Protesters demand to “defund the police” as Minneapolis council members vow to “dismantle” rogue department; Buffalo, Philly cops back their bad apples…--the slogan has various interpretations, but reflects strong need to drastically reform policing and remove protections for law-breaking cops
--NYC’s de Blasio bows to pressure, to cut NYPD budget, but Joe Biden says he opposes budget cuts
--House Democrats propose bill to limit bias and excessive force
--in past 5 years, police have killed over 1,000 suspects each year
--lawmakers demand an end to DEA surveillance of protesters
--viral videos reveal police brutality in Buffalo and Philadelphia, but fellow officers support the accused cops
--new protest is sparked in Oakland after Highway Patrol officers shot and killed suspect in looted car
--active duty air force MP is accused of killing sheriff’s deputy in California, same suspect my have killed security guard in Oakland
--Sunday night in Seattle, a protester was killed after confronting armed man who drove his car through a crowd
--undocumented man in Phoenix was swept up in protest dragnet, now faces deportation
--Army opens investigation into use of choppers to buzz DC protesters last Monday
--NY Times sacks editorial page editor over Tom Cotton op-ed, as tensions rise in newsrooms
--at The Grayzone, Yasha Levine reports that US propaganda media aren’t reporting the protests
--our daily Covid-19 update, prepared by Linda Lewis
--Libyan civil war may be winding down, as CIA buddy Hifter signals defeat
--in Israel, Netanyahu’s plan to annex parts of West Bank draw surprise challenges from settlers and Palestinian Authority
--Glenn Greenwald slams NY Times as it finally admits the false reporting that led to coup in Bolivia last year
--at Jacobin, Derek Davison and Alex Thurston preview foreign policy in a Biden presidency
--WashPost shows potential fraud rate in vote by mail states is .0025 percent
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