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DOJ Resists Making Trump Affidavit Public for National Security Reasons

Release Would “Complicate” Investigation
Trump Had “Highly Classified Materials”
Threats to FBI Added to Fears
Trump’s In La-La Land When It Comes to Executive Privilege
🔈 More Like Mar-a-Lame-O
Meanwhile, Trump Casts About for Scapegoat—Rudy

PLUS:

LA Reform DA Stays in Office — Intelligencer
Facebook’s Abortion Warrant — Cruel and Unusual
“Viruses Show Us That We Are Connected” –Discourse Blog
Netflix Military Propaganda Movie Encounters Criticism — Jezebel
Do You Live in America’s Future Heat Belt? — Gizmodo
Cop PAC Protects Conservative Dem — The Intercept
Substack v Forever Wars — Forever Wars
80% of US Voters Support Expanding Social Security — Common Dreams

Walls Closing In On Trump Camp

REVEALED Pro-Trump Lawyers Sought Voting Machine Data
Former Trump WH Lawyer Eric Herschmann Subpoenaed
Giuliani Target In Georgia’s Probe Of Trump
Here Are Trump’s Shifting Defenses Of Classified Docs Scandal
Trump Says The FBI Took His Passports

PLUS:
Top Dem Says Biden Won’t Run Again — CBS News
Tackling The Housing Crisis With Public Power — The Lever
Majority Of Americans Worry About Affording Housing — CNN
This Group Wiped Out $6.7 Billion In Medical Debt — NPR
Time For Student Debt Cancellation — American Prospect
Now The Right Is Going After School Counselors — Mother Jones
Dems Plan Giant Celebration For Passing IRA — Washington Post
How Afghanistan Is Faring Since The US Withdrew — HuffPost
Extreme Heat Coming For Millions Of Americans — CNBC

Trump World On Fire

Graham Must Testify In Trump Probe
Rand Paul Wants To Repeal Espionage Act
Steve Bannon Vows ‘MAGA Will Destroy FBI’
Trump Repeats Attacks On FBI

PLUS:
Angelo Carusone on the Alex Jones Trial — FAIR
Deaths in Federal Prison Spark Investigation — The Intercept
Rushdie Recovering — Intelligencer
White House Trying To Sell Policy Wins To Voters — CNN
Progressives and the IRA — New Republic
Prescription Drug Price Reforms Won’t Happen for Years — American Prospect
The Twilight of American Power — The Nation
Prosecute All the Elites — Jacobin

CLIMATE CRISIS LOOMS OVER US POLITICS

How Media Covers Record Heat
Climate and the Campaign Trail
Fossil Fuel Companies Funding Climate Research

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Lauren Boebert’s Neighbors Pushed to Limit — Jezebel
Michigan Right-Wing Plot to Breach Voting Machines — Washington Post
Trump’s Crap Week — VICE
Police Killing Leads to Immediate Excuses — The Intercept
NYT to Progressives: Screw You — Intelligencer
Trump Breaks Law and GOP Backs Him — DailyKos
House Dems Want Accounting of Breach — Common Dreams
What We Know About the Trump Documents — Intelligencer
The “Manchin Whisperer-For-Hire” — Lever News
The US Won’t Recover From Trump — Salon
The Conservative Plan to Subvert Antitrust Enforcement — American Prospect

Republicans Still Caping For Trump Over Classified Docs

GOP Calling Post-Raid Rhetoric ‘Inflammatory’
CNN Host Corners GOP Rep On Docs
How A Records Dispute Led To Mar-A-Lago Search
Security Footage Shows Docs Being Moved After DOJ Chat
Trump Should Be Prosecuted. So Should Other Elites Who Broke Laws.

PLUS:
Man Crashed Into Capitol Before Shooting Himself — CBS News
Progressives Cheer Reforms In IRA, Demand More — Common Dreams
The Coming California Megastorm — New York Times
Will We Get Lost In The Fog Of Trump — Robert Reich
We’re Not The First Civilization To Collapse, Probably The Last — Chris Hedges
Meet The Progressive Prosecutor Fired By DeSantis — Washington Post
More US Lawmakers Visit Taiwan — HuffPost
Lever Weekly: Just The Facts — The Lever
Justifications For Police Killings Begin Immediately — The Intercept
Frustration Over TikTok Has Mounted In Washington — New York Times

Trump Under Investigation For Violating Espionage Act

Search Warrant Reveals Espionage Act Nexus
FBI Recovered 11 Sets Of Classified Docs
Republicans Contort Themselves In Defense Of Trump
GOP’s Baffling Presser To Wave Away Nuclear Report
Trump Denies Nuclear Docs Report
White House Quiet About Raid
FBI Pushes Back Against Attacks
A Hopeful Sign For Holding The Powerful Accountable

PLUS:
Ex-Louisville Detective To Plead Guilty In Breonna Taylor Case — WaPo
Salman Rushdie Stabbed On Stage In New York — The Daily Beast
Wisconsin’s Primaries Full Of Good News For Mandela Barnes — The Nation
Polio Found In New York Wastewater — Politico
Starbucks Is Accusing Me Of Kidnapping My Boss — Jacobin
The Moral Atrocity Of Factory Farming — Current Affairs
Child Care Provisions Were Cut From IRA — CNN
Judge Rules Criminal Case Against Trump Org Can Proceed — CBS News
A Cataclysmic Flood Is Coming For California — NPR

Fighting Climate Change Requires Commitment

Fighting For The Underdog
Fake Climate Group’s Ads Likely Reached Millions
Inflation Reduction Act Pushes Climate Tech Into Future

PLUS:
Biden Senior Aide To Divest Millions To Avoid Conflicts — CNBC
It’s Simple, Trump and Orban Want Fascism — Salon
House to Pass IRA — New York Times
Florida Teacher Quits After Posters Taken Down in Classroom — Jezebel
How People Get Caught for Self-Managed Abortions — VICE
Accused War Criminal Trained Florida Cops — The Intercept
A Typhoon Named Pelosi — Garbage Day
Follow The Money: Small Donors, Big Donors & The Midterms — Robert Reich
Shit Republicans Say About Abortion — Jessica Valenti

MAR-A-LAGO RAID RELATED TO NUCLEAR DOCUMENTS

Washington Post Breaks Story
Bombshell Report Says Nuke Papers Were Part of Docs Taken
Garland Moving to Release Warrant
FBI-Trump Showdown Increases Stakes

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Is This Trump Guy Maybe Unfit for Office? — New Republic
LBJ Took Classified Documents Too — The Intercept
Jan 6 Trump Supporter Attacks FBI Office — Intelligencer
Bittersweet Healthcare Win for Dems — POLITICO
Pro-Democracy Protests Sweep Across Brazil — Common Dreams
CDC Eases Covid Guidelines — New York Times
WSJ Hates Tax Breaks for Poor, Surprise Surprise — FAIR
Denver Minimum Wage to Reach $17 an Hour — Axios

DOJ Seeks To Unseal Trump Warrant

Garland Says He Personally Signed Off
Feds Removed Documents From Mar-A-Lago In June
Judge Who Approved Warrant Attacked For Synagogue Ties
How Trump’s Problems All Converged At Once
LBJ Took Classified Documents Too

PLUS:
Student Loan Freeze Helped Boost Credit Scores — The Hill
The Federal Government Makes The Cost Of Higher Ed Worse — Jacobin
Sheriff Joe Loses Yet Another Race — Associated Press
Why Was Ilhan’s Race So Close? — The Nation
Va. Gov. Youngkin Received $8.5 Million In Stock, Paid Zero Tax — NBC
Armed Man Tries To Attack FBI Office — NPR
Here’s Why Gas Prices Are Falling — CNBC
CDC Says No Quarantine Needed For Covid-Exposed Students — Reuters
Alex Jones And The Wellness Conspiracy Industrial Complex — NYT
Bottling Monkeypox Vaccine Could Take Until 2023 — Politico
Instagram Model Charged With Murdering Boyfriend — CBS News

ARCTIC WARMING 4X FASTER THAN GLOBAL AVERAGE

Arctic Warming Causing Concern Among Scientists
Climate Change Is The Culprit
US Finally Prepares To Take Some Action

PLUS:
Where Did The Public Option Go? — Lever News
Interior Department Screws Alaskan Community — DailyKos
Starbucks Workers Walk Out — Common Dreams
Big Pharma’s Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card — Gooz News
The Manchin Miracle, Explained — The Intercept
Beto Confronts Pro-Gun Heckler — Washington Post
Pure Plastic Beads Polluting Oceans — Vox
The GOP’s King Of Biden Investigations — Politico
Does The Climate Bill Throw Environmental Justice Under The Bus? — The Nation
National Average Gas Price Drops Below $4 A Gallon — CNBC