US Olympic medalist faces discipline for taking knee after winning Pan-Am gold Guardian
Im/migrants and refugees
The truth about Trump’s ICE raids: Botched Mississippi operation is good optics Salon
In the lead up to 2020, expect more images of devastated children. Their pain is Trump’s political gain
Mississippi ICE raids: ‘We’ve been up all night.’ Child Protection Services couldn’t locate children Clarion Ledger
The Tragic Story Of Jimmy Aldaoud, Deported From The Streets Of Detroit To His Death In Iraq Intercept
Mississippi poultry supplier to pay $3.75M to settle discrimination lawsuits Clarion Ledger
El Paso
The Media Erased Latinos From the Story The Atlantic
It was the deadliest attack targeting Latinos in recent U.S. history. Why wasn’t that the headline?
Farmworkers Rise Up Against Trump and Labor Exploitation Truthout
The Sculptor Of Mt. Rushmore Was A Huge White Supremacist Métis Nation News
Venezuela
Corporate Media Enters Realm of the Absurd with Claim that Venezuela is “Cocaine Capital of the World” Orinoco Tribune
Venezuelans Amass Across the Country to Protest Trump Internationalist 360°
This California city just voted to give a $30 minimum wage to Uber and Lyft drivers FastCompany
China and Iran
China continued Iran oil imports in July in teeth of U.S. sanctions: analysts Reuters
This is very very embarrassing. Julie Eadeh, a US diplomat in Hong Kong, was caught meeting HK protest leaders. It would be hard to imagine the US reaction if Chinese diplomat were meeting leaders of Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter or Never Trump protesters. pic.twitter.com/JfiU2O2HZq
— Chen Weihua (@chenweihua) August 8, 2019
Epstein suicided
If you’re surprised Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide, just imagine how surprised HE was.
Former MCC inmate: There’s ‘no way’ Jeffrey Epstein killed himself NY Post
Jeffrey Epstein Dies Of “Suicide” Caitlin Johnstone
Epstein reportedly warned people close to him that someone tried to kill him the other week when he was found barely breathing on the floor, and those same people are worried he was now murdered, Washington Post reported.
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