Yesterday’s police killing of unarmed black woman leads mayor to fire embattled police chief, Greg Suhr, massive reforms needed….--there were 21 officer-involved fatal shootings in 5 years, local protesters—though somewhat erratic—kept pressure on
--latest cop killing on video shows taser death of man who was having drug-induced mental breakdown in Georgia
--California voters will likely face dueling ballot measures: one would speed up death penalty process, the other would abolish it
--in runup to June 7 primary, 850,000 new voters have registered—mostly young people—and 600,000 re-registered
--NY Times releases new poll showing Clinton leading Trump by 6 points, and mentions that Sanders beats Trump by 13
--in The Guardian, Thomas Frank slams the idea of putting Bill Clinton in charge of the economy
--Rachel Maddow covered the prospect of a third party run last night, focusing on Libertarians, not Greens
--in House, Republicans switched votes to reject LGBT protections in favor of phony “religious liberty” lingo that enables discrimination
--in Oklahoma, state senate passes clearly unconstitutional bill that makes abortion a felony for doctors, but pro-life governor vetoes it
--in Texas, federal judge who ruled against Obama’s immigration moves goes ballistic, accuses Justice Dept lawyers of lying to him
--at ThinkProgress, Ian Millhiser blasts the judge's statements
--our listener, whistleblower Joe Carson, supports the judge and argues that DOJ lawyers were pressured to lie to the judge
--women who reported sex crimes in the military face reprisals, discharge
--debris from downed Egypt airliner found, but Clinton and Trump were calling it terrorism before any evidence was found
--Syrian refugee wins appeal of Greek deportation order to Turkey, as Ai Weiwei deplores the immoral agreement to block refugees from Europe
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