Racist violence and police murder are inherent to capitalism. It will be around until we get rid of capitalism.
Knowing this is also key to finding short term ways that we can collectively get some semblance of more immediate reprisal 4 these injustices
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— Boots Riley (@BootsRiley) May 30, 2020
Protesters tear down statue, damage Confederate monument, start fire in Birmingham WBRC
Horrifying moment Black Lives Matter protester is shot dead Daily Mail
LA car caravan condemns racism, urges release of inmates facing coronavirus risk
Scenes of ‘Urban Warfare’ Erupt from Miami to Seattle
The National Guard says 5,000 troops have been activated to respond to unrest in 15 states and DC with thousands more ready to go Business Insider
Minnesota prosecutor’s charges might lead to an unjustly easy sentence for George Floyd’s killer Boston Globe
The Nation’s Largest Police Force Is Treating Us as an Enemy NYTimes
The N.Y.P.D. strikes back harshly at demonstrators in a weekend of protests over the death of another black American at the hands of police.
Cuomo puts NY’s National Guard on standby as he expects more protests tonight Syracuse.com
African-American congresswoman pepper-sprayed during racism protest Politico
A nationwide police riot: Is our outrage about “violence” pointed at the real perpetrators? Salon
Police Prove Point of Protests by Instigating Violence Across the Country The Root
Watch: This Is What It Looks Like When the Response to Protests Against Police Violence Is… More Police Violence Common Dreams
Target Temporarily Closing or Shortening Hours at 200 Stores NYTimes
Black Americans Have a Message for Democrats: Not Being Trump Is Not Enough NYTimes
Joe Biden wants to heal the soul of the country in this moment of protest and loss, and win the White House. Simply telling people to vote in November may not help with either goal.
As police attack protesters in Minneapolis, speculations about “outsiders” draw on fraught history Intercept
Bill de Blasio Needs to Resign. By Defending Police Violence, He Has Betrayed New Yorkers. Intercept
Police & politicians today using J. Edgar Hoover's old playbook to describe urban rebellions & the civil rights movement. Every time people rise up against police murders the gov't suggests they need someone else to tell them to do so. From the NY Times August 1967: #GeorgeFloyd pic.twitter.com/iaEi1i1a0V
— Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (@ThePCJF) May 31, 2020
Uncovered: Last October, the head of the Minneapolis police union — which days ago warned against a “rush to judgment” of the officers involved in George Floyd’s death — spoke at a Trump rally and praised him for ending the “handcuffing and oppression” of police under Obama. pic.twitter.com/oW1olwWZh5
— The Recount (@therecount) May 30, 2020
Trump Ranted During Phone Call With George Floyd Family Breaking News
Trump was briefly taken to an underground bunker during Friday’s White House protests CNNPolitics
World alarmed by violence in US; thousands march in London AP
Some of you have a very poor understanding of the civil rights movement and have conveniently forgotten all the violence
— Jessica Huseman (@JessicaHuseman) May 31, 2020
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.:
Indigenous Peoples
The Top U.S. Coronavirus Hot Spots Are All Indian Lands NYTimes
Lynchings a century ago affect black voting behavior today EPI video
Coronavirus
All 200 Workers at a Tennessee Vegetable Farm Test Positive for COVID-19
It’s Not Whether You Were Exposed to the Virus. It’s How Much. NYTimes
China
After several days of American police violence across the country against protesters and journalists, what is CNN doing? A segment on big bad China’s “appalling behavior” in Hong Kong and how the international community must intervene. pic.twitter.com/iUvyOR2xqn
— Rania Khalek (@RaniaKhalek) May 31, 2020
Pompeo says China poses an ongoing threat to the West Politico
Cuba
US Campaign Against Cuba’s Medical Brigades Targets Healthcare, Not ‘Forced Labor’ FAIR
Capitalist crisis
Evictions loom as state freezes on rent payments expire CNN
U.S. Debt Crisis Comes into View as Fed’s Balance Sheet Explodes Past $7 Trillion Rigged Game
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