In a rebuke of Trump’s Kenosha visit, hundreds gather at the corner where Jacob Blake was shot. NYTimes
Trump, Unbound David Leonhardt
Justice Department investigating protest leaders, funding in Portland and other cities USA Today
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Touts ‘Citizen Soldiers’ To ‘Overwhelm Rioters’ HuffPost
The right wing defense of Kyle Rittenhouse is based on misinfo Matt Binder
Portland Police Officer Seen Repeatedly Punching Protester as Riot Declared Newsweek
Indigenous Peoples
Shinnecock Indian Nation Demands Burial Site Protections At Southampton Rally NPR
Im/migrants and refugees
ICE arrests 2, 000 immigrants in largest sweep of the pandemic CBS News
Amazon is explicitly recruiting union-busting internal spies now Input
Trump administration announces nationwide eviction moratorium through end of the year USA Today
Now in Government Food Aid Boxes: A Letter From Donald Trump ProPublica
Social Security
Social Security could come to a screeching halt CNN
Trump On Social Security In His 2000 Book: A Ponzi Scheme We Must Privatize Buzzfeed
McDonald’s Sued by Black Ex-Franchise Owners for Racial Discrimination Wall Street Journal
Activists sour on Oatly vegan milk after stake sold to Trump-linked Blackstone Guardian
LA Metro Is Exploring How To Become A Free Transit System As Soon As 2021 LAist
Iran-Venezuela
US government seizes control of websites allegedly involved in Iran-Venezuela oil deal Al-Monitor
Palestine
Hamas announces ceasefire with Israel Peoples Dispatch
On Monday, August 31, the Palestinian resistance group Hamas announced that it had reached a ceasefire with Israel that would end the recent hostilities in Gaza. Since August 6, Israel had been continuously attacking Gaza. It had bombed the region from the air, shelled it with tanks, and attacked Palestinian fishermen off the Gaza coast.
Philippines
Filipino activists reiterate demands for protection from political murders Peoples Dispatch
Trump Denies Having a ‘Series of Mini-Strokes’ Political Wire
More interesting is that no one has actually reported that Trump had a series of mini-strokes.
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