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Attorney General William P. Barr's Statement on Riots and Domestic Terrorism — Attorney General William P. Barr has issued the following statement: — “With the rioting that is occurring in many of our cities around the country, the voices of peaceful and legitimate protests have been hijacked by violent radical elements.
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NBC News:
Videos, threats, but few signs protests have been stoked by ‘outsider’ extremist groups — Unrest, violence and property destruction in cities across the U.S. on Saturday showed few signs of having been stoked by organized extremists despite a growing narrative from several political figures …
Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
George Floyd Probe Echoes William Barr's Oversight of Rodney King Case — Attorney general handled federal civil-rights investigation after 1992 Los Angeles riots — The Justice Department's civil-rights investigation into the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody puts …
New York Times:
Trump, Lacking Clear Authority, Says U.S. Will Declare Antifa a Terrorist Group — The president and his administration have blamed the far-left movement for the violence this weekend. But it was uncertain whether the declaration would carry any real meaning.
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Redstate, Task & Purpose, Al Jazeera, Talking Points Memo, Rolling Stone and Townhall
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Trump says he's naming antifa a ‘Terrorist Organization.’ Can he do that?
Trump says he's naming antifa a ‘Terrorist Organization.’ Can he do that?
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Vox, CNN and The Daily Caller
Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Terrified of Protest — Presidents live within a protective cocoon built and continually fortified for one purpose: keeping them alive. But inside the White House compound these days, Donald Trump seems rattled by what's transpiring outside the windows of his historic residence.
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Voice of America, wusa9.com, Raw Story, Vox, Mediaite, Washington Post and The Week
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
America is at low ebb, shaken by multiple blows, and Trump adds to the distress — America is at a low ebb. Pain and destruction strangle hopes and dreams of people across the country. People are dying — alone from a terrible virus or from a knee on the neck in full public view.
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump envisioned ‘American carnage.’ Now, he's got it. — WASHINGTON — Now, there's American carnage. — When Donald Trump first addressed the nation as its president on Jan. 20, 2017, he depicted the nation's cities as domestic combat zones and declared “this American carnage stops right here and stops right now.”
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump privately scolded, warned by allies
Trump privately scolded, warned by allies
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Washington Post, The Root and Daily Kos
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
D.C., Atlanta mayors call for calm, say ‘solution is not to destroy our cities’
D.C., Atlanta mayors call for calm, say ‘solution is not to destroy our cities’
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Washington Post, CBS News, UPI, The Hill and The Daily Beast
Danica Kirka / Associated Press:
World alarmed by violence in US; thousands march in London — LONDON (AP) — Nations around the world have watched in horror at the civil unrest in the United States following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white police officer pressed his knee on his neck until he stopped breathing.
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The Week, KTLA and Daily News
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Associated Press:
'We're sick of it': Anger over police killings shatters US — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Americans began cleaning up charred and glass-strewn streets Sunday after another night of unrest fueled by rage over police mistreatment of African Americans destroyed businesses, damaged landmarks …
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Washington Post, Vox, KRON4, WGN-TV, Daily News and KTLA
Washington Post:
More cities impose curfews as police become increasingly aggressive
More cities impose curfews as police become increasingly aggressive
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The Daily Beast, CBS New York, WXYZ-TV and The Daily Caller
Joe Biden:
We are a nation furious at injustice.
We are a nation furious at injustice.
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The Nation, NPR, IJR, Mother Jones and Outside the Beltway
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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Anna Wintour / Vogue:
Joe Biden Should Choose a Woman of Color to Be His Vice President—and He Should Do It Now
Joe Biden Should Choose a Woman of Color to Be His Vice President—and He Should Do It Now
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The Hill
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
From Minneapolis to broken streets of Philly, the ‘human capital stock’ has finally had enough
From Minneapolis to broken streets of Philly, the ‘human capital stock’ has finally had enough
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The Guardian, Daily Kos and Off the Kuff, more at Mediagazer »
Amanda Watts / CNN:
George Floyd's brother says Trump 'didn't give me an opportunity to even speak' during phone call
George Floyd's brother says Trump 'didn't give me an opportunity to even speak' during phone call
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The Root
Stephen L. Miller / Spectator USA:
End the lockdown. Stop the riots
End the lockdown. Stop the riots
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Digby's Hullabaloo, Instapundit and NBC News
New York Daily News:
Pair of Brooklyn lawyers including Ivy League corporate attorney charged in Molotov cocktail attack on NYPD cruiser — Two Brooklyn lawyers, including an Ivy League graduate corporate attorney, are facing federal charges for tossing a Molotov cocktail into an NYPD vehicle early Saturday morning during …
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The Daily Caller
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
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Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Will the Protests Spark a Second COVID-19 Outbreak?
Will the Protests Spark a Second COVID-19 Outbreak?
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Associated Press, New York Magazine and KTLA
Harry Enten / CNN:
Biden's in one of the best positions for any challenger since scientific polling began — (CNN)A new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows former Vice President Joe Biden clearly ahead of President Donald Trump. Biden's up by a 53% to 43% margin among registered voters in this survey.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Warren as Biden's running mate makes no electoral sense — (CNN)Poll of the week: A new national Ipsos/Reuters poll finds former Vice President Joe Biden with a 45% to 39% lead over President Donald Trump. — Biden's lead is confirmed by an ABC News/Washington Post poll out Sunday morning putting Biden …
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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KTLA, Vox, Damian J. Penny, Vanity Fair and 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
George Floyd and the special hell reserved for black journalists covering his killing
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KTLA
CNN:
It's been five decades since 1968, and things are somehow worse — Anger erupts across America in the wake of George Floyd's death — Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University and author of the forthcoming book …
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Financial Times and Raw Story
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Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
The Flawed Politics of a Law-and-Order Campaign
The Flawed Politics of a Law-and-Order Campaign
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Washington Post
NBC News:
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio defends police after video shows NYPD SUV driving into protesters — New York Mayor Bill de Blasio defended the New York City Police Department after a pair of the force's SUVs drove into a crowd during Saturday's protest against George Floyd's death.
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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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Wired, Politico, Mother Jones, Daily Kos and Rolling Stone
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Trump Plays Macho Man as America Burns — There was a moment on Saturday afternoon when President Trump stood on a rooftop in Florida for what could have been a sorely needed moment of national unity. A made-in-the-U.S.A. spacecraft was about to blast off from Cape Canaveral …
Nick Waters / bellingcat:
US Law Enforcement Are Deliberately Targeting Journalists During George Floyd Protests — Bellingcat has identified and collected multiple instances of US law enforcement deliberately targeting journalists during the protests against the killing of George Floyd.
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The Daily Caller, Vox and Slate, more at Mediagazer »
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