And another day of mass shootings, the Republican roadmap for eradicating reproductive rights, spreading election misinformation, more turning up with evidence, police video killing another black man, losing control of monkeypox, and droughts comes to a close:
“Let's not forget this hard truth: America was formed by 55 white men. Many of whom owned black slaves. And they did not grant women any rights. America at its birth only granted liberty and rights to white men. This is our context 246 years later.” — Sophia A. Nelson
“America is about someone's right to owning a gun without any safety checks in place being more important than anyone else's right to life.” -- Geraldine
Deaths
US: 1,043,372
World: 6,362,437
Cases
US: 89,567,321
World: 555,233,865
6 dead, 30 hurt in shooting at Chicago-area July 4 parade. A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, police said.
Police find man suspected in shooting at Chicago-area parade. Highland Park’s police chief said the 22-year-old man identified as a person of interest in the shooting that killed at least six people, wounded at least 30 and sent hundreds of people fleeing from an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday has been taken into custody. — He wasn’t shot 60 times? Tell me he’s white without telling me he’s white.
This Is the Republican Roadmap for Eradicating Reproductive Rights. Below is a non-exhaustive list.
Rep. Mike Kelly’s (R-Pa.) Heartbeat Protection Act would create a federal ban on abortions after a heartbeat is detected.
Rep. Jody Hice’s (R-Ga.) Sanctity of Human Life bill would “declare” human life as beginning when sperm fertilizes an egg, and that as such, those fertilized eggs would have constitutional rights.
Rep. Alexander Mooney (R-WV) Life at Conception Act would provide 14th Amendment protections—namely, the right to life—to any fertilized egg.
Rep. Mike Johnson’s (R-La.)’s Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act would make it a federal crime to transport a minor across state lines for an abortion without parental consent.
Rep. Debbie Lasko’s (R-Ariz.) Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act would prohibit most second-trimester abortions across the country.
These bills have widespread Republican support. Each has at least a dozen cosponsors. Mooney’s bill has more than 160. A conservative House Republican caucus—the Republican Study Committee, of which roughly 75 percent of House Republican are members—also supports this entire slate of legislation…But these anti-abortion bills do indicate GOP intentions. Essentially, they form a roadmap showing how the party may try to govern the next time they have the power—in both the White House and in Congress—to do so. The bills “tell us where they are going.” — Republicans must never have control of both Congress and the White House again.
Allies of former President Trump have been furiously traveling the country, spreading election fraud misinformation. NPR tracked 4 prominent figures in the movement — at hundreds of events, often alongside elected officials and candidates…These local gatherings may reach fewer people than viral internet posts, but they seem to effectively spur action by regular people, who are motivated by their almost evangelical intimacy…"You can see the complexion of local politics shifting as a result. They have decentralized post-January 6th and are really trying to effect change at the lowest-possible level."…The scale of their movements paints a portrait of an election denial movement that has evolved into a nationwide force, beyond just swing states — and despite the Jan. 6 Committee's investigation and efforts by voting officials at every level to combat disinformation. NPR's investigation is the first such effort to document the scope of these influencers. "It's an existential threat to American democracy," said Franita Tolson, an elections expert at the University of Southern California. "If the numbers get big enough, it's unclear whether we will survive it."
Philip Gunn’s connection to the Southern Baptist Convention sexual abuse scandal. When Langworthy confessed to the abuse in 2011, Gunn was set to become one of Mississippi’s most powerful political leaders as speaker of the House. But that same year, Gunn had become ensnared in the church scandal. Gunn was publicly accused of trying to cover up Langworthy’s abuse before his confession and indictment. Amy Smith, the Texas church staffer who first disclosed details of Langworthy’s earlier abuse to the blogger, told Mississippi reporters in 2011 that she heard from Gunn three months before Langworthy publicly admitted to the abuse and four months before he was indicted. — Gunn is the MS House Speaker who says a 12-year-old girl raped and impregnated by her father must carry that child too term. MAGAs are not only pro-rape, they are pro-child-rape.
Jan. 6 panel: More turning up with evidence against Trump. More witnesses are coming forward with new details on the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot following former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson’s devastating testimony last week against former President Donald Trump, says a member of a House committee investigating the insurrection.
Dear Republicans: We Tried Your Way and It Does Not Work. Their "Reaganism" sales pitch was effective, and we’ve now had 42 years of the so-called Reagan Revolution: It’s time to say out loud that it hasn’t worked…The bottom line is that we — as a nation, voluntarily or involuntarily — have now had the full Republican experience. And now that we know what it is, we’re no longer listening to the Republican politicians who are continuing to try to sell us this bullshit. We don’t want to hear Republicans sermonizing about deficits (that they themselves caused). Or welfare (that they damaged and then exploited). Or even whatever they’re calling “faith” these days, be it the death penalty, forcing raped women to give birth at the barrel of a gun, or burning books. We’re over it, Republicans. A new America is being birthed from the ashes of the Reagan Revolution and you can’t stop it much longer.
‘Everyone was beaten’: Ukrainians held captive by Russia recover from physical, emotional scars. In many ways, however, Mykhaylo said he was lucky compared to some of the other prisoners, both civilians and service members, who suffered far worse punishments.
Footage Shows Ohio Cops Unleashing Hail of Gunfire on Unarmed Man. But at a press conference Sunday, Akron Police Chief Steve Mylett confirmed that the fleeing suspect was, in fact, unarmed—police say they found a handgun and loaded magazine, alongside a gold ring, on Walker’s driver’s seat. The video compilation released by the department includes 13 video segments from body-worn cameras. The footage shows several officers yelling and chasing Walker on foot; they continue to fire repeatedly after Walker is on the ground.
Ohio city Akron imposes curfew after protests over police killing of Black man. The Ohio city of Akron declared a state of emergency on Monday, setting a curfew and canceling Independence Day fireworks, after protests over the police killing of an unarmed Black man turned unruly on Sunday night.
Advocates warn US at risk of losing control on monkeypox. Infectious disease experts and public health advocates are warning that the Biden administration has been too slow to respond to the monkeypox outbreak and that the U.S. is at risk of losing control of the disease. The response to monkeypox is mirroring the worst parts of the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, they say, with severely limited testing and a sluggish rollout of vaccines leading to a virus that’s spreading undetected.
Spain and Portugal suffering driest climate for 1,200 years, research shows. The researchers found that winters featuring “extremely large” Azores highs have increased dramatically from one winter in 10 before 1850 to one in four since 1980. These extremes also push the wet weather northwards, making downpours in the northern UK and Scandinavia more likely. The scientists said the more frequent large Azores highs could only have been caused by the climate crisis, caused by humanity’s carbon emissions.
Italy declares state of emergency for drought-stricken north. Italy on Monday declared a state of emergency for areas surrounding the river Po, which accounts for roughly a third of the country's agricultural production and is suffering its worst drought for 70 years. The government decree will allow authorities to cut through red tape and take action immediately if they think it necessary, such as to impose water rationing for homes and businesses.
“Happy birthday America. Try to fuck this coming year up less, ok?” — Thomas Lecaque
And it’s already off to a shitty start.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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