1
A Movement Meets a Question: Defund or Reform the Police?
A movement arrives at a key question, and Joe Biden takes a side: This is
your morning tip sheet.
The police will be different than they were.
They will be members of the entire community.
The use of weapons will be extrodinary.
The presumption of innocence will be constant.
Restraints are for those trying to escape.
2
It’s America’s Bluest House Seat. How Is This Man a Top Contender?
The Rev. Ruben Diaz opposes abortion, has made homophobic statements and
may vote for President Trump. And he’s a Democrat. In the Bronx.
His constituency knows what he tells them.
Tell them different.
3
Wave of New Polling Suggests an Erosion of Trump’s Support
Joe Biden appears in a stronger position to oust an incumbent president
than any challenger since Bill Clinton in the summer of 1992.
It is good to know rather than to guess.
4
Georgia Primary Election: Is This the Year Georgia Flips?
With both Senate seats in play and President Trump up for re-election in
November, Georgia Democrats are telling anyone who will listen: This time,
it’s real.
People can count.
5
Contradicting Trump, Barr Says Bunker Visit Was for Safety, Not an ‘Inspection’
The attorney general’s account stood in direct contrast to the version that
the president offered last week when he suggested he had merely been
looking the place over.
Forming a united front would help.
6
Trump Rebuffs Protests Over Systemic Racism and Calls Police ‘Great People’
In a meeting with law enforcement officials, Mr. Trump said he opposed any
defunding or dismantling of police departments, which many demonstrators
have been demanding to address police violence.
That line does not help.
7
Why Joe Biden Is in Good Shape (for Now)
His poll numbers look good. His opponent’s strategy seems disjointed. (But
also, it’s June.)
Donald Trump needs his peanut gallery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_gallery
8
Senate Moves Toward Preserving Public Lands, and Political Careers
Despite some resistance within their ranks, Republicans are pushing a
popular public lands bill that could help endangered colleagues, with an
eye toward protecting their majority in November.
Surprising if true.
9
Falwell’s Blackface Tweet Brings Racial Dissent to Liberty University
A tweet by Liberty University’s president, Jerry Falwell Jr., has sparked
an angry protest in the evangelical college’s community and a rare apology
from Mr. Falwell.
Jerry Falwell Jr. is a fool.
10
No, the Jobs Report Wasn’t Rigged. Here’s What Happened.
The pandemic has complicated the usual methods and models for compiling
employment data. But uncertainty has been offset by transparency.
If there was any rigging it was in the economy.
11
Biden Pours Millions Into Facebook Ads, Blowing Past Trump’s Record
Joe Biden spent $1.6 million on Facebook last Thursday as his campaign
capitalized on energy surrounding mass protests. That’s far more than
President Trump has spent on the platform on a single day.
No surprise.
Biden may be early.
12
Democrats Unveil Sweeping Police Reform Bill
The measure, the most expansive intervention into policing that lawmakers
have proposed in recent memory, is likely to draw opposition from
Republicans and police unions.
I expect little or no progress in the senate.
13
Biden Walks a Cautious Line as He Opposes Defunding the Police
As gruesome videos and energetic protests reshape public opinion about
racial discrimination, Joe Biden tried to balance protesters’ calls for a
law enforcement overhaul while not alienating moderate voters.
Biden will remain a safe candidate.
The police will be made safer.
14
Power Concedes Nothing Without A Credible Threat: Riots Work Edition
So… … a veto-proof majority of Minneapolis City Council members announced
their commitment to disbanding the city’s embattled police department This
doesn’t mean “no police” it means get rid of the current bunch, and create
a new police department. This was done by Camden, New Jersey, for example…
By the department’s account, reports of excessive […]
Correct.
There is almost always a more complex relationship.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
15
Protesters, Everywhere (Including … Mitt Romney?)
Huge demonstrations and a rethinking of the Minneapolis police: This is
your morning tip sheet.
Mitt Romney knows few limits.
16
Romney Marches With Protesters in Washington
The senator from Utah appeared to be the first Senate Republican to join
the demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd, putting himself at
odds with the president again.
Romney is not presidential.
17
Amid Pandemic and Upheaval, New Cyberthreats to the Presidential Election
Fear of the coronavirus is speeding up efforts to allow voting from home,
but some of them pose security risks and may make it easier for Vladimir V.
Putin, or others, to hack the vote.
A secure communications channel is narrow and tends to be slow.
18
Trump Orders Troops to Leave D.C. as Former Military Leaders Sound Warning
The president said National Guard soldiers would withdraw “now that
everything is under perfect control,” even as three former Joint Chiefs
chairmen condemned his use of military force.
Trump did not follow the rules.
19
Ivanka Trump Blames ‘Cancel Culture’ for Pulled Speech. College Says It Took a Stand.
Wichita State University Tech pulled Ms. Trump’s commencement speech after
students and faculty members condemned the Trump administration’s response
to protests.
Cancel culture is a different thing.
20
Barr Says There Is No Systemic Racism in Policing
The attorney general’s remarks, which mirrored those of other
administration officials, came as the president was scheduled to meet with
law enforcement officials at the White House.
Barr lies.
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