1) “my bill”
2) I wouldn’t be bragging if I were him till he has Sinema locked in to all of it

Prince Charles accepted £1m from family of Osama bin Laden | News | The Sunday Times thetimes.co.uk/article/prince…

As international outrage swells, Ukraine has called on global organizations including the UN to investigate an explosion that ripped through a Russian prison camp holding dozens of Ukrainian soldiers, leaving only charred bodies and twisted metal bunks. nyti.ms/3Sfo9SE

Sounds like how mobsters talk: “The boss still has a very favorable view of you,” said Gaetz, stressing that the president had “said it directly.” He also said, “I don’t think the big guy can let you go down for this.” washingtonpost.com/investigations…

Just 3 days b4 the deal, Trump adviser Stephen Moore profusely thanked Manchin on a call for blocking Ds’ climate/energy deal

'I said something to the effect of, 'You're a hero, thank you for what you've done,'' Moore said. “You’ve saved the country”

washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2022…

“As far as a positive moonshot agenda goes, this isn’t enough. But it is, by orders of magnitude, the largest investment our country, or any country, has made in climate.”

Rep. Ro Khanna joins #Deconstructed to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. interc.pt/3cXBXkE

This is as close as we get to an explanation for why Manchin changed his mind and it literally seems to be “The man lives for drama, and the only dramatic move left was to agree to a bill at the last second.” No policy within a thousand miles of it

How many questions will Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell be asked by political reporters about his position on climate change?

151 election-denying candidates in Michigan alone. Really great work here .The Republican Accountability Project

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It’s mindbending that the DOJ has no apparent urgency about its Gaetz investigation(s). The man is a menace generally, and a particular menace to the due administration of justice.

NBC News: According to a White House official, the President called Jon Stewart Friday afternoon to thank him for his advocacy for veterans and the PACT Act. NBC News

American lawyer Asim Ghafoor apparently committed the “crime”of representing Jamal Khashoggi, so now he languishes in a Dubai prison on dubious charges. The Emirati government must give Ghafoor attorney access to a lawyer and U.S. officials RIGHT NOW. We’re watching.

Read this to cut through the BS:

'More than a dozen sources familiar with the sprawling Jan. 6 investigation expressed varying degrees of worry about whether the resources the Justice Dept has allocated to the effort are sufficient for such a vast criminal investigation.'

What if the half the committee disappeared?

An Ohio patient with sepsis was expected to die if she didn't end her long-desired pregnancy. She wept as she listened to her child's heartbeat one last time.

Her doctors had to stall her care while they called lawyers, fearing prison time.

latimes.com/world-nation/s…

Notable non-headline items in the IRA:

- A simplified & cheaper free file system that will notify users if they qualify for Medicaid and/or subsidized ACA coverage

- Methane pricing (up to $1500 per ton)

- $1B to moving heavy equipment like school buses to EVs