The Continuing Crisis
- General’s classified testimony underscores political split over Afghanistan exit (washingtonpost.com)
- Maricopa County and Arizona Senate reach agreement after months of sparring over 2020 election audit (cnn.com)
- France recalls ambassadors to Australia, US in escalating row (rawstory.com)Aukus: France’s ambassador recall is ‘tip of the iceberg’, say analysts (theguardian.com)
- Trump gave six months extra Secret Service protection to his kids, three officials. It cost taxpayers $1.7 million (washingtonpost.com)
- Partisan Hack Clarence Thomas Whines About People Thinking The Supreme Court Is Partisan (politicususa.com)
- Ohio Republican who voted to impeach Trump says he will not run for reelection in 2022 (nytimes.com)Former RNC official waves the red flag: 'That is not normal. At all. It is a flashing siren about just how dangerous the Republican party has become.' (rawstory.com)Rep. Dan Kildee Criticizes Republicans, Says He “Totally Understands” GOP Colleague’s Decision Not to Run for Re-Election (politicususa.com)
- Trump-Era Special Counsel Secures Indictment of Lawyer for Firm With Democratic Ties (nytimes.com)CNN legal analyst rips apart John Durham's 'bizarre' charges against Clinton lawyer (rawstory.com)
- Emboldened by recall win, Democrats brush aside talk of unity and escalate attacks on Republicans (washingtonpost.com)
- Biden comes to Milley’s defense after revelation top general, fearing Trump, conferred with China to avert war (washingtonpost.com)
- Submarine Deal Shows Australia’s Big Bet on U.S. (nytimes.com)China warns US-UK-Australia pact could ‘hurt their own interests’ (theguardian.com)
More News
- Afghanistan: Girls excluded as Afghan secondary schools reopen (bbc.com)
- Second Denver STEM school shooter sentenced to life behind bars for 2019 attack (nydailynews.com)
- WATCH: MSNBC anchor confronts ‘Justice for J6’ rally organizer over Jan. 6th rioters ‘storming’ the Capitol (rawstory.com)
- Notre Dame restoration ready to start as safety work completed (theguardian.com)
- The Scientist and the A.I.-Assisted, Remote-Control Killer Robot (nytimes.com)
- Pentagon Acknowledges Aug. 29 Drone Strike in Afghanistan Was Tragic Mistake (nytimes.com)
- ‘It was complete pandemonium’: the towns grappling with grizzly bear attacks
- Thousands of Migrants Huddle in Squalid Conditions Under Texas Bridge (nytimes.com)
- Privileged Corruption? Ukrainian Oligarch Can Intervene in Privilege Battle Involving His Former Lawyer Victoria Toensing (lawandcrime.com)
Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash is pictured prior to a public hearing at the higher regional court in Vienna on February 21, 2017. - The Austrian appeals court authorised the extradition to the United States of Ukrainian oligarch Dmytro Firtash on bribery charges, overturning an earlier ruling. Firtash, 51, one of Ukraine's richest men and previously an ally of ousted president Viktor Yanukovych, was arrested in Austria in March 2014. (Photo by Georges SCHNEIDER / various sources / AFP) / Austria OUT (Photo by GEORGES SCHNEIDER/PHOTONEWS.AT/AFP via Getty Images)
- ‘You disgrace the USA’: Connecticut woman assaults Navy sailor, claims his uniform is ‘fake’ (dailykos.com)
Insurrection Watch
- Far-right groups tell supporters planned Washington rally is a government ‘trap’ (theguardian.com)CNN counterterrorism expert warns extremist lawmakers are going to make it harder for the FBI to stop more acts of violence (rawstory.com)Judge says QAnon shaman has become 'mascot' for conspiracy group in decision keeping him jailed (rawstory.com)
- Oath Keepers founder draws scrutiny from federal officials and followersJudge agrees to pause Oath Keepers' trials in Jan. 6 riot as new evidence piles up (rawstory.com)
- Facts Undercut the Pro-Trump Right’s Claims About the Jan. 6 Riot (nytimes.com)
- Roger Stone served ‘a big, big stack of papers’ from Capitol riot lawsuit during radio interview (washingtonpost.com)
- Republicans, Wary of Political Fallout, Steer Clear of Rally for Riot Suspects (nytimes.com)
- Capitol Police officers face discipline for selfies with rioters, internal documents show (mcclatchydc.com)Capitol cop who revealed lawmakers' location may have fallen into Trump 'cult' (rawstory.com)
- ‘Call to Action’ to Descend on U.S. Capitol Came ‘From the Don Himself’: Pa. Men Allegedly Assaulted Cops on Jan. 6, Warned Next Time Would Be ‘More Violent’ (lawandcrime.com)
- Trump’s White House chief of staff is target of Capitol attack records request (theguardian.com)
- Forthcoming book: Melania Trump bluntly refused to condemn Jan. 6 violence (rawstory.com)
- Jan. 6 insurrectionist wants ankle bracelet removed because it embarrasses him in front of clients (alternet.org)
COVID Watch
- The Vaccinated Are Paying For The Unvaccinated As COVID Hospitalizations Cost Medicare $24,000 Each (politicususa.com)
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - JULY 5, 2021: Administering a COVID-19 vaccine injection to employees of the HSE (Higher School of Economics) National Research University. Artyom Geodakyan/TASS.No use Russia.
- After Tense Fights, An FDA Panel Said Pfizer Boosters Should Go To Older Adults And Others At High Risk (buzzfeednews.com)
- Bride-to-be skittish about vaccine spent her wedding day on a ventilator and will have her funeral at the church where she was to be married (nydailynews.com)
- New Lincoln Project ad brutally rips Texas Gov. Abbott’s botching of the COVID-19 crisis (rawstory.com)
- Biden accuses Republican governors of risking lives as 24 states threaten legal action (washingtonpost.com)
- US vaccine mandates induce bad case of rightwing hysteria – that could worsen (theguardian.com)
- E.U. Creates Agency to Guide Future Pandemic Responses (nytimes.com)
- ‘It’s crazy’: Conservative New Hampshire lawmaker leaves GOP for Democratic party over anti-vaxxer ‘extremists’ (alternet.org)
- Radio personalities are being killed by their own rhetoric — and COVID (nydailynews.com)
- Traveling COVID nurses slam ‘pathetic’ anti-mask Dan Crenshaw fans who invaded their hotel (rawstory.com)
