Midday Magazine: August 29, 2022

DOJ Cuts Through Trump’s Doc Claims

Docs Seized At Mar-A-Lago Have Been Reviewed
DOJ Says Only Limited Number Of Trump Docs Privileged
Republicans Construct Political Shield For Trump Over Search
Unparalleled Test For Justice Department

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Greenland Ice Sheet Set To Raise Sea Levels By A FootWashington Post
Amy Coney Barrett Cult Drove Women to Tears — Jezebel
The Civil Rights Movement Was Radical to Its Core — Jacobin
Facebook Moderation and Disinformation — FAIR
Ukraine’s Nuclear Plant Disaster Is Waiting to Happen — Intelligencer
The Deranged Demands of the “Anti-ESG” Movement — New Republic
Moderna’s Covid Vaccine Lawsuit and the Future — Axios
High-Tech Public Toilet Start-Up and Social Potty Credit — Washingtonian
Girls Who Code Team Up With Missile Maker RaytheonVICE

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Morning Commute: August 29, 2022

Mr. Popularity

President’s Polling Numbers on the Rise
It Took Joe Biden, Career Centrist, to Cancel Student Debt
Student Loan Debate Reveals Limits of Economist-Style Thinking
The Case for Higher-Education Price Controls

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Ted Cruz Gives the SCOTUS Game Away — New Republic
Facebook’s Double Standard on Ukraine and Palestine — The Intercept
Human Rights Crackdown in Palestine — FAIR
You’ve Been Lied to About the 1963 March on Washington — Jacobin
Blake Masters Running Away From Abortion Position — CNN
“Juneteenth Parody Party” Hosts Fail to Defend Themselves — Rochester City Paper
SCOTUS Popularity Tanks Even Further — Jezebel
Fall Vaccination Campaign Will Bring New Shots, Worse Access — New York Times
DeJoy Remains Danger to USPS — Common Dreams

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Midday Magazine: August 26, 2022

Mar-A-Lago Search Affidavit Released

FBI Affidavit Cites Evidence Of Obstruction
Documents At Mar-A-Lago Included Top Secret Info
Do Presidents Have A Right To Withhold Privileged Docs From Archives?

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Reliable Sources and Corporate Media’s Willingness to Examine Itself — FAIR
Biggest Political Donation In US History ExposedThe Insurgents
Reagan and the Origins of Student Debt — The Intercept
Biden’s Loan Forgiveness Simply Not Enough — VICE
Missing The Rain—A Love Letter To Houston — Currently
Humanity Is “Woefully Unprepared” for a Major Volcanic Eruption — Gizmodo
Marc Goldwein and the Limits of Deficit Scolding — American Prospect
Trump Is Drowning in the Mar-a-Lago Scandal — New Republic
Laid-Off HBO Max Execs Claim Company Is Killing Diversity — Daily Beast

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Morning Commute: August 26, 2022

Abortion Politics Heating Up as GOP Scrambles

Blake Masters Scurries Away From Position
Google Puts Abortion Info in Search, Maps
Top Staffer for Anti-Abortion Group Arrested for Soliciting a Minor
‘Pro-Life’: America’s Most Patently Absurd Misnomer

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🔈 How We Did It — The Flashpoint Podcast
Trump Search Warrant to Be Revealed Today at Noon — New York Times
Looks Like the Supreme Court May Rule on Abortion Again Very Soon — Jezebel
Manufacturing “Crisis” on the Border — FAIR
Pentagon Finally Unveils Civilian Death Policies — The Intercept
Student Debt Cancellation Opponents Are Absolutely Terrified — Discourse Blog
A Crude Replacement for Local News — HEATED
Leak: Billionaire Donor Instructs GOP to Say Tax Breaks for Rich Affect Workers Instead — Washington Post
IRA Opens Fed Lands to Drilling — American Prospect
A Rare Peek Inside the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy — New Republic

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Midday Magazine: August 25, 2022

Kids Head Back To School As Covid Still Looms

Few School Districts In DC Area Are Imposing Vaccine Mandates
Pittsburgh School Board Changes Mind On Masks
NJ’s Largest School District Still Requiring Masks
New York Rolling Back Rules

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DOJ Submits Redacted Affidavit In Trump WarrantNew York Times
Startup Using “Sorry to Bother You” White Voice Tech — VICE
Ilhan Omar Ready To Stand With Mn. Nurses Poised To StrikeJacobin
California to Ban the Sale of New Gasoline Cars — New York Times
Far Right Claims Big Wins in Florida Schools — Salon
Judge Blocks Part of Idaho Abortion Ban — Axios
Barr Fighting Release of Memo — Common Dreams
Joe Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Is a Good Start — American Prospect
Millions In Covid Aid To Retrain Vets Largely WastedWashington Post
An Abortion Ban In Idaho Was Just Blocked. Kind Of.VICE
Abortion Trigger Bans Just Went Into Effect In 3 More StatesHuffPost

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Morning Commute: August 25, 2022

The Times, They Could Be a-Changin’

Dems See New Life in Midterms
Abortion Rights, Democracy Threats Shifting Political Winds
Dobbs Was a “Game-Changer”
Progressives Now Eyeing Tuition-Free College

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A Texas School District Just Voted To Ban Talking About Trans People — VICE
Real Estate CEO Wishes for Recession — The Intercept
Why Do We Still Have Lawns? — Washington Post
McConnell Pans Biden Debt Relief Plan — Common Dreams
Student Loan Program Should Just Be the Beginning — Intelligencer
One Way Out of the White House Political Box on Student Debt — American Prospect
Seattle Residents Make Record Use of “Democracy Voucher” Program — American Prospect
WSJ Sells Lithium Neocolonialism as Climate Necessity — FAIR
How a Corporate Law Firm Led a Political Revolution — New York Times

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Midday Magazine: August 24, 2022

Biden Cancels Some Student Loan Debt

Up To $20,000 Forgiven Off The Bat
Changes To Income-Based Repayment
Biden Extends Payment Pause
Major Relief For Millions Of Borrowers

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Congress: UFOs “Not Man-Made” — VICE
The US Legacy in Iraq — The Intercept
House Delays Social Security Expansion and Cuts Taxes for Rich — American Prospect
Democrats Are Riding the Backlash to the End of Roe — Intelligencer
Biden Plan to “Commercialize” Covid Care a Disaster — New Republic
What Moral Clarity? — The Nation
Inflation Perception and Reality — Axios
Polio Is Back, Here’s How It HappenedWIRED

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Morning Commute: August 24, 2022

Mixed Bag for Progressives, Moderates in NY Primaries

Kristen Gonzales Wins State Senate Primary
Nadler Solidly Defeats Carolyn Maloney
Sean Patrick Maloney Defeats Progressive Challenger Alessandra Biaggi
Goldman Declares Victory, But Niou Doesn’t Concede
AIPAC Put Thumb on Scale to Mixed Results

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Facebook Restricts Abortion Advice Post — VICE
Moderna, Other Firms Empowered to Seize Patents — The Intercept
The Influence of Andrew Tate — Jezebel
Progressive Groups Vow to Fight Manchin Deal — Common Dreams
Union Strikes California Hospital Giant — American Prospect
School Starts With a Strike at American University — Inside Higher Ed
Let’s Hear From the Women Lis Smith Smeared — The Nation
Ukraine War Six Months On — Axios
The GOP’s Lack of Message — New Republic

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Midday Magazine: August 23, 2022

Mixed Feelings On New Climate Bill Pave Way For More Attacks

Progressives Should Tank Joe Manchin’s Fossil Fuel Giveaway
Herschel Walker Thinks We Have Enough Trees Already
IRA Could Do More To Reduce Household Energy Insecurity
How The Climate Bill Boosts Nuclear Industry

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How To Kill A Rural HospitalThe Nation
The Death of the American Mall — New Republic
Alex Jones Begs Trump for Forgiveness Over DeSantis Praise — HuffPost
1 in 3 American Women Have Already Lost Right to Abortion — WaPo
“Cancel It All” Progressives Tell Biden — Common Dreams
Pete Buttigieg’s Feeble Policy on Flight Cancellations — American Prospect
Former Twitter Exec Calls Out Company — CNN
Filibuster Killed Insulin Cap — Alternet

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Morning Commute: August 23, 2022

Bombshell Reporting Shows Trump Access, Spread of Docs

300+ Boxes of Documents at Mar-a-Lago
Shared With Election Deniers
National Archives Prompted “Urgent” Response

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I’d Like a “Therapeutic Abortion” for My Brain — Jezebel
Good Riddance to Anthony Fauci — Discourse Blog
Arkansas Cops Suspended for Brutal Beating — Common Dreams
Texas Bussing Migrants to NYC — Border/Lines
The Only Way For Some People To Stay In San Francisco Is To Steal — BuzzFeed
What Biden Can Learn From Stephen Miller — New Republic
Who Really Killed Daria Dugina? — Intelligencer
Big Bet on Natural Gas Blowing Up in the World’s Face — American Prospect

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