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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

More People Seeing Through Elon Musk

FCC Denies SpaceX, Starlink Bid For Rural Broadband Subsidies
Elon Musk Convinced He’s The Future. We Don’t Need Him.
Silicon Valley’s Push Into Transportation Has Been A Failure

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DHS Delaying Jan. 6 Text Probe — CBS News
Criminal Justice Reformer Tops Police-Backed Candidate — The Intercept
How Dems Drug Price Negotiations Would Work — Politico
US Workers Lost $28 Billion In Wages During Pandemic — The Hill
Who Do Democrats Actually Work For? — The Lever
No, Criticism Of Climate Bill Isn’t About “Bitter Leftists” — Jacobin
Coinbase Finds Itself Embroiled In Yet Another Scandal — Mother Jones
Since 9/11, US Interventions Rose To Historic Levels — Common Dreams
Facebook Still Makes Money From White Supremacists — Washington Post

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”

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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 GOP — Popular Info
This Is The Data Facebook Gave To Police To Prosecute A Teen — VICE
There Are Warrants, The Public Hasn’t Seen Them — LawDork
Inflation Deceleration — Politico
Lower Gas Prices Help Ease Inflation, But Only In Part — NPR
How Fiscal Hawks Are Using Inflation To Tamp Down On Workers — The Intercept
Most Americans Want Choice To Support Abortion On Ballot — USA Today
Biden Signs Burn Pit Bill Into Law — The Hill

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

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?

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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

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

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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 Extremist — Popular Info
Inflation Triggering Record Credit Card Usage — Hate It Here
The Carried Interest Loophole Is Going To Outlast Us All — Mother Jones
Steve Bannon’s Endgame — The Nation

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

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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

Big Week For Trump Dumps

Inside The War Between Trump And His Generals
The Moment Mark Milley Realized Trump Had A Screw Loose
Trump’s Family Separation Policy Exposed
Trump’s Telltale Toilet

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Alex Jones Thanks GOP For Supporting Him During Trial — RawStory
4 Takeaways From Senate Climate Bill — The Hill
Gaza Death Toll Rises To 45 — Common Dreams
Inflation Reduction Act Cause For Relief, Not Celebration — Jacobin
Democrats Discover Winning Feels Good — The American Prospect
Police Departments Struggle With Staffing Shortages — Axios
Illegally Gerrymandered Maps Being Used Anyway — New York Times
Tim Kaine Has Long Covid, Congress Doesn’t Care — Politico
The Rudy Giuliani Mystery — Mother Jones
Ambulance Rides Aren’t Protected From Surprise Billing — The Intercept

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

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UAE Detaining American Lawyer Who Worked With Khashoggi — The Intercept
Our Bewildering Economy — The 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 Equality — NPR
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 Taiwan — Reuters
Ahmaud Arbery’s Murderer Sentenced To Life For Hate Crimes — Axios

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”

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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