Morning Commute: June 28, 2022

SAN ANTONIO NIGHTMARE: DOZENS OF MIGRANTS FOUND DEAD IN TRUCK

At Least 46 People Found Dead in Trailer in San Antonio
A “Horrific Human Tragedy”

ROE FALLOUT CONTINUES

Abortion “Trigger Bans” Just Blocked By Court in Louisiana
Anger Over Democrats on Roe Rising
Violence After Roe Targeted Pro-Choice Protesters
Mitch McConnell’s Court Delivers

PLUS:

Mom Who Ran In to Save Kids at Uvalde Being Harassed By Cops — DailyKos
Russia Strikes Ukrainian Shopping Center — Common Dreams
Supreme Court Takes a Knee For School Prayer — New York Magazine
John Roberts Behind the Curtain — Lever News
Iowa and the GOP — The New Republic
Dems Fear Losses in Washington and Colorado — Politico
School Shootings Highest in 20 Years — Washington Post

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Evening Drive: June 27, 2022

FALLOUT FROM SUPREME COURT ROE DECISION CONTINUES

Facebook Is Banning People Who Offer To Mail Abortion Pills
Abortion Providers In Wisconsin Granted Clemency
Post-Roe, the GOP Is Only Going Further

PLUS:

Jan. 6 Committee Announces Surprise Hearing TomorrowHuffPost
Police Spent Weekend Brutalizing Abortion Rights ProtestersJezebel
Looming SCOTUS EPA Case Could Doom Livable FutureCommon Dreams
The 4 Remaining Supreme Court Cases This TermCNN
Progressives Want Voters To Stop Electing MillionairesThe Nation
Dems Say They’re Protecting Democracy But Boosting Far RightJacobin
Clarence Thomas Wants To Make Suing Media EasierThe Hill
Congress Takes Aim At Think Tanks & Their Corrupt MoneyNew Republic
Democratic Disaster After Roe — VICE
Absolute Morons and the Roe Discourse — Discourse Blog

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Midday Magazine: June 27, 2022

LEGAL NIGHTMARES

Supreme Court Sides With Praying High School Coach
AOC Floats Impeaching Justices
Man Charged With Assault For Patting Giuliani On Back

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Hospitals Flouting and Fighting Price Transparency Rules — Lever News
Rage Over Democratic Inaction on Roe — Salon
Subpoenas Issued Over Trump “Social Network” Scam — Axios
Reno Library Hosting Drag Queen Story Hour Threatened By Gun-Wielding Proud Boy — WRAL
Over 1 Million Voters Switch Registration to Republican Ahead of Midterms — AP
Oxfam: 90% Windfall Tax Needed To Fight Global CrisesCommon Dreams
Putin Strikes Mall With ‘1,000 People’ InsideDaily Beast
Every Branch Of Military Struggling To Hit Recruiting GoalsNBC News
Off-Duty Rhode Island Cop Who Punched Woman at Demonstration Suspended (With Pay, Of Course) — CBS News

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Morning Commute: June 27, 2022

SHELL-SHOCKED NATION WAKES UP TO LIFE WITHOUT ROE

Democrats Under Fire
Final Hours in Texas Clinic
Final Days of Mississippi Clinic
Taking the Bans to Court
They Took Away Your Bodily Autonomy Through Terrorism

PLUS:

Using Your Credit Card to Cover Insulin Cost — Never Leave
Atlanta’s Gang Indictment Takes On an Institution — The Intercept
NYT’s Selective NYC Coverage — FAIR
Democrats Don’t Have a Plan — The New Republic
Federal Reserve Is Hiking Rates Too Fast — American Prospect
Subvariants of Covid Could Cause “Substantial” Summer Cases — Boston Globe
NATO Summit in the Shadow of Russia’s War on Ukraine — Politico
Biden Rebuked For Opposition to Expanding Court — Common Dreams

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Sunday Review: June 26, 2022

STATES BEGIN BANNING ABORTION

Arkansas Imposes Strict Abortion Ban
Abortion Now Banned In Oklahoma
Trigger Law In Alabama Bans Abortion
States Moving Quickly To Ban Abortion
Planned Parenthood Sues Utah Over Potential Ban
Abortion Now Illegal In 7 States, More Likely Coming
Majority Of Americans Disagree With SCOTUS On Roe
Demand For Abortion Pills Surges

PLUS:
Fascists In Our MidstChris Hedges
It’s Time For Dems To Fear Their Own VotersThe Lever
Repub. Thanks Trump For Protecting ‘White Life’Mother Jones
The Right Screams Antifa As SCOTUS End RoeDFRLab
Russia Strikes Kyiv For First Time In 3 WeeksAxios
Biden’s ‘Digital Democracy’ Campaign Is Big Tech GiftJacobin
Schools Are Spending Billions On Mass Shooting DefenseNew York Times

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Evening Drive: June 24, 2022

SHOCK AND ANGER OVER ROE

🔊 The End of Roe — The Flashpoint Podcast
Alabama Clinic Begins Turning Away PatientsNPR
Donate to an Abortion Fund Right Now — The Cut
Fuck This Country — Discourse Blog
Marriage Equality, Contraception Are NextPolitico
Far Right Plots Fascistic Anti-Abortion EnforcementThe Intercept
Prosecutors Vow Not To Go After People Seeking AbortionThe Hill
SCOTUS Took The Most Extreme Course PossibleThe Nation
Texas AG Turns Fall Of Roe Into Annual HolidayVICE

PLUS:
Medicare For All Would Have Prevented 340,000 Covid DeathsJacobin
United Airlines Pilots Get Steep Raises With New ContractCNBC
How The Uvalde Police FailedVox
Congress Passes Bipartisan Gun Bill, Goes To Biden NowCNBC
Weird, Violent Kyle Rittenhouse Video Game AnnouncedThe Root

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Midday Magazine: June 24, 2022

SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN ROE, ENDING FEDERAL RIGHT TO ABORTION

What’s Left to Write, Or Say?New Statesman
One of the Most Consequential Decisions in the Court’s HistoryVICE
Getting Real About the Post-Roe WorldAmerican Prospect
Fighting for Abortion Rights All Over AgainAmerican Prospect
This Is the EndNY Mag
Abortion Is Now Illegal In These StatesHuffPost
Biden Addresses Nation On Roe OverturnCNN
Pence Calls For Nationwide Abortion BanNew York Times
Find A Protest In Your AreaMoveOn
Protests Explode Around the NationPOPVille
Kansas Voters Will Decide On Last Abortion Protection In StateNPR
How Do You Feel Now, Susan Collins?New Republic

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Morning Commute: June 24, 2022

JAN 6 COMMITTEE REVELATIONS CONTINUE TO SHOCK, SHOW EXTENT OF PLOT

“Seditious Six” GOP Lawmakers Sought Trump Pardons
Trump Bullied DOJ On Spurious Fraud Claims After Election

PLUS:

Working Families Party Endorses Yuh-Line Niou For NY’s D10 — Gothamist
Funding Dries Up For Afghanistan Safe Houses — The Intercept
NYT Trans Coverage Lacks Trans Perspective — FAIR
“Split-Second Decision” Trope — The Column
DOE Cancels $6 Billion For Defrauded Students — Washington Post
NY Republicans Donating to Dems to Stop Socialists — Jacobin
CNN Moves to the “Center” — American Prospect
GOP Insiders Worried About Greitens — DailyKos
Inflation Is Breaking Biden’s Brain — New Republic
Save Africa From Conservationists –Mail & Guardian
“The Guns Are Here To Stay” — Lever News
Juul Decision Triggers Larger Tobacco Fight — Axios

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Evening Drive: June 23, 2022

LATEST SPATE OF COURT RULINGS SHOCK NATION, WITH MORE TO COME

Supreme Court is a Death Cult
The Future of Gun Control Is in Danger
Ruling Upholding Anti-Bds Law Comes Under Fire

PLUS:

DOJ Raids Home Of Ex-Trump Official Who Aided Pro-Trump CoupPolitico
Kinzinger Finally Gets His Star Turn On Jan. 6 PanelThe Hill
Republican Considers Letting Kids Go Hungry So Staff Can Discriminate Against Trans Youth — DailyKos
Case of Brazilian Child Holds Lessons For Roe — The Intercept
California Sent Cop Gear to Ukraine — VICE
93% Of Doctors Report Delays In Care Caused By Prior Authorizations — Never Leave
🔊 March 4 Clout 4 All — The Flashpoint Podcast
Alleged ‘Havana Syndrome’ Victims Net Huge PayoutsWashington Post
Corporations Are Profiting From InflationJacobin
People Who Have Abortions Vs. The PoliceThe Nation

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Midday Magazine: June 23, 2022

THE END OF GUN CONTROL AS WE KNEW IT

SCOTUS Strikes Down NY Gun Control Law…
…Major Victory For Gun Groups
Breyer Offers Scathing Dissent In Gun Case

PLUS:

SCOTUS Guts Miranda RightsLos Angeles Times
SCOTUS Sides With Inmate Who Wants To Die By Firing SquadCNN
FDA Orders Juuls Removed From US MarketNPR
Scorned Mo Brooks Flips On Trump, Willing To Aid Jan. 6 CommitteeCNN
MTG Tells Reporter “Go Back to Your Country” — DailyKos
NLRB vs Starbucks — New York Magazine
War As Depicted In Top GunAmerican Prestige
China Hit By Massive Floods & Scorching HeatNew York Times

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