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‘Pandemic Within a Pandemic’: Coronavirus and Police Brutality Roil Black Communities
The current civil unrest is deeply connected to the racial disparities
exposed by the coronavirus crisis. “I’m just as likely to die from a cop as
I am from Covid,” one organizer said.
People love drama.
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Minneapolis Mayor Booed Out of Rally
NYT > U.S. > Politics - 9 hours ago
Chanting “Shame” and “Go home, Jacob, go home,” demonstrators drove Mayor
Jacob Frey out of a rally after he would not commit to abolishing the
police.
"The police are not here to create disorder.
The police are here to preserve disorder."
The police function is necessary to a large community.
The police must not be allowed to become a weapon of one part of the community against another part.
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U.S. Marine Corps Bans Confederate Battle Flag Displays
The directive, which was announced on Friday, details what is prohibited in
Marine installations, office buildings and work spaces.
Living persons are not property.
Corporate persons are property.
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Protesters in Washington, D.C., Continue Call for Justice
Peaceful protesters came together in the nation’s capital as another
weekend of demonstrations unfolded across the country in response to the
killing of George Floyd.
Murder is a matter of state law.
Justice must be sought in Saint Paul.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota
Equality might be a matter for Washington D.C.
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Vote for Trump? These Republican Leaders Aren’t on the Bandwagon
Former President George W. Bush and Senator Mitt Romney won’t support Mr.
Trump’s re-election, and other G.O.P. officials are mulling a vote for Joe
Biden.
These lesser lights are late.
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Has ‘America First’ Become ‘Trump First’? Germans Wonder
One week after Chancellor Angela Merkel told President Trump she would not
attend the Group of 7 meeting he wanted to host, he decided to withdraw
9,500 troops from her country.
Trump is not skilled at diplomacy.
He never learned to delegate.
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The Class of 2020 Is Missing Out, and So Are Politicians
It’s a tradition to reach a captive, often bipartisan audience. YouTube
isn’t quite the same.
Small loss.
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Democrats to Propose Broad Bill to Target Police Misconduct and Racial Bias
Elements of the package, to be unveiled on Monday by House and Senate
Democrats, are certain to meet with opposition from police unions and their
allies.
Republican blockage in the senate is a near certainty.
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Young Protesters Say Voting Isn’t Enough. Will They Do It Anyway?
“Don’t boo — vote,” has been Barack Obama’s mantra. Now, Democrats want to
adapt it: Protest, then vote.
The young will vote.
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Pentagon Ordered National Guard Helicopters’ Aggressive Response in D.C.
The high-profile episode, after days of protests in Washington, was a
turning point in the military’s response to unrest in the city.
The pentagon did not have the right.
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Open Thread
As usual, feel free to use the comments to discuss topics unrelated to
previous posts.
Sooner is better. As soon as you can is best.
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How Trump’s Demands for a Full House in Charlotte Derailed a Convention
After a high-stakes and public feud with Democratic officials in a state he
won four years ago, Mr. Trump and the Republican officials are moving to
largely shift convention proceedings to another state.
Covid-19 is not selective. It spreads among the careless.
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U.S. Diplomats Struggle to Defend Democracy Abroad Amid Crises at Home
Police violence and President Trump’s threats to use the military against
protesters have undercut American criticism of autocrats and called into
question the country’s moral authority.
Trump does not do diplomacy.
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Young Protesters Say Voting Isn’t Enough. Will They Do It Anyway?
“Don’t boo — vote,” has been Barack Obama’s mantra. Now, Democrats want to
adapt it: Protest, then vote.
The young will vote.
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D.C.’s Mayor Fights for Control of Her City at Trump’s Front Door
Amid tensions with the president over his deployment of federal officers
during protests, Washington’s mayor had “Black Lives Matter” painted near
the White House in an unmistakable assertion of control.
The mayor is in charge of the city police.
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Frustration and Fury as Rand Paul Holds Up Anti-Lynching Bill in Senate
A dispute over legislation to make lynching a federal crime has grown
fierce as Congress turns its attention to issues of race and law
enforcement amid protests across the country.
The senators from Kentucky are legislative pains.
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Urging Iran to ‘Make the Big Deal,’ Trump Ties Nuclear Negotiations to Election
The president’s invitation came as international inspectors were said to
have found that Iran had boosted its stockpile of low-enriched uranium in
the past three months.
Iran will not kowtow.
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Trump Says Jobs Report Made It a ‘Great Day’ for George Floyd, Stepping on Message
The president’s comments on Mr. Floyd, who died after a police officer
knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, were immediately criticized by
Joseph R. Biden Jr., his Democratic opponent.
The jobs report only looks good.
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Trump’s False Claim That ‘Nobody Has Ever Done’ More for the Black Community Than He Has
The records of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Lyndon B. Johnson, among
others, beg to differ.
Trump lies automatically.
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Falling Jobless Rate Could Imperil Aid Underpinning the Recovery
A surprise jump in the number of people working may give Republican
lawmakers less incentive to renew the very programs that have hastened the
labor market’s rebound.
Republicans believe in hard money and private charity.
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