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JAN 6 HEARINGS TO RESUME TODAY

Today’s Jan 6 Hearing to Focus on Extremists
Rioter Who Warned of “Civil War” to Testify
Thursday’s Hearing Rescheduled Due to New Information

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Ohio Trans Man Arrested After Being Beaten in Attack — DailyKos
AIPAC-Supported Rep Bucked Party Line, Returned Donations — The Intercept
Woman Using Fetus to Fight Traffic Ticket Could Change Law — VICE
Boy, 15, Killed By SWAT Raid in Albuquerque — Common Dreams
Palin Headed For Defeat — Intelligencer
White House Contempt For Its Own Voters — Discourse Blog
But Dems Are Stuck With Biden — New York Magazine
Dems Attempting to Resurrect BBB — Vox
GOP Voters Ready to Leave Trump Behind — New York Times

STORMY ECONOMIC WORRIES HARDER AND HARDER TO IGNORE

Millennials On Their Financial Fears
90% Of Americans Anxious Over Inflation
Congress Inept At Addressing Inflation

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FDA Considers Application For OTC Birth Control — Axios
Fears Over Google Being Used To Prosecute Abortion Seekers — NPR
A Proposal To Repeal The 2nd Amendment — Michael Moore
NATO: The Most Dangerous Military Alliance — Chris Hedges
How To Handle Radical Republicans — Robert Reich
The Biden Admin’s Strange Attack On Activists — Chris Geidner
These Corps. Wrote 6-Figure Checks To Anti-Choice Governors — Popular Info
Exposing Trump’s Biggest Sycophants — Rolling Stone
Chaos In Sri Lanka Continues As Talks Go On — Associated Press
📺 Egypt’s Crushing of Dissent — Listening Post
Turning a San Francisco Recall Into Rout for Police Reform — FAIR

ACTIVISTS TAKE CHARGE

Father Of Parkland Victim Interrupts Biden Speech
We Can’t Save Democracy Just by Voting
The Case Against Judicial Review

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The Twisted Legal Path to Oklahoma’s Looming Execution Spree — The Intercept
The Great Replacement and White Terror — VICE
HR Departments Are Scrambling Over Abortion Travel Policies — New York Magazine
Former Uber Exec Steps Forward As Leaker — Washington Post
Pressley Demands Biden Declare Public Health Emergency — Common Dreams
Cops Under Investigation For Killing Killed Again — DailyKos
More Money For The Pentagon Won’t Make Us Safe — The Nation
Uncontained Yosemite Fire Now 2,044 Acres Wide — CNBC
Junk Science Being Used To Attack Trans Youth — The Lever

DEMS DON’T WANT BIDEN IN ’24

The Biden Problem Isn’t Going Away
64% of Dems Want Someone Else
…But No One Is Stepping Forward

MIDTERM MADNESS

Dem Prospects Fading
If GOP Sweeps, Here’s What to Expect

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Boebert Reported to FBI Over “Terminate This Presidency” Tweet — Raw Story
Anti-Abortion Zealots Were Precursor to Trumpism — The Intercept
Highland Park Suspect’s Dad Has No Regrets Helping Him Get Gun — VICE
Uber Files Reveal Company’s Dirty Dealings — Common Dreams
Takeaways From the Leak — Washington Post
Scammers Posing as ICE Officials Ripping Off Asylum Seekers — DailyKos
“Abolish ICE” in the Biden Era — Jacobin
Trump Afraid to Say “Vaccine” — Mother Jones
Hundreds of Thousands of COVID Cases Going Unreported — Market Watch

Jan. 6 Committee Gears Up For Return

Jan. 6 Committee To Examine Extremist Groups Ties To Trump
Connecting The Dots To The Oath Keepers
Former WH Counsel Cipollone Met With Committee For 8 Hours
Steve Bannon Now Willing To Testify

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Trump’s Legacy Looms Over Biden’s Middle East Trip — AP
Labor Movement Building Momentum In US & Canada — Jacobin
Biden Considering Public Health Emergency To Protect Abortion — CNBC
Medicare Negotiating Drug Prices Would Save $290 Billion — Common Dreams
Fake Meats Do More To Curb Emissions Than Green Buildings — Mother Jones
Army Bases Unprepared For Biological Attacks — The Intercept
Uvalde Survivor Describes The Horror — New York Times
Fox Host Upset Thomas Jefferson Museum Mentioned Slavery — RawStory
Dick Durbin Casts Doubt On Thomas Impeachment Push — The Hill
The West Is Running Out Of Water — CNN

ELON MUSK BACKS OUT OF BUYING TWITTER IN MOST PREDICTABLE MOVE EVER

Musk Claims Twitter Hasn’t Met Obligations
Twitter to Sue Musk
I Mean, LOL

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The Delightful Implosion Of Boris Johnson — New York Times
How Australia Handled Gun Reform After A Mass Shooting — Jacobin
Will No One Defend the American Republic? — Ryan Cooper
Paying Your Dues — HellWorld
North Carolina Bill Would Send EV Chargers to the Trash Heap — Car and Driver
On Stupid Death In America — Harper’s
Stagflation and Global Hunger Rising — TruthOut
COBRA Subsidies Disaster — Sick Note
Kavanaugh Sneaks Out Back Of Restaurant After Protest — Salon
Black Lung Is Still Killing America’s Coal Miners — The Nation
The Rise of the Hereditary Judiciary — New Republic
Biden Team Rejected Emergency Declaration Over Roe Decision — Bloomberg

STRONG JOBS REPORT THROWS RECESSION FEARS INTO DOUBT

The Fed Doesn’t Need to Raise Rates
Report Shows “Solid” Job Growth
Adding 372,000 Jobs
Hiring Slipped, But Only Slightly

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Officer Who Killed Tamir Rice Withdraws From Rural Police Force — The Hill
🔈 What Happens Now That Roe’s Gone? — The Insurgents
July 4 Shooter Knew Nobody Would Expect A Woman — Michael Moore
DACA Recipients Keep Pushing For Legislation — Daily Kos
Bari Weiss Lies Again — Substance
Socialists Shouldn’t Ignore the 1/6 Hearings — In These Times
Senate Drug Pricing Reform Insufficient — American Prospect
GOP Populism Damaging Teaching Profession — Can We Govern?
Student Debt Now Twice the Size Of Credit Card Debt — Never Leave
Warnock and Walker Are Neck-and-Neck — Daily Beast

BIDEN TO SIGN EXECUTIVE ORDER ON ABORTION RIGHTS

Biden Finally Does Something
What the Order Will Do
🔈 Still, Frustration Mounts Over Democratic Response

FORMER JAPANESE PM SHINZO ABE ASSASSINATED

Abe Shot During Speech
…And Dies From Wounds

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Highland Park Begins To Pick Up The Pieces — Chicago Tribune
Will Parents Face Charges in Highland Park Shooting? — NBC Chicago
Trump May Have Committed “Serious Federal Crime” — Raw Story
Murders, Shootings Down in New York — ABC News
California Making Own Insulin — Common Dreams
Dems Need to Look to Past For Future of Abortion Rights — New Republic
Rhode Island Progressives Trying to Take Over State Party — The Intercept
Crypto’s Banking Crisis — New York Magazine
Gun Owners Favor Some Restrictions, Mistrust Government — NPR

Military Industrial Complex Awaits Another Windfall

Military-Industrial Complex Sees 450,000% ROI
Reps Move To Slash $100 Billion From Military Budget
No Consensus On Military Spending For Next Year, Except More Of It

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Ron Johnson Campaign Scrambled To Nix Mass Murder Ad — The Intercept
Herschel Walker Advisors Questioned His Mental Fitness — RawStory
Elon Musk’s Twitter Deal In Jeopardy — Washington Post
What’s Going On In UK Politics? — The Guardian
Museum Workers Are Unionizing — Jacobin
Inside An Illinois Abortion Clinic Bracing For Impact — Mother Jones
The GOP: God, Guns, Forced Birth & Strong Men — Robert Reich
‘Godfather’ Star James Caan Passes Away At 82 — HuffPost
Former Theranos Exec Sunny Balwani Convicted Of Fraud — NBC News
Md. Gov. Hogan Halts Gun Law After SCOTUS Decision — NPR
Radical Is Now Rational — In These Times

RECESSION COMING?

Mortgage Rates Fall As Recession Fears Grow
US Braces For Increase In Layoffs, Jobless Claims
“Natural Slowdown”

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Biden Court Commission Warned of Need to Expand SCOTUS — Politico
WNBA Star Brittney Griner Pleads Guilty on Drug Smuggling in Russia — New York Times
GOP Concerned Over Abortion Issue For Midterms — DailyKos
House Panel Asks Gun CEOs to Testify — Common Dreams
Boris Johnson Is Going, But UK Stuck With Same Nightmare — Jacobin
Biden Won’t Fight For Young People — American Prospect
Herschel Walker Lied About His Secret Kids to His Own Campaign — Daily Beast
Az. Gov. Ducey Splits With Trump, Endorses Rival — The Hill
Graham’s Relationship With Trump Comes Back To Bite Him — The Hill
The Biggest Masshole in Massachusetts — Hellworld
MA Planned Parenthood Forms Union — VICE
Montana Abortion Clinics Limit Access For Out-Of-State Patients — NPR
Derek Chauvin To Be Sentenced Today On Federal Charges — CNN