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REELING NATION LOOKS FOR ANSWERS AFTER MASSACRE

America’s Impenetrable Fog of Innocence
The Right and the Buffalo Shooter
Rinse, Repeat
Months of Planning Before Attack

PRIMARY NIGHT PROMISES DRAMA

Bernie: Please Stop the Attacks on Progressive Candidates
SCOTUS Made it Easier For Rich to Bankroll Candidates
Are Dems Burning Good Money on Bad Primaries?
Progressive Rundown

PLUS:

CRT Making My Kid Not Do Chores, Says Mom — Salon
Mariupol Retreat a “Surrender,” Says Russia — USA Today
Surge in Anti-Trans Violence, But Low Media Coverage — Media Matters
Ben Shapiro, Jackass — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Study: Shut Down Fossil Fuel Production Now, Before It’s Too Late — The Guardian
Military List of UFO Sightings Doubled in Past Year — Rolling Stone
Crypto Crash Just the Beginning — VICE
March Chinese Plane Crash “Intentional Act” — ABC News
Pentagon: We Did Nothing Wrong in 2019 Airstrike — New York Times

REPLACEMENT THEORY HAS ITS TALONS IN GOP

Great Replacement is GOP Orthodoxy
Elise Stefanik’s Crocodile Tears
Bari Weiss on the Real Victim of Racism—A White Guy
Biden Visits Site of Shooting

THE PRIMARY GETS WEIRD

Dr. Oz Asks Voters To Imagine Being In Bed With Him
Oz’s Challenger Kathy Barnette Won’t Back Him If He Wins
Pennsylvania Could Swing Blue

PLUS:

More Free Covid Tests Up For Grabs — CBS News
Dem Leaders Join Oligarchs to Stomp Out Progressives — Lever News
California Church Shooter Targeted Taiwanese Community — HuffPost
Biden Heads To Buffalo To Meet With Victims Families — NPR
Florida Gov. DeSantis Bans Protests In Front Of Homes — ABC News
House Intel To Hold UFO Hearing Today — The Hill
Twitter Trolling With Chapo’s Felix — Vox
Pentagon to Investigate UFOs — Politico
New Mexico Wildfire Biggest in State History — Washington Post
War on Roe is War on Women and Children — New York Magazine

PRIMARY DAY IN STATES AROUND COUNTRY A REFERENDUM FOR DEMS, GOP

Dem Hopes and Dreams in PA Primary
Christian Nationalism in the PA GOP Race
Trump-Backed Candidate in NC Gets Big Bucks

RECKONING WITH THE BUFFALO SHOOTER

Buffalo Shooting Wasn’t a Random Act
Normalization of White Male Violence
Arizona’s Wendy Rogers Under Investigation For Comments After Shooting
White Terrorism

PLUS:

Tripping On the Abortion Pill — Sick Note
Congressional Inaction to Lead to Higher Health Insurance Premiums — Common Dreams
Biden DOJ Dithers as Trump Casts Long Shadow — Alternet
Why Is Finland Joining NATO? — New Statesman
Living With The Far-Right Insurgency In Idaho — HuffPost
SCOTUS Greenlights Corruption — Popular Info
Elon Musk Backs Away From Twitter Deal — New York Times

Chat Logs Show Months Of Planning By Buffalo Shooter — The Daily Beast
There Have Already Been 198 Mass Shootings This Year — NPR
Brutal Weekend Of Deadly Shootings Across The Country — RawStory
Elise Stefanik’s Crocodile Tears Over Buffalo — The Nation
Primaries To Watch Tomorrow — US News & World Report
Trump Still Backing Cawthorn Despite Oppo Dumps — The Hill
Moderates Backed By Super PAC Cash In War With Progressives — Politico
Abortion Becomes Top Issue To Voters In Midterms — Truthout
Upheaval In NY As Redrawn Congressional Maps Unveiled — Washington Post
Health Insurance Costs Could Surge Unless Congress Acts — Common Dreams
New Mexico Wildfire Now Largest In State History — Axios
This Army Psyop Ad Is Very Much Real — The Insurgents
Gas Prices Hit Yet Another Record High — CNN
Twitter Stock Has Lost All Of Its Gains Since Musk Disclosed Stake — CNBC
A Review Of Supreme Court Justices’ Homes — Gawker
ICE Is Tracking Your Every Move — Jacobin
MiamiCoin Price Plummets 95% — Quartz

FALLOUT FROM BUFFALO SHOOTING REVEALS DANGER FROM FAR-RIGHT

The Right’s Embrace of Racist Conspiracy — Popular Info
…And Why They Don’t Want You to Talk About It — The Flashpoint
Buffalo Shooting A Decision Point For Fox Advertisers — Media Matters

PLUS:

“Grim Irony” of Depp/Heard Trial — VICE
Red States Against Green Energy — New York Magazine
Median Pay For CEOs Hits Record High $14.7 Million — Common Dreams
Trader Joes Employees Join Union Wave — VICE
Facebook Killed News Feed Changes For Conservatives — Gizmodo
Supreme Court Gives Ted Cruz A Major Win — HuffPost
The Fight For Abortion After Roe Falls — The Nation
How Often Can You Be Infected With the Coronavirus? — New York Times
Pelosi-Endorsed Blue Dog Called Her “Truly Terrible Person” — The Intercept
Biden Set To Redeploy Troops To Somalia After Trump Withdrawal — The Hill
Self-Managed Abortion is a Nightmare In The Surveillance Age — VICE

PAIN, ANGER AFTER WHITE SUPREMACIST MASSACRE IN BUFFALO

What We Know About the Attack
The Victims and the Community
Attack Directly Tied to White Nationalism
Shooter Was Held for Evaluation Last Year After Violent Threat

GUN VIOLENCE CONTINUES

Two Dead, More Injured at Houston Flea Market
One Dead In California Church Shooting
Chicago Institutes Curfew After Teen Shot
Linked Shootings In NC City Wound Seven

PLUS:

Mississippi the Worst State For Young Parents — ProPublica
Fetterman Suffers Stroke, Recovering — AP
AIPAC and DMFI Target Marginalized Candidates — The Intercept
Trump’s Grip on the GOP Won’t Loosen — NY Mag
The Age of Rationing — American Prospect
Covid Money Unspent As Virus Surges — CNN
Northern Ireland’s Unique Position — BBC
Missouri Paper Hits Hawley — Raw Story
McDonald’s Sells Russia Business — Axios

BUFFALO SHOOTER BELIEVED RACIST CONSPIRACY PUSHED BY TOP GOP FIGURES

Shooter Specifically Targeted A Black Neighborhood, Kills 10
The Shooting Was Livestreamed
He Pushed The Racist “Great Replacement” Conspiracy Theory…
House GOP Chair Elise Stefanik Pushes “Great Replacement…”
Matt Gaetz & Tucker Carlson Too…
Tucker Especially Loves It…
Nearly Half Of All Republicans Agree

HUNDREDS OF CITIES TAKE TO THE STREETS IN WAKE OF ROE LEAK

Mass Pro-Choice Protests Nationwide To Protect Roe — NBC
Planned Parenthood Estimates 1 Million Protesters — Planned Parenthood
See Footage From The Protests Here — Common Dreams
Nebraska Plans Its Own Abortion Ban — RawStory
Support For Abortion Rights Hits New High — The Hill
Stop Comparing Roe Leak To Sharia Law — Truthout

PLUS:
$163 Billion Likely Stolen From Pandemic Aid — Washington Post
Biden’s Embrace Of Unions Is A Boon For Democracy — The New Republic
Pro-Israel Lobby Targets Marginalized Candidates — The Intercept
Tar Sands Pipeline Project Threatens Indigenous Land Rights — HuffPost
Twitter Says Elon Musk Violated NDA — Reuters

ISRAELI ATTACK ON MOURNERS SPARKS OUTRAGE

Israeli Forces Storm Hospital, Attack Pallbearers
Germany Bans Vigil For Slain Palestinian Journalist
It Shouldn’t Be This Hard To Tell the Truth

PLUS:

Texas Court Allows Abuse Inquiries Into Parents of Trans Kids — New York Times
Psaki Departs WH For Cozy Cable Gig — Axios
Pence Furthers Split With Trump, Will Stump For Kemp — Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Ben Carson Calls ‘Cancel Culture’ The New Jim Crow — Politico
Social Platforms Keep Removing Posts About Abortion Pills — Mother Jones
The End of Roe Is as American as Apple Pie — The Flashpoint
How We Got To Roe Being Overturned — The Insurgents
Why Are Americans Subsidizing Our Own Extinction? — Common Dreams
Crypto Crash Very Bad For White Nationalists — Vice
Jonathan Chait’s Ethical Violations — Diane Ravitch
Did Ellen Just Commit Fraud? — Gawker
Saudi Man Drives Maserati Down Rome’s Spanish Steps — CNN

ABORTION REMAINS KEY ISSUE AS MIDTERMS HEAT UP

Pelosi Still Backing Cuellar
Why Were There Fetuses in Anti-Choice Extremist’s Refrigerator?
Majority Back Abortion Rights

FORMULA SHORTAGE LEADING TO TRULY VILE RIGHT-WING COMMENTARY

GOP Calling for Starving of Migrant Infants
Inquiry Into Shortage Underway
White House Claims “Every Tool” Being Used to End Shortage

PLUS:

White House Prepares To Ration Covid Vaccines… — Politico
…While Urging Cities To Use Covid Funding On Cops — NBC News
Israeli Police Beat Mourners At Shireen Abu Akleh’s Funeral — NPR
Ron Howard Isn’t Too Bright — The Hill
Which Women Do We Choose to Believe? — The Cut
Memories of the Cold War — Popula
California’s Undocumented Children Are Going Hungry — The Nation
Gas Prices Hit New Record High — CBS News
Cali Produces 103% Of Consumer Energy Demand With Renewables — NPR
The Entirely Predictable Unraveling Of Madison Cawthorn — Politico
Israel Tightens Noose on Travel to Palestine — The Intercept
Militias Still Have A Safe Space On YouTube — Mother Jones
PA Republican Candidate Under Fire For Past Lunacy — NBC News

DEMS SUBPOENA HOUSE GOP LEADERSHIP FOR 1/6 COMMITTEE

“Political Tsunami”
Committee “Bet Its Legal Hand” On Subpoenas
GOP Reaction Muted
Trump Lawyer’s Notes on Coup Provide Roadmap

PLUS:

Musk Twitter Bid Looks Dead — CNBC
Greg Abbott to Migrant Babies In US: Starve — Common Dreams
Remembering Shireen Abu Akleh — The Flashpoint Podcast
Psaki and the Dem Revolving Door — The Lever
Biden “Agonizing” Over Canceling Student Debt, For Some Reason — Bloomberg News
Border Patrol Atrocities — The Intercept
Fed to Corporate America: Freeze Hiring So We Don’t Raise Your Taxes — Yahoo News
Of Course Crypto Crashed — Discourse Blog
The Future of Abortion Rights — Delete Your Account
How Wall Street Is Taking Over Medicare — The Lever