Credit: The Chronicle (Centralia)
*** REGIONAL NEWS FROM MONDAY ***
+ The Chronicle (Centralia): Lawmakers Speak at Freedom Rally in Olympia last Saturday – Yelm resident Sarah Greulich and Kelley Palomino helped organize the event [Ed. note: This event’s comments labeled this an “extremist” gathering.]
+ The Olympian Editorial Board: Get educated about direction-setting local elections on the Aug. 3 primary ballot – ballots go in the mail this Wedneaday
*** NATIONAL NEWS FROM MONDAY ***
Mother Jones: Texas Democrats Will Flee State to Thwart GOP Voter Suppression Bill – depriving the state’s GOP of the two-thirds quorum required to conduct state business and effectively shut down Texas’ House of Representatives.
The New York Times via MSN: F.D.A. Will Attach Warning of Guillain-Barré Syndrome to Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
CNN: America desperately needs 1 million more construction workers
Rachel Maddow: The last American election? 2020 and the rise of the anti-democrats – The red lights are blinking brighter than ever.
Entrepreneur via MSN: Amazon will now be able to track your dream with a radar
The Washington Post: What happens to the economy when $5.2 trillion in stimulus wears off?
The Columbus Dispatch (OH.) via The Olympian: COVID-19 convinced farmers to sell directly to consumers, something they say they’ll keep doing
*** TRUMP NEWS FROM MONDAY ***
The Wall Street Journal: Trump Organization CFO Removed as Officer of Subsidiaries, Records Show – Former president’s company is discussing changes in its financial leadership after indictment accused Allen Weisselberg of tax fraud
NBC News: Trump lawyers might be penalized for baseless claims of election fraud in Michigan
MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes: ‘That’s a lie’: Jan. 6 police officer on Trump rebranding riot as ‘love fest’
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