The Continuing Crisis
- Indiana Republican Jim Banks’ attack on Gen. Milley blows up in his face in spectacular fashion (rawstory.com)
- The three-pronged plan Trump’s White House tried to topple our democracy is now coming into focus (feeds.dailykosmedia.com)
- Democratic heavyweights converge on Cleveland as 11th District primary stokes intra-party heat (rss.cnn.com)
- Major infrastructure bill could get vote within days, Schumer says (nydailynews.com)
- ‘Have you no shame’: GOP lawmaker’s family urges him to resign after ‘betraying the country’ (alternet.org)
- Kevin McCarthy jokes about hitting Nancy Pelosi at Republican dinner (alternet.org)Rep. Ted Lieu Calls On Kevin McCarthy To Resign After He Violently Threatened Pelosi (politicususa.com)
- Trump-linked PACs are still funneling donor money into his properties: report (rawstory.com)
- Manchin says Senate wants to pass infrastructure bill by Thursday (cbsnews.com)
- Haiti police identify former top judge as suspect in ex-president’s killing
- Audio Busts Kevin McCarthy Threatening Violence Against Speaker Pelosi (politicususa.com)
- WATCH: CNN’s Tapper repeatedly fact checks Susan Collins after she criticizes the House Capitol riot committee (rawstory.com)
- Ohio primary fight revives Democratic ideological divide suppressed in Trump era (theguardian.com)
- Scottish independence vote will happen if public wants it, says Michael Gove (theguardian.com)
- Sarah Palin hints at Senate run against Republican Lisa Murkowski (theguardian.com)
More News
- Trump aides know he must abandon ‘broke’ Rudy Giuliani —even if he could end up like Michael Cohen (rawstory.com)
- Raven Saunders throws up X on podium to represent where the ‘oppressed meet’ (theguardian.com)
- TikTok star Anthony Barajas dies after California movie theater shooting (theguardian.com)
- Clare Crawley is ‘healing’ after ‘life changing’ removal of breast implants (nydailynews.com)
- Plot thickens in Whitey Bulger murder case with transfer of 2 prisoners (msn.com)
- Resurgent Taliban escalates nationwide offensive in Afghanistan (theguardian.com)
- Five injured in shooting on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street (nydailynews.com)
Mass shooting confirmed on world-famous Bourbon Street in New Orleans, #Louisiana. #BourbonStreet pic.twitter.com/4X0TK5cUG6
— Nikhil Choudhary (@NikhilCh_) August 1, 2021 - Anger as Poland plans law that will stop Jews reclaiming wartime homes (theguardian.com)
- Big tech’s big week raises fears of ‘Blade Runner future’ of mega-company rule (theguardian.com)
- Excruciating videos of NYC cop are ‘not consistent with any rational notion of public safety’: NAACP lawyer (rawstory.com)
- ‘Absolutely in Self-Defense’: Criminal Record Cleared for Man Who Killed Chimpanzee That Escaped, Went Berserk 20 Years Ago (lawandcrime.com)
- Former Elementary School ‘Sexual Education’ Teacher, 70, Faces Child Enticement, Pornography Charges After Citizen Advocate’s Video Sting Operation (lawandcrime.com)
- Elderly fetishist to serve 3 years for botched dark-web castration (nydailynews.com)
- ‘Both sides’ journalism isn’t even journalism — at this point, it’s Republican propaganda (rawstory.com)
Insurrection Watch
- Proud Boys come creeping back out of the woodwork, one hijacked local event at a time (feeds.dailykosmedia.com)
- ‘Seditious conspiracy’: Trump critics stunned after Mark Meadows mentions ‘cabinet’ meetings at Bedminster (rawstory.com)
- Already Distorting the Events of Jan. 6, the G.O.P. Now Aims to Turn Them on Their Head (nytimes.com)
- House Oversight Committee Releases Handwritten Evidence Of Trump Sedition (politicususa.com)
- Judge tears into MAGA rioter’s lawyer after he whines to court about requiring his client to wear a mask: report (rawstory.com)
- ‘Going all-in on sedition’: Gosar blasted for ‘fan bracelet’ honoring ‘terrorist’ Ashli Babbitt (rawstory.com)
- Trump smears Capitol cops with misogynistic slur: report (rawstory.com)
- WATCH: Capitol Police Officer Aquilino Gonell Absolutely Torches Fox’s Laura Ingraham (politicususa.com)
COVID Watch
- Sky News Australia barred for week by YouTube over Covid misinformation (bbc.com)
- US vaccination rates rise as White House frustrated with media ‘alarmism’ (theguardian.com)'Breakthrough' COVID cases are less than .1% of vaccinated (nbcnews.com)The curious Provincetown COVID outbreak (rawstory.com)New revelations on transmissibility of COVID-19 delta variant (cbsnews.com)Yes, Trump's chaos contributed to today's Delta variant problems (rawstory.com)
- Vaccinated Americans tell CNN they’re fed up with ‘selfish’ vaccine resisters (rawstory.com)
- American tourists caught sneaking into Canada with fake vaccine documents — and get fined $20,000 (rawstory.com)
- Covid-19 pandemic: Japan widens emergency over ‘frightening’ spike (bbc.com)
- ‘Mad he’s not being allowed to kill kids’: Arkansas GOP lawmaker blasted for opposing special session (alternet.org)
