Other States Copy Homophobic Law
Blue States Act to Protect Abortion Rights

PLUS:

Nancy Pelosi’s Fantasy Land — Discourse Blog
Ukraine War Making Big Money For US Arms Dealers — VICE
Private Equity Buys Dem Data Firm — The Intercept
State Violence in India — The Flashpoint Podcast
Gun Deaths Surged During Pandemic’s First Year — New York Times
Musk Will Reverse Trump Twitter Ban — New York Times
Susan Collins Calls Cops Over Sidewalk Chalk Message — Common Dreams
Target Workers in Virginia Unionizing — New Republic
Manufacturing Opinion on the Border — FAIR

IN WAKE OF POLITICAL LOSSES, ANGER WITH DEMOCRATS GROWING

Jen Psaki Is an Embarrassment
The Right Will Never Return the Favor
Harebrained Takes On Appropriate Protest Tactics

FALLOUT FROM ROE DRAFT OPINION CONTINUES

“We Got Rolled”
Dems Still Spurning Pro-Choice Candidate In Favor of Anti-Abortion Conservative
GOP Could Ban Abortion Nationwide As Early as 2025

PLUS:

ICE Operating Domestic Spy Agency — The Guardian
Attacks on Libraries Are Attacks on Labor — TruthOut
Biden Must Fund Global Covid Fight — Common Dreams
South Carolina Marking Traitor Remembrance Holiday — ABC News 4
GOP Hopeful Made Fortune Selling Tear Gas Used on BLM Protesters — Politico
Secession From the Left — CounterPunch
GOP All In On Culture War — Washington Post