News Bolt

THE NEW NORMAL

GOP Fearing Abortion Backlash
Will Abortion Bans Finally Make Rich People Care About Our Criminal System?
House to Vote on Abortion Bill Senate Will Kill
Woman Accuses Man Who Raped Her At 16 of Assaulting Their Daughter

PLUS:

Biden Meeting With Saudis Despite Human Rights Concerns — AP
Biden’s Saudi Trip A Big Win For MBS — NBC News
Europe’s Heat Wave Destroying Glaciers — Grid News
Dems Letting GOP Dismantle Our Democracy — Jacobin
White House Fears Disaster With Young Voters — The Hill
How Clarence Thomas Wants To End Marriage Equality — Mother Jones
US Hints At War With Iran — Chris Hedges
BA.5 Omicron Variant 4x More Resistant To Vaccines — NPR
Parkland Gunman Facing Potential Death Penalty — New York Times
Jayland Walker Shot Over 40 Times By Akron Cops, Per Autopsy — CBS News
Electing State Supreme Court Justices More Important Than Ever — Blue Tent

LUCY, FOOTBALL, ETC

Manchin Breaks His Word Again
No Climate Spending
A One-Man Wrecking Ball
Dem Domestic Plan Shrinks Further

PLUS:

Indiana Doctor Followed Procedure — FOX 59
House Expands Psychedelic Research — The Intercept
Sanders Unveils Resolution to End US Support For Saudi War on Yemen — Common Dreams
Conservatives Aren’t Happy After Getting What They Wanted — New Republic
DeSantis Projected to Beat Trump For 2024 GOP Nomination — Alternet
Big Corporate Money Goes After Andy Levin — The Nation
Wildfires in Europe Aggravated By Climate Change — Axios
New Polling Shows Americans Suffering Crisis of Confidence — American Prospect
Heat Emergency in England — The Guardian

More Fallout From Ohio Abortion Fracas

The Right Called Child Rape a “Hoax” Because of Abortion
Ohio’s Attorney General’s Story Unravels
Indiana AG Targets Doc Who Provided Abortion For 10-Year-Old
WSJ Issues Non-Apology For Discrediting Story

PLUS:

Secret Service Deleted Jan. 6 Texts After Oversight Requests — The Intercept
GOP Senator Blocks Bill To Protect Travel For Abortion — The Hill
Texas Sues Biden Over Medical Emergency Abortion Requirement — Washington Post
Petition To Impeach Thomas Reaches 1.2 Million Signatures — The Root
House Adds Roadblock To Biden’s Plan To Sell Jets To Turkey — Politico
🔈 Update On DSA-Backed NY Candidate Kristen Gonzales — The Flashpoint Podcast
Banks Took Over $460 Billion In Overdraft Fees Since 2010 — Jordan Uhl
The Misremembering Of Shinzo Abe — The Nation
Dems: The Party Of Negative Hope — Gawker
Pharma Companies Using Blood From Mexicans Crossing Border — Gizmodo
Europe Faces Deadly, Record-Breaking Heat — Axios
Children Among 21 Dead In Russian Missile Strike — CBS News
The Tedium of Western “Human Rights Concerns” Theater — The Column
Leave Hunter Biden Alone — Discourse Blog

BIDEN’S MIDEAST TRIP ANGERING ACTIVISTS, HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES

Administration Trying To Spin Saudi Arabia Trip
Biden’s Dodge On Khashoggi Illustrates Saudi Arabia Flip-Flop
President Silent On Israeli Settlements During Israel Trip
AIPAC Has Taken Over the Democratic Primary Process

PLUS:

House Progressives Want to Put Social Security on the Midterm Agenda — DailyKos
Half Of Americans Support $10,000 Student Debt Cancellation — The Hill
Not One Single Republican Votes for Probe of Neo-Nazis in US Military and Police — Common Dreams
Everything You Need to Know About Buying Abortion Pills Online — VICE
ICE Sexual Assault By Jail Nurse — The Intercept
COVID Hospitalizations Rising Again — Axios
Anti-Abortion Movement Still Not Happy — New York Times
Trump Has Made 2024 Decision — New York Magazine
Mortgage Rates Rise to 5.5% As Volatility Continues — CNN

HORROR STORY OF 10-YEAR-OLD IN OHIO IN NEED OF ABORTION CONFIRMED

Child Had to Travel to Indiana
Arrest Made in Case
Right-Wing Commentators, Leaders Cast Doubt on Narrative
Fox News Major Offender

PLUS:

John Bolton Knows a Coup When He Sees One — Discourse Blog
Young Voters Have Had it With Older Leaders — New York Times
Looking For Biden’s Replacement — New Republic
Why Assange Matters — FAIR
This Michigan Primary Could Shape Gig Workers’ Rights — Lever News
Gottheimer Gang Taking Wrecking Ball to Remaining Biden Agenda — Common Dreams
Israeli Forces Kill Americans With Impunity — The Intercept
What Cops Did Instead of Saving Children in Uvalde — VICE
Young LGBTQ People Aren’t Waiting for Democrats to Protect Them — The Nation
Jan 6 Committee Heard More Testimony After Hutchinson — Raw Story
NewsMax’s “Butt Dial” Trump Conspiracy — DailyKos
Housing Crisis Goes Inland — New York Times

Inflation Numbers Leave Officials, Economists Worrying

Inflation So Bad The Fed Is Considering Another Rate Hike
Just How Bad Are Inflation Numbers?
Oil Price Decline May Be Short Lived
5 Charts Explaining Why Inflation Is So High

PLUS:
NYC Monkeypox Vaccine Portal Crashes Due To Demand — ABC News
DeSantis Meets With Key GOP Figures For 2024 Planning — CBS News
UN Warns Of Yemen’s Next Disaster — Forever Wars
Catholic Church Spends Big On Anti-Choice Fight In Kansas — Popular Info
Chris Small Is Having A Hot Labor Summer — The Lever
Pa. Lawmakers Push For Looser Gun Laws — The Intercept
New Proposed Rule Could Change Student Loan Interest — The Hill
Ohio’s Tragic 10-Year-Old Abortion Story Confirmed — HuffPost
Nonstop Scam Economy Costing Us More Than Money — Washington Post
House To Vote On Constraining US Arms Sales To Saudis — The Hill

DEMS UNDER PRESSURE

Senate Dems Must Stop Biden’s Anti-Abortion Court Nominee
Manchin Finds New Issue To Drag Feet On In Dem Leg Talks
200+ Hill Staffers Demand Dems Act On Climate
Conservative House Dems Blocking Bill Because it Has Taxes on Rich

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Inflation Hit 9.1% In June — NPR
Domestic Computer Chip Manufacturing Bill Stalls In Congress — AP
JB Pritzker and the Gun Lobby — Lever News
Trump Reportedly Fuming Over Jan. 6 Hearings — RawStory
“We Want Accountability” Says Family of Slain Palestinian-American Journalist — Jewish Currents
Another Rikers Drug Overdose, Guards Don’t Carry Narcan — Substance
We Still Need Electoral Organizing — The Nation
ICE Jail Nurse Reportedly Abusing Migrant Women — The Intercept
Social Media Giants Failing To Protect LGBTQIA+ Users — HuffPost
Allegations Against MPP Head Nick Brana, Detailed — The Flashpoint

BLUE LIVES SCATTER

Video Shows Well-Armed Uvalde Cops Standing Around For Over an Hour
City Officials Complain About Publication of Video
But Paper Says Publishing Was Right Thing to Do

PLUS:

Joe Biden’s Dobbs Response Has Been Breathtakingly Awful — The Cut
Amazon Giving Cops Ring Footage Without Consent — The Intercept
Atlanta Is Building a “Cop City” on the Site of a Former Prison Farm — Jacobin
Amazon Workers Crossing US-Mexico Border Organizing — VICE
Jan 6 Committee Lays Out Evidence Tying Trump to Mob — ABC News
John Bolton: Yeah, I’ve Planned Some Coups — Common Dreams
Josh Hawley Swings and Misses in Hearing on Abortion — DailyKos
Mitt Romney’s Fantasy GOP — New York Times
Voting Registration Skyrockets in Midwest Following Fall of Roe — Jezebel
Twitter-Musk Filing Is Entertaining Reading — New York Magazine

Dems Scramble To Form Post-Roe Plan

Dems Introduce Bill To Protect Travel For Abortion Care
Debunking False Claims From Right On Europe’s Abortion Policies
Self-Managed Abortion May Become More Important Than Ever
Judge Blocks Arizona ‘Personhood’ Law That Criminalized Abortion

PLUS:

Ex-Trump Aide Says Jan. 6 Rhetoric Responsible For Deaths — CNBC
🔈 “People’s Party” Head Nick Brana Accused of Assault — The Flashpoint Podcast
US Emissions Inflict Nearly $2T In Damage Elsewhere — The Hill
WHO Convening To Determine Monkeypox’s Global Threat — CNBC
Voters Want Social Security Expanded, Not Privatized — Common Dreams
Four Challenges For Biden’s Middle East Trip — Washington Post
AOC, Lieu Demand Senate Dems Go On Record On Judges — Common Dreams
DeSantis Appoints Conspiracy Theorist as Secretary of State — DailyKos
Voting For Democrats Is Soft Anti-Abortion Politics — Carl Beijer
Do Electric Vehicles Really Move Climate Needle? — The Lever

RIGHT-WING PLANS ARE IN MOTION

The Rise (Again) of the Right-Wing Religious Nut
GOP Goes After Public Schools
Wisconsin Supreme Court Bans Most Ballot Drop Boxes

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White House Quietly Moving Ahead With Anti-Choice Judge — HuffPost
Biden Administration Pushes For Second Booster — Washington Post
Ireland to Ban Anti-Abortion Protests Outside of Clinics — Irish Examiner
National Polls, State Ballots Measure Different “Public Opinions” — FAIR
Ending Teacher Certification Already in Progress — TruthOut
Jill Biden Apologizes For Comparing Hispanic People To Tacos — Politico
Harvard Must Reject Fossil Fuel Money — The Nation
Tucker Carlson’s New Favorite Site Is 4Chan — Rolling Stone
Uvalde Teachers Must Ask For Help To Cover School Supplies — Daily Beast
Police Continue to Evade Uvalde Shooting Records Requests — VICE
Shireen Abu Akleh’s Family Demands Meeting With Biden — The Intercept
The Real Cost of Pregnancy — Vox