Morning Commute: August 9, 2022

RAID ON MAR-A-LAGO

Trump Whines Over FBI Search
Probable Cause Required for Warrant
Search Related to Documents Sought By National Archives
What’s in the Safe?
GOP Fury

PLUS:

Health Care Filibuster Means All or Nothing — American Prospect
Suffolk County DA Under Fire for Handling of Boston Police — Boston Globe
“Chilling” Revelations From Trump Book — Salon
Tucker Reportedly Terrified His Texts With Alex Jones Will Leak — Daily Beast
Biden Backers Embrace “Dark Brandon” — VICE
Ambulance Rides Not Exempt From Surprise Billing — The Intercept
Flooding Kills Eight in Seoul — Common Dreams
Manchin’s Bill Not Enough — Discourse Blog
America’s Rot Goes on — LBO News

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Midday Magazine: August 8, 2022

PRIMARIES OFFERING LOOK AT MIDTERM PRIORITIES

Republican Donors Backing Dem Moderates in Primaries
New York Progressives Coalescing Behind Yuh-Line Niou in NY 10 Race
GOP Rookies Could Spell Disaster for Republican Hopes in November

PLUS:

UAE Detaining American Lawyer Who Worked With Khashoggi — The Intercept
Our Bewildering EconomyThe American Prospect
The Donors Behind the Group Opposing Climate Action — Popular Info
DIY Dentistry in the UK — The Guardian
Trump Toilet Photos Back Up Flushing Story — Alternet
Secret History of Child Separation — The Atlantic
Racing the Right’s Attacks On Marriage EqualityNPR
Amazon’s One-Stop Shop for Identity Thieves — The Intercept
Marjorie Taylor Greene and the Capitol Riot Rage Cage — VICE
Pro-Trump Apparel Company Fined for Replacing “Made in China” Tags With “Made in USA” Tags — DailyKos
China Extends Military Drills Around TaiwanReuters
Ahmaud Arbery’s Murderer Sentenced To Life For Hate CrimesAxios

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Morning Commute: August 8, 2022

MANCHIN-SCHUMER CLIMATE LEGISLATION PASSES

Sinema, Manchin, and the Climate Bill
How the Legislation Finally Passed
Here’s What’s in the Inflation Reduction Act
Sanders Calls Bill “Nowhere Near Enough”

PLUS:

Muslim Men Targeted in Albuquerque Murders — New York Times
Greenwald’s Views on Trans Rights — Salon
The Wailings of War in Gaza — 972
Traffic Spat Coverup in Boston Raises Questions for DA — Boston Globe
Taiwan Shrugs Off Chinese Saber-Rattling — Axios
Should Doctors Break the Law on Roe? — The Intercept
Ilhan Omar Knows Government Has to Deliver — The Nation
Michigan Town Defunds its Public Library for Including LGBTQ+ Books — VICE
Arizona, Paradise for Election Deniers — Intelligencer
Red State Anti-Obamacare Law Can Be Used Against Abortion Bans — New Republic

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Midday Magazine: August 5, 2022

JOBS REPORT SHATTERS EXPECTATIONS

Fox News Having Hard Time Finding Cope
Fears of Rate Hikes
The Labor Market Is on Fire

PLUS:

Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza Kill Five-Year-Old Girl — New York Times
Crypto PACs Buying Up Both Sides of the Aisle — The Intercept
Uvalde Residents Rise Up Against Local Fundraiser for NRA — TruthOut
MAGA Crowd Swoons Over Orban — VICE
Warnock’s Run to Hold His Senate Seat — Politico
Biden Must Stand Up to Despots — New Republic
Marc Andreessen and Public Housing — The Atlantic
Dems Hedge on Biden ’24 — Axios
Pelosi Is Not the Protagonist of Taiwan’s Story — New Statesman
The Super-High-Stakes 2022 Race No One Is Talking About — Intelligencer
DeSantis Suspends State Attorney for Contradicting Him — DailyKos
Limits of Prison Reform — Marshall Project
NYPD Continues to Arrest BIPOC People for Weed, Which Is Legal — Substance

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Morning Commute: August 5, 2022

SINEMA BACKS BILL AFTER STRIPPING TAX LOOPHOLE CLOSURE

Sinema Made Sure to Protect Rich People
Way Forward for Vote This Weekend
Key Changes to Tax Policies

PLUS:

DeSantis Fearmongers Over Monkeypox Emergency — Alternet
How Florida Twisted Research to Attack Trans Kids — VICE
What Alex Jones Trial Means for Trump — Salon
Better Ways to Fight Crime Than More Cops — New Republic
What Dems Should—But Won’t—Learn From Kansas — The Intercept
Border Patrol Harassing Sikhs — DailyKos
Kris Kobach Comeback — Intelligencer
Schumer’s Family Business — Lever News
The Arizona Trump Train — The Nation
FBI Received 4,500 Tips on Kavanaugh, Punted to White House — Jezebel

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Midday Magazine: August 4, 2022

CHARGES COME, FINALLY, IN BREONNA TAYLOR CASE

Four Former and Current Officers Charged
Federal Charges Come Down
DOJ-Led Investigation

PLUS:

Brittney Griner Gets 9 Years In Russian Prison — Washington Post
Right-Wing Media Attacking Griner — Media Matters
Ron Johnson Trying to Kill Medicaid and Social Security — DailyKos
Sinema Blowing Up Bill Over Tax on Rich — Common Dreams
Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights Is Bad News — VICE
Lobbyists Fueled Inflation on Food Prices — The Intercept
Major Corporations Pouring Millions Into Anti-Abortion Groups — More Perfect Union
Same GOP As Always — Alternet
UK Amazon Workers Stage Walkout — Novara
Ivanka and Don Jr. Sit for Depositions — ABC News
Alex Jones Phone Records Turned Over to Jan 6 Committee — VICE
Dems’ Stealth Gift To Their Wall Street DonorsThe Lever
What Will ‘Home’ Mean In Era Of Climate MigrationThe Nation

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Morning Commute: August 4, 2022

AFTER KANSAS, A REORIENTATION FOR NOVEMBER

Right-Wing in Denial
GOP National Abortion Plan in Limbo
Result Suggest 4 of 5 States Would Vote the Same
Progressives See Electoral Hope

PLUS:

Over 1,000 Threats to Election Workers in Last Year — Washington Post
Biden ’24? Dems Mull Party Future — Politico
Alex Jones Trial Disaster Continues — Intelligencer
Is Going Off the Grid Responsible? — Lever News
Uvalde School District Claims it Doesn’t Have Shooting Video — VICE
Pfizer CEO Whines About Drug Pricing Component to Manchin Bill — The Intercept
Global Heating Means Florida Sea Turtles Being Born Female — The Guardian
Why Can’t AIPAC Defend Israel? — The Nation
The Border and Surveillance — The Verge

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Midday Magazine: August 3, 2022

KANSAS ABORTION VOTE SHOCKWAVE COULD CHANGE MIDTERMS

Abortion Rights Vote Rocks Midterms
Twitter Gives Anti-Abortion Org $25k
DOJ Has Opened a New Front in the Abortion Wars

PLUS:

Extreme GOP Candidate Doug Mastriano Now Pulling in Donor $$$ — Philadelphia Inquirer
DOJ Subpoenas Pat Cipollone, Trump White House Counsel — New York Times
Shadowproof Turns Seven — Shadowproof
Sandy Hook Parents Confront Alex Jones Over “Living Hell” — Washington Post
Corbyn Urges West to Stop Arming Ukraine — The Guardian
Pelosi Leaves Taiwan — Axios
Back to School, Back to Being Spied on — WIRED
Polio in New York — Salon
Pentagon Officials Had Phones Wiped After Jan 6 — Washington Post
The Empty Politics of Lis Smith — Intelligencer
Are We At The Dawn Of ‘Insulin Socialism’?Jacobin

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Morning Commute: August 3, 2022

KANSAS VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY VOTE TO PROTECT ABORTION RIGHTS

Amendment to Restrict Rights Resoundingly Defeated
Voters Made Clear They Wouldn’t Tolerate Change to Rights
“Enormous Victory”
Result Has GOP Sweating

IN OTHER PRIMARY NEWS

AIPAC Defeats Andy Levin
Cori Bush Wins Primary
Rashida Tlaib Prevails

PLUS:

In New York, Nadler and Maloney Gets Nasty — Intelligencer
A Billion Reasons Why the Senate Won’t Ban Assault Weapons — VICE
Alex Jones Admonished in Court for Lying — Raw Story
Trump in Trouble? Don’t Hold Your Breath — Salon
Manchin Climate Bill Both a Win and a Deal With the Devil — New Republic
…But Voters Support it By Wide Margin — HuffPost

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Evening Drive: August 2, 2022

PELOSI’S TAIWAN TRIP PUTS WORLD ON EDGE

“Playing With Fire”
Nancy Pelosi’s Plane Is the Most Tracked Aircraft Online Right Now
Pelosi Is Creating a Global Military Crisis for No Reason at All
China Enraged

🔈 A Student Loan Forgiveness Plan, Explained — The Flashpoint Podcast
SCOTUS Backs Biden on Remain in Mexico Program End — DailyKos
Dems Could Let Stock Trading Ban Die in House — Common Dreams
Tonight’s Primaries Will Help Clarify Trump’s Hold on GOP — Washington Post
The Cop Fentanyl Lie Continues — New Republic
What to Watch for in Tonight’s Primaries — Bolts
It’s Inside Where the Punishing Actually Happens — Welcome to Hell World
Fetus Counts as Dependent, Says Georgia — NPR
Virginia Prison Not Providing Adequate Healthcare — The Appeal
How Women Are Winning the Fight for Gun Safety — Glamour
Burn Pit Bill Back on Track — Bloomberg

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