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PBC News & Comment: Louisville Grand Jury Indicts Only One Cop, and Not for Shooting Breonna Taylor

Six months after police killed Breonna Taylor, grand jury indicts only 1 of 3 cops, for “wanton” shooting of white neighbors….--in LA, fatal shooting of Dijon Frizee by sheriff’s deputies is slammed by family members after autopsy

--from leaked online chats, The Guardian exposes pro-Trump activists planning violence against Portland protesters

--last night’s Portland protest led to shooting involving 2 civilians, details sketchy

--Seattle Council overrides mayor’s budget veto, police cuts will go forward

--Seattle’s former police monitor issues scathing report on police mismanagement of protests--after lengthy investigation, Senate committees release report on Hunter Biden that appears to clear Joe of any wrongdoing

--FBI warns that “foreign actors” will try to spread misinformation on election results

--domestic actors in Minneapolis are distributing QAnon literature to voters

--Ruth Bader Ginsburg is honored at Supreme Court memorial

--at Assange extradition hearing, psychiatrist testifies about depression, Aspberger’s and suicide risk; get details from Shadowproof, ConsortiumNews, and Craig Murray

--White House accused of politicizing review of John Bolton’s book

--Judge rejects dodge from Eric Trump, orders him to testify in NY fraud investigation

--doctor who performed hysterectomies at ICE prison will no longer treat immigrants

--as Bobcat fire continues to rage near Pasadena, northern California fires are being contained; Oregon situation improves as rain douses some fires

--report shows that UC Berkeley admitted some unqualified students

--as LA Times opposes Prop 22, US Labor Department issues rules that favor Uber, Lysft and other gig employers

--our daily Covid-19 update, edited by Linda Lewis

--at UN General Assembly, Trump and Xi talk past each other

--Mike Pompeo urges Venezuela opposition parties to boycott National Assembly elections