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Joe Biden:
We are a nation furious at injustice. — These last few days have laid bare that we are a nation furious at injustice. Every person of conscience can understand the rawness of the trauma people of color experience in this country, from the daily indignities to the extreme violence, like the horrific killing of George Floyd.
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NPR, Outside the Beltway and New York Times
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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
George Floyd's Brother Says Trump Was Dismissive On Condolence Call — “He didn't give me the opportunity to even speak,” Philonise Floyd said. — A condolence phone call from President Donald Trump ended up frustrating George Floyd's brother, who said Trump “didn't give [him] the opportunity to even speak.”
Frances Robles / New York Times:
A Reporter's Cry on Live TV: 'I'm Getting Shot! I'm Getting Shot!' — From a television crew assaulted by protesters to a photographer struck in the eye, journalists have found themselves targeted on the streets of America. — Linda Tirado, a freelance photographer, activist and author …
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The Atlantic, HuffPost, Fox News, The Daily Caller, 444, IJR, WTRF-TV and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »
Clark Neily / The Bulwark:
To Make Police Accountable, End Qualified Immunity — In their preference for a policy that protects police, conservatives abandon their commitment to textualism and embrace pro-government judicial activism. — MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - MAY 30: POLICE ADVANCE ON DEMONSTRATORS WHO ARE PROTESTING …
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Unlawful Shield and New York Times
Joel Anderson / Slate:
The Police Don't Change — The day after George Floyd was pronounced dead at a Minneapolis hospital, Tucson, Arizona, police chief Chris Magnus had seen and heard enough to weigh in on a growing national scandal. — “Indefensible use of force that good officers everywhere are appalled by,” Magnus tweeted late Tuesday night.
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Axios, Raw Story and New York Times
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
D.C., Atlanta mayors call for calm, say ‘solution is not to destroy our cities’ — WASHINGTON — Amid nationwide protests sparked by the death of George Floyd while in custody of a Minneapolis police officer, the mayors of two major cities Sunday urged those participating to remain peaceful …
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The Hill, The Daily Beast, Mediaite, Vox and The Dispatch
NBC News:
Minneapolis officers use more aggressive tactics against protesters as rallies flare around U.S.
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The Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Times, Washington Post, Slate, NBC 6 South Florida, Raw Story and MSNBC
Nick Waters / bellingcat:
US Law Enforcement Are Deliberately Targeting Journalists During George Floyd Protests
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The Guardian and FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV, more at Mediagazer »
The Daily Beast:
Scenes of ‘Urban Warfare’ Erupt from Miami to Seattle
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The Philadelphia Inquirer and Axios
New York Times:
Thousands of Complaints Do Little to Change Police Ways
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The Daily Beast, Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Stephen L. Miller / Spectator USA:
End the lockdown. Stop the riots
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The Intercept, Instapundit and NBC News
New York Times:
Fiery Clashes Between Police and Protesters
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New York Post, The New Civil Rights Movement, The Week, INSIDER, The Daily Caller and The Hill
Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Trump calls Floyd death ‘grave tragedy,’ decries violent protests in Florida speech
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ABC News, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Post and Raw Story
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Threatens White House Protesters With ‘Vicious Dogs’ and ‘Ominous Weapons’
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Reuters
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:
Times reporter recounts being hit with tear gas and rubber bullets by Minnesota police — When Minnesota police advanced on peaceful protesters gathered at an intersection outside the Fifth Precinct late Saturday, I didn't expect them to fire on reporters. — I was wrong.
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Washington Post and KTLA, more at Mediagazer »
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Stephen Montemayor / Star Tribune:
As crowds swell and destruction mounts, attention turns to out-of-state rioters
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Power Line
Theo Keith / FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul:
Jail records show most arrested in Minneapolis riots have Minnesota addresses
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The Daily Caller, Townhall, Breitbart, USA Today and Vox
Brandon Stahl / KARE-TV:
KARE 11 Investigates: Records show arrests so far are mostly in-state
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CBS News, Fox News, courthousenews.com, Bring Me The News, INSIDER, The Gateway Pundit, Law & Crime, Talking Points Memo, Mother Jones, Power Line, Vox and Star Tribune
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Don't understand the protests? What you're seeing is people pushed to the edge — What was your first reaction when you saw the video of the white cop kneeling on George Floyd's neck while Floyd croaked, “I can't breathe”? — If you're white …
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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LZ Granderson / Los Angeles Times:
George Floyd and the special hell reserved for black journalists covering his killing — When my cell rang, an unfamiliar number popped up on the screen. Normally I ignore these calls, certain my service provider has sold my information to half the country's telemarketing companies.
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Advantage Biden, with risks; Trump disapproval grows: POLL — Biden holds a lead over Trump among registered voters. — Joe Biden holds a 10-point lead over President Donald Trump among registered voters in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, but that's sliced in half among those certain to vote …
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Bloomberg
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Washington Post:
Biden leads Trump in Post-ABC poll as president's coronavirus rating slips — Americans give President Trump negative ratings for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and as the crisis has persisted his prospects for reelection in November have eroded, with former vice president Joe Biden …
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The Hill
Matthew Dessem / Slate:
Police Erupt in Violence Nationwide — Share widely: National guard and MPD sweeping our residential street. Shooting paint canisters at us on our own front porch. Yelling “light em up” #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #JusticeForGeorge #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/bW48imyt55 — Tanya Kerssen (@tkerssen) May 31, 2020
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Mother Jones
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Don't assume riots will help Trump's reelection campaign — As major U.S. cities are engulfed in flames amid mass rioting and looting, there has been a default argument people have been making that this will play right into President Trump's hands and give a boost to his reelection prospects.
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Florida's Seen a ‘Statistically Significant’ Uptick in Pneumonia Deaths. The CDC Says It's Likely COVID. — There's a conspiracy theory brewing on the left that Gov. DeSantis is cooking the books. Instead, it's very likely due to lack of testing. — Since the beginning of this year …
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Raw Story
CNN:
In a sad week for America, Trump has fled from his duty — David Gergen has been a White House adviser to four presidents and is a senior political analyst at CNN. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he is a professor of public service at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he founded the Center for Public Leadership.
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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The Hill
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David Marcus / The Federalist:
Blaming White Supremacists For The Riots Is Nonsensical Gaslighting — I can't believe they even tried it. On Saturday morning Minnesota officials came out with an audacious and absurd explanation for the looting and arson that struck Minneapolis this week.
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Black Americans Have a Message for Democrats: Not Being Trump Is Not Enough — Joe Biden wants to heal the soul of the country in this moment of protest and loss, and win the White House. Simply telling people to vote in November may not help with either goal.
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Atlanta mayor on Trump's riot response: “He speaks and he makes it worse” — Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms responded on CNN's “State of the Union” Sunday to President Trump's tweets and comments about the mass protests that have swept across the United States, urging him to “just stop talking.”
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Daily Kos
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Riley Beggin / Vox:
Trump threatens protesters with “vicious dogs.” Some note they've seen that before.
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The Atlantic, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, Fox News and NBC News
KRON4:
Federal officer killed in shooting amid protests in Oakland identified — OAKLAND,Calif. (KRON) - A Federal Protective Service officer died Friday night after suffering from a gunshot wound in Oakland amid protests, according to authorities. — The man has been identified …
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