Midweek Mix

If you need a little nostalgic inspiration today, try this historical video: 

Arlo Guthrie/ Amazing Grace.

HEADLINES:

• Trump Says He Is Prepared to Send ‘More Than the National Guard’ Into U.S. Cities (NYT)

• President for Life (Atlantic)

• Hurricane Melissa leaves Jamaica devastated. (NPR)

• States sue over Trump administration suspending food benefits during shutdown (Reuters)

• States sue Trump administration to keep SNAP benefits during government shutdown (CNBC)

• GOP struggles to avoid ObamaCare boomerang amid shutdown (The Hill)

• The Coming Election Mayhem (Atlantic)

• Chicago’s children are getting caught in the chaos of immigration crackdowns (AP)

• Judge Blasts Border Patrol Boss Greg Bovino For Violating Excessive Force Order (Block Club Chicago)

• Judge warns against Trump officials’ ‘troubling’ remarks about Kilmar Abrego Garcia (MSNBC)

• The US president’s family raked in more than $800 million from sales of crypto assets in the first half of 2025 alone, a Reuters examination found, on top of potentially billions more in unrealized “on paper” gains. Much of that cash has come from foreign sources. Read our special report. (Reuters)

• Military Destroys 4 More Boats U.S. Says Were Carrying Drugs (NYT)

• Federal employees manning the skies miss first paycheck amid government shutdown (NBC)

• Bill Gates says climate change “will not lead to humanity’s demise” (NYT)

• Red states are preparing for an end to the Voting Rights Act (Politico)

• The racial history of the ‘overpopulation time bomb’ and ‘pronatalism’ movements (NPR)

• Trump put allies on obscure board set to decide White House ballroom’s fate (WP)

• Are Kids Still Looking for Careers in Tech? (Wired)

• The Future of Magazines… and the World (Nation)

• Netanyahu Orders Strikes in Gaza, as Israel Says Hamas Violated Cease-Fire (NYT)

• Amazon VP tells remaining workers to ‘lean in on AI’ in internal memo after massive layoffs (Business Insider) 

• Amazon lays off thousands of corporate workers as it spends big on AI (NPR)

• AI psychosis is a growing danger. ChatGPT is moving in the wrong direction (Guardian)

• Trump Accused Of Using Makeup To Conceal Ventilator (Onion)

MUSIC: Sarah McLachlan performs Angel | Canada Day 2025