And another day of primaries, climate and health legislation, warnings of real violence, not ‘mature’ enough to have an abortion, a ‘treason watch list,’ going after school counselors, monkeypox, and polio comes to a close:
"No matter what happens on Aug. 16, I'm going to wake up on Aug. 17 and continue to fight hard to ensure Donald Trump is never anywhere close to the Oval Office ever again." -- Liz Cheney, July 24, 2022
Deaths
US: 1,063,087 (+317)
World: 6,459,290 (+2803)
Cases
US: 94,869,936 (+81,914)
World: 596,934,012 (+986,038)
Biden signs massive climate and health care legislation. President Joe Biden signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill into law on Tuesday, delivering what he has called the “final piece” of his pared-down domestic agenda, as he aims to boost his party’s standing with voters less than three months before the midterm elections.
Scientists say new climate law is likely to reduce warming. Massive incentives for clean energy in the U.S. law signed Tuesday by President Joe Biden should reduce future global warming “not a lot, but not insignificantly either,” according to a climate scientist who led an independent analysis of the package.
Trump foe Liz Cheney defeated in Wyoming GOP primary. Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, Donald Trump’s fiercest Republican adversary in Congress, was defeated in a GOP primary Tuesday, falling to a rival backed by the former president in a contest that reinforced his grip on the party’s base...Those lies, which have been roundly rejected by federal and state election officials along with Trump’s own attorney general and judges he appointed, transformed Cheney from an occasional critic of the former president to the clearest voice inside the GOP warning that he represents a threat to democratic norms. “We’re facing a moment where our democracy really is under attack and under threat,” Cheney told CBS News earlier Tuesday. “And those of us across the board — Republicans, Democrats and independents who believe deeply in freedom and who care about the Constitution and the future of the country — have an obligation to put that above party.” -- Republican voters want to eliminate democracy. They have moved so far to the right that the words “fascists” and “authoritarian” and “theocratic” are the words to describe them. America’s future looks very bleak.
Harriet Hageman will win the Republican nomination in Wyoming's House race, defeating Liz Cheney, who voted to impeach Trump and has helped lead the House Jan. 6 investigation, CNN projects..."One of the things, I think, we need to do is make the federal government largely irrelevant to our everyday lives," Hageman told voters this week during a stop at the Rock Springs Chamber of Commerce luncheon, highlighting decades of legal work fighting against such policies as protecting gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act and broader plans of national forest conservation.
Trump’s angry words spur warnings of real violence. A man armed with an AR-15 dies in a shootout after trying to breach FBI offices in Cincinnati. A Pennsylvania man is arrested after he posts death threats against agents on social media. In cyberspace, calls for armed uprisings and civil war grow stronger. This could be just the beginning, federal authorities and private extremism monitors warn. A growing number of ardent Donald Trump supporters seem ready to strike back against the FBI or others who they believe go too far in investigating the former president. Law enforcement officials across the country are warning and being warned about an increase in threats and the potential for violent attacks on federal agents or buildings in the wake of the FBI’s search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. Experts who study radicalization and online disinformation — such as Trump’s aggressive false claims about a stolen election — note that the recent increase was sparked by a legal search of Trump’s Florida home. What might happen in the event of arrests or indictments? -- The rule of law must be upheld regardless of the threats or violence these sick fucks try to inflict. Otherwise, America will be no more.
Florida court says teen is not 'mature' enough to have an abortion. The 16-year-old may now be forced to have a baby even though she is "parentless" and has told the court she is "not ready."
Mother claims she was denied an abortion despite baby’s condition. Davis says her baby was diagnosed with acrania. A rare and fatal condition, where the baby’s skull fails to form in the womb. According to health experts, babies with this condition only survive minutes to hours after birth. But because Davis’s life was not in danger and the baby’s condition does not fall under Louisiana Department of Health’s list of qualifying conditions, she was denied an abortion. Unsure about what to do, Davis is faced with a tough decision. Either carry the baby to term, or cross state lines to get an abortion. — Fucking Louisiana.
Arizona Republican secretary of state nominee kept 'Treason Watch List' and posted about stockpiling ammunition on Pinterest. The Republican nominee for secretary of state in Arizona is a self-proclaimed member of the far-right extremist group the Oath Keepers who repeatedly shared anti-government conspiracies and posts about stockpiling ammunition on social media. — His pins are crazy. Will AZ let the country down again?
Now the Far Right Is Going After School Counselors. Sarah Reckhow, a professor of American politics and public policy at Michigan State University, sees these attacks as part of a more expansive far-right crusade determined to excise any hint of what they consider to be progressivism from schools. For these often paranoid ideologues, counselors aren’t just there to support a child going through a difficult time or advise on college applications. Rather, they’re agents of the woke left who have been placed in schools to spread divisive messages about racism and encourage children to switch genders…On July 18, a few days after the conference, the account of a parental rights group called Courage Is a Habit tweeted, “School counselors are the biggest recruiters for the Transgender Cult in schools today. They do not get enough negative attention because parents still largely believe these counselors want what is best for their children. We’ll be changing that myth.” On July 21, Courage Is a Habit followed up with another tweet: “School counselors are the most radical department in K-12 today. They work hand-in-fist with DIE officers to drive the Transgender Cult, CRT, anti-American propaganda, & to change the culture of schools so that it that moves children away from academic excellence.” Then this tweet came from the account: “Parents this coming school year, demand that no school counselor can see your child without your presence. Most of these insane school counselors are not on the side of parental rights. They are not the same people you grew up with when you were in school.” Courage Is a Habit, a group founded by Indiana parental rights activist Alvin Lui, may have only a modest following on Twitter—about 2,000—but these tweets received hundreds of retweets over several days…These social media attacks came only a few weeks after Fox News’ Tucker Carlson amplified another false narrative about school counselors. In a July 5 segment, he claimed that school shooters are “numbed by the endless psychotropic drugs that are handed out at every school in the country by crackpots posing as counselors.” To be clear, there is no compelling evidence that antidepressants cause children to commit violent crimes. Furthermore, physicians, not school counselors, prescribe medications…But counselors are not the only school support figures who figure in this conspiracy; school nurses also are cast as villains. — These fascists are destroying the education of our youth, decimating the future of our country by vilifying the present, in their never ending quest to squash all ideas and realities that do not conform to their White Christian Nationalist narrative. We are living an Orwellian nightmare. Our dystopia is now.
Jill Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘mild’ symptoms. First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 and was experiencing “mild symptoms,” the White House announced Tuesday.
Why calling monkeypox an STD is about more than just a label. The monkeypox virus can spread during skin-to-skin contact, direct contact with a monkeypox rash or scabs from an infected person, or direct contact with their respiratory secretions. Scientists are still researching whether monkeypox can be spread through semen or vaginal fluids.
Monkeypox can spread to pet dogs, doctors report. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for months has had the advice in place as monkeypox spreads in the U.S. But it gained new attention after a report from France, published last week in the medical journal Lancet, about an Italian greyhound that caught the virus.
How to find your polio vaccination records — which is harder in some states than others. About half of states let people request or view their immunization records online, but others rely on fax or mail or leave it to health care providers.
US West hit with water cuts but rebuffs call for deeper ones. For the second year in a row, Arizona and Nevada will face cuts in the amount of water they can draw from the Colorado River as the West endures more drought, federal officials announced Tuesday. The cuts planned for next year will force states to make critical decisions about where to reduce consumption and whether to prioritize growing cities or agricultural areas. Mexico will also face cuts.
Two-thirds of Hawaii's sex trafficking victims are Native Hawaiian. Senator calls for action. Hirono has been demanding increased awareness, in addition to federal response, on the sexual exploitation of Native Hawaiian victims. She has been calling for a larger focus on the issue from both the FBI and the Justice Department. Citing data that shows Native Hawaiian women and girls represent 67% to 77% of sex trafficking victims in the state, Hirono said “it is about time” the government take action.
Biden administration cancels another $3.9 billion in student loan debt for former for-profit college students. The Department of Education said Tuesday that it will cancel $3.9 billion in student loan debt for 208,000 students who attended the now-defunct for-profit ITT Technical Institute -- bringing the total amount of loan discharges approved under President Joe Biden to nearly $32 billion.
Scientists have a message about the spotted lanternfly: If you see one, squish it. While that may sound harsh for bug lovers out there, experts say spotted lanternflies can be devastating to agriculture.
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