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Mia Bloom / Just Security:
Far-Right Infiltrators and Agitators in George Floyd Protests: Indicators of White Supremacists — When anyone studies the Middle East for as long as I have, you become practically immune to conspiracy theories. The word in Arabic “muamarrat” is pervasive and after hearing my whole adult life …
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Sally Jenkins / Washington Post:
This is why Colin Kaepernick took a knee — Two knees. One protesting in the grass, one pressing on the back of a man's neck. Choose. You have to choose which knee you will defend. There are no half choices; there is no room for indifference. There is only the knee of protest or the knee on the neck.
USA Today:
Attorney General Barr: Peaceful protests over George Floyd ‘hijacked’ by ‘far left extremist groups’
New York Times:
What Top Conservatives Are Saying About George Floyd and Police Brutality
What Top Conservatives Are Saying About George Floyd and Police Brutality
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Axios, The Daily Beast and POLITICUSUSA
Associated Press:
Minneapolis overwhelmed again by protests over Floyd death
Minneapolis overwhelmed again by protests over Floyd death
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New York Post, Florida Politics, Slate, fox5sandiego.com and New York Times
Dylan Scott / Vox:
Violent protests are not the story. Police violence is.
Violent protests are not the story. Police violence is.
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Washington Post, Washington Examiner and Talking Points Memo
Sudhin Thanawala / Associated Press:
National Guard summoned to aid cities amid police clashes
National Guard summoned to aid cities amid police clashes
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CNN, Twitchy, The Guardian, Slate, Associated Press, Breitbart, The Week and KTLA
Sergei Klebnikov / Forbes:
Every Person Arrested In Saint Paul Last Night Was From Out Of State, Mayor Says
Every Person Arrested In Saint Paul Last Night Was From Out Of State, Mayor Says
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POLITICUSUSA and Daily Kos
ABC News:
George Floyd protest updates: Trump debating national address, sources say
George Floyd protest updates: Trump debating national address, sources say
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Associated Press, The Guardian, The Hill, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Washington Post, KDFX-TV, Twitchy, CBS News and Task & Purpose
Briana Bierschbach / Star Tribune:
Gov. Tim Walz laments ‘abject failure’ of riot response
Gov. Tim Walz laments ‘abject failure’ of riot response
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Power Line, Breitbart, People.com, The Conversation and NBC News
Politico:
Trump confronts a culture war of his own making as election looms
Trump confronts a culture war of his own making as election looms
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Associated Press, Washington Post, The Hill, ABC News, The Long Version, Raw Story, Fox News, PBS NewsHour, BuzzFeed News, The Week and Mediaite
WXYZ-TV:
Man killed in shooting not involving police, several arrests made at large protest in Detroit
Man killed in shooting not involving police, several arrests made at large protest in Detroit
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Barr: DOJ will take action against crossing state lines for “violent rioting”
Barr: DOJ will take action against crossing state lines for “violent rioting”
Edgar Sandoval / New York Times:
Protests Flare in Brooklyn Over Floyd Death as de Blasio Appeals for Calm
Protests Flare in Brooklyn Over Floyd Death as de Blasio Appeals for Calm
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Vox, Althouse, detroitnews, Conservative News Today, VICE and New York Post
Theo Keith / FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul:
Jail records show most arrested in Minneapolis riots have Minnesota addresses — MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The overwhelming majority of people arrested in connection with the Minneapolis unrest have Minnesota addresses, a search of the online Hennepin County Jail log shows.
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Vox, Breitbart, The Daily Caller and New Yorker
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Brandon Stahl / KARE-TV:
KARE 11 Investigates: Records show arrests so far are mostly in-state — Hennepin County Jail records show the vast majority of those arrested for rioting, unlawful assembly and burglary are Minnesotans. — MINNEAPOLIS — In casting blame on those responsible for the worst damage from the riots …
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Fox News, Power Line, The Gateway Pundit, courthousenews.com, Law & Crime, Bring Me The News, INSIDER, Mother Jones and Vox
USA Today:
‘There are anarchists’: Minnesota officials say ‘outside agitators’ are hijacking peaceful protests
‘There are anarchists’: Minnesota officials say ‘outside agitators’ are hijacking peaceful protests
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Fox News, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Law & Crime
Shane Harris / Washington Post:
Officials blame outsiders for violence in Minnesota but contradict one another on who is responsible
Officials blame outsiders for violence in Minnesota but contradict one another on who is responsible
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Redstate, Axios and Talking Points Memo
Peter Baker / New York Times:
In Days of Discord, a President Fans the Flames — Mr. Trump has presented himself as someone who seeks conflict, not conciliation, a fighter, not a peacemaker. And he has lived up to his self-image at an inopportune time. — WASHINGTON — With a nation on edge, ravaged by disease …
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New Republic, The Daily Caller, Rolling Stone, TheGrio, DCist, Conservative News Today, Breitbart, No More Mister Nice Blog and The Hill
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Threatens White House Protesters With ‘Vicious Dogs’ and ‘Ominous Weapons’ — The president also said that his base “loves the black people” before traveling to Florida to watch a rocket launch. — A day after claiming he didn't mean to suggest that law enforcement officials …
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Riley Beggin / Vox:
Trump threatens protesters with “vicious dogs.” Some note they've seen that before. — President Trump speaks to the press before departing the White House, on May 30. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images — The threats have been compared to the tactics used against civil rights protesters in the 1960s.
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Fox News, NBC News, TheGrio, The Daily Caller and The Wrap
Grace Segers / CBS News:
Trump rips White House protesters, says “vicious dogs” were ready
Trump rips White House protesters, says “vicious dogs” were ready
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Washington Post, NBC News and Breitbart
NBC News:
FBI's top lawyer, Dana Boente, ousted amid Fox News criticism for role in Flynn investigation — After a 38-year career with the Justice Department, the FBI's top lawyer Dana Boente was asked to resign on Friday. Two sources familiar with the decision to dismiss Boente said it came …
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Redstate, CNN and The Gateway Pundit
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump calls for delay in Group of 7 meeting, seeks expansion — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he will postpone a meeting of Group of 7 nations until fall and called for an expansion of the group's membership because he considers it an outdated group …
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Trump announces he has unilaterally decided to let Putin back into the G7 Summit: report — President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he intends to let Russia attend the next Group of Seven summit. — Since 2014, Russia's membership in the organization has been suspending in response to Vladimir Putin's annexation of Crimea.
WCMH-TV:
Rep. Joyce Beatty, Columbus City Council President Hardin pepper-sprayed during protest — COLUMBUS (WCMH) — Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin says he, Franklin County Commissioner Kevin Boyce and Congresswoman Joyce Beatty were sprayed with mace or pepper spray during a protest in downtown Columbus Saturday morning.
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Marina Koren / The Atlantic:
SpaceX Pulled It Off — For nearly a decade, if Americans wanted to leave the planet, they had to do so from a launchpad in Kazakhstan. Now they need only go as far as Florida. — Two astronauts launched into space this afternoon, departing from the sandy shores of Cape Canaveral …
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Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump exults in rocket launch as chaos unfolds around the country
Trump exults in rocket launch as chaos unfolds around the country
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Breitbart
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Launch provides Trump moment to relish during difficult week
Launch provides Trump moment to relish during difficult week
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Washington Post, Fox News and Breitbart
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Trump Tower is ‘under siege’ as Chicago Police make arrests to defend the president's building — Protesters marched on Trump Tower in Chicago on Saturday, as Chicago police in riot gear and on horses defend the president's building. — State police were deployed to the scene to back up local police …
Greg Wilson / Fox News:
Fox News crew harassed, chased by angry mob while reporting on protests outside White House — An angry mob of rioters stoked by the death of a black man at the apparent hand of a Minneapolis cop turned its rage on a Fox News crew early Saturday, chasing and pummeling the journalists outside …
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Think Outside the Box, Jack — Trump, Twitter and the society-crushing pursuit of monetized rage. — WASHINGTON — C'mon, @Jack. You can do it. — Throw on some Kendrick Lamar and get your head in the right space. Pour yourself a big old glass of salt juice.
Ken Klippenstein / The Nation:
Exclusive: The US Military Is Monitoring Protests in 7 States — A National Guard member says they're ill-equipped to respond to civil unrest. — The US military is monitoring protests in at least seven different states, according to Defense Department documents obtained exclusively by The Nation.
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Raw Story
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump has sown hatred of the press for years. Now journalists are under assault from police and protesters alike. — There are those who argue that President Trump's endless disparagement of the news media is harmless — perhaps a little extreme at times, but mostly just a lot of talk.
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KDFX-TV
CBS San Francisco:
Updated: Security Officers Gunned Down At Oakland Federal Building; DHS Official Calls Gunman ‘An Assassin’ — OAKLAND (CBS SF) — As tensions began to soar on the streets of Oakland Friday night, a gunman opened fired on two Federal Protective Service officers posted at the city's federal building …
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Disrn and New York Post
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Eric Ting / SFGATE:
Federal Protective Services officer shot and killed in Oakland, FBI says
Federal Protective Services officer shot and killed in Oakland, FBI says
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