Today's News (2020/6/19): Fascism Frenetic edition

LOTS today. I'm including all of Trump's treason activities in here as well, since they're part of - core to, really - the way fascists operate. And the way he operates himself, of course.

And there's lively news coming out tonight, including a Friday Night Massacre, where Barr dumped a US attorney and said he'd resigned (he says he hasn't), and Buzzfeed has less-redacted Muller report where we find out Trump sure did lie to the investigation, he sure did. Of course they knew; of course they were collaborating with the Russians, through Wikileaks.

And that's not even all! Buckle up kids, it's a ride.

1. John Bolton betrayed his country
2. Trump calls for 'new justices' on Supreme Court after unfavorable rulings
3. New Trump Appointee to Foreign Aid Agency Has Denounced Liberal Democracy and “Our Homo-Empire”
4. From the Northwest to the White House: The fascists are here
5. Trump now undeniably a ‘fascist’ after George Floyd response, say longtime sceptics
6. Trump Says That If Campaign’s Effort To Block Voting By Mail Expansions Fail, His Reelection Is ‘At Risk’
7. THREAD: DOJ argument to block Bolton book
8. Far-right Proud Boys launch dating site to help members ‘repopulate the West’
9. Two Whistleblowers Come Forward And Will Testify Against William Barr
10. A 17-Year-Old Who Organized A BLM Protest Had A Burning Cross Placed In His Yard, Cops Said
11. Oakland police remove effigy, flag found beside Lake Merritt
12. Bolton Book Confirms Most Serious Allegations in Trump Impeachment on Ukraine Quid Pro Quo
13. Barr forces out powerful US attorney in New York who investigated Trump associates
14. US atty. Geoff Berman: "I have not resigned, and have no intention of resigning, my position"
15. Roger Stone Told Trump In Advance WikiLeaks Would Release Documents Harmful To Clinton Campaign, Aides Claimed

( The articles )

Today's News (2020/6/19): Police Violence edition

"Bad apples" do in fact spoil the whole bunch, particularly when they're police. Officer Horne's firing - for stopping a fellow officer's illegal chokehold of a suspect - is one of so, so, so many examples. Bad cops are in charge, and you go along, or you get forced out - or worse.

This is the current end of Greg Doucette's long thread of police violence.

1. A Utah officer pulled his gun on a 10-year-old black boy. He'll keep working, chief says.
2. Never-released report shows number of people killed by police activity in New York City is more than double what was reported.
3. Colorado ends qualified immunity for police
4. Medics say police have targeted them at Seattle protests
5. Buffalo officials ask state to probe firing of Black officer who stopped white colleague's chokehold
6. Georgia Senate considers whether to add "police officers" as a protected class, on Juneteenth.
7. He captured footage of a child pepper sprayed during a Seattle protest. Then he was arrested [EDITOR: This is a retaliatory/harassment arrest]

( The articles )

Today's News (2020/6/19): COVID-19 edition

COVID-19 is surging in a lot of places in the US, and the Trump-led government won't do a single fucking thing about it except literally make it worse. Literally. Make. It. Worse.

1. A Mask is a Stupid Hill to Die on, America
2. Trump told the WSJ on Wednesday that Oklahoma's coronavirus spike "has already ended." On Thursday, Oklahoma reported another record increase in new cases.
3. Florida sets another single-day case spike record.
4. Fauci: Americans ignoring science during pandemic is "frustrating"
5. In countries keeping the coronavirus at bay, experts watch U.S. case numbers with alarm
6. ‘All smoke and mirrors’: How Trump’s meatpacking order has failed to keep workers safe
7. TSA insider faults agency’s response to coronavirus
8. It Doesn’t Look Like the Protests Are Causing a COVID-19 Spike
9. A story in four parts: Oklahoma Supreme Court denies lawsuit requiring COVID-19 protections at Trump rally
10. King County approved to move to Phase 2 amid coronavirus pandemic [EDITOR: This is actually bad. WTF, King County. WTF, state government?]
11. The Trump Administration Paid Millions for Test Tubes — and Got Unusable Mini Soda Bottles

( The articles )

Today's News (2020/6/19): Everything Else edition

A pretty big list today.

1. The religious right is seriously flipping out over the Supreme Court ruling in favor of LGBTQ rights
2. EPA drops regulation for contaminant linked to infant brain damage
3. Iowa governor Kim Reynolds had COVID-19 planning calls with Tyson lobbyist who donated thousands to her campaign
4. Tennessee passes comprehensive abortion ban
5. The Burning of the Greenwood District
6. Scientists Warn Against Consumer Protection Nominee
7. How Trump plans to turn around his losing campaign
8. Trump to visit Arizona, Wisconsin next week
9. Susan Rice: Trump administration 'has been racist to its core'
10. Nashville police investigate anti-Semitic vandalism at Holocaust memorial as civil rights intimidation

( The articles )

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