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BIDEN BEGS FOR GAS TAX HOLIDAY AS CLIMATE CRISIS WORSENS

SCOTUS To Gut Federal Government Ability To Fight Climate Change
Joe Biden, Oil Man
Biden Asks Congress To Suspend Gas Tax
How Lawns Contribute to Climate Change

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Intel Report Warned Abraham Accords Would Spark Violence — The Intercept
Uvalde Cops Took Husband’s Gun, Detained Him While Wife Was Dying Inside — VICE
“New Evidence” Delays Jan 6 Hearing — Common Dreams
Dark Money Went In, Supreme Court Rulings Are Coming Out — Lever News
Biden Approval Rating In Free-Fall — Reuters
Health Systems Look to State For Help Against Hackers — Politico
The Money Behind the Killing of Beta Caceres — The Intercept
Mike Pence Is Useless — New Republic
Ron Johnson’s Corporate Backers — Popular Info
Interior Secretary Urges Investigation Into Deaths of 500 Indigenous Children –Alternet
DC Shootings Leading Residents to Stay Away From Crowds — Washington Post
GOP Second Guessing Jan 6 Committee Boycott — New York Times
NLRB Starved For Cash — American Prospect

JAN. 6 HEARINGS EXPAND, NEW SUBPOENAS

DOJ Expands J6 Probe With Fresh Subpoenas
Jan 6 Hearing Thursday Will Focus on Trump’s DOJ Tampering
House Panel Pauses New J6 Hearings Until July For New Evidence

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House GOP Scorns Bipartisan Senate Gun Deal — Politico
House Adds $37B To Biden’s $813B Military Budget — Common Dreams
Beating Heart Of US Labor Movement Was At Labor Notes — Jacobin
Amazon Desperately Tries To Overturn Union Win — NPR
NLRB Wants Fired Starbucks Union Organizers Reinstated — Buffalo News
How LA Progressives Organized And Won Big — The Insurgents
The Health Crisis In Joe Manchin’s Backyard — The Lever
Rep. Cori Bush Boosts Biden’s Efforts To Fight Climate Change — The Intercept
Airbnb Your Days Are Numbered — Gawker
Attacks On Trans Women Athletes Were Never About Sports — Jezebel
Here Comes The Sun–To End Civilization — Wired

FINANCIAL ICEBERG AHEAD

The Fed Is Crushing Investment Right When We Need It
Dems Pan Joe Biden’s Call For A Gas Tax Holiday
Biden Taps Social Security Privatizer To Oversee Social Security

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FDA To Order Juul E-Cigs Off U.S. Market — Wall Street Journal
SCOTUS Strikes Another Blow To Separation Of Church And State — The Nation
Judge To Rule On Attempt To Block Florida Law On ‘Woke’ Lessons — Politico
NFL Commissioner Will Testify In Congress Today — Washington Post
Jan 6 Was Only the Beginning — Vanity Fair
Hochul’s Stadium Swindle — Lever News
Eric Greitens and Death Squad Politics — Forever Wars
Dems Boosting Far Right GOP Candidates in Shortsighted Strategy — Common Dreams
Ron Johnson Facing More Jan 6 Questions — DailyKos
The MAGA Army Profiting Off Trump’s Big Lie — VICE
Oklahoma Theater Backs Off Vow to Fast-Forward Through Same-Sex Kiss in “Lightyear” — Washington Post
The Boyfriend Loophole Is Over—But There’s a Loophole — HuffPost

TRUMP PUSHED FAKE ELECTORS PLOT

Trump Was Key Part of Plan
Ivanka Told President to “Continue to Fight”
Arizona GOP Leader Pushed Back Against Plot
Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson Wanted to Hand-Deliver Fake Certificates

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Over 900 Dead In Afghanistan Quake — Common Dreams
Trump-Backed Britt Ousts Trump-Devotee Brooks — Politico
Senate Advances Flimsy Bipartisan Gun Bill — The Hill
What Exactly Is The Second Amendment For? — Jacobin
200+ Abortion Clinics Will Close If SCOTUS Overturns Roe — HuffPost
Stanford’s New School Of Sustainability Is Gift To Big Oil — The Nation
The Conservative Theocracy is Winning — Discourse Blog
Gig Economy Drivers Struggling With High Gas Prices — Jordan Uhl

JAN 6 HEARINGS REVEAL EXTENT OF TRUMP’S ATTEMPTS TO REVERSE ELECTION

Live Updates
Majority of Americans Want Trump Held Accountable For 1/6 Crimes
Biden Told “Be Bold” in Order to “Save the Republic”
Rudy Calls Hearings Part of the “Kill Trump” Program

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🔊 Bored ’24 — The Flashpoint Podcast
🔊 The G Word ft. Adam Conover — Insurgents
Corporate America’s Anti-Abortion AGs — American Prospect
Even Fox Won’t Let Dr. Oz Lie About Poll Numbers — Raw Story
Arrested Patriot Front Brothers Tied to Apocalyptic Church — VICE
Is Eric Adams All Talk? — New York Magazine
Sotomayor Warns That SCOTUS Eroding Barrier Between Church and State — Common Dreams
A Guide for Reading and Writing About Crime — Copaganda Newsletter
Vaccinating People For Monkeypox — New Republic
No Labels Wasting Millions — Blue Tent
SCOTUS Says Taxpayers Have to Fund Religious Schools — VICE

STORMY ECONOMIC FORECAST COMING INTO VIEW

Home Sales Fell In May, More Declines Expected
Stagflation Concerns Grow Among Economists
Don’t Let Corporations Profit From Our Inflation Pain
States Hoarding Welfare Funds

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Committee Seeks Possible Raw Footage of Trump During 1/6 Riot — DailyKos
Japan Court Upholds Ban on Same-Sex Marriage — VICE
If Only We’d Had 1/6 Whistleblowers — The Nation
SCOTUS: Maine Can’t Exclude Religious Schools From Funding — CNN
A Lot Is Happening — Chris Greidner
US Botched Brittany Griner Attempt to Speak to Her Wife — New York Magazine
Texas Official: Uvalde Cops Response Was ‘Abject Failure’ — HuffPost
Twitter Board Endorses Musk Takeover Bid — Axios
The Elite Christian College at the Center of America’s Culture Wars — HuffPost
Biden Admin Plans To Cut Nicotine In Cigarettes — Washington Post

POLICE IN UVALDE LEFT CHILDREN TO DIE

Uvalde Cops Were Packing More Firepower Than Realized—But Still Wouldn’t Confront Gunman
Officers Now Claim “No Clear Orders” Stopped Them From Rescuing Children
“Cowardly and Negligent”

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Biden Taps Anti-Social Security Ideologue To Oversee Program — Lever News
Black Doctors Forced Out of Training Programs At Higher Rates Than Whites — STAT
Antifascists Helped Push Back Far Right Attack On Idaho Pride — It’s Going Down
Trump Team Throwing Eastman Under Bus For 1/6 — Rolling Stone
RINO Hunting Ad Stirs Controversy — DailyKos
Excess Corporate Profits Have Become Widespread — Common Dreams
Elections Don’t Tell Us Much About America — The Intercept
America’s Hollow Embrace of Juneteenth — New York Magazine
Young Children in US Start Getting Vaccine — New York Times
Skyrocketing Rent Is Driving Inflation — American Prospect
“Trigger Laws” Explained — MIC
1/6 Photojournalist Distressed at What Happened — Salon

EXTREME WEATHER BURNS, FREEZES PLANET

Hundreds Of Homeless People Die In Extreme Heat
US In For Another Heat Wave, On Heels Of Last
Extreme Weather Tormenting Every US Region
Ancient City Emerges After Extreme Drought In Iraq
This Year’s Extreme Weather Is Just Getting Started

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Disgraced Former Mo. Gov. Drops Psychotic ‘RINO Hunting’ Ad — The Hill
Trump Campaign Docs Give Inside Look At Election Plan — Washington Post
Ga. Secretary Of State Will Testify In Tomorrow’s Jan. 6 Hearing — HuffPost
Democrats Paying For Ads Supporting Republican Primary Candidates — NPR
Covid Cases Surge In The US But Deaths Plateau — New York Times
Biden Will Soon Decide On Gas Tax Holiday — CBS News
DC’s Enslavers Got Reparations While Freed People Got Nothing — Politico
US Rejecting 90% Of Afghans Seeking Asylum — Common Dreams
An Armed Society Is A Mass Shooting Society — American Prospect
Only Socialist City Councilors Voted Against Austerity Budget In NY — Jacobin

GRIDLOCK IN CONGRESS, LOSSES LOOMING

Gun Deal Misdirection In Congress
Seven Senate Seats Most Likely To Flip
The Health Crisis In Manchin’s Backyard — Lever News

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White House Insists Biden’s Saudi Trip Isn’t Out Of Desperation — Politico
Colombia Elects First Left-Wing President — NBC News
Ginni Thomas Feels the Heat — Alternet
Louisiana Inmates Stage Attempted Takeover of Notorious Detention Center — WSDU News
What Dobbs Means For Women’s Equality — The American Prospect
Right-Wing Attack on CRT Means Teachers Can’t Tell Students About Juneteenth — VICE
This May Be The Covid Variant Scientists Are Dreading — Daily Beast
House Dem: Pentagon Needs to Do Better on Killing Civilians — The Intercept
QAnon Crypto Implodes, Costing Investors Millions — RawStory
Mental Health Units In Prisons Are Solitary By Another Name — TruthOut

AS NATION AWAITS GUN LEGISLATION, VIOLENCE CONTINUES

Waiting For a Gun Deal That May Never Come
4 Shot, 1 Teenager Killed During Shooting At DC Festival
The Hardening of America

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Militarization of Space Accelerating — The Intercept
Schools Closing For “Heat Days” Because of Climate Crisis — DailyKos
Texas GOP’s Platform Calls Biden 2020 Victory Illegitimate — New York Times
58% Of Americans Want Trump Charged For Jan. 6 — The Hill
GOP Running On ‘Let’s Do The Coup Again But Better’ — RawStory
What A Roberts Compromise On Abortion Could Look Like — Politico
Russia’s Brutal Cluster Munitions Strategy Revealed — New York Times
The Triumph Of Death — Chris Hedges
School Lunch Program Expires As Congress Boosts Military — Jordan Uhl
High Risk Pregnancies at the End of Roe — New York Times
Juneteenth and America’s Racial-Justice Backslide — New York Magazine