June 23, 2023
National News
Dobbs Turned Abortion Into A Huge Liability For Republicans
When Theresa M. started attending a support group for breast cancer survivors, she didn’t expect political issues like abortion to be a part of the conversation…
fivethirtyeight.com/features/dobbs-abortion-opinion-liability-republicans
House Republicans push off Biden impeachment bid for now as hard-right clamors for action
Hard-right House Republicans pressing to impeach President Joe Biden forced a vote Thursday that sends an impeachment measure to House committees. But they're under no obligation to act on the resolution from Rep. Lauren Boebert. Her effort is a clear demonstration of the challenge that Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces in controlling the majority party. Boebert's resolution charges Biden with “high crimes and misdemeanors” over his handling of the U.S. border with Mexico. Many of her colleagues view the matter as a political distraction from other priorities. Democrats said the case against Biden made a mockery of the seriousness of impeachment and was merely an attempt to distract from the twice-impeached Donald Trump.
apnews.com/article/biden-impeachment-boebert-mccarthy-republicans-69fec0cefecfdf0fdaabd5ba430730f2
Have Billionaires Outfitted Justices with Golden Handcuffs to Stop “Liberal Drift”?
The GOP & the billionaires who fund them learned their lesson. Never again would they allow a rightwing justice to stray beyond the rigid ideological boundaries set at that justices’ confirmation…
open.substack.com/pub/thomhartmann/p/have-billionaires-outfitted-justices-062?r=2cuzj&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
State News:
States with low election turnout did little in 2023 to expand voting access – Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee's voter turnout dropped to 31.3% in 2022, yet a States Newsroom study found the state did nothing to boost turnout.
tennesseelookout.com/2023/06/19/states-with-low-election-turnout-did-little-in-2023-to-expand-voting-access
Local News:
Pride display removed from library in Athens, Tennessee | Chattanooga Times Free Press
The LGBTQ+ Pride Month display at the library in Athens, Tennessee, was taken down the day it was put up following calls by the town's mayor and vice mayor demanding its removal.
www.timesfreepress.com/news/2023/jun/22/pride-month-display-removed-from-public-library/#/questions
The Arts:
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