Alt-Right Trolls Are Trying to Sabotage Black Lives Matter Chatrooms
Protesters in Minneapolis chant while facing riot police.AP Image For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As mass protests against police brutality and racial injustice continue across the country, 4chan, a notorious alt-right troll hub online, is trying to meddle in protesters’ online operations. On Sunday night, users of…
Joe Biden Doesn’t Want to Defund the Police
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, made clear today in a statement that he would not support defunding the police. He did say there is an “urgent need for reform,” and he advocated for body-worn cameras and further diversification of the police force. The former vice president, according to the New York Times,…
A Majority of Minneapolis Councilmembers Vowed to Dismantle the City’s Police Department
A large crowd gathered for a community meeting in Powderhorn Park in Minneapolis on Sunday.Julia Lurie/Mother Jones For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.At a community rally at Powderhorn Park this afternoon, 9 of Minneapolis’ 12 city councilmembers showed up and pledged to dismantle the city’s police department,…
Barr Defends Firing Pepperballs at Peaceful Protesters Before Trump Photo Op
Jose Luis Magana/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Attorney General Bill Barr today tried to downplay the use of chemical irritants on protesters in Washington, DC, last week by insisting they weren’t, well, chemical irritants. “Pepper spray is not a chemical irritant. It’s not chemical” — AG…
Attorney General Barr Says the Law Enforcement System Is Not Racist
Evan Vucci/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.On CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday, Attorney General William Barr acknowledged that though racism exists, he doesn’t think the criminal justice system that disproportionately arrests, imprisons, and kills Black people is racist. “I think there’s racism in the United…
Trump Pulls Out National Guard After Thousands Protest in Washington, DC
Protesters next to a National Guard Humvee in Washington, DC, last week. Samuel Corum/Getty For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This morning, as protesters were expected to hit the streets of the nation’s capital for a 10th day of demonstrations against racist police violence, President Donald Trump tweeted…