1
Now You Can Opt Out of Seeing Political Ads on Facebook
The change lets Facebook play both sides of the debate about political
advertising on social media.
The problem is a bit more subtle.
Sales should not dominate politics yet education is an aspect of sales.
Tub thumping works against thought.
2
Justice Dept. Official to Exit, Signaling Third Departure in Recent Days
The head of the department’s civil division said he would leave next month
after a 20-year career. He did not say why.
Honest people keep voting with their feet.
3
Trump Hydroxychloroquine Push Secured Millions of Likely Useless Coronavirus Pills
Before the F.D.A. withdrew its waiver to stockpile the drugs as coronavirus
treatments, the Trump administration had embarked on a headlong effort to
import tens of millions of doses.
A quack in Rockland county claimed Covid-19 cures.
Trump jumped on the report.
4
Republicans Signal Narrow Policing Overhaul as Trump Signs Limited Order
Republicans denounced a sweeping Democratic law enforcement overhaul as an
overreach and President Trump signed an order that omitted mention of
racism or discrimination in policing.
The Republicans have no interest in fixing problems with the police.
5
Tim Scott, Once Quiet on Matters of Race, Embraces Key Role on Police Reform
The sole black Republican senator cited his personal experiences with
racism as a vital perspective to his party’s approach to a law enforcement
overhaul.
He is not admitted to the inner circle.
6
Tracking the Next Purge
Democrats have a new tool to identify voters who have been removed from the
rolls.
Parties have to keep track of the local officials.
7
The Minnesota Freedom Fund Crisis: $30 Million and an Arbitration
The sole employee of the bail fund is in arbitration with the board, after
anonymous accusations were lodged about her identity.
Racist noise.
8
Chris Janicek, a Nebraska Democrat, Is Urged to Drop Out of Senate Race Over Sexual Texts
Chris Janicek, the party’s nominee, faced calls from state Democrats to end
his campaign after making sexually explicit comments about a campaign staff
member in a group text that included her.
Chris Janicek should have known better.
https://nebraskademocrats.org/elected-democrats/
There are some Democrats in Nebraska.
9
Trump Falsely Claims Obama ‘Never Even Tried’ to Address Police Misconduct
The president has reversed or limited efforts at reform that his
predecessor enacted.
Trump is incapable of stating facts.
10
Trump Dismisses Criticism of Law Enforcement (Unless It’s His)
President Trump regularly assails law enforcement officials who investigate
him or his friends as “dirty cops,” while staunchly defending the police
who are accused of mistreating anyone else.
This article would belong on the editorial pages if it were not fact.
11
Iowa Governor Will Restore Voting Rights to Paroled Felons
Gov. Kim Reynolds, a Republican, said she would issue an executive order
that would take effect before the November election, ending Iowa’s
distinction as the last state to deprive all former felons of voting rights
for life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parole#Debates_and_reform_efforts_on_parole
It appears that a parolee remains a convicted felon. The relief from imprisonment is conditional.
Editors should take more care.
12
Trump Administration Sues to Try to Delay Publication of Bolton’s Book
The request comes a week before the highly anticipated memoir was set to be
published.
Trump has a thin skin politically.
13
After Federal Crackdown on Protests, House Will Vote on Making D.C. a State
Democratic leaders announced a vote on June 26 on granting statehood to the
District of Columbia, the first such action in more than 25 years.
Statehood for the District of Columbia is still a bad idea.
14
C.I.A. Failed to Defend Against Theft of Secrets by Insider, Report Says
Better security could have protected hacking tools that were stolen in a
large breach and handed over to WikiLeaks, a task force found.
The person looses the job, the pension, and organization trust.
Create novel ways to violate other governments security.
15
Prosecutor in Roger Stone Case Will Testify About Barr’s Intervention
The prosecutor is one of two Justice Department officials coming forward
whom Democrats are calling whistle-blowers.
A minor story at best.
16
Trump's Rally in Tulsa Could Spread Virus
President Trump will hold his first campaign rally in months on Saturday in
Oklahoma, where infections are rising, and officials there are pleading
with him to cancel or hold it outdoors.
Trump may think it worth the cost.
17
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Father Dies From Complications of Covid-19
Ms. Omar, Democrat of Minnesota and one of the first two Muslim women in
Congress, sought asylum in the United States with her father in the 1990s.
Covid-19 is not selective.
18
The Supreme Court Hands Down a Surprise
Conservative justices provide a historic L.G.B.T.Q. rights ruling: This is
your morning tip sheet.
Trump is not yet an autarch.
19
Why Protest Movements Are ‘Civil’ Only in Retrospect
Once history has endorsed a social movement, people tend to simplify it and
downplay the opposition it faced. But while movements are happening,
historians say, they are always messy.
Change is always resisted.
Extralegal change often receives extralegal resistance.
20
Why Andrea Jenkins Is Somber, but Optimistic
The Minneapolis councilwoman, the first black, openly transgender woman to
be elected to public office in the U.S., talks about racial equity, how
poetry informs her work and where we go from here.
The problems that kill black activists are as old as humanity or older.
The work of correction continues.
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