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STATES SCRAMBLE TO PREPARE FOR ROE’S OVERTURN

The Interstate Tug-Of-War Over Reproductive Freedom
Rights At Stake Even In Abortion-Friendly States
The Coming War On Abortion Drugs
Adoption Is Not An Alternative To Abortion
Lawmakers Demand Google Stop Steering People To Anti-Choice Sites
How Clinics Are Navigating With Roe Soon To Fall

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Juneteenth Is A Jubilant Celebration And Sacred Lament — NPR
When Harriet Tubman Met John Brown — Jacobin
Uvalde Police Didn’t Even Try To Open Classroom Door — HuffPost
Rep. Dan Crenshaw Attacked At Texas GOP Convention — Mediaite
Biden Admin Insists Recession Isn’t A Sure Thing — Politico
Signs Of Tension Between DOJ, Jan. 6 Panel Emerge — The Hill
Will Merrick Garland Prosecute Trump? — Robert Reich
Mike Pompeo ‘Praying’ About 2024 Run — RawStory
Md. Apple Store Unionizes, First In US — Washington Post
Thousands Protest, Demand Economic Justice In DC — Common Dreams
Medical Debt Upended Their Lives, Here’s What It Took — NPR
The Liches Of Silicon Valley — Ed Zitron
Peter Thiel Wants To Tear Silicon Valley Down — Washington Post
Iran Offers Concession For Sanctions Relief — Middle East Eye

JAN. 6 COMMITTEE REVELATIONS INTENSIFY

Post-Watergate Reforms May Frame DOJ Decision On Trump — The Hill
The Mysterious John Eastman Connection — Robert Reich
Jan. 6 Hearings Are Mired In Attempt To Refurbish GOP Brand — The Nation

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Uvalde Hires Private Law Firm To Block Body Cam Footage — VICE
Michigan GOP Plunges Into Chaos — Politico
New Mexico County Still Refusing To Certify Election — Washington Post
Dr. Oz Reverses Himself On Science For GOP Votes — Daily Beast
Nationalizing Oil Industry Is Best Approach To Lower Prices — New Republic
Team Of ‘Nerds’ At US Treasury Waging Economic War On Russia — CNN
1 In 3 Adults 50+ Forgo Food, Medicine To Pay For Healthcare — Jordan Uhl
Biden Approval Rating At 39% Amid Economic Fears — USA Today?
March On Washington Will Target Poverty, Voting Rights & Climate —Truthout
Facebook Receiving Sensitive Medical Info From Hospital Sites — Ars Technica
SpaceX Likely Violated Labor Law By Firing Critical Staff — The Verge
The Poster Child Of The Tech Meltdown — New York Mag
30-Year Fixed Mortgages See Highest Rate Jump In 35 Years — CBS News
Cops Will Be Able To Scan Your Fingerprints With A Phone — Wired

ATTACKS ON ABORTION RIGHTS ESCALATE IN ADVANCE OF ROE DECISION

Iowa Supreme Court Says Abortion Not Protected By State Constitution
Synagogue Sues Fl., Says Abortion Restrictions Violate Religious Freedoms
‘Religious Freedom’ The Next Battleground For Abortion Rights
In a Post-Roe World, There’s No Such Thing as ‘Hold Women Harmless’
How Parents Can Talk To Kids About Abortion
Criminal Defense Attorneys Warn Of Impacts Of Roe Reversal

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Ginni Thomas Has A Lot Of Explaining To Do — New York Times
Biden Examining Gas Cards To Assuage Financial Burden — Washington Post
Space X Fires Staff Who Criticized Elon Musk In Open Letter — Engadget
Amazon Is Running Out Of People To Hire — Recode
Want To Solve Labor Shortage? Give Workers Control Of Their Jobs — Jacobin
Amazon CEO Personally Calling Senators To Block Anti-Trust Bill — Politico
Gun Talks Snagged In Senate On Boyfriend Loophole — New York Times
Vince McMahon Steps Aside As WWE CEO Amid Hush Money Probe — Yahoo

REVELATIONS FROM 1/6 HEARING ADDING UP

Trump Aides Warned Pence Plan Was Illegal
“Certifiably Crazy” Attempts By Trump on Election
Key Details From Hearing
Jan 6 “Bombshells”

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GOP Tests Its Plan For 2024 — VICE
Blockchain Will Survive Crypto Crash — New York Times
Inflation Won’t Be Under Control Soon — New York Magazine
White Parents Chased Black Educator From Town to Town — ProPublica
Assange Extradition to US Approved — The Guardian
Commission Approves Ukraine EU Candidacy — New York Times
Two Dead In Alabama Church Shooting — CBS News

JAN. 6 HEARINGS EXPOSE TRUMP’S LAWYER’S COVERT MANUEVERING

Pence Was Just 40 Feet From Insurrectionists On Jan 6 — New York Times
Trump’s Lawyer Sought Pardon After Pushing Scheme — Washington Post
Read Judge Luttig’s Opening Statement To Committee — Politico
Trump Furious Networks Are Airing Jan 6 Hearings — RawStory

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Biden Says Recession Is ‘Not Inevitable’ — Axios
White House Faces Staff Shake Up — The Hill
We Must Keep Fighting To Stop The Arms Race — The Nation
Incarcerated Women Need A Place In Your Roe Outrage — HuffPost
Musk Sounds Off On Aliens, Politics In Twitter Meeting — Daily Beast
The Privatized Internet Has Failed Us — Jacobin
Biden Won’t Abandon Fossil Fuel Plans Because Of Gas Prices — Newsweek
The NYT Must Stop Publishing Anti-Trans Pieces — Discourse Blog
Anti-Vaxxers Are Flipping Out Over Justin Bieber’s Facial Paralysis — Rolling Stone

Ginni Thomas Exchanged Emails With Trump Lawyer — HuffPost
What To Expect In Today’s Jan. 6 Committee Hearing — NPR
Why Isn’t Mike Pence Testifying? — The Nation
Pence Should Have Invoked 25th Amendment On Jan. 6 — Daily Beast
100 Million People In America Have Health Care Debt — KHN
What It’s Like To Open An Abortion Clinic Right Now — FiveThirtyEight
Beyond Revenge, What Does Jane’s Revenge Want? — The Intercept
Why Aren’t IUDs Less Excruciating Yet? — Mother Jones
Biden Launches Plan To Protect Trans Youth Health Care — Politico
McConnell And Cornyn Conned Democrats On Gun Bill — Daily Kos
Herschel Walker, Critic Of Absentee Dads, Has More Secret Kids — Daily Beast

RIGHT-WING ATTACKS ON LGBTQ COMMUNITY INCREASING

The War On Pride
Anti-LGBTQ Right Is Going to Get People Killed
Patriot Front Member Kicked Out Of Mom’s House

JAN. 6 HEARINGS CONTINUE

The 1/6 Hearings Will Not Save Us
Why Isn’t Mike Pence Testifying?
Tump Lawyer Cited SCOTUS “Fight” Over Election Results

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SCOTUS Prepared to Reverse Miranda — The Hill
If You’re Scared of the City, Move to the Suburbs — Substance
The Kingdom Always Wins — Discourse Blog
Fed Rate Hike to Fight Inflation Could Induce Recession — New York Times
Brittney Griner’s Russia Nightmare Continues — New York Magazine
Thinking Twice About Replacing Biden — New Republic
Warnock and Walker Tied: Poll — The Hill
Trump “Intentionally Misled” Donors on Big Lie — Alternet
Right-Wing Crypto CEO’s Manifesto Makes Waves — VICE

Fed Hikes Interest Rates To Control Inflation — Washington Post
90% Of Families Struggling To Make Ends Meet — Jordan Uhl
Biden Writes Letter To Oil Companies Over Profiteering — New York Times
Groups Sue Biden Admin Over Drilling Permits — Common Dreams
How To Fight Climate Delay–Denial’s Hipper, More Dangerous Cousin — TNR
GOP Commission Refuses To Certify New Mexico Primary Vote — The Hill
J6 Rioter Says Elite Status Should Keep Her Out Of Prison — Mother Jones
As A Former Gun Owner, I Support Gun Control — The Nation
Texas AG Says ‘God Has A Plan’ To Excuse Uvalde Shooting — Salon
Why Closing The ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ Would Be A Huge Deal — New York Mag
Anti-Imperialists Must Push For Full Nuclear Disarmament — Jacobin
Seth Rich’s Parents Just Want Left Alone — NPR
White Supremacist Richard Spencer Tries Dating On Bumble — Jezebel

WARNING SIGNS AHEAD

Extraordinary Heating In Arctic: Study
“Off the Scale” Feedback Loop
Unprecedented Floods in Yellowstone
Meanwhile, Oil Lobbyists Urge White House to Relax Climate Goals

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Federal Prosecutors and Jan. 6 — Intercepted
Data Shows Toronto Police History of Racism — Toronto Star
Voting Disinfo Is Offline Too — New York Times
SCOTUS Tosses GOP Effort To Preserve Trump-Era Immigration Rule — CNN
Baltimore Fire Injures Three After Pride Flag Burned — CBS Baltimore
Federal Hate Crime Charges For Buffalo Shooter — NBC News
Proud Boys Were “Architects” of Capital Riot — Daily Beast
Abortions Increase After 30 Years Of Decline — New York Times
What the Fuck is Nick Kristof Talking About? — Discourse Blog
GOP Rep’s Capitol TourBefore 1/6 Riot Probed — Alternet
Rotten Roots of the IMF and the World Bank — The Nation

TRUMP-BACKED ELECTION DENIERS ROLL IN PRIMARIES

Trump-Backed Election Denier Wins SoS Primary In Nevada
SC Rep. Who Backed Impeachment Loses To Trump-Backed Challenger
Full South Carolina, Nevada Primary Results

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Warnock, Walker Tied In Georgia Senate Race — The Hill
Secret Service Emails From 1/6 Hearing Show Panic — VICE
Most of the World Breathes Dangerous, Unsafe Air — EPIC
Merrick Garland, January 6, and Democracy — New Republic
The January 6 Hearings Are Failed Political Theater — Jacobin
Meltdowns Bringing Progressive World To A Standstill — The Intercept
Why the Far Right Is Targeting the LGBTQ Community — PBS
Senate Gun Bill By July 4? — Axios
The SF Heiress Complaining About Crime — LA Times
Wind and Solar Bailing Out Texas Energy Grid — CNN
Richard Spencer, Political… Moderate? — Jezebel
The Power of Media to Determine What Matters — Just Impact