Evening Drive: June 9, 2022

HIGHEST SUPPORT FOR GUN CONTROL IN A DECADE

Support For Gun Control Hits Highest Point In Decade
AOC Slams Gun Maker “Blood Money”

PLUS:

The Carnivore’s Dilemma — Lever News
Is Nomiki Konst Playing Spoiler? — The Flashpoint Podcast
Maine Prosecutor Election Unfolds Under the Shadow of State’s War on Drugs — Bolts Mag
Key Questions The Jan 6. Committee Will TackleNPR
Hearings Will Place Trump Front And Center In Capitol RiotNew York Times
Buffalo’s History Of Racism — The New Yorker
House Won’t Vote This Week On SCOTUS SecurityPolitico
The Progressives Of South Texas — Texas Observer
It All Came Together Against Chesa Boudin — Defector
End Of Roe Could Increase Extremist Attacks — VICE
Warren’s Plan to Stop Defense Contractor Price Gouging — The Intercept
Mayor Unseals Boston Police Sexual Abuse Allegations — Boston Globe
How the Fed Is Dealing With Inflation — Stay At Home Macro
Senators Endorse Crypto — Discourse Blog
Abolish The Military Entertainment ComplexJacobin

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Midday Magazine: June 9, 2022

GOP EXTREMISTS UNDER PRESSURE

FBI Raids Home Of Michigan GOP Gubernatorial Candidate
John Eastman Brought Coup Plot To Trump A Month Before Jan 6.
Groyper Implosion

PRIDE MONTH CONTROVERSY CONTINUES

“Christian Fascist” Movement Targets Pride Month
Trans Journalists Pull Out Of Guardian’s Pride Coverage

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Disabled Students Accused of Cheating On Tests Because of Faulty Surveillance Tech — TruthOut
Sanders Tells Dems to Focus On Obstruction — Common Dreams
Texas Abortion Ban Turns Clinics Into Travel AgenciesMother Jones
South Dakota Bucks Right-Wing In Ballot Initiative Fight — Bolts Mag
ICE Searched LexisNexis Over One Million Times in Seven Months — The Intercept
Top Gun’s Military Propaganda — Lever News
Joe Biden Hasn’t Delivered The Foreign Policy He Promised Jacobin
Back to Class — New York Magazine
Americans Expect Inflation to Get Worse — Washington Post
Explosion At Texas Liquid Natural Gas PlantCommon Dreams

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Morning Commute: June 9, 2022

ANTI-LGBTQ MOMENT FOR PRIDE MONTH

Horror in Texas For Trans Kids and Families
Anti-Trans and Anti-Abortion Movements Threaten Religious Freedom

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GOP Blames Everything But Guns For Gun Violence — VICE
Apathy in California — New York Magazine
Jan. 6 Hearings Have Trump World Reeling Politico
Trump Agrees To Be Questioned Under Oath In NY CaseCommon Dreams
Jack Posobiec, Right-Wing Extremist — SPLC
Santa Claus Loves Bernie — Discourse Blog
Many Of Trump’s Nominees Fall Short In PrimariesTruthout
Twitter Agrees To Elon Musk’s Data RequestWashington Post
Brookings Places Retired General On Leave Amid FBI ProbePolitico
SCOTUS “Imploding” After Roe Leak — Alternet
Biden Calls Inflation “Bane of Our Existence” — Bloomberg
Brexit Leading to Increase in Fake Ecstasy — The Guardian

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Evening Drive: June 8, 2022

Lauren Boebert Under Investigation For FraudNew York Times
White House Condemns Threat To Brett KavanaughThe Hill
Uvalde Families Give Gripping Testimony In Congress…NBC News
…Uvalde Parents Demand Congress Act ImmediatelyCommon Dreams
Scalise Compares Planes Not Being Banned After 9/11 To GunsNewsweek
Louie Gohmert Thinks More Prayer In Schools Will Stop ShootingsAlterNet
Assault Weapons Ban Not Included In Democrats New Proposals Daily Kos
Katie Porter Accuses Heritage Foundation Witness Of PerjuryAlterNet
Commanders Coach Jack Del Rio Defends Jan. 6 TweetsThe Hill
Cawthorn Accused Of Yet Another Conflict-Of-Interest ViolationDaily Beast
GOP Senate Candidate Accosts Man Wearing BLM ShirtHuffPost
AAA Sees Spike In Roadside Calls As Drivers Hit Empty Due To PricesWaPo

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Midday Magazine: June 8, 2022

Big Oil Sues Countries to Block Climate Action — Lever News
How Fox News Distorts Reality on Asylum Claims — The Nation
How NY Dems Killed Climate Bill — New Republic
Uvalde Parents Testify In House Gun Violence PanelNew York Times
Armed Man Arrested Near Brett Kavanaugh’s HouseCBS News
Gymnasts Sue FBI For $1 Billion Over Handling of Nasser Case — NBC News
Trump’s Mask-Off Body Count — Salon
DeSantis Moves to Seize More Power — Seeking Rents
Washington Post Drama About Company Culture, Not Offense — New Statesman
Extreme Heat Smothers The SouthwestCNN
New Dark Money Group Linked To Conservative DemocratsThe Intercept
Poll Shows Brazil’s Lula With Big Lead Over BolsonaroCommon Dreams

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Morning Commute: June 8, 2022

BOUDIN OUT IN CALIFORNIA RECALL

San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin Recalled
Recall Part of Statewide Fears of Crime
Boudin Blames Right-Wing Billionaires For Ouster

JANUARY 6 HEARINGS SET TO BEGIN

4 Things To Watch During Prime-Time Jan 6. Hearing
Commission’s Media Strategy
Nearly Every Jan. 6 Indicted Proud Boy Is A Military Veteran

PLUS:

Congresswoman, Billionaire To Face Off In LA Mayor’s RaceAP
Amazon Wants Union Hearing With NLRB Closed To PublicWashington Post
The CEO-To-Worker Pay Gap Is Climbing To Obscene LevelsJacobin
Gas Pump Pain Prompts Push For Windfall Profits TaxCommon Dreams
Colbert Grills Mark Esper For Cashing In On Trump SecretsDaily Beast
Abortion Activists Strip Down In Protest At MegachurchCNN
FBI Seizes Retired General’s Data Related To Qatar LobbyingNPR
While Airing Attacks on LGBTQ Community, Fox Promos Pride Month — DailyKos
What the Senate Gun Bill Will and Won’t Do — New York Magazine
Kids in Uvalde With Crush to be Buried Side-By-Side — ABC News

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Evening Drive: June 7, 2022

“GREEN HIGH TOP CONVERSE”

Matthew McConaughey Gives Emotional Address To WH Press
Cops, Schools, and Capital
The Only Way to Identify Her

PLUS:

Jack Crosbie On Ukraine — Discourse Blog
Amy Coney Barrett’s Hollow Originalism — Balls and Strikes
Three AZ. Cops On Paid Leave After Watching Man DrownNPR
White House Braces For Death Of Roe v. WadeThe Hill
AOC Backs Challenger In Race Against DCCC ChairNew York Times
Fetterman May Be Off Campaign Trail Until JulyDaily Beast
Breaking Unions With Diversity & Social Justice LanguageThe Intercept
DeSantis Growing More Popular Than TrumpPolitico
Trump Grifters Preparing Comeback Tour — The Nation

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Midday Magazine: June 7, 2022

UNION LEADERS FIGHTING FOR MORE STUDENT DEBT RELIEF

White House Being Lobbied By Worker Groups On Debt
Groups Demand “Robust” Action

POLAND PROVIDES ROADMAP FOR ANTI-ABORTION INTERESTS IN US

Poland to Record Pregnancies
Country Has a Near-Total Abortion Ban
Global Outrage

PLUS:

DHS Claims Higher Threat Level In Wake Of Mass Shootings — The Hill
Inflation and War Will Choke Global Economy — New York Times
The New Ultra-Nationalists — VICE
Boris Johnson Says Ukraine Should Not Accept “Bad Peace” — Common Dreams
Tim Kaine Gets Earful on Guns From Fed Up Students — Washington Post
Houston Oil Refinery Closing Down Because of Equipment Failure — Reuters

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Morning Commute: June 7, 2022

DEATH CULT

Republicans Feel Mass Shootings Price to Pay For Free Society
GOP Loves Mass Death

PLUS:

TERF Mask Off — Discourse Blog
Chesa Boudin and the Real San Francisco — New York Magazine
Dems Can Win With This One Simple Trick — New York Times
Washington Post Suspends Reporter Over Retweet — CNN
Insurance Industry Backs California Corporate Dem — Lever News
US Investigates If Service Member Attacked Own Base — Washington Post
Car Tires Produce More Particle Pollution Than Exhaust: Study — The Guardian
Why the Internet Sided With Johnny Depp — The Nation
Bezos v Biden — New York Magazine
1/6 Committee Focuses on Jared and Ivanka — New York Magazine
Prison Consultants Help People Do Less Time — New York Times
Russian Oligarch Yacht Sanctioned By US — VICE
Journalist and Indigenous Protector Missing In Amazon — The Intercept

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Evening Drive: June 6, 2022

Biden Punts On Student Debt Relief Until Later In SummerWSJ
NAACP President Demands Minimum $50,000 CancellationCNBC
Proud Boy Leaders Charged With Seditious ConspiracyWashington Post
New York Governor Hochul Signs 10 Gun Reform BillsHuffPost
Virginia Democrat Proposes 1,000% AR-15 TaxCommon Dreams
The Supreme Court’s June Of Doom Is Upon UsThe New Republic
Disgraced Troll Milo Yiannopoulos Interning In MTG’s OfficeDaily Beast
Boris Johnson Wins No-Confidence VoteABC
How Fox News Distorts The Truth About AsylumThe Nation
MI. Repub. Booted From Ballot Over Fraudulent SignaturesRawStory
Gas More Than $5 A Gallon In 10 StatesNPR
9/11 Families Call On Biden To Relieve Afghan CrisisThe Intercept
More Than 200,000 Somalis Face StarvationAl Jazeera

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