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It’s been a historic and heavy two weeks in the US, following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department. Calls for justice have grown from a mid-sized protest outside a precinct to a nation-wide uprising, leading Donald Trump to run to his bunker and threaten to call in the army. We will be continuing to follow events as they develop, but thought we’d send out a quick email with our latest vids, and some resources for navigating threats from repression, misinformation and political division.
Vengeance for George Floyd

Stephen Cannon, 24, was arrested on Sunday and charged with first-degree murder for the death of Dorn, and was also charged with robbery, burglary, armed criminal action and felon in possession of a firearm.

The protests are reminding people in Los Angeles of an incident in the early 90s that led to riots and civil unrest. CGTN correspondent Ediz Tiyansan discussed that with history professor Brenda Stevenson, who’s written a book about that period. She says what happened then draws similarities to what’s happening today. #protest

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Lana returns to Flashback Friday. We cover the latest news after the fallout from the "protests." We look at how quickly Covid-19 disappeared and was replaced with the "White supremacy is the bigger threat" narrative. We also cover the movement to defund the police and much more.

This is a translation of a newspiece showing on the Russian website www.crimescience.ru, written by a renowned criminologist, Vladimir Semenovich Ovchinsky. It is a must-read, as it offers a perspective completely outside the US media “box” and presents some information which the newsmedia in the United States appears to be suprressing.

Watch, listen and learn. The facts show us that the riots are not based on anything real. It is amazing that (1) a lot of people DO see through this nonsense that is going on, but also that (2) many other people refuse to believe it or even (3) refuse to be educated about it.

From Ochelli.com Mike and Chuck have a bit of trouble getting connected. Without question, there was only one thing to discuss in the news. There is little justice in the land, yet peace is more wide-spread than the MSM would like to sell. Is everyone enjoying the slow mission creep into Martial law? Could Agent […]

Demonstrators gather after curfew during a protest in New York City on June 2, 2020. Brendan McDermid / Reutersby Thomas NeuburgerAll of us were basically on our way home. They took us to a large garage with at least 100 other people they arrested that night. I say arrested, but I’m not actually sure. No one was given a reason why they were stopped. ...

Minneapolis organizer Tony Williams speaks about the ongoing uprisings and how groups can work towards the strategic dismantling of the police.

Elisabeth Epps, a Colorado-based attorney and bail activist, publicly resigned from the Denver Police Department’s Use of Force Committee last night after being shot and tear gassed by the same force she was trying to regulate. “Plenty of Black folks will shuck & jive for ya, it just can’t be me anymore,” Epps said via Twitter, sharing pictures of the welts across her body and legs from police gunshots.