Midday Magazine: August 15, 2022

Trump World On Fire

Graham Must Testify In Trump Probe
Rand Paul Wants To Repeal Espionage Act
Steve Bannon Vows ‘MAGA Will Destroy FBI’
Trump Repeats Attacks On FBI

PLUS:
Angelo Carusone on the Alex Jones Trial — FAIR
Deaths in Federal Prison Spark Investigation — The Intercept
Rushdie Recovering — Intelligencer
White House Trying To Sell Policy Wins To VotersCNN
Progressives and the IRA — New Republic
Prescription Drug Price Reforms Won’t Happen for Years — American Prospect
The Twilight of American Power — The Nation
Prosecute All the Elites — Jacobin

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Morning Commute: August 15, 2022

CLIMATE CRISIS LOOMS OVER US POLITICS

How Media Covers Record Heat
Climate and the Campaign Trail
Fossil Fuel Companies Funding Climate Research

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Lauren Boebert’s Neighbors Pushed to Limit — Jezebel
Michigan Right-Wing Plot to Breach Voting Machines — Washington Post
Trump’s Crap Week — VICE
Police Killing Leads to Immediate Excuses — The Intercept
NYT to Progressives: Screw You — Intelligencer
Trump Breaks Law and GOP Backs Him — DailyKos
House Dems Want Accounting of Breach — Common Dreams
What We Know About the Trump Documents — Intelligencer
The “Manchin Whisperer-For-Hire” — Lever News
The US Won’t Recover From Trump — Salon
The Conservative Plan to Subvert Antitrust Enforcement — American Prospect

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Midday Magazine: August 12, 2022

Fighting Climate Change Requires Commitment

Fighting For The Underdog
Fake Climate Group’s Ads Likely Reached Millions
Inflation Reduction Act Pushes Climate Tech Into Future

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Biden Senior Aide To Divest Millions To Avoid ConflictsCNBC
It’s Simple, Trump and Orban Want Fascism — Salon
House to Pass IRA — New York Times
Florida Teacher Quits After Posters Taken Down in Classroom — Jezebel
How People Get Caught for Self-Managed Abortions — VICE
Accused War Criminal Trained Florida Cops — The Intercept
A Typhoon Named PelosiGarbage Day
Follow The Money: Small Donors, Big Donors & The MidtermsRobert Reich
Shit Republicans Say About AbortionJessica Valenti

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Morning Commute: August 12, 2022

MAR-A-LAGO RAID RELATED TO NUCLEAR DOCUMENTS

Washington Post Breaks Story
Bombshell Report Says Nuke Papers Were Part of Docs Taken
Garland Moving to Release Warrant
FBI-Trump Showdown Increases Stakes

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Is This Trump Guy Maybe Unfit for Office? — New Republic
LBJ Took Classified Documents Too — The Intercept
Jan 6 Trump Supporter Attacks FBI Office — Intelligencer
Bittersweet Healthcare Win for Dems — POLITICO
Pro-Democracy Protests Sweep Across Brazil — Common Dreams
CDC Eases Covid Guidelines — New York Times
WSJ Hates Tax Breaks for Poor, Surprise Surprise — FAIR
Denver Minimum Wage to Reach $17 an Hour — Axios

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Midday Magazine: August 11, 2022

ARCTIC WARMING 4X FASTER THAN GLOBAL AVERAGE

Arctic Warming Causing Concern Among Scientists
Climate Change Is The Culprit
US Finally Prepares To Take Some Action

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Where Did The Public Option Go? — Lever News
Interior Department Screws Alaskan Community — DailyKos
Starbucks Workers Walk Out — Common Dreams
Big Pharma’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card — Gooz News
The Manchin Miracle, Explained — The Intercept
Beto Confronts Pro-Gun Heckler — Washington Post
Pure Plastic Beads Polluting Oceans — Vox
The GOP’s King Of Biden InvestigationsPolitico
Does The Climate Bill Throw Environmental Justice Under The Bus? The Nation
National Average Gas Price Drops Below $4 A GallonCNBC

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Morning Commute: August 11, 2022

TRUMP PLEADS THE FIFTH

Former President Claims He’s a Victim
Part of a Tumultuous Week
If This Is Where You’re At, Good Luck
The Takeaways From Trump’s Decision

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Judge: Walgreens Bears Responsibility for Opioid Crisis — Common Dreams
Alex Jones Sent Nude Photos of Wife to Roger Stone Without Her Consent — Insider
The Right-Wing Violence Yet to Come — DailyKos
Minnesota Reformer Wins Against Mayor-Backed Prosecutor — The Intercept
The Taliban and Afghanistan in Photos — VICE
NPR’s Bad Afghanistan History — FAIR
Inflation Slows Down — Vox
Kamala Gets a Task That’s Not a Road to Nowhere — Intelligencer
Manchin’s Price — Rolling Stone

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Midday Magazine: August 10, 2022

TRANSPHOBIC SWATTING ATTACK ON STREAMER NEARLY ENDS IN VIOLENCE

Trans Streamer Keffals Doxxed, Arrested at Gunpoint in Ontario
Police Deadnamed, Harassed Her During Ordeal
“They Terrorized Me”

PLUS:

America’s System for Disabled Nearing Collapse — POLITICO
What Was FBI Looking for in Mar-a-Lago? — Salon
Palestinian Resistance and the Green Line — The Nation
Trump to Face Questioning Under Oath From NY AG Today — New York Times
Corps. Feign Outrage Over Indiana Abortion Ban, Donate To GOPPopular Info
This Is The Data Facebook Gave To Police To Prosecute A TeenVICE
There Are Warrants, The Public Hasn’t Seen ThemLawDork
Inflation DecelerationPolitico
Lower Gas Prices Help Ease Inflation, But Only In PartNPR
How Fiscal Hawks Are Using Inflation To Tamp Down On WorkersThe Intercept
Most Americans Want Choice To Support Abortion On BallotUSA Today
Biden Signs Burn Pit Bill Into Law The Hill

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Morning Commute: August 10, 2022

OMAR NARROWLY WINS PRIMARY

Voters Stuck With Incumbent Despite Strong Challenge From Centrist
Campaign Focused on Policing
A Nail-Biter

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Midterm Cheat Sheet — Intelligencer
Inflation Report Expected to Show Some Relief — New York Times
Mandela Barnes Wins Wisconsin Dem Primary — Common Dreams
Primary Rundown — Vox
Twitter Runs Cover for Wendy Rogers — DailyKos
The Real Face of Israel’s War on Gaza — The Intercept
Politicians Investigated by the FBI Denounce FBI Investigation of Trump — VICE
QAnon Followers Believe Mar-a-Lago Raid Good for Trump — Alternet
Record Number of Abortion Measures on Ballot for 2022 — Vox
Friend of Nebraska Teen Charged for Self-Managed Abortion Tipped Off Prosecutors — Jezebel
CPAC and Jan 6 — New Republic

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Evening Drive: August 9, 2022

GOP RESPONSE TO TRUMP RAID TROUBLES OBSERVERS

This Is All Pretty Funny, Honestly
But the GOP Response Should Scare You
“Lock and Load”
Could Trump Go Down Like Al Capone?

PLUS:

Republicans Want to Defund the Police Now — VICE
🔈 NY State Senate Race Drama Continues — The Flashpoint Podcast
Control of Senate Could Again Be Determined in a Georgia Runoff — Intelligencer
Albuquerque Police Detain Suspect in Killings of Muslim Men — New York Times
Dems Seek Abortion Edge in Midterms — Washington Post
Polio’s Back — Salon
Alex Jones Sent Photos of His Wife to Roger Stone — Jezebel

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Midday Magazine: August 9, 2022

FALLOUT FROM MAR-A-LAGO FBI RAID CONTINUES

Reactions to Mar-A-Lago Raid Pour in
DeSantis Comes To Trump’s Defense After FBI Raid
GOP Vows Revenge

PLUS:

Doctors, Not Internet Providers, Turning People in for Abortions — Jezebel
Emails Raise Questions About WashPost Fact Checker — Lever News
France Drought Leaves Towns Without Drinking Water — BBC
Phoenix Race a Referendum on Roe — Salon
Floods and Droughts at the Same Time During Climate Catastrophe — Vox
Yuh-Line Niou on Running for Congress — Intelligencer
Permitting Reform Bill Flips Leverage to Progressives — American Prospect
The Senate Still Sucks — New Republic
Corporate Cash Flows To Arizona ExtremistPopular Info
Inflation Triggering Record Credit Card UsageHate It Here
The Carried Interest Loophole Is Going To Outlast Us AllMother Jones
Steve Bannon’s EndgameThe Nation

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