Attempting to control protesters’ use of the slogan is condescending and counterproductive—it’s better to embrace the call for deep change…--David Sirota says “Disband the Tone Police”
--Trump will find any excuse to promote cops and demonize Dems, like today’s Twitter threats to Seattle
--Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders want to increase police funding
--the Camden model demonstrates drastic change to policing—that reduced crime sharply Camden
--AOC and others propose ban on tear gas
--Black leaders in Congress, Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) and Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) are the faces of federal police reform
--at Shadowproof, Kevin Gosztola delivers a reality check on expectations
--federal arrest records show no major evidence of Antifa, but that doesn’t change the views of Trump or Barr
--the brutality of police use of “less-lethal” weapons is detailed by The Intercept in Austin, and in LA by LA Times
--Charlie Pierce, Lee Potter and Choctaw Wildfire release powerful new song and video, Trouble. watch it here
--in snarky commentary at Esquire, Jack Holmes bites hard on “bad apple” excuses
--in police killings, officers are rarely charged, with few convictions
--SF cops union trades Twitter salvos with Muni transit, after transit officials said they won’t deliver cops to protests in the future
--also in California, public utilities commission orders Uber and Lyft to comply with AB 5, and treat drivers as employees
--in surprise move, Amazon announces 1-year freeze on police use of facial recognition technology, called Rekognition; Microsoft, IBM follow suit
--in 2 articles today, WashPost treats Russiagate as proven fact, as Senate Judiciary approves subpoenas of people involved in 2016 investigation
--our daily Covid-19 update, edited by Linda Lewis
--WashPost profiles group of people who have been sick with virus for over 60 days
--the Dow slid 7% today, amid Covid concerns and 1.5 million new unemployed
--Gen. Milley apologizes for participating in Trump’s Bible stroll last week
--in Missouri, newspaper owners resign after offensive cartoon was published by their dad without their knowledge
--A & E has cancelled Live PD after newspaper exposes cop killing they captured on video, and destroyed
--U of Chicago top economist under fire for tweets, and lack of diversity in the field
--NASCAR is banning confederate flag from all events, but rednecks can still attend
--ugly history is being removed by mobs and activists in US and abroad, as statues of villains are torn down
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