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11:45 PM ET, June 7, 2020

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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Inside the Revolts Erupting in America's Big Newsrooms  —  Staff members' demands helped end the tenure of James Bennet as Opinion editor of The New York Times.  And they are generating tension at The Washington Post.  Part of the story starts in Ferguson, Mo.
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The New York Times Company:
James Bennet Resigns As Editorial Page Editor of The New York Times; Katie Kingsbury Named Acting Editorial Page Editor  —  The New York Times announced today that James Bennet, Editorial Page Editor since May, 2016, is resigning effective immediately.  The Times also announced …
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
James Bennet Resigns as New York Times Opinion Editor  —  “Last week we saw a significant breakdown in our editing processes, not the first we've experienced in recent years,” said A. G. Sulzberger, the publisher.  —  James Bennet, the editorial page editor of The New York Times …
Washington Post:
New York Times editorial page editor resigns after uproar over Cotton op-ed
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
What's a journalist supposed to be now — an activist?  A stenographer?  You're asking the wrong question.
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Sen. Tom Cotton blasts New York Times for caving to ‘woke child mob’ of staffers over op-ed
Oliver Darcy / CNN:   James Bennet resigns from New York Times after Cotton op-ed backlash
Jay Willis / The Appeal:
Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To Disband The Police Department, Invest In Proven Community-Led Public Safety  —  The move follows the police killing of George Floyd and more than a week of uprisings, where hundreds of thousands of people around the world have protested …
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New York Times:
Protests Today: Live Updates and Video  —  Thousands gathered in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to protest George Floyd's death, racism and police brutality.  From speeches to line dances, here's what we saw and whom we met.  —  What do you want.  What do you want one.  When do you want it.
CNN:
Minneapolis City Council members intend to defund and dismantle the city's police department  —  Minneapolis (CNN)Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council on Sunday announced they intend to defund and dismantle the city's police department following the police killing of George Floyd.
KSTP-TV:   Majority of Minneapolis City Council announces support for dismantling police department
CNN:
White House is considering a Trump speech to the nation on race and unity  —  Trump tried to rewrite reality on the protests.  Here are the facts  —  (CNN)After a weekend of massive peaceful protests around the country, White House officials are currently deliberating a plan …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the room: Trump's top aides plot new theme  —  President Trump's top political advisers, in a private meeting last week, said their boss needs to add more hopeful, optimistic and unifying messages to balance his harsh law-and-order rhetoric.  —  Why it matters: They're deeply concerned about …
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Stung by crises, the brander in chief searches for a reelection message  —  Amid nationwide protests and a historic economic contraction, President Trump is running for reelection to “Keep America Great” — at least according to the hats he sells on his campaign website …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
John Bolton plans to publish a tell-all about his time in the White House in late June  —  John Bolton is forging ahead with plans to publish a scathing memoir about his time in President Trump's White House and is in negotiations with network television channels to promote the book, according to people familiar with the talks.
Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story, The Sun and The Hill
Detroit Free Press:
Joe Biden has doubled his lead over Donald Trump in Michigan, poll says  —  LANSING — Former Vice President Joe Biden has increased his lead over President Donald Trump to 12 percentage points in Michigan, where voters are unhappy with Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new poll.
Discussion: The Hill, Digby's Hullabaloo and Axios
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Ted Hesson / Reuters:
Democrats grapple with U.S. protesters' demand to defund the police
Discussion: Breitbart
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Americans Are More Troubled by Police Actions in Killing of George Floyd Than by Violence at Protests, Poll Finds
Discussion: TheStreet
John Harwood / CNN:
Trump's evident character flaws leave him unable to meet the historic moment  —  (CNN)"In a president, character is everything," wrote the renowned speechwriter Peggy Noonan.  And therein lies President Donald Trump's inability to meet this American moment.
New York Times:
A Bitter Election.  Accusations of Fraud.  And Now Second Thoughts.  —  A close look at Bolivian election data suggests an initial analysis by the O.A.S. that raised questions of vote-rigging — and helped force out a president — was flawed.  —  The election was the most tightly contested in decades …
HuffPost:
Black Lives Matter Protesters Tear Down Slave Trader Statue In Bristol And Dump In Harbor  —  The controversial memorial to Edward Colston has stood since 1895.  —  Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol have torn down the controversial statue of a slave trader and rolled it into the River Avon …
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Sky News:
George Floyd death: Police investigation as home secretary condemns ‘disgraceful’ toppling of slave trader statue
Discussion: Truthout
Robert W. Lee IV / Washington Post:
Robert E. Lee is my ancestor.  Take down his statue, and let his cause be lost.  —  Robert W. Lee IV is the pastor of Unifour Church and author of the book “A Sin by Any Other Name: Reckoning With Racism and the Heritage of the South.”  —  In the small town where I live and grew up …
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Minneapolis' Third Precinct served as ‘playground’ for renegade cops  —  Even before George Floyd was killed, the south Minneapolis precinct had a reputation for being home to police officers who played by their own rules.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  Long before former officer Derek Chauvin knelt …
Ryan Deto / Pittsburgh City Paper:
Interview: Alexis Johnson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter barred from protest coverage, shares gratitude for overwhelming support from allies  —  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter Alexis Johnson  —  By Fri., June 5, Alexis Johnson was quickly becoming a bit of a household name.
Politico:
Top aide: Senate chairman drops effort to secure Pompeo testimony  —  The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has decided not to press for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify for a routine annual budget hearing, according to a top committee aide.
Maura Judkis / Washington Post:
In cities, a dramatic end to social distancing  —  After nearly three months of staying home, avoiding groups and keeping away from people who coughed, Allison Lane found herself packed shoulder-to-shoulder in a stranger's home filled with people who were hacking their lungs out.
Associated Press:
A force trained to safeguard peaceful protests turns on them  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Few have watched how the U.S. Park Police deals with protesters for as long and as closely as Ellen Thomas, an anti-nuclear activist who anchored a continuous sit-in vigil day and night on the pavement in front of the White House over two decades.
Discussion: David Harris Jr
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Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
The Labor Movement Faces A Reckoning Over Police Unions  —  Law enforcement unions make up a small slice of the AFL-CIO, but progressive members are increasingly uncomfortable associating with them.  —  Carmen Berkley spent four years directing the AFL-CIO's civil rights department …
Discussion: Daily Kos, Truthout and Raw Story
 
 
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Houston Chronicle:
George Floyd: 'I'm gonna change the world'
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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Sen. Tom Cotton's Next Mission: Carrying Trump Banner After Trump
Nicholas Kristof / New York Times:
What if There Were No George Floyd Video?
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Why do police unions talk and act like the Mafia? How can we stop them?
Associated Press:
Officials urge Floyd protesters to get coronavirus tests
Discussion: KRON4 and KTLA
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Lindsey Graham Says He's Been Denied Access To FBI Employees Who Interviewed Key Dossier Source
AWR Hawkins / Breitbart:
Police Chief Forced out After Praising Citizens Armed Against Looters
Discussion: Townhall and Big League Politics
Lauren Burns / The Sun:
HAND ANDY OVER Prince Andrew ‘faces court quiz over paedo pal Epstein within weeks’ after US demands UK hand him over
Discussion: The Daily Beast and New York Post
 Earlier Items: 
Bruce Y. Lee / Forbes:
CDC: 19% Of Americans Have Put Bleach On Food To Kill Coronavirus, How Instead To Keep Food Clean
Discussion: Gizmodo
Mark Klekas / KUTV-TV:
Photos: Utah Marine veteran stands alone at Capitol with 'I can't breathe' covering mouth
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Daily Kos
BBC:
George Floyd: London anti-racism protests leave 27 officers hurt
Christopher Hooks / Texas Monthly:
Black Lives Matter Comes to Vidor—Yes, Vidor
Discussion: The Hill
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Condoleezza Rice urges Trump to “put tweeting aside for a little bit”
Discussion: The Hill and IJR
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Joe Biden to Meet With George Floyd's Family Ahead of Funeral
CBS News:
Transcript: Attorney General Bill Barr on “Face the Nation,” June 7, 2020
Emily Bloch / Florida Times Union:
Jacksonville-area Naval Academy alumni board member resigns after accidentally broadcasting racial slurs
Discussion: Daily Kos and Florida Politics
 

 
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