Biden signs a mostly noncommittal executive order on abortion access, and tells women it's up to them to vote for representatives who will protect abortion rights. / The 19th

Ana Marie Cox on why it's time to make Democratic leadership fear voters. / The New York Times

In a ruling yesterday, Wisconsin's Supreme Court disallowed unstaffed ballot drop boxes and said voters must physically submit their own absentee ballots. / NPR

"One officer kind of brushed me off when I mentioned this is a living child, according to everything that's going on." A pregnant woman fights a ticket for driving in a Dallas HOV lane. / The Dallas Morning News

The math on why gas prices are going down—and the psychology on why no one seems to notice. (It's because people love to hate.) / Motherboard

Unemployment in the US continues to hover around a 50-year low, as employers added a surprising 372,000 jobs in June. / Associated Press

The deadly human smuggling incident in San Antonio suggests children are "being trafficked from Central America to the US in order to work in the country." / BuzzFeed News

Amazon workers near Tijuana organize for better working conditions, including shuttle service across the border—a daily commute that can sometimes take five hours. / Motherboard

"If the Office makes concessions, they will be minor, or they will take time." Why WFH's days are numbered. / The Atlantic

Twitter announces it will pursue legal action to enforce the terms of its $44 billion deal with Elon Musk, after he informed them he no longer wants to purchase the company. / CNBC

So far in 2022, web3 projects "have lost more than $2 billion to hacks and exploits—more than all of 2021 combined." / The Verge

What happened to all of America's loose change? With coin-operated anything long gone, much of it sits lost inside our homes. / The Hustle

Canada's national police admit using highly intrusive spyware on citizens' mobile devices—with minimal government oversight. / The Guardian

See also: A deep look at the code for Anom, the FBI's once-covert messaging app used to monitor criminals' encrypted phones. / Motherboard

FEMA isn't ready for the magnitude of disasters climate change has in store. / Slate

Watch: An investigation into the behind-the-scenes fakery on those knockoff primitive building videos. / The Morning News

Getting spammed with malicious emails after submitting a yoga studio's webform is "pretty much a fact of life in 2022." / Ars Technica

"Cool, well, where's our 15% of bar sales?" Musicians discuss the financial burden that happens when venues dip into their already meager merch sales. / Welcome to Hell World

A new exhibit at the Met depicts ancient sculptures in their original, vibrantly painted hues. / Hyperallergic

"I envisioned myself as a kind of Dirtbag Mary Poppins." Isaac Fitzgerald on not wanting kids, but wanting to be there for parents. / Esquire

Watch: The best of the early to mid-'60s morbid teen tragedy songs—aka "death discs" or "splatter platters." / The Morning News