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Wednesday, April 10, 2024
BY JULIA CLAIRE & CROOKED MEDIA

- [Abigail Disney]([link removed]), telling it like it is

Republican officials know by now that supporting strict abortion bans is politically toxic. That knowledge is at times altering what they say, but not how they vote. 

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Elected Republicans in Arizona rushed to do damage control after the state Supreme Court upheld a ban on almost all abortions from 1864, and some assured voters that they knew the 160-year-old ban was not appropriate for today. Democratic lawmakers in the state immediately tried to push through bills that would repeal the draconian ban, [but that’s where the Republican resistance to the law ended.]([link removed]) 

 

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Republican leadership in the state Senate removed one bill from the day’s agenda on Wednesday, and in the state House, GOP leadership put the chamber into recess before any votes could be held. Profiles in courage! Democrats on the Senate floor (rightly) jeered their Republican colleagues as they filed out of the chamber. State House Speaker [Ben Toma (R-AZ) told Axios he would not support repealing the 1864 statute]([link removed]). A New York Times-Siena College poll found in October that [59 percent of Arizonans believe abortion should mostly or always be legal.]([link removed])  

 

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The Arizona decision has created a national firestorm, and Republicans are soiling themselves trying to figure out what to do. Disgraced former president Donald Trump, after months of obfuscating and refusing to stake out a clear position, [said on Monday that he believes abortion restrictions should be left up to the states]([link removed]). We’re guessing he didn’t foresee the resurrection of a Civil War-era ban in one of those states the following day. [Trump went so far as to say on Wednesday that he would not sign a federal abortion ban if one reached his desk]([link removed]) should he be reelected in November, but as with everything the man says, who knows what he actually means.  

Progressive groups including the ACLU of Arizona and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona reported that they have [acquired enough signatures for a ballot measure that would enshrine abortion rights into the state’s constitution]([link removed]), according to the Arizona Republic. Abortion has become the GOP’s primary political liability in post-Roe America, and Arizona is a crucial battleground state. The stakes couldn’t be higher, and it’s up to Democrats to seize the momentum as we enter the run-up to Election Day. 

For more ways to plug-in and fight back, visit [votesaveamerica.com/fuckbans]([link removed]).

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This week, the Arizona Supreme Court decided to uphold an 1864 law banning almost all abortions, deteriorating 160 years of progress for women's rights in the state. Tomorrow, Hysteria will be covering the detrimental blow to reproductive rights and breaking down all the repercussions of the decision. To stay up to date on the news around abortion that'll probably make you want to scream into the void, [tune into Hysteria]([link removed]), wherever you get your podcasts.

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The U.S. government has reported generally cooling inflation for much of the past year. But on Wednesday, a new report showed that [the consumer price index rose 3.5 percent in March]([link removed]), more than expected. Driving the increase were rising energy and housing costs. This pushes the first expected interest rate cut to September, according to projections from CME Group. [The CPI report stings President Biden]([link removed]), who was hoping to cite cooling inflation and falling interest rates in his reelection campaign. Biden inherited the out-of-control inflation from his predecessor, who signed the [2017 tax cut for the wealthy and corporations]([link removed]) and ushered in [one of the greatest upward transfers of wealth]([link removed]) (from the bottom and middle to the top) in modern American history. 

The White House and the Federal Reserve pulled off something of a miracle by steering the economy to avoid a recession under truly dire conditions. Polls show that, increasingly, Americans acknowledge that [corporate greed is behind much of today’s stubborn inflation]([link removed].), but Biden knows that voter understanding only goes so far, and Americans are looking for answers for their still-too-high monthly bills. In a statement on Wednesday, he said that prices are “still too high for housing and groceries, even as prices for key household items, like milk and eggs, are lower than a year ago.” Biden distinguished himself from his presidential opponents by noting that his administration has a plan to deal with inflation, specifically “to lower costs for housing — by building and renovating more than two million homes — and I’m calling on corporations, including grocery retailers, to use record profits to reduce prices.” [Biden continued that Republicans]([link removed]) “just want to cut taxes for the wealthy and raise taxes for other people, and so I think they have no plan.” 

[Ocean temperatures have broken new records every day for over a year]([link removed]), warming far beyond scientist predictions. 

[Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Wednesday]([link removed]), according to the group and Haniyeh’s family. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed carrying out the attack. 

[Republican lawmakers in Iowa have cleared the way for the state to enforce an ultra-strict, 6-week abortion ban]([link removed]) if the state Supreme Court allows it to go into effect later this year. 

[Republicans in the Tennessee State Legislature advanced a bill on Tuesday that would allow K-12 public school teachers and staff to carry concealed handguns on school grounds]([link removed]), despite vocal protests from families and victims of the Covenant School shooting last spring. Around 200 gun control advocates filled the state Senate gallery in protest. Next up: [A House vote]([link removed]).

[President Biden held a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday]([link removed]) announcing a joint air defense network the two countries will enter with Australia. 

[A shooting during a Ramadan event in Philadelphia on Wednesday left three people wounded.]([link removed]) Five suspects have been arrested, according to local police.  

Lawyers for disgraced former president Donald Trump tried unsuccessfully to delay his Manhattan hush money trial…[for the third time this week.]([link removed]) 

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[The Biden Administration finalized a first-of-its-kind series of strict limits on so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water, and will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest levels]([link removed]) at which they can reliably be measured. We can’t wait to hear arguments from Republicans about why only the Free Market should decide how many chemicals are in our drinking water.

[Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was sentenced to five months in prison as part of a plea agreement for committing perjury]([link removed]) in the Trump Organization’s 2023 civil fraud case. 

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