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Manchin’s In, But Is Sinema?

What’s In Reconciliation Bill & How Can Dems Get It Done
DC Waits For Sinema’s Verdict
$369 Billion To Fight Climate Change Hangs In Balance
Menendez Might Hold Out Over SALT Deduction

PLUS:
Thomas Impeachment Petition Reaches 1.2 Million — Common Dreams
Could Nancy Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan Set Off a War? — VICE
Revealed: US Role in Nigeria Attack That Killed Over 160 Civilians — The Intercept
Abortion Bans Will Kill Diabetic People — Jezebel
The American Teacher in Russian Prison — Washington Post
Gas Prices Are Plummeting Across the Country — Intelligencer
Biden and Xi Have Call to De Escalate Tensions — New York Times
🔈 Inequality and the Pandemic — The Flashpoint Podcast
The Media Drops the Ball on Effects of the Heatwave — The Column

CLIMATE ACTION CAN’T COME SOON ENOUGH

As The World Burns, Organizers Burn Out
Big Oil Has Spent $200 Million Against Climate Action
The Manchin Miracle
Or, the Manchin Surprise

PLUS:

Corporate Cash Funding Extremist In Pa. — Popular Info
Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law Challenged In Court — Law Dork
China Hawks Competing To Replace BoJo — Politico
Britain’s Hostile Environment For Immigrants — Jacobin
Roe Ramifications — VICE
Gaetz Accidentally Helps Raise Over $550k for Abortion Rights — DailyKos
Indiana Doctor Speaks Out on Abortion — New York Times
Trump Lays Out Vision of Hell — Intelligencer

BUILD BACK MANCHIN

Manchin and Schumer Announce Major Climate Bill
Taxes, Healthcare Included
Skeptics Unconvinced Bill Will Pass
Major Reversal for Manchin

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Russia-Ukraine War Is Propelling Us Into a New Age of Global Political Upheaval — The Intercept
Britain’s Power Grid Warns of a Tight Energy Supply This Winter — New York Times
Trump’s Big New Applause Line: Attacking Trans People — VICE
The Recession Question — Intelligencer
Lawmakers Aren’t Disclosing Their Next Jobs — Lever News
Matt Gaetz Votes Against Human Trafficking Bill for Some Reason — The Hill
Arizona’s GOP Primary and the Culture War — New Republic
One in Three People Killed By Cops Were Running Away — The Guardian

Republicans Double Down On Extremism

WATCH: Anti-Gay GOP Member Speech At Son’s Wedding
Republicans In Senate Silent On Marriage Equality
The Nonsensical Argument Against Same-Sex Marriage Bill
Gaetz Among 20 House GOP Who Voted Against Human Trafficking Bill
Hawley Says He Has No Regrets About Jan. 6

PLUS:
White House Braces For Grim News On Economy — Politico
Alabama Takes From The Poor And Gives To The Rich — NYT
DOJ Has Multiple Paths To Trump Indictment — The Hill
The Left Can’t Afford To Ignore Trade Policy — Jacobin
Republicans Shouldn’t Get A Pass On Climate — The Nation
Scientology’s Audacious First Amendment Interpretation — The New Republic
Biden Offers Russia Deal For Brittney Griner — HuffPost
The Hustle Zombies Have Broken The Perimeter — Garbage Day
‘Pink Sauce’ Goes From Viral TikTok To National Nightmare — VICE

PRIORITIES IN DISARRAY

Dems Punt On Police Funding, Assault Weapons Ban Bill
House Dems Complain About Idiotic DCCC Strategy
Baby Formula Shortage Is A Crisis Of Capitalism

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Miserable Flight Cancellations Continue — Gothamist
It’s Gustavo Rivera Versus the Bronx Machine — City & State
Elizabeth Warren Returns To Campaign Spotlight — The Hill
Being Black & Principled in White America — olurinatti
US Power Companies Using Profits to Stop Clean Energy — The Guardian
Doug Mastriano Is Unfit For Office — Penn Live
Uvalde Scapegoats Elementary School Principal — ABC News
The Threat of Viktor Orban’s Racism — New Statesman
A Radical Attack On The First Amendment — Popular Info
Fed Expected To Make Another Big Rate Hike — NPR
The ‘Space Economy’ Grew To $469 Billion in 2021 — CNBC
19-Year-Old Turns Gaetz Insult Into $115K For Abortion Rights — Washington Post

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

PLUS:

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

PLUS:

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

EXTREME WEATHER CONTINUES INTO THIS WEEK

Pacific Northwest Now Prepares For Extreme Heat
Severe Thunderstorms Head For East Coast
Brutal NE Heat Wave Kills More Than A Dozen Americans
How To Talk about Extreme Weather With Your Angry Uncle
Biden Admin Plans To Plant More Trees

PLUS:
NASA Images Show How Much Lake Mead Has Receded — NBC News
Average Gas Price Drops .32 Cents — Politico
Wildfires Are Setting Off 100-Year-Old Bombs From WWI — VICE
Woman Opens Fire At Dallas Love Field Airport — ABC News
FBI Investigating Motivation Behind Justin Fairfax Allegations — The Intercept
Liz Cheney Knows She’s Doomed In Wyoming — RawStory
The Free Market Is Making Our Problems Worse — Jacobin
Sens. Joe Manchin, Lisa Murkowski Have Covid — NPR