NFL
‘What if I was George Floyd?’: Jaguars march to sheriff’s office amid NFL outcry Guardian
NFL Stars Demand The League ‘Admit Wrong’ To Silencing Players Amid Bogus Statement NewsOne
A history lesson for Trump: Lafayette Square was once a slave market Washington Post
“Who has been deployed on the streets of Washington?” Financial Times reports: “Units from the FBI, the Secret Service, the U.S. Park Police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Prisons, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Capitol Police and the Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection, among others, have been sent on to Washington’s streets, Mr Barr said.”
Why The Small Protests In Small Towns Across America Matter BuzzFeed
Every single white person needs to watch this today. pic.twitter.com/eS4EJQYZmi
— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) May 29, 2020
BREAKING: More than 30 journalists of color at the Philadelphia Inquirer are calling out sick today in protest of systemic racism; others are taking part in a byline strike. This was prompted by the paper's disastrous 'Buildings Matter, Too' headline https://t.co/YNi1agJBh6
— Dave Jamieson (@jamieson) June 4, 2020
NYPD terror
More on the time Rudy Giuliani helped incite a riot of racist cops Washington Post
NYPD’s Ambush Of Peaceful Bronx Protesters Was “Executed Nearly Flawlessly,” City Leaders Agree Gothamist
With Mayor Bill de Blasio untroubled by mounting video evidence showing his police department engaging in wanton acts of violence against peaceful protesters, journalists, medics, and essential workers over the past week, the NYPD once again took to the streets of New York City on Thursday night to viciously and arbitrarily enforce the mayor’s 8 p.m. curfew.
The Police Are Out of Control. NYTimes editorial
‘Kettling’ of Peaceful Protesters Shows Aggressive Shift by N.Y. Police NYTimes
‘Deeply Disturbing’: New York Supreme Court Judge Rules Protesters Can Be Detained Indefinitely Common Dreams
The Police Are Rioting. We Need to Talk About It. Jamelle Bouie, NYTimes
A3 American policing originated with the slave patrols during American slavery which were designed to intercept any “slaves” attempting to escape, and to guarantee that slaves did not interact between plantations. pic.twitter.com/sQFPPtUWnh
— Barbara Arnwine, Esq. (@barbs73) June 5, 2020
Stop calling them rubber bullets. They are rubber coated steel bullets. https://t.co/HBrEFg6Pjs
— Max Blumenthal (@MaxBlumenthal) June 6, 2020
Every Buffalo Cop in Elite Unit Quits to Back Officers Who Shoved Elderly Man to Ground: Report Daily Beast
Who Are They? Unmarked Security Forces in DC Spark Fear Defense One
Abolish the police
I’m a Minneapolis City Council Member. We Must Disband the Police—Here’s What Could Come Next Time
Movement to defund police gains ‘unprecedented’ support across US Guardian
Black deaths at the hands of law enforcement are linked to historical lynchings Economic Policy Institute
Tacoma mayor calls for officers to be fired over death of an unarmed black man who yelled ‘I can’t breathe!’ Washington Post
‘Protecting property’ is an abstraction to the growing share of Americans who own nothing Washington Post
Trump Tells Black Reporter Asking About Racism To Shut Up
Teargas is banned in warfare, it should not be used on the public Toward Freedom
More Than 280 Military Officials, Diplomats Call on Donald Trump Not to Use Troops Against Protests Newsweek
The Anti-Black and Anti-Semitic History of “Outside Agitators” Internationalist 360°
Slack Removed a Blog Post Showing How Police Use its Tech Vice
Erie, PA
Officers pepper-spray this 15 year old girl, then as she kneels, motionless, blinded, and threatening nobody, they KICK HER IN THE FACE.#BLUEFALL pic.twitter.com/0FhUq8FwY7
— Jeff Shafer | Patriots Against Fascism ?? (@JeffShafer) June 4, 2020
Erie woman who was kicked by police officer says, ’I was 100 percent peaceful’ PA Post
Quote
“When I see a car with an American flag decal, I know that person’s not my friend.” — Jackie Robinson
Australia, Asia protests embrace ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement Nikkei
Germany: Thousands attend anti-racism protests DW
Capitalist crisis
Why the Shockingly Good Jobs Report Might Be Bad News New York Mag
In the BLS’s own view, its unemployment number comes with a massive asterisk. The bureau believes the overall rate is actually closer to 16.3 percent, down from 19.5 percent last month.
Returning to normal? Michael Roberts
But the U.S. unemployment rate is still 13.3%, or more than one-third higher than in the depths of the Great Recession. And if you include those wanting full-time work but cannot get it, the U-6 category, then the unemployment rate is 21%, and adding another 3 million people who were not classified, the total unemployment rate in May is more like 25%. Moreover the rate for Blacks rose.
Mainstream Media Ignores Black Unemployment Rising While Celebrating Jobless Rate NewsOne
Here’s why the real unemployment rate may be higher than reported CNBC
While welcome gains, job losses since February still total 19.6 million Economic Policy Institute
Dentists’ offices are responsible for 10 percent of jobs regained last month The Week
A Better Jobs Report Belies America’s Breadlines Wired
Report: Walmart Workers Cost Taxpayers $6.2 Billion In Public Assistance Forbes
My husband asked a Secret Service Agent guarding the Treasury whether he ever thought he’d see this. He said: “I’m surprised it took this long. I think I’m gonna see the whole building burned down. 40% unemployment.” pic.twitter.com/wxrZX4EWZv
— Krystal Ball (@krystalball) June 4, 2020
Big Oil
U.S. Senators Introduce Legislation To Stop Completion Of Russian Gas Pipeline RFE/RL – no time for anti-lynching law, but plenty of time to give Big Oil a helping hand
Indigenous Peoples
Federal Judge Rules In Favor Of Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Mashpee Enterprise
People Try To Do Right By Each Other, No Matter the Motivation, Study Finds PhysOrg
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