57 years after King’s “I have a dream” speech, speakers at Lincoln Memorial amplify angry voices following cop shooting of Jacob Blake…--partly paralyzed, Blake is shackled to hospital bed
--corporate media outlets finally name and profile the victims of vigilante shooter, Joseph Rosenbaum and Anthony Huber
Outraged by shootings by cop and young vigilante, Milwaukee Bucks lead walkout of NBA playoffs, followed by baseball teams, others…--one of the victims of the accused vigilante was Anthony Huber, a close friend of a cousin of Steve Horn, the environmental reporter
--Dave Zirin, who writes about the culture of sports, frames the walkout in The Nation
--on the Daily Show, Trevor Noah pauses the jokes for serious comments
Reports indicate 17-year-old white shooter was not detained by police after 3 protesters were shot and 2 died in Kenosha….--We compare sketchy report from NY Times with detailed story from MintPress News
Reporter Patrick Martin returns to detail the incumbent “CIA Democrats” and a new crop of candidates from military and spy communities…
--as Trump fabricates and exaggerates criticism of Biden and Democrats, here are 5 accurate criticisms of the party
--blogger Keaton Weiss talks back to Obama’s DNC speech
--new Reuters poll shows 25% of voters want none of the above
Lafayette, LA police killed Trayford Pellerin at convenience store Friday; Kenosha, WI cops shot Jacob Blake 7 times in the back….--protests erupt in both cities
--officer is fired in Gwinnett County, GA following attempt to arrest woman suspected of throwing a bottle at a car; incident captured on TikTok video
--weekend protests in Portland: Saturday skirmish with pro-cop demonstrators, Sunday action amped up by Kenosha incident
Trump donor and postal demolition pointman Louis DeJoy spoke to Senate committee today, adding more confusion to mail delays, election impact…--DeJoy stammered his way through friendly comments from GOP and angry attakcs from Democrats, and did not clarify key issues
--Trump tells Hannity the GOP will deploy pollwatchers and sheriffs, in violation of 1981 court order
--new Ipsos poll shows wide partisan divide over election integrity and credibility
Steve Bannon’s surprise arrest for alleged fraud in Wall scam, DA’s win on subpoena for tax returns leave Trump almost tweetless…--Bannon was arrested on megayacht of Chinese billionaire on Connecticutt coast for skimming money from crowdfunded border wall scheme
--federal judge says subpoena for tax records is not harassment
--Trump’s embrace of QAnon pushes Republicans over the edge, as Sen. Doug Jones (DINO-AL) equates them with AOC and Dem Left
Covid-19 means Ka-ching for billionaire class, adding $700 billion to their fortunes as middle class shrinks and the poor are ignored…--lightning has sparked 367 wildfires all over California, forcing evacuations and call for mutual aid from 50 states
--Speaker Pelosi slams Postmaster General for misleading statements after phone call with DeJoy, says House will proceed on legislation
--DNC ghost convention Day 2 features novel video roll call, and lots of misleading puffery about Joe Biden
Trump donor and new postmaster with major conflict of interest, Louis DeJoy, yields to critics and will restore full service through election…--it appears Mitch McConnell didn’t support Trump’s demolition scheme, and DeJoy will be appearing before Senate and House committees
--Senate intelligence committee releases report, used by NY Times and WashPost to defend their investment in Russiagate narrative
Polls show Biden’s lead is declining as corporate, moderate, gray-haired Dems hold virtual convention with progressives sidelined and no surprises...--lefties will watch Bernie Sanders, with despair, as he praises Biden, Harris and the Democrats who shunned his calls for real change
--DNC leaders think Dems want to hear from anti- Trump GOP leaders, like the Whitman sisters, Susan Molinari, and John Kasich?
