Sunday Review: June 19, 2022

STATES SCRAMBLE TO PREPARE FOR ROE’S OVERTURN

The Interstate Tug-Of-War Over Reproductive Freedom
Rights At Stake Even In Abortion-Friendly States
The Coming War On Abortion Drugs
Adoption Is Not An Alternative To Abortion
Lawmakers Demand Google Stop Steering People To Anti-Choice Sites
How Clinics Are Navigating With Roe Soon To Fall

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Juneteenth Is A Jubilant Celebration And Sacred Lament — NPR
When Harriet Tubman Met John Brown — Jacobin
Uvalde Police Didn’t Even Try To Open Classroom Door — HuffPost
Rep. Dan Crenshaw Attacked At Texas GOP Convention — Mediaite
Biden Admin Insists Recession Isn’t A Sure Thing — Politico
Signs Of Tension Between DOJ, Jan. 6 Panel Emerge — The Hill
Will Merrick Garland Prosecute Trump? — Robert Reich
Mike Pompeo ‘Praying’ About 2024 Run — RawStory
Md. Apple Store Unionizes, First In US — Washington Post
Thousands Protest, Demand Economic Justice In DC — Common Dreams
Medical Debt Upended Their Lives, Here’s What It Took — NPR
The Liches Of Silicon Valley — Ed Zitron
Peter Thiel Wants To Tear Silicon Valley Down — Washington Post
Iran Offers Concession For Sanctions Relief — Middle East Eye

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Evening Drive: June 17, 2022

JAN. 6 COMMITTEE REVELATIONS INTENSIFY

Post-Watergate Reforms May Frame DOJ Decision On Trump — The Hill
The Mysterious John Eastman Connection — Robert Reich
Jan. 6 Hearings Are Mired In Attempt To Refurbish GOP Brand — The Nation

PLUS:
Uvalde Hires Private Law Firm To Block Body Cam Footage — VICE
Michigan GOP Plunges Into Chaos — Politico
New Mexico County Still Refusing To Certify Election — Washington Post
Dr. Oz Reverses Himself On Science For GOP Votes — Daily Beast
Nationalizing Oil Industry Is Best Approach To Lower Prices — New Republic
Team Of ‘Nerds’ At US Treasury Waging Economic War On Russia — CNN
1 In 3 Adults 50+ Forgo Food, Medicine To Pay For Healthcare — Jordan Uhl
Biden Approval Rating At 39% Amid Economic Fears — USA Today?
March On Washington Will Target Poverty, Voting Rights & Climate —Truthout
Facebook Receiving Sensitive Medical Info From Hospital Sites — Ars Technica
SpaceX Likely Violated Labor Law By Firing Critical Staff — The Verge
The Poster Child Of The Tech Meltdown — New York Mag
30-Year Fixed Mortgages See Highest Rate Jump In 35 Years — CBS News
Cops Will Be Able To Scan Your Fingerprints With A Phone — Wired

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Midday Magazine: June 17, 2022

ATTACKS ON ABORTION RIGHTS ESCALATE IN ADVANCE OF ROE DECISION

Iowa Supreme Court Says Abortion Not Protected By State Constitution
Synagogue Sues Fl., Says Abortion Restrictions Violate Religious Freedoms
‘Religious Freedom’ The Next Battleground For Abortion Rights
In a Post-Roe World, There’s No Such Thing as ‘Hold Women Harmless’
How Parents Can Talk To Kids About Abortion
Criminal Defense Attorneys Warn Of Impacts Of Roe Reversal

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Ginni Thomas Has A Lot Of Explaining To Do — New York Times
Biden Examining Gas Cards To Assuage Financial Burden — Washington Post
Space X Fires Staff Who Criticized Elon Musk In Open Letter — Engadget
Amazon Is Running Out Of People To Hire — Recode
Want To Solve Labor Shortage? Give Workers Control Of Their Jobs — Jacobin
Amazon CEO Personally Calling Senators To Block Anti-Trust Bill — Politico
Gun Talks Snagged In Senate On Boyfriend Loophole — New York Times
Vince McMahon Steps Aside As WWE CEO Amid Hush Money Probe — Yahoo

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Evening Drive: June 16, 2022

JAN. 6 HEARINGS EXPOSE TRUMP’S LAWYER’S COVERT MANUEVERING

Pence Was Just 40 Feet From Insurrectionists On Jan 6 — New York Times
Trump’s Lawyer Sought Pardon After Pushing Scheme — Washington Post
Read Judge Luttig’s Opening Statement To Committee — Politico
Trump Furious Networks Are Airing Jan 6 Hearings — RawStory

PLUS:
Biden Says Recession Is ‘Not Inevitable’ — Axios
White House Faces Staff Shake Up — The Hill
We Must Keep Fighting To Stop The Arms Race — The Nation
Incarcerated Women Need A Place In Your Roe Outrage — HuffPost
Musk Sounds Off On Aliens, Politics In Twitter Meeting — Daily Beast
The Privatized Internet Has Failed Us — Jacobin
Biden Won’t Abandon Fossil Fuel Plans Because Of Gas Prices — Newsweek
The NYT Must Stop Publishing Anti-Trans Pieces — Discourse Blog
Anti-Vaxxers Are Flipping Out Over Justin Bieber’s Facial Paralysis — Rolling Stone

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Midday Magazine: June 16, 2022

Ginni Thomas Exchanged Emails With Trump Lawyer — HuffPost
What To Expect In Today’s Jan. 6 Committee Hearing — NPR
Why Isn’t Mike Pence Testifying? — The Nation
Pence Should Have Invoked 25th Amendment On Jan. 6 — Daily Beast
100 Million People In America Have Health Care Debt — KHN
What It’s Like To Open An Abortion Clinic Right Now — FiveThirtyEight
Beyond Revenge, What Does Jane’s Revenge Want? — The Intercept
Why Aren’t IUDs Less Excruciating Yet? — Mother Jones
Biden Launches Plan To Protect Trans Youth Health Care — Politico
McConnell And Cornyn Conned Democrats On Gun Bill — Daily Kos
Herschel Walker, Critic Of Absentee Dads, Has More Secret Kids — Daily Beast

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Evening Drive: June 15, 2022

Fed Hikes Interest Rates To Control Inflation — Washington Post
90% Of Families Struggling To Make Ends Meet — Jordan Uhl
Biden Writes Letter To Oil Companies Over Profiteering — New York Times
Groups Sue Biden Admin Over Drilling Permits — Common Dreams
How To Fight Climate Delay–Denial’s Hipper, More Dangerous Cousin — TNR
GOP Commission Refuses To Certify New Mexico Primary Vote — The Hill
J6 Rioter Says Elite Status Should Keep Her Out Of Prison — Mother Jones
As A Former Gun Owner, I Support Gun Control — The Nation
Texas AG Says ‘God Has A Plan’ To Excuse Uvalde Shooting — Salon
Why Closing The ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ Would Be A Huge Deal — New York Mag
Anti-Imperialists Must Push For Full Nuclear Disarmament — Jacobin
Seth Rich’s Parents Just Want Left Alone — NPR
White Supremacist Richard Spencer Tries Dating On Bumble — Jezebel

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Evening Drive: June 13, 2022


Drunk Giuliani Told Trump To Declare Victory After 2020 Election — Politico
Barr Calls Trump ‘Detached From Reality’ In Jan. 6 Testimony — ABC News
Dinesh D’Souza’s Conspiracy Doc Laughing Stock Of Hearing — Daily Beast
Lee, Pocan Propose Biggest Single-Year DoD Cut Ever — Responsible Statecraft
SCOTUS’s Conservatives Have Officially Become Homicidal — The Nation
White House Examines Gas Tax Holiday — The Hill
Abortion Protects Fortified In New York In Advance Of Roe Ruling — Politico
One Nation Under Threat As Congress Debates Gun Legislation — Newsweek
Ohio Makes It Easier For Teachers To Carry Guns At School — AP
Our Homes Should Not Be Playthings For Speculators — Jacobin
S&P 500 Tumbles To New Low For The Year, Officially In Bear Market — CNBC
Bitcoin, Crypto Markets Plunge — CNN
Tech Giants To Tackle Deepfakes Or Risk EU Fines — Reuters
Sources Say Trump Wants To Announce 2024 Run In Florida — Daily Kos

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Morning Commute: June 13, 2022

GUN DEAL PANNED

Senate Reveals Bipartisan Gun Measures Deal…
…People Impacted By Gun Violence Say It’s Not Enough
“Pathetically Weak”
Uvalde Parents Prepare To Go After Gunmaker

1/6 HEARINGS CONTINUE

Trump’s Big Lie Takes Center Stage At Second Jan. 6 Hearing
Former Fox News Producer Will Testify At Jan 6. Hearing

PLUS:

I Hate It Here And Never Want To Leave — Jordan Uhl
Sarah Palin Advances In House Special Primary — NBC News
Brookings President Resigns Amid FBI Lobbying Probe — Politico
SC Lt. Gov Says Christians Need To Be “Led By Men” — DailyKos
Bolsonaro Hopes To Work With Military Against Will Of Voters — New York Times
Patriot Front Leader Arrested in Idaho — Politico
American Gerontocracy — Axios
Harris Hits GOP During DC Pride Speech — The Hill

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Sunday Review: June 12, 2022

Thousands Rally Nationwide To Demand End To Gun Violence — USA Today
Active Shooter Scare At DC March For Our Lives Gathering — Daily Beast
Senators Announce Bipartisan Gun Deal, No Bans Included — CNN
11-Year-Old Uvalde Survivor Nearly Suffers Cardiac Arrest — Mother Jones
Gas Prices Cross $5 A Gallon Nationwide — NPR
31 Arrested After Planning Hate Group Riot At Pride Event — New York Times
Google Engineer Believes Company’s AI Is Sentient — Washington Post
Dems Weighing Whether Biden Should Decline To Run Again — Yahoo
AOC Declines To Say She’ll Endorse Biden in 2024 — Daily Beast
Secret Guantanamo Bay Photos From 2002 Released — New York Times
The Truth Never Mattered At Guantanamo — The Intercept

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Evening Drive: June 10, 2022

Will The Jan. 6 Committee Hearings Even Matter? — The Insurgents
MAGA Madness On Full Display In Jan 6. Hearings — Newsweek
Repub. Billionaire Funding Super PAC Targeting Rashida Tlaib — The Intercept
Amazon Fires Top Union Organizer, Union Declares War — Common Dreams
Biden Wants To Move Past Khashoggi Killing With Saudis — CNN
Uvalde Hires More Police After 60 Cops Hid During Shooting — Truthout
Inflation Soared 8.6% Through May, Highest Point In Decades — NYT
While Elites Fret Inflation, CEOs Are Robbing Us Blind — Jacobin
GOP House Candidate Says US Needs Its Own Hitler — Vanity Fair
The Real Problem With Dianne Feinstein Isn’t Her Age — The Nation
Alex Jones Defeated Yet Again In Court — RawStory
TikTok Star Found Dead In Parking Lot After Cryptic Video — The Daily Beast

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