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Justice Samuel Alitos majority opinion in Sackett v. EPAwhich deals a devastating blow to the countrys wetlandswas so brazen, it was all a bit much for Brett Kavanaugh!

Justice Kavanaugh wrote a dissenting opinion that did an admirable job explaining the totally ahistorical and atextual nature of Alitos argument, Mark Joseph Stern writes. Stern digs into Alitos tortured logic (Honestly, its like hes barely even trying) and the consequences the courts decision will have for the environment.

Theres a faction of Oregonians who are trying to split from the Beaver State to join Idahoaspiring Beaver Leavers, if you will! (They call themselves something else.) Nitish Pahwa examines the underlying factors driving the movement, and why its gained more traction than past attempts, by the left and the right, to reshape the Northwest.

Its been three years since a police officer murdered George Floyd, sparking protests across the country.

From our archives: Aymann Ismail took a close look at the store that called the cops on Floyd, and the painful reckoning after his killing.

Plus: Hear Me Out imagines what a world without police could look like.

HBO Max just launched its rebrand in just about the grossest way possible, Sam Adams writes. He reviews the lurid debacle that is The Idol.

Im a bitch / Im an orca / Sinking boats / Just off Majorca

The recent rise of whale attacks on boats has let a hundred memes bloom. But whats actually going on here? Anna Guasco explains.

Hillary Clinton says Dianne Feinstein cant afford to retire from the Senate because Republicans wont allow a Democrat to replace her on the Judiciary Committee. I understand why Hillary Clinton, who has lived the life that Hillary Clinton has lived, would assume the worst of Republicans, Jim Newell writes. But her analysis of this situation doesnt make sense. Thats in part, he argues, because this would be quite a bad move for Republicans.

Biden recently predicted that U.S.China relations will be thawing very soon. Thats likely trueand unequivocally a good thing, despite the widespread bipartisan belief that were headed for war with China, Fred Kaplan writes. He explains what the U.S. can do to cool tensions now.

As Successions finale draws near, we put our heads together and came up with five theories about how the show will end.

much like the politics of queer utopianism in Edward Carpenters fiction. In the midst of the horrifying anti-LGBTQ+ backlash were living through, Theodore McCombs turns to these works for a glimmer of hope.

Thanks so much for reading! Well see you tomorrow.

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