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DOJ LOOKING INTO TRUMP CRIMINAL PROBE OVER ELECTION

DOJ Probe Into Former President Begins
Trump’s Allies Also Under Scrutiny
GOP Senators Don’t Regret Acquitting Trump for Jan 6

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General Motors Expanding EV Production — Axios
…But Deep Sea Mining for Materials Could Prove Environmentally Catastrophic — Bloomberg
In San Antonio, the Poor Live on Their Own Islands of Heat — New York Times
Monkeypox May Cost US $7 Billion — Washington Post
“Night of Terror” in Indiana Jail as Guards Allow Men to Rape 28 Women Inmates — Yahoo!
The Cost of Saying No to the FBI — The Intercept
Cop’s Body Cam Caught Her Spewing N-Word in Traffic Meltdown — VICE
House Dems Introduce Bill Calling for SCOTUS Term Limits — The Hill
Right-Wing Evangelicals and a “Christian” Nation — Alternet
Republicans Calling for Armed Violence — Salon
Biden Might Finally Pull the Trigger on Student-Loan Debt — Intelligencer
Biden: There’s No Recession — New York Times

TEXAS ABORTION LAW LEADS TO “MEDICAL NIGHTMARE”

A “Dystopian Nightmare” for Pregnant Woman at Center of Case
“My Life Was Not in Danger Enough”
Blame Lies With Texas State Legislators
Lawyers Getting Ready for Texas Battles
Meanwhile, in Indiana, Proposed Law Not Strict Enough for Religious Right

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You Can’t Shame The Shameless — Discourse Blog
Time Is Running Out for Colorado River — DailyKos
Is Insuring the Oil and Gas Industry a Good Idea? — Notes on the Crises
US Reviewing Aid to Rwanda Over Human Rights Concerns — Black Isle
Trump Staff Emails on Election Released — New York Times
The Deadliest Road in America — Vox
Alex Jones Fights for His Financial Life — VICE
Marvel Studios Fucking Over VFX Artists — Vulture
What’s at Stake for Young Voters — The Nation
Big Business Loves Government Spending — American Prospect

ABORTION ON THE BALLOT IN KANSAS

Legal Abortion Hinges on Vote Next Week
Misinformation Is Rampant
“Roe” Is the Past, Human Rights Are the Future

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Brittney Griner’s Lawyers Call For Leniency in Russia — New York Times
Why Jessica Ramos Went After AOC — Intelligencer
Unhoused Targeted in Canada Mass Shooting — VICE
Existential Crisis For the Species — Salon
Investors Pushing First-Time Home Buyers Out Of Market — Newsweek
Doug Mastriano, “Disaster,” Gets GOP Backing — DailyKos
Trump Set For Return To DC As 2024 Bid Looms — The Hill
Students Plan Mass Protest Over Climate Change — Common Dreams
Activists Push Prayer Into Schools After SCOTUS Ruling — Washington Post
Uber Files Reveal Corrosive System Of US Lobbying — Jacobin

DESPARATE MEASURES

165 Government Staffers Beg Biden For Literally Any Action on Climate
Letter Includes Administration Staffers
And Calls For Manchin to Be Stripped of Chairmanship

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Poorer Nations Could Suffer From US Efforts Against Inflation — Washington Post
Time Is Not on Dems’ Side — Politico
Pope Apologizes For Indigenous School Abuse in Canada — New York Times
Jessica Ramos v AOC — Intelligencer
Hungary’s Viktor Orbán Under Fire For “Race-Mixing” Comments — Axios
FBI Looking Into Justin Fairfax Allegations — The Intercept
Immigrants Claim Abuse in Florida Facility — DailyKos
Corporations Give Election Deniers $21.5 Million — Common Dreams
University of Michigan Students Walk Out on Anti-Abortion Speaker — NBC News
Oklahoma Threatens Librarians: “Don’t Use the Word Abortion” — VICE
Biden Killing Dem Midterm Chances — Salon

Abortion Fight Intensifies

GOP Could Face Trouble In November Over Abortion
South Carolina Outlaws Websites Showing How to Get Abortion
Coachella Parent Organization Donating to Anti-Abortion Org

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One Dead From Heat Exposure in New York City — Pix11
Hundreds Of Temperatures Records Broken In US — Axios
VT Prosecutor Champions Restorative Justice, Facing Primary — Bolts Mag
Fox Seeks Allies Across the Political Spectrum to Shill for Bolsonaro — FAIR
Patriot Front Increasing Presence in New England — Boston Globe
Gab CEO: Jews Not Welcome on the Right — Media Matters
JD Vance Says DV Victims Should Stay in Marriages — VICE
Young Conservatives Torn Between Trump and DeSantis — HuffPost
Federal Staff Want Biden To Play Hardball With Manchin — Common Dreams
Secret Service Refusing to Testify — Salon
2 Killed In Los Angeles Park Shooting — New York Times

LET THEM FIGHT

Cheney and Kinzinger Want to Rehabilitate GOP
Liz Cheney’s GOP Con Job
Jan 6 Committee Could Subpoena Ginni Thomas
Trump Goes to DC to Plan Comeback

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Fighting Through Climate Despair — Never Leave
Dem Staffers Sound Climate Alarm About Biden — Lever News
Kansas Debates First Post-Roe Vote on Abortion — New York Times
Democrats Need to Embrace Culture War — New York Magazine
Google Selling Advanced AI to Israel — The Intercept
Abortion Pills on Business Cards at Hacker Conference — VICE
GOP Attacks on Schools Continue — DailyKos
US Blowing Monkeypox — New Republic
Homeless and Living in a Rest Stop — Press Herald
Cops Being Removed From Schools For Sexual Assault — Dame

TRUMP OUTTAKES, HAWLEY SCURRYING, AND OTHER JAN 6 HEARING MOMENTS

Five Main Takeaways From Hearing
Trump Chose Not To Act As Mob Terrorized Capitol
Trump Accused Of Dereliction Of Duty
Outtakes Show Trump Refused To Acknowledge Loss On Jan. 7
Watch Hawley Run

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El Salvador’s Bitcoin Embrace Comes With Repression — The Intercept
Monarch Butterflies Now Listed As Endangered By Scientists — AP
GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin Attacked at Campaign Event — NBC News
New York Adult Diagnosed With Polio — CNN
Big Oil Poised For Another Record Quarter — Reuters
Anti-Cori Bush PAC Backed By Opponent’s Father — The Intercept
David Hogg Explodes at GOP Rep For Use of Racist Rhetoric — VICE
Monkeypox Could Be Entrenched As New STD In US — Associated Press
Finland Dumps Crypto It Seized In Drug Busts — Bloomberg
Pattern of Sexual Assault in British Military — VICE
Veterans Can Teach in Florida Without Degree — Gainesville Times

JAN 6 REVELATIONS CONTINUE IN LEAD UP TO PRIME-TIME HEARING

Harvard Study Finds Trump Was Main Motivator For Jan 6 Rioters
Another GOP Staffer Who Marched on the Capital
Trump v Liz Cheney in Wyoming

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Biden Has Covid — Discourse Blog
🔊 The Coming Recession — The Flashpoint Podcast
Here’s Who Counts Your Vote — Bolts Mag
The Israel Lobby Is an Enemy of Democracy — Discourse Blog
New Hampshire Teachers Leaving Profession in Droves — SeaCoast News
$3 Billion a Day in Profit For Oil Companies — The Guardian
Inside a Powerful Anti-Abortion Campaign — Mother Jones
Air Force Scientist Got Sex Worker a Contractor Job — Military Times
Climate Change and the Coming Conflict — Thompson Reuters Foundation
Make Them Take Tough Votes — New Republic
Hidden Skeletons — Join

JAN 6 COMMITTEE ENDING, FOR NOW, WITH A BANG

Jan 6 Committee to “Humiliate” MAGA Lawmakers
Secret Service IG Knew in February About Text Purge
Americans Losing Faith in Elections
Senators Propose Reforming Electoral College

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Zuckerberg to Testify in Privacy Lawsuit — Axios
Arizona Private Prisons Lose Power, Prisoners Report “Stifling” Conditions — Arizona Republic
Putin’s Healthy, Says Former CIA Director — Insider
GOP Candidates in Missouri Fundraised at Dem Candidate’s Estate — The Intercept
Indiana Mall Gunman Appears to Have Posted Plans on 4chan — VICE
Terminating Democracy — The Racket
Biden Climate Speech Disappoints Activists — Common Dreams
North Carolina Bill Allows For “Self-Defense” For Fetuses — DailyKos
Fetterman “Feeling Good” Post-Stroke — Intelligencer
Wall Street’s Recession Alarm — New York Times

FADING HOPES FOR ROBUST CLIMATE ACTION

Biden’s Foreign Policy Has Cannibalized His Climate Agenda
Docs Reveal FBI Investigated Climate Groups
The Culture War Came For Yellowstone’s Wolves
“Blowtorch Britain” Captures Global Attention

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Europe’s Racist Far Right Rears Its Head — Politico
CDC Stops Requiring Cruise Ships Report Covid Cases — Axios
The Manchin Aide Turned Corporate Shill — Lever News
Bye-Bye DeBlasio — Discourse Blog
Baseball’s Minor League Pay Problem — Marc Normandin
Dems Thank Supreme Court For Abortion Ruling — Reuters
House Passes Respect For Marriage Act… — Law Dork
…Senate Weighs Vote Soon, Vote Tally Uncertain — The Hill
State Legislators Flooded With Corporate Cash After Abortion Attacks — Popular Info
The End Times Are A Flat Circle — Where’s Your Ed At
Giuliani Ordered To Testify Before Georgia Grand Jury — RawStory