First Person Arrested Ahead of Trump’s Tulsa Rally
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Tulsa police have arrested a woman for trespassing in the arena where the Trump rally will take place later today. The woman, who told an MSNBC reporter that she had a ticket for the event, was wearing a shirt that said “I…
Yet More Revenge From the Trump Administration
For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.This is also from yesterday, so I missed it, but honest to God, the balls on these guys: The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, who has investigated President Trump’s closest associates, was refusing to leave his position on Saturday after Attorney General…
Juneteenth Should Be a National Holiday
Image of Sports/Newscom via ZUMA For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.From yesterday: In the wake of the nationwide outcry over the killing of George Floyd, bipartisan calls have amplified to name Juneteenth — June 19, which commemorates the end of slavery — a federal holiday. Sen. Kamala…
Defunding the Police Doesn’t Poll Well. That Doesn’t Matter.
Anthony Behar/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.Black feminists have led the movement on defunding and eventually abolishing the police, and gradually the idea has gained momentum across the country. Since the killing of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department on Memorial Day,…
“You’re Not Coming to Bring Us Justice. So What Are You Coming For?”
Protesters chant in Tulsa, Okla., on Saturday, May 30, 2020, during a rally to protest the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. Ian Maule/Tulsa World/AP For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones’ newsletters.As a child, Greg Robinson…
Friday Cat Blogging – 19 June 2020
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