Demonstrators turned out in Washington and in cities across the nation to advocate for expanded abortion rights on the one-year anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade. https://t.co/YZrMVJT28J
I’m inspired by the courageous Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe @ObamaFoundation Leaders I met in Athens, Greece.
They’re working on the most pressing issues facing our world – from climate change and human rights to empowering women and girls.
Take a look:
The opening here is amazing: NY Post says the former president being indicted served as a sideshow that distracted Republicans from the big story: a trans woman flashed their breasts on the White House lawn
.@JoeBiden and @DrBiden want to meet you!
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.@POTUS is building clean, affordable energy for every American. The Inflation Reduction Act allows tax-exempt and government entities like states, cities, Tribes, territories, and nonprofits to access clean energy tax credits for the first time. https://t.co/z5wzYCauIW
Quietly over the past two years, 9 states have established a sort of guaranteed basic income for low-income parents, with no work requirements. And a third of state-level Republican legislators have voted in favor. New story: https://t.co/SuZ2Fje8WC
There is a movement in the Southern Baptist Convention to purge women from its leadership. Some churches with female pastors have already been expelled. And this week, delegates are set to vote on a strict ban against women in church leadership. https://t.co/bJr56mkpYX
If we take this story at face value what we have is a hegemon that is allowing select clients to carry out rogue operations. That's an incredibly dangerous situation (it was a major factor in outbreak of World War I).
Hot story tip for business/economics reporters: Unemployment is near a half-century low. We have seen the strongest real wage growth for the bottom quintile in fifty years. The Conference Board says that worker satisfaction has never been so high.
As @gregolear points out, Trump went to a lot of trouble to take classified documents, keep them, not return them, and lie about them. But he also personally went through the boxes to select some docs. Presumably he had a use for those--to sell them or threaten others with them.
NEW: Annual inflation has fallen for the 11th straight month and is now at the lowest level since March 2021.
We’re sure Republicans will celebrate this great news…
A 76-year-old woman who was declared dead at a hospital in Ecuador was found to be alive and knocking on her coffin during her own wake in the city of Babahoyo.
https://t.co/lB6LIJIXwV
60 years ago today, Mississippi @NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers, a #WW2 veteran who fought in Normandy, was murdered outside his home in Jackson. His case was reopened in 1989, & his assassin finally convicted 5 years later. #history
https://t.co/dWOmVWcdGO
BREAKING: Early this morning 10 people were injured in a mass shooting in Denver, Colorado following the Denver Nuggets winning their first NBA championship.
Details:
- Three of the victims are in a critical condition.
- Police said that "multiple shots were fired during an altercation involving several individuals" .
- The shooting in Denver is the 291st mass shooting this year in the United States.
Once again, we need to come together as a nation and figure out a comprehensive approach to this gun violence problem. Both sides need to stop plugging their ears as the other side speaks. We are better than this, America!