Today in Progressive Totalitarianism
2nd August 2022
Kyrsten Sinema and bipartisan group of senators introduce bill to restore abortion rights (Arizona Republic)
Bipartisan senators introduce bill to codify abortion rights (The Hill) In the Narrative Media, ‘bipartisan’ means ‘we’ve gotten the Usual RINOs on board’.
Blue State Blues: GEICO closes all California offices, lays off workers: report
Cognitive decline linked to ultraprocessed food, study finds (CNN) Not just processed, but ULTRAprocessed!
Passenger fined $1,874 after two undeclared McMuffins found in luggage (CNN) “Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry said a “range of undeclared risk products,” including the fast food items, were detected in the passenger’s rucksack by a biosecurity detector dog named Zinta.”
This summer may be one of the most consequential in US democracy (The Guardian)
Economist slams Facebook for ‘absolutely Orwellian’ fact-check upholding Biden’s recession denial
Where does Mitt Romney stand on proposed law to protect same-sex marriage? (Deseret News)
In Mattapan, bike lanes divide the community: ‘They’re just trying to push us out’ (Boston Globe)
Blue State Blues: S.F. legacy restaurant says goodbye after 45 years, plus more recent closures
Counterfeit, Black Market Abortion Pills Flood Internet With Help of Corporate Media
Blue State Blues: NYC Store Locks Down Cans Of Spam Amid Crime Wave
Chetty: Charles Murray Was Right in “Coming Apart” But Let’s Obscure It
Democrats’ Approval of Supreme Court at Record-Low 13% (Gallup) I’m not surprised.
Pennsylvania Dems Are Switching to Republicans by the Thousands I’m pretty sure it’s just Democrats trying to game the Republican primary. But still.
Atlanta Will Spend $300k To Dodge Pro-Life Laws, Citing Racism and Bidenflation
Twitter Still Allowing Communist Chinese to Post Threats as Pelosi Visits Taiwan
‘Absolutely Orwellian’: Facebook Censors Economist For Correctly Defining ‘Recession’
Private Equity Giant Taps Schumer’s Son-in-Law as Lobbyist
As Crime Soars, Democratic Voters Turn on Left-Wing Prosecutors
The Great Awokening Is as Just as Feverish in the UK as the US