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Twitter Suspends Terror Group “Ruth Sent Us” for Doxing Supreme Court Justices

Fox News: Twitter suspended the group responsible for publishing the home addresses of several conservative Supreme Court justices on Thursday. The group, Ruth Sent Us, published the addresses of the six conservative Supreme Court justices in May following leaks indicating the court would soon overturn Roe v. Wade. “Our 6-3 extremist Supreme Court routinely issues rulings that hurt women, racial minorities, LGBTQ+ and immigrant rights,” the group’s website read at the time. “We must rise up to force accountability using a diversity of tactics.” Affected justices included Amy Coney Barrett, John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch (Fox News). Mary Margaret Olohan: Ruth Sent Us is the group that published a map of the Supreme Court Justices homes and encouraged protestors to go to them. Also posted content like this: “We’ll be burning the Eucharist to show our disgust for the abuse Catholic Churches have condoned for centuries” (Twitter).

Grand Jury Indicts Buffalo Shooter with 10 Counts of Hate Crimes

National Review: A federal grand jury indicted the white man suspected of fatally shooting ten black people in Buffalo, N.Y., on hate-crime and firearm-violation charges, the Department of Justice announced Thursday. Peyton Gendron, 19, was suspected of fatally shooting ten black people and injuring three others on May 14 in the parking lot of a grocery store, Tops Friendly Markets, in Buffalo. The jury charged Gendron with ten counts of hate crimes resulting in death, “three counts of hate crimes involving an attempt to kill three injured individuals, and one hate crimes count alleging that Gendron attempted to kill additional Black people in and around the Tops grocery store,” according to the DOJ (National Review). ABC: The Justice Department said in a statement, “The Attorney General will decide whether to seek the death penalty at a later time. Should the Attorney General determine that the circumstances of the offense are such that a sentence of death is justified, the law requires that notice be filed with the court at a reasonable time before trial” (ABC).

Starbucks CEO Explains Why 16 Stores in Democrat-Run Cities Are Closing

Post Millennial: Schultz began by pointing out the fact that many parts of the country have become “unsafe,” causing the company to close stores that, he says, “are not unprofitable.” He referred to Starbucks as “a window into America,” pointing out that the company has locations in every community that are now being used in ways they “were not built for.” He suggested that the company will have to change the way they do business to fit in with “a very changing operating environment in which customer behavior is changing” (Post Millennial). Ari Hoffman: Schultz blamed elected leaders of the Democrat cities where the stores are closing “at the local state and federal level, these governments… and leaders, mayors & governors & city councils have advocated their responsibility in fighting crime & addressing mental illness (Twitter). CBN News: Crime rates are now soaring across the U.S. – 37 cities saw an 18 percent rise in murders in the first three months of 2021, including a jump of 58 percent in Atlanta and more than 500 percent in Portland. The rise in crime across the nation has Democrats on defense. In the summer of 2020, Democrats across the nation embraced the idea of defunding police. Now that the devastating consequences are starting to show, they’re reversing course. Several big cities are backtracking, looking to reinstate tens of millions of dollars they had cut or withheld from the police force (CBN News).

Confidence in Public Education Falls to Second Lowest Figure Among Americans, All-Time Low Among Republicans

Axios: Just 28% of Americans say they have a “great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in public schools, the second lowest figure on record, a new Gallup poll revealed Thursday. The poll illustrates a growing national divide over public education, which emerged as a political battleground during the pandemic, with debates over masking, openings and teachings about race dividing parents and triggering intense debates and school board meetings (Axios). Corey A. DeAngelis: NEW GALLUP POLL: Republican confidence in public schools (great deal or quite a lot): 2020: 34%. 2021: 20%. 2022: 14% (Twitter).

President Trump’s First Wife, Ivana, Passes at 73

New York Post: Ivana Trump, the Czech American businesswoman and ex-wife of former President Donald Trump, died Thursday in Manhattan. She was 73. The 45th president announced the death of his first wife and mother of his three children, Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka, on his Truth Social platform. “I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City,” he wrote. “She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life.” He continued: “Her pride and joy were her three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric. She was so proud of them, as we were all so proud of her. Rest In Peace, Ivana!” Police are investigating whether Ivana Trump may have fallen down the stairs at her home on East 64th Street, police sources told The Post. She was found at the bottom of the staircase and believed to have suffered cardiac arrest, though the city’s Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the official cause of death (New York Post).

Biden Discusses Iran Nuclear Deal During Israel Visit

Wall Street Journal: President Biden warned that the U.S. wouldn’t “wait forever” for Iran to agree to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, and didn’t commit to raising the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi during a coming visit to Saudi Arabia. Iran has emerged as a central theme of Mr. Biden’s ongoing trip to the Middle East as a result of rising concern over Tehran’s scaling up of its nuclear work, including producing uranium enriched to near weapons-grade material. Meanwhile, multilateral talks to revive the nuclear accord have stalled, in a setback for diplomatic efforts to roll back Iran’s nuclear program. “We will not, let me say it again, we will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon,” Mr. Biden said Thursday during a news conference alongside Yair Lapid, Israel’s caretaker prime minister, on the second day of a four-day trip to the Middle East. Mr. Biden said he remains committed to diplomacy with Iran. In an interview with Israeli media this week, the U.S. president said he would use force as a last resort to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon (Wall Street Journal). ABC: Many Israeli leaders are opposed to the Iran deal and believe diplomacy alone will not constrain Iran’s nuclear program — seen in Israel as an existential threat to the country — or its support for proxy groups such as Hezbollah that are also in conflict with Israel. Republicans in the House and Senate — along with several Democrats — are skeptical of the agreement, making the approval of any potential deal with Iran a challenge for the Biden administration on Capitol Hill (ABC).

Los Angeles County on Pace to Return to Indoor Masking

Los Angeles Times: Sustained jumps in cases and hospitalizations fueled by the hyper-infectious BA.5 subvariant pushed Los Angeles County into the high COVID-19 community level Thursday, a shift that could trigger a new public indoor mask mandate by the end of this month unless conditions improve. Health officials have long said the county was inching closer to the metrics for a new mask measure, and those warnings are now closer than ever as the latest COVID-19 wave continues to wash over the region. Should L.A. County remain in the high COVID-19 community level, which is defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for the next two Thursdays, a new masking order would be issued with an effective date of July 29 (Los Angeles Times). ABC: Masks are already still mandated in some indoor spaces — healthcare facilities, transit hubs, on transit vehicles, airports, correctional facilities and shelters. A universal mandate would spread the requirement to all indoor public spaces, including shared office spaces, manufacturing facilities, retail stores, indoor events, indoor restaurants and bars and schools (ABC).

Italy Prime Minister Tenders Resignation, Not Accepted by Italy’s President

Wall Street Journal: Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi tendered his resignation Thursday after his coalition collapsed because of differences over how to respond to the fallout of the war in Ukraine, leaving the eurozone’s third-largest economy in political crisis… Mr. Draghi’s announcement, made late Thursday after a cabinet meeting, came after squabbles among the parties in his coalition on whether to send arms to Ukraine. The collapse of the coalition supporting Mr. Draghi reflects electoral opportunism by Italian politicians in a volatile party landscape but also substantive disagreements over domestic and foreign policy, from how to respond to inflation to how strongly to oppose Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The ructions in Rome, following French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent loss of his parliamentary majority, show how the combination of Russia’s war on Ukraine and the spike in energy prices and cost of living are weakening political cohesion in parts of Europe, accelerating processes of political fragmentation and making the formation of stable governing majorities ever more difficult (Wall Street Journal). CNN: However, Italy’s President, Sergio Mattarella, has rejected Draghi’s resignation, instead asking Draghi to address the parliament in order to assess the political situation, the Italian Presidency said in a statement. “The President of the Republic did not accept the resignation and invited the Prime Minister to appear before Parliament to make communications, so that an assessment of the situation that has arisen as a result of the outcome of the session held today in the Senate of the Republic could be carried out in its proper forum,” the statement said. Several Italian political parties supported Mattarella’s decision. “Italy, in this difficult moment, cannot do without Draghi,” Renato Brunetta, the minister for public administration from the Go Italy party, said in a Facebook post (CNN).

Tesla Asks Customers to Refrain From Charging Vehicles During Peak Hours to Preserve Texas Power Grid

Verge: Tesla is asking its customers in Texas to avoid charging their electric vehicles during peak times in order to prevent overtaxing the state’s power grid. The alerts come as Texas’ grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas or ERCOT, is calling on residents to conserve electricity during the recent heatwave, as the system is being pushed to near-emergency conditions. Tesla sent an alert to customers’ in-car screens advising them to avoid charging their vehicles from 3PM–8PM. “A heat wave is expected to impact the grid in Texas over the next few days,” the alert reads. Keeping an EV unplugged during peak times can help Texas’ grid avoid blackouts. Triple-digit temperatures typically place more pressure on electrical systems as customers are more likely to blast their air conditioners. The heat dome fueling the heatwave is also depriving Texas of its wind power, which typically generates about a quarter of its electricity (Verge). Daily Wire: Texas uses a mix of fossil fuels and renewables to keep its electrical grid running. When major heat waves move through the state, wind power is often decreased due to a change in pressure in the atmosphere. Thus, the state’s wind turbines are failing to produce the necessary amount of energy to keep the grid operating without significant problems. Texas has experienced similar issues in recent years due to extreme weather — including winter storms (Daily Wire).

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Average Monthly Rent in Manhattan Surpasses $5,000

CNBC: The average monthly rent for a Manhattan apartment surpassed $5,000 for the first time — and brokers say demand and prices are headed even higher into the fall. The average apartment rent in June was $5,058, the highest on record, according to a report from Miller Samuel and Douglas Elliman. Average rental prices were up 29% over last year, while median rent was up by 25% to $4,050 a month. Aside from pricing out many renters, the increases could have knock-on effects amid broader inflation pressures. Rents are a key component of the government’s consumer price index, which increased 9.1% from a year ago in June, and New York is the nation’s largest rental market (CNBC). Axios: This points to a conundrum. The Fed is raising rates to cool inflation. But rate hikes are driving higher rents, which are fueling inflation (Axios).

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