Top Items:
John Woodrow Cox / Washington Post:
Officer Patrick Zamarripa survived tours in Iraq before being killed in Dallas — It had been 12 hours since he'd lost his son to one of the country's worst mass police shootings, and he still couldn't understand why. — Dallas police officer Patrick Zamarripa, 32, had survived three tours in Iraq …
Discussion:
CNN, NPR, Navy Times, New York Post, WATE-TV, USA TODAY College, Daily Wire, Vox, Business Insider, USA Today, WAVY-TV and Dallas Morning News
RELATED:
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:
Dallas gunman killed by bomb robot, ‘wanted to kill officers,’ officials say — A Dallas police officer covers his face as he stands with others outside the emergency room at Baylor University Medical Center on July 8. (Tony Gutierrez / Associated Press) — Police used a “bomb robot” …
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The Dallas Shooting and the Advent of Killer Police Robots — In the mourning over the murders of five police officers in Dallas, and relief that the standoff had ended, one unusual detail stuck out: the manner in which police killed one suspect after negotiations failed.
Dpdpio / DPD Beat:
Investigative Update Regarding the Deadly Attack on Police Officers — The following is an update on the progress of the investigation: — At this time, detectives have interviewed over 200 officers and it appears at least 12 officers discharged their duty weapons.
Discussion:
Mother Jones, Talking Points Memo, Business Insider, Los Angeles Times, KLTV-TV and WPMT FOX43
New York Daily News:
Dallas shooter Micah Xavier Johnson was decorated Army reservist in Afghanistan, equipped for war during police slayings — The decorated former Army reservist who shot 12 Dallas police officers at a Black Lives Matter protest — killing five — was equipped for war, sources said Friday.
Discussion:
alan.com, Independent Journal Review and Clayton Cramer
Dallas Morning News:
Discussion:
Washington Post, KOIN-TV and Washington Blade
Richard Wheatstone / Mirror.co.uk:
Dallas police shooting: ‘Black Power group’ …
Dallas police shooting: ‘Black Power group’ …
Discussion:
Allen B. West, CNBC, BizPac Review, alan.com, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Daily Wire and BarbWire.com
Gregg Zoroya / USA Today:
26 police killed so far in 2016, up 44% from 2015
26 police killed so far in 2016, up 44% from 2015
Discussion:
National Review, WREG-TV, Hot Air and Washington Post
New York Times:
Five Dallas Officers Were Killed as Payback, Police Chief Says
Five Dallas Officers Were Killed as Payback, Police Chief Says
Discussion:
Bloomberg, Townhall.com, RedState, Business Insider, Guardian, Vox, The Texas Tribune, Washington Post, Allen B. West, Associated Press, Raw Story, Gothamist, The Trace, Mediaite, Dallas Morning News, FiveThirtyEight, DCist, Media Matters for America, Talking Points Memo, Complex, CityLab, The Daily Signal, Washington Free Beacon and Hullabaloo
Daily Mail:
Pictured: Army reservist Micah Xavier Johnson, 25, who shot 12 cops at Dallas protest …
Pictured: Army reservist Micah Xavier Johnson, 25, who shot 12 cops at Dallas protest …
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, The Last Refuge, Fox News, Allen B. West and The Gateway Pundit
The Daily Beast:
Micah Johnson, Dallas Cop-Killer, Was Black Militant
Micah Johnson, Dallas Cop-Killer, Was Black Militant
Discussion:
BizPac Review, New York Times, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, ABC News, National Review, The Federalist, VICE, Hit & Run, France 24 and alan.com
Bianca Padró Ocasio / Politico:
Police group director: Obama caused a ‘war on cops’
Police group director: Obama caused a ‘war on cops’
Discussion:
RedState, CBS St. Louis, The Hill, Daily Kos and Mother Jones
CNN:
Dallas sniper attack: 5 officers shot dead during protests against police
Dallas sniper attack: 5 officers shot dead during protests against police
Discussion:
NBC News, WTVR-TV, ABC News, Dallas Morning News, The Daily Caller, New York Daily News, NPR, The Atlantic, KFOR-TV, FOX6Now.com, The San Diego Union …, Complex, WWLP-TV, Bleacher Report, Fox 59, fox4kc.com, WREG-TV, Talking Points Memo, FOX2now.com, New York's PIX11 and WQAD-TV, more at Mediagazer »
Phil Velasquez / Chicago Tribune:
Ex-Illinois Rep. Walsh says Twitter took down Dallas tweet ‘Watch out Obama’
Ex-Illinois Rep. Walsh says Twitter took down Dallas tweet ‘Watch out Obama’
Discussion:
USofArn.com, New York Daily News, The Colorado Independent, Common Dreams, Guardian, CBS New York and Washington Post
Sam Thielman / Guardian:
Use of police robot to kill Dallas shooting suspect believed to be first in US history
Use of police robot to kill Dallas shooting suspect believed to be first in US history
Discussion:
National Review and Power Line
Washington Post:
Five Dallas police officers were killed by a lone attacker, authorities say
Five Dallas police officers were killed by a lone attacker, authorities say
Discussion:
Mother Jones, WHOTV, CBS Dallas, Telegraph, NBC News, New York Post, New York Times, New York Magazine, ThinkProgress, TMZ.com, WSLS-TV, NPR, The Root, Daily Wire, Business Insider, Questions and Observations, CityLab, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, ABC News, WGNO, Politico, WISH-TV, The Huffington Post and BuzzFeed
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
New York Post ‘civil war’ cover prompts pushback
New York Post ‘civil war’ cover prompts pushback
Discussion:
New York Post, Washington Post, Guardian, The Week and VICE
Josh DeVine / TBI Newsroom:
UPDATED STATEMENT: Bristol Shootings — At the request of 2nd District Attorney General Barry Staubus, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding a series of shootings in Bristol Thursday that claimed the life of a woman and left four …
RELATED:
Brandi Grissom / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick calls Dallas protesters ‘hypocrites’ for running from sniper's bullets — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called protesters who ran away from the hail of bullets that rained down on Downtown Dallas on Thursday night “hypocrites” during an interview Friday on Fox News.
Discussion:
Vox, Salon, Texas Monthly and The Mahablog
RELATED:
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Texas Lt. Gov.: Dallas BLM Protesters ‘Hypocrites’ For Running From Gunfire
Texas Lt. Gov.: Dallas BLM Protesters ‘Hypocrites’ For Running From Gunfire
Discussion:
alan.com
Jen Lawrence / Breitbart:
Meet the Leftist Reverend Behind the Dallas Black Lives Matter Protest
Meet the Leftist Reverend Behind the Dallas Black Lives Matter Protest
Discussion:
The Point
Madlin Mekelburg / The Texas Tribune:
Dan Patrick Blames Black Lives Matter Movement for Dallas Shooting
Dan Patrick Blames Black Lives Matter Movement for Dallas Shooting
Discussion:
Politico, Mediaite, The Nation, Washington Post, Common Dreams and Raw Story
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Ballwin officer shot during traffic stop is in hospital ‘fighting for his life’ — Police investigate the scene on New Ballwin Road where a Ballwin police officer was shot on Friday, July 8, 2016. Photo by Cristina Fletes, cfletes@post-dispatch.com
Discussion:
Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit, Bearing Arms, National Review, Mediaite and Complex
RELATED:
Danielle Scruggs / FOX2now.com:
Police officer shot during traffic stop in Ballwin; suspect apprehended
Police officer shot during traffic stop in Ballwin; suspect apprehended
Discussion:
fox4kc.com
Aaron Gould Sheinin / Political Insider blog:
Newt Gingrich: White Americans 'don't understand being black in America' — Never let it be said that Newt Gingrich is predictable. — As the political world waits to see if the former Georgia congressman and U.S. House speaker gets tapped to be Donald Trump's running mate …
Discussion:
Washington Post and Jezebel
RELATED:
Victoria M. Massie / Vox:
Read: Newt Gingrich's on-point statement about police violence and racism
Read: Newt Gingrich's on-point statement about police violence and racism
Discussion:
ThinkProgress and Hullabaloo
Eugene Scott / CNN:
Newt Gingrich: 'Normal, white Americans ... don't understand being black in America'
Newt Gingrich: 'Normal, white Americans ... don't understand being black in America'
Discussion:
Washington Post, liberalamerica.org and CBS News
New York Daily News:
Trump barred from speaking to NYPD officers; Bratton says Dallas tragedy not a photo op — The Donald got nixed. — On Friday morning Donald Trump begged the city's top cop to let him speak to a 3 p.m. roll call at the NYPD Midtown North Precinct in the wake of the murders …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Little Green Footballs, Raw Story and Politicus USA
Brian Beutler / New Republic:
The Return of Clinton Derangement Syndrome — Her email scandal has predictably transformed from a legal inquiry into a partisan witch hunt. — If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results, then Republicans lost their minds chasing the Clintons down rabbit holes years ago.
Discussion:
The Moderate Voice and Hullabaloo
RELATED:
Bradley Klapper / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: State Department reopens Clinton emails probe
APNewsBreak: State Department reopens Clinton emails probe
Discussion:
Breitbart, ABC News, Associated Press, Politico, BizPac Review, TheStreet.com and The Hill
Tegna / WFAA-TV:
Inmates break free from cell to help ill jailer — Parker County inmates save jailer's life … A Parker County jailer who had an apparent heart attack may very well be alive thanks to inmates who put themselves at risk to help him. — It happened on June 23 in a holding cell in the basement …
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
AP interview: Ginsburg doesn't want to envision a Trump win — WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she doesn't want to think about the possibility of Donald Trump winning the White House, and she predicts the next president — “whoever she will be” — will have a few appointments to make to the Supreme Court.
Discussion:
National Review, Mediaite and Washington Post
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
The Uncomfortable Reason Why it Came to This in Dallas Yesterday — Let me say this right off the bat: I don't at all condone any shooting of police officers or attacking them in any way. I hope that the people responsible are caught and punished to the fullest extent of the law - which …
Discussion:
National Review and Vox
Oliver Milman / Guardian:
Green party's Jill Stein invites Bernie Sanders to take over ticket — Stein, expected to become the party's nominee at its August convention, says she has invited Sanders to collaborate: ‘Everything is on the table’ — Bernie Sanders has been invited to continue his underdog bid …
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, Liberal Values, AOL, alan.com and Common Dreams