Daily Archives: June 9, 2020

2020-06-09: News Headlines

Alan MacLeod (2020-06-09). Fake taxis among the latest tools in the NYPD's rights-busting crackdown on protesters. mronline.org The NYPD is famous for violating civil rights so it comes as no surprise that protests over the police brutality in the city have elicited a violent crackdown from the city's finest.

Alan Macleod (2020-06-09). From Superpredators to Black Lives Matter: Hillary Clinton's Opportunistic Career Arc. mintpressnews.com An honest reckoning of Clinton's past unearths a myriad of troubling incidents and positions that are difficult to square with her newfound radical antiracist stance.

Stephen Lendman (2020-06-09). Defund, Reform, or Disband US Police? What About the Pentagon, CIA, NSA, US Gulag, and Wall Street Owned Fed Etc! globalresearch.ca Indeed police killings, brutality, and its other unacceptable practices against America's most disadvantaged are a major societal problem needing correction. | Cutting its funding or even replacing it with an alternate societal control system won't fix things. | The problem isn't cops. …

Al Neal (2020-06-09). Sports round-up: Players advance Black Lives Matter message. peoplesworld.org The organic, non-violent uprisings nationwide following the murder of George Floyd by a former Minneapolis police officer—coupled with Trump's divisive, inherently racist response to the atrocity and his use of military force against American citizens—have forced the nation to look inwards and firmly draw a line in the sand of what is and isn't acceptable within our democracy …

National Lawyers Guild (2020-06-09). Police targeting NLG legal observers at Black Lives Matter protests. mronline.org Since protests have spread to all 50 states in response to the police murders of George Floyd and countless other Black people, law enforcement has responded with a violent show of force against protestors as well as journalists, street medics, and legal support.

A Guest Author (2020-06-09). Viral video forces police to back down in Buffalo, N.Y. workers.org By Victor Enrique June 7 — As the uprisings against police brutality throughout the last week have shown, Buffalo, N.Y.'s elected officials can no longer hold together the conflicts embedded within it. During the first weekend of rebellion beginning May 30, riot police teargassed and shot rubber bullets at crowds, . . . |

Eds. (2020-06-09). Why is tear gas banned in war but not from peaceful protests? mronline.org In the midst of national protests against racism and police brutality, President Donald Trump on Monday walked a short distance from the White House to St. John's Church. The visit was for a photo op in which Trump held up a bible as though it were a ticket he had just plucked from a raffle …

Peoples Dispatch (2020-06-09). Kenyans protest against police brutality and killing of innocent civilians. peoplesdispatch.org Police in Kenya are accused of using excessive force and violence in the name of imposing the lockdown to prevent COVID-19, especially against people in the slums of capital Nairobi. Protesters also expressed solidarity with the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests in the US…

Daniel Mercado, Peter Kuper, Charlotte Hildebrand (2020-06-09). Black Lives Matter Protests and Posters. thenation.com Daniel Mercado, Peter Kuper, Charlotte Hildebrand Black Lives Matter Protests and Posters…

Sarah Jaffe (2020-06-09). We Need More Care, Not More Cops. progressive.org Protesters aren't simply chanting "Black Lives Matter"—they're putting it into practice.

Tom Tomorrow (2020-06-09). One Week in Trump's America. thenation.com One Week in Trump's America…

William J. Astore (2020-06-09). "Light 'Em Up": Warrior-Cops Are the Law — and Above the Law — as Violence Grips America. globalresearch.ca From their front porches, regular citizens watched a cordon of cops sweep down their peaceful street in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Rankled at being filmed, the cops exceeded their authority and demanded that people go inside their houses. When some of them …

Staff (2020-06-09). Immigration Agents Target People at Police Brutality Protests, Including a U.S. Citizen Military Vet. democracynow.org As protests against police brutality continue nationwide, immigrant rights advocates are sounding the alarm over the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at some of the demonstrations. A viral video showed a group of ICE agents working with the New York City Police Department to detain a protester at a George Floyd rally in New York City last week, and advocates say agents held the man on the ground as they pointed three guns at him and handcuffed and searched him. He was reportedly released after agents found a military veteran's ID on him, and is a U.S. citizen of Puerto Rican descent. We spea…

Staff (2020-06-09). DACA Recipients "Want to Be in the Streets Building Solidarity" But ICE Arrests 3 at Phoenix Protest. democracynow.org Immigration agents are facing accusations of targeting protesters who are recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. Police in Phoenix, Arizona, arrested community activist Máxima Guerrero as she was leaving a protest on May 30 with a group of legal observers. She was one of three DACA recipients arrested over that weekend in Phoenix. We get an update from Sandra Castro Solis with the Phoenix-based grassroots immigrant justice group Puente Human Rights Movement, who says that despite the risks, "we're in a moment where people want to be out in the streets building that solidarity."

California Nurses United (2020-06-09). Saturday 6/13: UCSF Nurses Say – Black Lives Matter! indybay.org UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, 1825 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94158 (in front of the Adult Hospital Entrance)…

SF Sangha San Francisco Spirtual Friends (2020-06-09). Sunday 6/7: Sit. Walk. Listen. Because Black Lives Matter. indybay.org Civic Center Plaza (NW corner – McAllister and Polk)…

Name of the Game Is Money (2020-06-09). Budget Time: Transfer Police Budget to Services for the Workingclass. indybay.org On June 7, 2020, around 3 p.m., a march of a few thousand young people was seen on Bay Street, coming from the Marina, turning onto Columbus and filled the entire length of Columbus to Stockton, where it turned for a block to Vallejo, the heart of the working class Chinese immigrant community, where they stood and chanted "Black Lives Matter" outside a police station.

Peter Maiden (2020-06-09). Black Lives Matter March in West Fresno. indybay.org Several hundred marched through West Fresno to protest police killings.

Labor Video Project (2020-06-09). Black Lives Matter! Labor Rally & March In SF. indybay.org Hundreds of Northern California trade unionists marched and rallied in San Francisco Hunters Point Bay View district to protest the murder of George Floyd and many other Black workers and youth. Some community members also spoke out about the murders.

Revolutionary United Front (2020-06-09). Tuesday 6/9: Community Meeting on Police Brutality and the George Floyd Protests. indybay.org Willow Park | Oakland, CA 94607…

Staff (2020-06-09). Joe Biden and Top Democrats Won't Defund Police — But Our Cities Can. truthout.org Facing attacks from President Trump, Joe Biden's campaign said on Monday that the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee would not answer the call from hundreds of thousands of people who have taken to the streets to defund local police departments. However, most local police departments are run by city governments, and momentum toward abolishing policing as we know it today is building at the local level. | Instead of slashing federal funding for local cops, Biden and Democrats in Congress have pr…

The Canary (2020-06-09). George Floyd's body arrives at church for private funeral. thecanary.co George Floyd's body has arrived at a church in Houston, Texas, for a private funeral to be followed by his burial.The service caps off six days of mourning for the Black man whose killing inspired a global reckoning over police brutality and racial injustice.Floyd was to be laid to rest next to his mother in the suburb of Pearland. He cried out for his mother as a white Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee on his neck on 25 May.About 6,000 people attended a public memorial on Monday in Houston, where Floyd grew up.Mourners pay respects to George Floyd during a public visitation (AP/David J. Phillip, Pool)Und…

Anand Naidoo (2020-06-09). The Heat: U.S. protests fallout in U.S. america.cgtn.com Demands for racial justice and an end to police brutality continue in the United States. As the white police officer accused of killing African American George Floyd makes a court appearance.

en.mehrnews (2020-06-09). Dehumanization of Black people in US has historical roots: Canadian politician. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) — In an interview with Mehr News Agency, Canadian politician Celina Caesar-Chavannes discussed the death of George Floyd and said that the dehumanization of Black bodies has roots in the historical context and that US and Canadian policies have failed due to structural and systemic nature of racism.

yenisafak (2020-06-09). Six PKK/KCK suspects arrested in southern Turkey. yenisafak.com Turkish police have arrested six people for their alleged links to the PKK/KCK terror group, security sources said on Tuesday.As part of an investigation launched by prosecutors in the southern Mersin province, arrest warrants were issued for nine people for their alleged involvement in the so-called youth camp of the terror group, the office of provincial prosecutors said in a written statement.The suspects were rounded up in operation conducted by the local gendarmerie forces, while remaining three suspects are wanted.Many digital materials and documents related to the terror group were seized in the searches a…

yenisafak (2020-06-09). Turkey arrests 86 FETàñ terror suspects. yenisafak.com Turkish police on Tuesday arrested at least 86 people in two separate probes for their suspected links to the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETàñ), the group behind the 2016 defeated coup.Istanbul prosecutors said the arrests came after they issued warrants for 44 suspects, including active-duty members of the Turkish Armed Forces and other professions, after they were found to be using payphones to stay in touch with terror affiliates.A prosecutors' statement said that in another investigation, prosecutors issued arrest warrants for 114 suspects, including 21 on active duty.Seeking the total 158 suspec…

_____ (2020-06-09). One Way To Deal With Cops Who Lie? Blacklist Them. popularresistance.org Kim Gardner has dropped more than 100 cases that relied on statements from the 29 officers who got on the list for alleged lying, abuse or corruption. And she won't accept new cases or search-warrant requests from them, either. | From Philadelphia to Houston to Seattle, district attorneys recently elected on platforms of criminal justice reform are building similar databases of their own. Often known as "do not call" lists, they are also called "exclusion lists" or "Brady lists" after a famous Supreme Court decision requiring prosecutors to disclose to defense lawyers information about unreliable police officers…

_____ (2020-06-09). Over 600 Groups And Families Of People Killed By Police Call For UN Investigation. popularresistance.org The undersigned family members of victims of police killings and civil society organizations from around the world, call on member states of the UN Human Rights Council to urgently convene a Special Session on the situation of human rights in the United States in order to respond to the unfolding grave human rights crisis borne out of the repression of nationwide protests. The recent protests erupted on May 26 in response to the police murder of George Floyd | in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which was only one of a recent string of unlawful killings of unarmed Black people by police and armed white vigilantes. | We ar…

_____ (2020-06-09). From George Floyd To COVID-19, Two Pandemics Target Black Workers. popularresistance.org Compounding the devastation of coronavirus, Black people in the US continue to face threats, brutality, and death for going to and from work. For being out jogging. For being poor. For sleeping in their own bed. For watching birds in a park. For being Black. | The murders of Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade highlight this grim reality. Now millions of people all across the country are protesting. After experiencing two months of grief from COVID-19, there is now a righteous feeling of collective anger. | According to the statement from UE national officers, "It is not surprising that p…

Philip Giraldi (2020-06-09). Militarized Police a Gift from Israel? thealtworld.com Training of American police in brutal tactics revealed | The killing of black man George Floyd by white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has produced the highest level of national unrest seen in the United States since the 1960s. Tens of thousands of protesters are demonstrating against racism and perceived police brutality. As it also comes at a time of coronavirus pandemic and record unemployment, it has the potential to change the U.S. in fundamental ways. The core issue is that many on the left, as well as some on the right, see America's police as something like an "occupying force," increasingly sel…

_____ (2020-06-09). Healthcare Workers: From 'Heroes' To Targets Of Police Repression. popularresistance.org We healthcare workers were arrested and prevented from assessing many protesters with serious injuries who were cuffed on the ground crying for help, some visibly bleeding. Police informed us they had their own medics but had only two FDNY EMTs to triage a crowd of more than a hundred people. Police also refused to allow us to help people whose hands were zip-tied and visibly purple, only loosening ties on one protester, borrowing our shears. After detainees — who were prevented from even shouting their names and identifying information to legal observers nearby — were packed into jail cells scattered…

Andrew Korybko (2020-06-08). You Can Be An Anti-Imperialist, Support African-Americans, And Also Oppose Terrorism. thealtworld.com The false narrative that's being propagated in the Alt-Media Community alleging that opposition to Antifa's nationwide spree of urban terrorism disqualifies one from being an anti-imperialist and supporter of African-Americans deserves to be directly debunked because it amounts to nothing more than an attempt to trick people into accepting the selective "normalization" of terrorist means to ideological ends. | Many In The Alt-Media Community Showed Their True Terrorist-Supporting Face | "

Ajamu Baraka (2020-06-08). No Compromise, No Retreat: Defeat the War Against the African/Black People in the U.S. and Abroad. commondreams.org The ruling class is befuddled and confused about how to respond to the ongoing street demonstrations sparked by the murder of George Floyd. (Photo: EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Lawrence Wittner (2020-06-08). The Subversion of New York City's Official Policy to Curb Police Brutality. dissidentvoice.org In early November 1966, my sister and I‚Äïarmed with a bucket of home-made paste, a wide brush, and a thick roll of "Vote No" posters‚Äïheaded off from my student apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan to plaster the surrounding area with the signs. The Patrolman's Benevolent Association (PBA), a very powerful police union, …

Eds. (2020-06-08). The U.S. rebellion for black lives. mronline.org As protests rage across America against police brutality and systemic racism, Akunna Eneh, an activist from Boston, argues that the movement sparked by the murder of George Floyd has exposed the true face of American society.

Jane Cutter (2020-06-08). White coats for Black lives: Healthcare workers' solidarity with the uprising. liberationnews.org Healthcare workers are standing up to say they want systemic change to foster health and wellbeing by ending institutional racism and police violence.

Jane Cutter (2020-06-08). White coats for Black lives: Health care workers' solidarity with the uprising. liberationnews.org Healthcare workers are standing up to say they want systemic change to foster health and wellbeing by ending institutional racism and police violence.

Fréa Lockley (2020-06-08). The BBC just showed utter disregard for Black lives and the UK's racism. thecanary.co On 7 June, Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol "A mass murderer": | Since police in Minneapolis

CounterPunch Editors (2020-06-08). Black Politics and Liberation: A CounterPunch Reading List. counterpunch.org What It Feels Like to be Black in America by Kevin Alexander Gray What Does Black Lives Matter Want? by Robin D.G. Kelley Black Subjugation in America by Kim Scipes Until We Win: Black Labor and Liberation in the Disposable Era by Kali Akuno With or Without White People, Black Lives Matter by George Payne

Combined Sources (2020-06-08). Black Lives Matter movement sweeps the world. peoplesworld.org Hundreds of thousands of people gathered this weekend in cities far from the United States to express anger over the death of George Floyd, a sign that the Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality is resonating with wider calls to address racism from Australia to Asia to Europe. In Berlin, where police said 15,000 people rallied …

Associated Press (2020-06-08). Protestas pacíficas piden reformas profundas. peoplesworld.org Las demandas de profundas reformas policiales ganaron impulso el domingo después de que las autoridades de la ciudad donde murió George Floyd a manos de un policía iniciaran el proceso para desmantelar todo el departamento de policía. La muerte de Floyd desencadenó protestas en todo el país exigiendo que se afronte el racismo institucional. En …

Wayne Nealis (2020-06-08). Community control of police — an idea whose time has come. peoplesworld.org The death of George Floyd at the hands of officer Derek Chauvin, whose record of brutality is well known, shows that years of police reform efforts to educate and retrain officers have failed. Decade after decade, the so-called bad apples remain in abundance on the Minneapolis police force. Systematic brutality, harassment and killing goes unabated. …

Paul M. Renfro (2020-06-08). Arresting Justice: Victimizing the Victimizers Won't End the Policing Crisis. counterpunch.org In the wake of the brutal slayings of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Tony McDade in Tallahassee, and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, demonstrators nationwide and throughout the world have trained their anger on racialized police brutality and state violence, more broadly. While many have expressed support for decarceration, abolition, and cuts to police budgets, some of these same activists and commentators have petitioned for the arrest and prosecution of those responsible.

William Astore (2020-06-08). "Light 'Em Up": Warrior-Cops Are the Law—and Above the Law—as Violence Grips America. counterpunch.org From their front porches, regular citizens watched a cordon of cops sweep down their peaceful street in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Rankled at being filmed, the cops exceeded their authority and demanded that people go inside their houses. When some of them didn't obey quickly enough, the order — one heard so many times in the streets

John G. Russell (2020-06-08). The Fires This Time and Next. counterpunch.org George Floyd is dead, murdered by a policeman while three others stood by and did nothing to protect him. Eric Garner is dead, murdered by a policeman while at least seven others milled about and did nothing to protect him. Over the decades, countless and uncounted black men, women, and children have died, killed in the custody of police. Some of these deaths and the preludes to them have been captured by cellphone cameras and uploaded to social media. Many more have not.

Staff (2020-06-08). "The Time Is Now": Tens of Thousands in NYC March for Justice, Peace & an End to Racist Police. democracynow.org As hundreds of thousands took to the streets nationwide and around the world to call for police accountability and demand Black lives matter in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, Democracy Now! spoke to some of the people who joined the historic protests Saturday in New York City.

Staff (2020-06-08). The End of Policing: Alex Vitale on How Cops & Their Unions Cover Up Inequality, Exploitation. democracynow.org Professor Alex Vitale argues the answer to police violence is not "reform." It's defunding. The author of "The End of Policing" says the movement to defund the police is part of "a long story about the use of police and prisons to manage problems of inequality and exploitation." He asks, "Why are we using police to paper over problems of economic exploitation?" He also discusses the role of police unions. "They become, in many cities, the locus, the institutional hub, for a whole set of right-wing 'thin blue line' politics that believe that policing is not only effective but it's the most desirable way to solve o…

ahtribune (2020-06-08). COVID-19, Antifa, and Black Lives Matter: The Battle for Control of the Internet. ahtribune.com Many observers have noted that the time through which we are living now seems unprecedented. We are all experiencing an amazing convergence of so many monumental developments that combine into a fast-moving narrative. In recent days the focus suddenly shifted from COVID-19 and compulsory vaccines to insurrection and anarchy from within. Suddenly the vaccine czar, Bill Gates, has been swept from the center stage of current events. Suddenly multi-billionaire Gates has been upstaged by multi-billionaire George Soros. | What is going on? What are the themes of continuity and disjuncture that characterize the stran…

RT (2020-06-08). Apple & Google 'woke-ify' virtual assistants to educate users on Black Lives Matter. rt.com Apple and Google have programmed their trademark voice assistants to respond to questions about the Black Lives Matter movement, as well as to scold those who ask them about 'all lives matter.' | Business Insider On Sunday, sports blogger David Gardner tweeted a video showing his Google Home smart speaker responding to the question…

RT (2020-06-08). Isn't that racist? Kentucky governor vows to 'prioritize' free healthcare for African-Amerians. rt.com Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear intends to 'put dollars' into ensuring all of the state's African-American residents have healthcare, citing 'inequalities' in Covid-19 treatment — which was fully funded by the federal government. | "I believe health care is a basic human right," Beshear, a Democrat, said on Monday at a press conference in Frankfort. While he campaigned on providing it to everyone, "as I've been trying to hear from those who have been giving voice on in inequality …it's time to give prioritization in black and African-American communities, so we are going to do that." | "We are gonna beg…

RT (2020-06-08). Isn't that racist? Kentucky governor vows to 'prioritize' free healthcare for African Americans. rt.com Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear intends to 'put dollars' into ensuring all of the state's African-American residents have healthcare, citing 'inequalities' in Covid-19 treatment — which was fully funded by the federal government. | "I believe health care is a basic human right," Beshear, a Democrat, said on Monday at a press conference in Frankfort. While he campaigned on providing it to everyone, "as I've been trying to hear from those who have been giving voice on in inequality… it's time to give prioritization in black and African-American communities, so we are going to do that. | "We are gonna begi…

RT (2020-06-08). Former cop Derek Chauvin appears in court over George Floyd's murder, with bail set at $1.25mn. rt.com The former Minneapolis police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd has appeared in court for the first time over the death. Floyd's killing while in police custody sparked widespread protests against police brutality. | Derek Chauvin appeared at the short hearing at Hennepin County District Court via video link, and the judge set bail at $1.25 million without conditions or $1 million with conditions. According to the terms outlined, if posting the lower bail amount, Chauvin would have to avoid contact with Floyd's family, and refrain from handling firearms and conducting any police work. | Derek Cha…

Staff (2020-06-08). Headlines for June 8, 2020. democracynow.org Minneapolis City Council Announces It Will Disband Police Department, Uprising Against Racism, Police Brutality Brings Out 100,000s from Coast to Coast, D.C. Mayor, Protesters Paint Black Lives Matter Protest Call on Streets Leading to White House, Protests Mount Across the Globe as Racist and Colonialist Statues Targeted in U.K., Police Violence Against Protesters Results in More Deaths and Severe Injuries, Video Shows ICE Agents Arresting and Pointing Gun at Protester, Calls Mount to Prosecute Officers Who Killed African American Man, Manuel Ellis, in March, Family of Maurice Gordon, a Black Man Killed by NJ St…

Tony Cartalucci (2020-06-08). Colonialism and Racism. To America, Black Lives Only Sometimes Matter. globalresearch.ca There is no doubt that colonialism and racism sit at the root of America's domestic problems. The push to dominate others abroad is directly linked to the belief that those who are different at home should also be dominated. | There …

Fight Back (2020-06-08). Day 8 of New York City protests for Black lives. fightbacknews.org New York City, NY – New Yorkers continue to fill the streets this evening, May 6, marking the eighth day of nearly non-stop protests against police crimes. Hundreds of Brooklyn residents joined with thousands across the nation to uplift the names of Tony McDade, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others, by marching from Barclays Center to Borough Hall, then to the Brooklyn Bridge before returning to the Barclays Center for a candle-light vigil for Breonna Taylor. | As in other cities such as Minneapolis, Atlanta and Los Angeles, we saw the police attempt to kettle protesters, menacing crowds, and turning up in ma…

Fight Back (2020-06-08). Houston protests police murder of George Floyd. fightbacknews.org Houston, TX – The police murder of George Floyd, the catalyst of a national and now global wave of mass demonstrations against anti-Black racism and police brutality, took place in Minneapolis. But Floyd was a son of Houston, Texas, a longtime and much beloved neighborhood personality of the Third Ward, one of the city's historic centers of African-American life. Judging by the sheer size of the recent protests in Houston, Floyd's home city will never forget him. | The largest demonstration in Floyd's honor in Houston occurred on Tuesday, June 2, when an estimated 60,000 people came downtown for a march and rally…

Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, The Nation, Magnum Foundation (2020-06-08). Making George Floyd's Life Matter. thenation.com Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, The Nation, Magnum Foundation Making George Floyd's Life Matter…

Fight Back (2020-06-08). Thousands protest across South Florida against police violence. fightbacknews.org Miami, FL – Thousands took to the streets of Miami June 6, to protest police violence against Black and brown communities in the U.S. and to continue demanding justice for George Floyd. Protesters called for arresting killer cops in all cities, demilitarizing the police, and community control over the police. They took to the streets and marched for miles along Biscayne Avenue, from the Torch of Friendship at Bayside all the way to Wynwood. | There were two different marches happening simultaneously in Miami plus several others in cities like Miramar and Davie in Broward County. | There were also several actions…

Once Again Pac (2020-06-08). Saturday 6/6: Standing With Black Lives Matter Livestream Panel (Once Again Pac). indybay.org Online livestream: www.facebook.com/onceagainpac/

Staff (2020-06-08). Thousands in New York City March for Justice, Peace and an End to Racist Police. truthout.org As hundreds of thousands took to the streets nationwide and around the world to call for police accountability and demand Black lives matter in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, Democracy Now! spoke to some of the people who joined the historic protests Saturday in New York City. | TRANSCRIPT: | This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. | AMY GOODMAN: We end this broadcast in the streets of New York, where hundreds of…

Staff (2020-06-08). Trump's New White House Barrier Transformed Into Black Lives Matter Memorial. truthout.org As peaceful protests continued to flower and grow in U.S. cities and around the world over the weekend, a newly-erected security fence established around the White House in Washington, D.C. became what one reporter described as a "

yenisafak (2020-06-08). White | cops wash | feet | of black | protesters | during | demonstration | in US. yenisafak.com As tens of thousands of people take part in Black Lives Matter demonstrations across the world over the killing of George Floyd, the U.S. state of North Carolina played host to the most interesting form of protest witnessed yet. White cops and demonstrators washed the feet of black protesters to show their solidarity against racism and police brutality.The event was reportedly organized by ex-priest Faith Wokom; because according to the Christian belief, foot-washing represents love and humility. Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American, was filmed gasping for air and pleading for breath as now-fired police officer…

_____ (2020-06-08). Joe Biden Is A Racist Who Loves Police Brutality. popularresistance.org Biden's history of enthusiastic racism stretches back decades. From the moment he entered the U.S. Senate in the early 1970s, he vocally opposed busing to achieve school desegregation. "Opposing busing" has long been racist code for opposing Black and brown children going to school with white children. At a time when "separate but equal" was beginning to become politically unpalatable, Biden's leadership against busing, in the most generous possible interpretation, provided cover for segregationists to continue their work. He has spent his life fighting for policies that make life worse for Black, Indigenous, and…

Rima Najjar (2020-06-08). Camouflage: How the Israeli Left Continues to Hoodwink Us with Corrupted Slogans. globalresearch.ca To reach the hearts and minds of Americans, the Zionist Israeli Left is manipulating the Black Lives Matter movement. The slogans and images of protestors coming out of Tel Aviv continue to hoodwink the world with a sudden and self-serving …

Fight Back (2020-06-08). 10,000-plus march against police crimes in Jacksonville FL. fightbacknews.org Jacksonville, FL – On Saturday, June 6, over 10,000 residents of Jacksonville came out to an historic march hosted by the Jacksonville Community Action Committee. This march came a week after 3500 people gathered on the headquarters of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office (JSO) to demand: Release of body camera footage being held hostage by JSO; an end to excessive force, by instituting community control via a Civilian Police Accountability Council; and transparency in testing and reporting of COVID-19 for those in JSO custody. | With the June 6 march being the largest civil rights demonstration in the city's histor…

Bonnie Kristian (2020-06-08). How Endless War Contributes to Police Brutality. zcomm.org This dynamic is deliberate: Police officers are explicitly trained to conceive of themselves as warriors in battle, always on high alert and prepared to kill…

WSWS (2020-06-08). Tens of thousands continue UK protests against racism and police brutality. wsws.org More than 100,000 people across Britain continued to protest the death of George Floyd over the weekend.

en.mehrnews (2020-06-08). VIDEO: Canadian former MP talks of racial violence, police brutality over Floyd's death. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) — Celina Caesar-Chavannes, a Canadian politician and former MP in an exclusive interview with Mehr News Agency talked of racial violence and brutality of police over the death of George Floyd.

sputniknews (2020-06-08). Boris Johnson Says Protesters Who Engage in Vandalism Will 'Face Full Force of Law'. sputniknews.com A wave of protests against racial inequality and police brutality has swept through the United Kingdom over the death of African American man George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, with instances of police officers attacked and historic monuments vandalised by protesters.

Madison Pauly (2020-06-08). What a World Without Cops Would Look Like. zcomm.org "Can we come up with a situation where there are fewer killings, and fewer collateral consequences?"

WSWS Repost (2020-06-08). Police kill unarmed 22-year-old man in Vallejo, California. indybay.org The Vallejo, California Police Department has a well-established track record of brutality and murder. | On Tuesday, June 2, Vallejo police gunned down an unarmed 22-year old whose last text sent was one asking his sisters to sign a petition protesting the police murder of George Floyd.

Staff (2020-06-08). Police Violence in Minneapolis Affirms Why Cops Have No Place in Labor Movement. truthout.org The police have no place in the labor movement. They are an anti-labor institution and share no interests with the working class. For over 200 years, they have operated at the behest of white elites to ensure that workers remain divided by race. The fact that police are unionized should not distract us from this fundamental fact. |

yenisafak (2020-06-08). Germany: Suspect arrested over plans to attack Muslims. yenisafak.com German police arrested a 21-year-old man on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack against Muslims, officials announced on Monday.The suspect talked about his plans during an anonymous internet chat last week, state prosecutor's office in the northern German city of Celle said in a statement.He wanted to carry out an attack similar to the 2019 mosque shootings in New Zealand's Christchurch, to draw attention from the international media, the prosecutors said.Police found arms, hard drives, far-right publications and documents, during searches at the apartment of the suspect in the northern city of Hildesheim.Ge…

_____ (2020-06-08). Journalists Demand End To Harassment After Over 100 Attacks On The Press. popularresistance.org US police launched over 100 attacks on credential members of the press over the weekend, according to a count by the investigative news organization Bellingcat. | In a June 1 open letter, leading press organizations pleaded with law enforcement to "halt the deliberate and devastating targeting of journalists in the field." | Aaron Miguel Cantú, a freelance journalist in Los Angeles who was arrested over the weekend, told Business Insider that reporters are now learning that "police have grown so powerful that there is nobody left to meaningfully hold them accountable for their actions."

_____ (2020-06-07). Fortress On A Hill: Interiew With Kevin Zeese. popularresistance.org Kevin Zeese of Popular Resistance stops by the podcast to discuss his path to becoming an activist during protests in the 60's and 70's, what he's learned from Ralph Nader, police brutality and militarization, Kevin's long standing work on the Vietnam war and Venezuela, and the dynamics of "lesser evil voting." | Kevin Zeese is a public interest attorney who has worked for economic, racial and environmental justice since graduating from George Washington Law School in 1980. | He co-directs PopularResistance.org which works to build the independent movement for transformational change. Kevin co-hosts, "Clearing th…

_____ (2020-06-07). Fortress On A Hill: Interview With Kevin Zeese. popularresistance.org Kevin Zeese of Popular Resistance stops by the podcast to discuss his path to becoming an activist during protests in the 60's and 70's, what he's learned from Ralph Nader, police brutality and militarization, Kevin's long standing work on the Vietnam war and Venezuela, and the dynamics of "lesser evil voting." | Kevin Zeese is a public interest attorney who has worked for economic, racial and environmental justice since graduating from George Washington Law School in 1980. | He co-directs PopularResistance.org which works to build the independent movement for transformational change. Kevin co-hosts, "Clearing th…

Yasha Levine (2020-06-07). Shocker: US state propaganda outlets censor Black Lives Matter protests. thegrayzone.com It's hard for Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty to sell the USA as a shining example of civil liberties…

Liberation Staff (2020-06-07). [VIDEO] Not a riot. An uprising. liberationnews.org "This isn't a riot. It's an uprising! It's a rebellion! And successful uprisings and rebellions become REVOLUTIONS." Eugene Puryear of the PSL addresses massive crowd in Philadelphia on Sat. June 5. "Everyone likes to care about civil rights, but no politicians cared about civil rights until Black people started shutting this country down and breaking unjust laws!"

Ed Sykes (2020-06-07). As protests fill the streets, the Labour Leaks scandal is leaving many Black people 'politically homeless'. thecanary.co In solidarity with US

pip.hinman (2020-06-07). Indigenous youth leader: 'We are rising up against police brutality against First Nations people'. greenleft.org.au

RT (2020-06-07). Thousands of Black Lives Matter protesters march on US embassy in London (VIDEOS). rt.com Droves of protesters have descended on the US embassy in London, in the city's fourth Black Lives Matter protest in a week. The demonstration comes a day after a similar protest in the city spiralled into mayhem. | The US embassy in Battersea, London, was the focal point for Sunday's Black Lives Matter march, in which demonstrators showed solidarity for George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota nearly two weeks ago. | As thousands of protesters, many with their faces covered, converged on the embassy, the UK cities of Bristol, Glasgow and Edinburgh also saw demonst…

RT (2020-06-07). Cops and protesters brawl in London, as PM declares demonstrations 'subverted by thuggery'. rt.com After a peaceful demonstration at the US embassy, some 'Black Lives Matter' protesters in London showed up at Downing Street where the scene grew more chaotic. Police clashed with the crowd in an attempt to restore order. | The gathering at London's US embassy on Sunday drew

RT (2020-06-07). Black Lives Matter protest in Sweden descends into violence and vandalism (VIDEOS). rt.com The Swedish city of Gothenburg has been shaken by street violence, after an initially peaceful 'Black Lives Matter' protest turned into a riot. Police clashed with demonstrators, who threw stones and smashed storefronts. | Defying the Swedish government's coronavirus guidelines — which ban gatherings of more than 50 people — an estimated 2,000 people assembled in the city of Gothenburg on Sunday, to show solidarity with the worldwide protests that broke out after the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer nearly two weeks ago. | Although the protest began peacefully, by late afternoo…

RT (2020-06-07). Woke Justice: Philadelphia Inquirer chief editor loses job over 'Buildings Matter, Too' headline. rt.com Stan Wischnowski, top editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer, faced the need to resign as the newspaper dared to question the consequences of the riots damaging the city's historic center. | The headline, which read "Buildings Matter, Too," sat atop a Tuesday column that in all respects was sympathetic to the crowds of protesters and rioters, even going as far as calling the smashing and burning of historic shopfronts "a just and justified response" to police brutality. Columnist Inga Saffron lamented though, that these buildings — and those in the city's black neighborhoods — may never be rebuilt the s…

M4BL & Rising Majority (2020-06-07). Saturday 6/6: M4BL: Making Meaning Of This Moment In Defense of Black Lives (livestream). indybay.org Online via livestream & Zoom | RSVP: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_650W…

M4BL (2020-06-07). Friday 6/5: Movement for Black Lives Virtual Rally (Video). indybay.org Online video of livestream (earlier today)…

El Pueblo (2020-06-07). Friday 6/5: Black Lives Matter Die In at San José City Hall. indybay.org

Staff (2020-06-07). Top Recipients of Police Money Include Trump and Leading Congressional Democrats. truthout.org Police reform is now a congressional priority following nationwide protests against police violence and systemic racism after the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. Many of the protests in cities across the country, including Washington, D.C., have been met with militarized force and violence. | Black Lives Matter, one of the main organizing bodies behind the protests, has long fought for transparency and accountability in response to police violence against Black communities. With Fl…

sputniknews (2020-06-07). Black Lives Matter UK: Protesters in Bristol Pull Down Statue of Slave Trader. sputniknews.com An 18ft bronze statue of Bristol-born 17th century slave trader Edward Colston was erected in 1895 and has long been a point of controversy as it pays tribute to the city's role in the slave trade.

yenisafak (2020-06-07). Black Lives Matter protests for US racial justice reach new dimension. yenisafak.com They also inspired anti-racism protests around the globe, as demonstrators from Brisbane and Sidney in Australia to London, Paris and other European cities embraced the Black Lives Matter message.In Washington, tens of thousands of people chanting "I can't breathe" and "Hands up, don't shoot" rallied at the Lincoln Memorial and marched to the White House on Saturday in the biggest protest yet during 12 days of demonstrations across the United States since Floyd died.A common message of the day was a determination to transform outrage generated by Floyd's death into a broader movement seeking far-reaching reforms…

_____ (2020-06-07). Medical Workers Die-In To Protest Police Brutality. popularresistance.org New York – Hundreds of medical workers at SUNY Downstate staged a die-in on Thursday to protest police brutality and the health disparities that affect black Americans. | Emergency medical residents and other hospital staff kneeled or lay on the ground for eight minutes and 46 seconds — the amount of time former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of 46-year-old George Floyd, killing him. | "I can stand here as a brown, female, immigrant physician with a loud voice — and I can do this because of the sacrifices made by black people a long time ago," said Dr. Smruti Desai, an emer…

Sam Levin (2020-06-07). Movement to Defund Police Gains 'Unprecedented' Support Across US. zcomm.org Activists say the way to stop police brutality and killings is to cut law enforcement budgets and reinvest in services. Some lawmakers now agree…

sputniknews (2020-06-07). Austin Police Department Allegedly Fakes Thank-You Notes Amid Floyd Protests, Receives Backlash. sputniknews.com In every state and in almost every major city across the United States, as well as in many cities around the world, ongoing massive demonstrations against police brutality provoked by the killing of African-American George Floyd at the hands of white police officers last month are looking increasingly like a cultural movement.

sputniknews (2020-06-07). NYT Opinion Editor Resigns After Op-Ed by Senator Cotton Calls For Using Troops Amid Protests. sputniknews.com The op-ed that raised unrest in the editorial office of the New York Times was written by GOP Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas and called for using military force to quell ongoing and widespread protests against police brutality over the death of George Floyd. Earlier, opinion editor James Bennet defended the piece and apologized.

yenisafak (2020-06-07). London police chief says 14 officers injured during anti-racism protests. yenisafak.com Fourteen police officers were injured in "shocking and completely unacceptable" assaults during anti-racism protests in central London on Saturday, London police chief Cressida Dick said on Sunday.After a largely peaceful day, small numbers of protesters briefly clashed with mounted police on Saturday after thousands gathered to voice their anger at police brutality after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis."I am deeply saddened and depressed that a minority of protesters became violent towards officers in central London yesterday evening. This led to 14 officers being injured," Dick, who is Commissioner o…

Indigo Olivier (2020-06-07). Activists around the country are rallying for #PoliceFreeSchools. zcomm.org In Minneapolis, Cops Were Kicked Out of Schools. Cities in 7 Other States Could Soon Follow Suit…

Fight Back (2020-06-06). Italian communists to Freedom Road Socialist Organization: 'Fronte Popolare is at your side'. fightbacknews.org Fight Back News Service is circulating the following statement from Italian Marxist- Leninist organization Fronte Popolare. | Dear comrades of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization, | In these days of pain, pride and struggle, Fronte Popolare is at your side. Our organization is supportive of those who are fighting for the dignity and rights of all women and men. The results of the mass uprising that exploded with the murder of George Floyd by a racist policeman are of decisive importance not only for American society and for the redemption of the nationalities and oppressed communities that make it up, but for…

RT (2020-06-06). George Floyd protest is 'for the benefit' of 'democratic struggles' abroad — US group NED, known for promoting regime change. rt.com The National Endowment for Democracy, a soft-power group mostly known for splashing government dollars on pro-US influence campaigns overseas to enforce regime change, has endorsed protests against police brutality at home. | Also on rt.com | | In a statement on Friday, the NED came out in support of the protests against the police killing of unarmed black man George Floyd, which, while originally peaceful, spiralled into violence, wreck…

RT (2020-06-06). George Floyd protest is 'for the benefit' of 'democratic struggles' abroad, says US group known for promoting regime change. rt.com The National Endowment for Democracy, a soft-power group mostly known for splashing government dollars on pro-US influence campaigns overseas to enforce regime change, has endorsed protests against police brutality at home. | Also on rt.com | | In a statement on Friday, the NED came out in support of the protests against the police killing of unarmed black man George Floyd, which, while originally peaceful, spiralled into violence, wreck…

Dave Lindorff (2020-06-06). Cop pushes old white man over backwards, leaves victim bleeding and unconscious after head hits sidewalk hard. nationofchange.org This cancer of a creeping police state and of rampant brutality in our communities will continue and grow worse.

Noam Chomsky (2020-06-06). Trump Has Adopted a "Viva Death!" Approach to the Presidency. zcomm.org The protests are not just calling for an end to police brutality in Black communities, but for much more fundamental restructuring of social and economic institutions…

Anthony Cartalucci (2020-06-06). To America, Black Lives Only Sometimes Matter. thealtworld.com There is no doubt that colonialism and racism sit at the root of America's domestic problems. The push to dominate others abroad is directly linked to the belief that those who are different at home should also be dominated. | There are still Americans alive today that remember segregation laws that denied black Americans their basic rights and dignity. Before that, there was outright slavery. | Event racism is still institutionalized. It also permeates American culture, laying just beneath a superficial layer of tolerance and equality. | This is not just about white people who remain racist against blacks and ot…

Staff (2020-06-06). Climate Crisis: Black Lives Matter, Looting Puerto Rico, And California's Environmental Racism. therealnews.com This week the climate justice movement says Black Lives Matter, disaster capitalists are still looting Puerto Rico, and California is neglecting to fix the environmental racism of its oil infrastructure.

pip.hinman (2020-06-06). 50,000 turn out for Black Lives Matter rally in Sydney. greenleft.org.au

The Canary (2020-06-06). Black Lives Matter protests spread to three continents. thecanary.co Thousands of people have rallied in Europe and Australia to honour George Floyd and to voice support for the Black Lives Matter movement.The worldwide wave of solidarity following the killing of Floyd in Minneapolis also served to highlight racial discrimination outside the United States.In Paris, demonstrators tried to gather in front of the US Embassy, defying restrictions imposed by authorities because of the coronavirus pandemic. | They were met by riot police and French security forces sealed off the embassy behind an imposing ring of metal barriers and roadblocks."You can fine me 10,000 or 20,000 times, the…

The Canary (2020-06-06). Horse bolts through crowd as police harass demonstrators at peaceful Black Lives Matter rally. thecanary.co A horse bolted through a crowd of people in central London during a Black Lives Matter protest on Saturday 6 June. The incident took place after police mounted on horses clashed with protesters at a peaceful rally outside Downing Street.The London protest was carried out peacefully for much of Saturday afternoon, but scuffles began at around 6pm when police tried to harass protesters. Videos circulating on social media showed mounted police charging through protesters to try and disperse them. One officer appeared to fall off their horse, which then bolted — sending crowds of people scattering.The trouble fl…

RT (2020-06-06). 'Blackface Trudeau' arrested for trying to provoke George Floyd protesters in Toronto (VIDEO). rt.com Things got heated during a George Floyd rally in Toronto after a white man, who had his face painted black, attempted to join the demonstrators. Police officers arrested him after being barraged with complaints. | The troublemaker apparently tried to provoke the crowd supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, but luckily for him the protesters in Canada's largest city turned out to be a lot less violent than their counterparts in the US. | The demonstrators refrained from using force against the man, making do with shouting obscenities and demanding the police to detain him. | Tense moments at Nathan Phillip…

RT (2020-06-06). Leverkusen wunderkind Wirtz makes history in Bundesliga defeat to Bayern as players mark match with 'Black Lives Matter' tributes. rt.com Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz became the youngest scorer in Bundesliga history when the 17-year-old struck a late consolation for his team against table-topping Bayern Munich on Saturday. | Second half substitute Wirtz netted the final goal of the game as Leverkusen fell 4-2 to visitors Bayern, cutting inside from the right to curl past Manuel Neuer from 15 yards out in the 89th minute. | At 17 years and 34 days old, Wirtz became the youngest ever scorer in German top-flight history, breaking the previous record set by Nuri Sahin, who was 17 years and two months old when he scored for Borussia Dort…

RT (2020-06-06). Winston Churchill memorial vandalized on D-Day anniversary during George Floyd protest in London (VIDEOS, PHOTOS). rt.com Amid London protests over the death of George Floyd, some vandals targeted a statue of Winston Churchill on the 76th anniversary of D-Day, sparking instant outrage. | Spray-painted on the monument appear to be the letters 'ACAB', which may stand for 'All Cops Are Bad' — an acronym which has been used at Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the past. | Video footage shows an unidentified man tearing into police officers at the protest over them not guarding the Churchill memorial in Parliament Square. | "It's disgusting," the man tells the officers, who say they did not see who perpetrated the vandalism. "

RT (2020-06-06). Bank Lives Matter? Internet implodes after JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon kneels in front of giant vault. rt.com The growing trend of kneeling to show solidarity with the 'Black Lives Matter' movement has apparently been adopted by banker Jamie Dimon, triggering an avalanche of disbelief and mockery on social media. | The CEO of JPMorgan Chase was photographed taking a knee in front of a large bank vault on Friday, sparking speculation that he was expressing support for anti-racism protests that have spread across the United States. | His bank declined to confirm whether there was a deeper meaning behind the photograph, but Dimon had previously voiced sympathy for the demonstrations, stating that Chase was "committed to…

RT (2020-06-06). 'We all bleed the same color': Thousands of demonstrators turn out for BLM protests across Germany (PHOTOS/VIDEOS). rt.com Huge rallies across Germany mark yet another European country to see anti-racism protests inspired by Black Lives Matter demonstrations that began in the US. | Videos and photographs show hundreds of people assembled on the banks of the Rhine River in the city of Cologne as they hold signs reading "End police brutality" and "We all bleed the same color." | Danke Was fà§llt auf? Mit 33Jahren gehà∂re ich zu den à§lteren Teiln…

RT (2020-06-06). 'GO HOME, BLACKFACE': Trudeau's kneeling in solidarity with George Floyd movement backfires. rt.com Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a knee in support of the anti-racist protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd at an Ottawa rally, but was quickly reminded of little action on racial issues at home. | Trudeau joined dozens of demonstrators outside the Canadian parliament who rallied in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in the US and over the death of Floyd, an African-American during his arrest by a white police officer. He did not speak at the event, but clapped and nodded along with other speakers and chants. | His kneeling has been hailed by his supporters as he might be the first…

RT (2020-06-06). 'GO HOME BLACKFACE': Trudeau's kneeling in solidarity with George Floyd movement backfires. rt.com Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a knee in support of the anti-racist protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd at an Ottawa rally, but was quickly reminded of little action on racial issues at home. | Trudeau joined dozens of demonstrators outside the Canadian parliament who rallied in support of the Black Lives Matter movement in the US and over the death of Floyd, an African-American during his arrest by a white police officer. He did not speak at the event, but clapped and nodded along with other speakers and chants. | His kneeling has been hailed by his supporters as he might be the first…

RT (2020-06-06). 'We're coming to get you out of the White House': NBA champion sends warning to Trump amid George Floyd protests. rt.com Former basketball star Stephen Jackson promised US President Donald Trump that he will not be re-elected this fall as protests against police brutality hit all of the states and receive support from overseas. | "I'm making you a promise, you will not be in the White House come November. You will not be reelected, I'm telling you now," Jackson, who won an NBA championship with the San Antonio Spurs in 2003, said in a video posted on Instagram. | "We're coming to get you out of the White House," he said. | Jackson earlier told the media that he became a close friend of George Floyd years ago as they both grew…

RT (2020-06-06). Thousands rally outside US embassy in Paris against police brutality in America & France (VIDEOS). rt.com A huge crowd protested outside the US embassy in central Paris over George Floyd's death and the brutality of law enforcement in France, in violation of the ban on public gatherings introduced by the French capital. | Several hundred people came to Place de la Concorde, not far from the US embassy and the French Presidential Palace, despite the city authorities banning the rally due to the Covid-19 pandemic and violent outbursts during a similar event mid-week. | Plusieurs dizaines de personnes ont réussit à atteindre la Place de la Concorde, malgré le dispositif de police important autour de la zone. Ils récl…

RT (2020-06-06). Zuckerberg backtracking? Facebook to review policy on 'threats of state use of force' after backlash for not deleting Trump post. rt.com Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised to review the guidelines on allowing posts about the use of "excessive force" by the state. He was blasted earlier for not removing a Trump post flagged as incendiary by Twitter. | In a letter to employees, Zuckerberg promised to review the company's policies regarding "discussion and threats of state use of force" The CEO explained that he will focus on how to moderate pos…

RT (2020-06-06). Texas CHAINSAW counter-protester: Man arrested after confronting demonstrators with infamous 'massacre' weapon (VIDEO). rt.com A chainsaw-wielding Texan has been detained after threatening a group of demonstrators with his lumber-cutting mechanical tool. Thankfully, the altercation did not devolve into Hollywood-inspired violence. | A small group of seemingly peaceful protesters in McAllen, Texas briefly found themselves in a real-life slasher film, after a man with a chainsaw rushed at them while shouting profanities. | Footage of the bizarre incident shows a man pointing the deadly tool at protesters as he shouts at them. | "Move! Go home!" he yells above his roaring chainsaw. | He then uses a racial slur while warning against prote…

Fight Back (2020-06-06). LA protests bring demands to mayor's house, Hall of Justice and City Hall, defeats curfew. fightbacknews.org Los Angeles, CA – Only a week after marches, protests and car caravans demanding justice for George Floyd and victims of the Los Angeles Police Department broke out across Los Angeles, this rebellion has already begun to win concessions from the LA city government. While Mayor Garcetti and the LAPD initially repressed the uprising of Angelenos by instituting a 6 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew, calling in the National Guard, and mass-arresting those struggling in the streets, attempts to stop the momentum of protesters have failed. In particular, actions organized on June 2 and 3 by Black Lives Matter-LA – first at the man…

Abbianca Makoni (2020-06-06). The Movement for Black Lives in London. progressive.org U.K. protesters are marching in solidarity while calling out structural racism at home.

BMBAI (2020-06-06). Friday 6/5: Lifting Up Black lives. indybay.org Oakland City Hall | 1 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza | Oakland, CA…

Leon Kunstenaar (2020-06-06). Massive Mission High Student Protest and March for Black Lives Matter. indybay.org Over 30,000 young people hold huge rally and march for George Floyd and Black Lives Matter…

Alex Darocy (2020-06-06). Thousands March by the Coast in Santa Cruz for George Floyd and Black Lives Matter. indybay.org On June 3, thousands in Santa Cruz again took to the streets in support of Black Lives Matter and justice for George Floyd.

sputniknews (2020-06-06). Video: Thousands March Across Golden Gate Bridge in Black Lives Matter Protest, Blocking Traffic. sputniknews.com San Francisco is one of many major US cities that has joined the wave of nationwide protests against police brutality sparked by the killing of George Floyd in police custody over a week ago.

yenisafak (2020-06-06). Washington Mayor Bowser, 'unbought and unbossed,' challenges Trump. yenisafak.com Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has drawn a battle line right up to the White House.Bowser, one of seven black female mayors of America's 100 largest cities, on Friday declared a small but symbolic patch of the U.S. capital – a section of 16th Street bounded by a church on one side and Lafayette Square opposite the White House on the other – "Black Lives Matter Plaza."The Democratic mayor then had the District Of Columbia's departments of transportation and public works paint giant yellow letters spelling "Black Lives Matter" followed by the city's flag on the street spanning two city blocks leading to plaza. To f…

_____ (2020-06-06). 'ANTIFA' Twitter Account Actually Run By White Nationalist Group Identity Evropa. popularresistance.org A Twitter account that claimed to represent a national antifa organization and that urged protesters to loot "white" neighborhoods was actually run by white nationalist group Identity Evropa, according to a Twitter spokesperson. | The account, which posted under the handle "@ANTIFA_US," falsely aligned itself with ongoing Black Lives Matter protests nationwide. One tweet that called for protesters to "move into residential areas" and "take what's ours" was retweeted hundreds of times as of Sunday night. | The account was removed Monday for breaking Twitter's rules against platform manipulation, spam, and inciting…

_____ (2020-06-06). Defeat The War Against The African/Black People In The US And Abroad. popularresistance.org The ruling class is befuddled and confused about how to respond to the ongoing street demonstrations sparked by the murder of George Floyd. The mobilizations clearly disrupted their plans for "normalcy" with the forced opening of the economy. The ferocity of the demonstrations that had not been seen since the brief uprising in 92 in response to the Rodney King verdict seems to have caught the authorities completely by surprise. | In the 1992 street actions in Los Angeles the nation and the world saw the first multi-racial, multi-national street action that was very different from the Black rebellions that rocked…

Fight Back (2020-06-06). Protests against police crimes fill the streets of Salt Lake City. fightbacknews.org Salt Lake City, UT – Thursday, June 4 marks the sixth night in a row that downtown streets in Salt Lake City has been shut down due to protests for justice for George Floyd, Bernardo Palacios and all victims of police violence. After five strong days of protesting, chanting and marching against police brutality and its many victims, it does not appear that the nationwide movement will be losing any steam here in Utah. | At least 700 people gathered at the State Capitol June 4 in what started as a quiet gathering of speakers that turned into a march through downtown of about 2000. After a few short speeches and c…

Fight Back (2020-06-06). Police brutality protesters gather in Lansing and Grand Rapids. fightbacknews.org Grand Rapids, MI – Protesters gathered in several major Michigan cities last weekend, including Grand Rapids and Lansing, demanding justice for the Minneapolis Police Department's killing of George Floyd and for all victims of police brutality. | On Saturday, May 30, protesters in Grand Rapids gathered at Rosa Parks Circle for what was planned to be a silent march through the city. Instead, protesters crowded around the Grand Rapids Police Department shouting, "I can't breathe!" "No justice, no peace!" "Hands up! Don't shoot!" and "Say his name: George Floyd!" Thousands of people surrounded the building containin…

_____ (2020-06-06). 'Major Co-Option': Without Action, Hospitals' BLM Statements Are Performative. popularresistance.org As the fight against racial inequality in the US has become a national, pervasive movement following the killing of Minneapolis, Minnesota, resident George Floyd, many corporations have argued that they too are helping in the struggle for justice. One anonymous doctor reminds Sputnik that these statements, without acts, are simply performative. | An academic physician based in Washington, DC, who wished to remain anonymous joined Radio Sputnik's Political Misfits on Friday to provide insight on performative allyship and how their own hospital is contributing to the problematic practice. | "I just witnessed major…

A Guest Author (2020-06-06). Organizing against police brutality in Boston. workers.org By Queen-Cheyenne and Leighsandra Sheppard This talk was jointly read at the June 4 Workers World Party webinar on "It is right to rebel against police terror." Before we begin, we just want to inform everyone that we will be discussing police and military violence and our experiences on the . . . |

WSWS (2020-06-06). Mass protests erupt across Canada against police brutality and Trump. wsws.org Protesters denounce Canadian police brutality and racism, following the US police murder of George Floyd.

sputniknews (2020-06-06). People in London Protest Against Police Brutality Following George Floyd's Death – Video. sputniknews.com Nationwide protests erupted in the United States and spread to other countries in late May following the death of African American man, George Floyd, during detention by police in Minneapolis.

WSWS (2020-06-06). Protester explains how he was brutally assaulted by Secret Service officials in Washington, D.C. wsws.org The demonstrator explained how federal officials provoked and then assaulted peaceful demonstrators outside the White House last weekend as protests against police brutality swept the country.

_____ (2020-06-06). Open Letter: African Writers In Solidarity With African Americans. popularresistance.org We support the protests in the United States and across the world as our people demand justice for any and all racial killings whether by police or civilians. We are aware that these are not quiet protests. We do not expect it and neither should the United States of America. The killings were not done quietly. The police brutality and state sanctioned murders were done loudly with no fear of consequences from those who perpetrated them. | We acknowledge the African Union's condemnation of the United States government's continual terrorism towards African-Americans. We believe that the African Union can and should…

_____ (2020-06-06). More Than 10,000 People Reportedly Arrested At US Protests. popularresistance.org More than 10,000 people have been arrested in protests decrying racism and police brutality in the wake of George Floyd's death, according to an Associated Press tally of known arrests across the U.S. | The count has grown by the hundreds each day as protesters spilled into the streets and encountered a heavy police presence and curfews that give law enforcement stepped-up arrest powers. | Los Angeles has had more than a quarter of the national arrests, followed by New York, Dallas and Philadelphia. Many of the arrests have been for low-level offenses such as curfew violations and failure to disperse. Hundreds we…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-06-06). Julián Gil: "Our triumph and our victory should be the hope and strength in being together" peoplesdispatch.org Two years have passed since social leader Julian Gil was detained in front of the office of Colombian social movement Congreso de los Pueblos. We share his reflections on his two years of incarceration…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-06-06). Julián Gil: "Our triumph and our victory are in the hope and strength of being together" peoplesdispatch.org Two years have passed since social leader Julian Gil was detained in front of the office of Colombian social movement Congreso de los Pueblos. We share his reflections on his two years of incarceration…

Andrey Areshev (2020-06-06). Liberal Mush From the Mad Dog. strategic-culture.org Patrick BUCHANAN | In his statement to The Atlantic magazine, former Defense Secretary General James Mattis says of the events of the last 10 days that have shaken the nation as it has not been shaken since 1968: | "We must not be distracted by a small number of lawbreakers." | Is "a small number of lawbreakers" an apt description of wilding mobs who have showered cops with bottles, bricks and rocks in 40 cities, looted stores in the hundreds, torched police cars, and injured dozens of Secret Service personnel defending the White House? | Is "a small number of lawbreakers" the way a patriot would describe anti-Am…

sputniknews (2020-06-06). Winston Churchill Statue Defaced on D-Day Anniversary Amid George Floyd Protests in London. sputniknews.com Ongoing and widespread protests provoked by the death of African-American George Floyd at the hands of white police officers are taking place in almost every major city across the United States, as well as in other many capitals around the world, and London is no exception.

sputniknews (2020-06-06). Police in Santa Cruz, CA Respond to 'Multiple Critical Incidents', At Least One Suspect Arrested. sputniknews.com Santa Cruz law enforcement are investigating a shooting by at least one suspect, according to the police. The public has been asked to avoid the area.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-06-06). Bhima Koregaon case: A comprehensive timeline. peoplesdispatch.org June 6 marks the second anniversary of the arrest of activists as part of the Elgar Parishad case in India. The case has been a dangerous instance of how dissent is being persecuted by India's current far-right wing government led by prime minister Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party. | On June 6, 2018, five activists were arrested for allegedly having participated and organized a series of violent clashes following a mass mobilization in the city of Pune on December 31, 2017. While the violence that occurred was carried out by Hindu right-wing groups, the police had constructed a narrative that those res…

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2020-06-05). Dems Introduce Bill to Curb President's Insurrection Act Powers After Trump Threatens to Send Troops to Cities Across US. commondreams.org After President Donald Trump threatened to deploy the U.S. military in response to ongoing protests against police brutality and systemic racism in cities across the country, a group of Democratic senators on Thursday introduced legislation to curb the president's power to do so under the Insurrection Act of 1807. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…

Jeff J. Brown (2020-06-05). Tiananmen's Tank Man: Setting the Record Straight. dissidentvoice.org Every 4 June, a famous photo from 1989 is splashed all over the world, as a symbol against Chinese "totalitarianism" and "bloodthirsty brutality". You know the one I'm talking about, Tank Man. It is flaunted like a Western talisman to celebrate "freedom" and "rebellion" in the face of "communist-socialist tyranny". Nonetheless, like all the disinformation …

Alvaro Huerta (2020-06-05). Police Abuse in America's Barrios. counterpunch.org Growing up on the mean streets of East Los Angeles—Ramona Gardens public housing project or Big Hazard projects—I witnessed/experienced police abuse. For myself, along with childhood homeboys and siblings, it occurred so frequently, where I naively thought that all Americans feared the cops. It first starts as fear; it then morphs into hate. "Hands up."

Staff (2020-06-05). Watch: Police Pepper-Spray Black Filmmaker in Face at Peaceful Protest & Medics Help Him Survive. democracynow.org As the nationwide uprising in defense of Black lives continues, demonstrators are recording videos of police brutality on the streets. We speak with Chris Frierson, an African American documentary filmmaker and cameraman who was filming a Black Lives Matter protest on Saturday in Brooklyn, New York, when police moved in on demonstrators. As Frierson filmed, police pepper-sprayed him directly in the face. Chris kept on filming as he struggled to the sidewalk crying in agony from the pain. Within seconds, someone took his arm and guided him to volunteer medics who came to his aid. We air his footage and speak about…

RT (2020-06-05). Patrol officer SET ON FIRE during police brutality protests over 'Mexican George Floyd' (VIDEO). rt.com A police officer was set on fire while confronting a group of demonstrators in Mexico. Protests and rioting in the country were triggered by the death of a local man shortly after his detention. | The incident occurred in the city of Guadalajara, the capital of Mexico's western state of Jalisco. The video circulating on social media shows a group of police officers on motorcycles in a standoff with protesters. At one point, a man wearing a mask and dark sunglasses pours flammable liquid on the back of one of the officers and sets him on fire. | The policeman runs and falls to the pavement as fellow officers an…

_____ (2020-06-05). Black Misleaders Seek To End Protest. popularresistance.org The aftermath of George Floyd's murder at the hands of Minneapolis, Minnesota police has created a national political crisis. The revulsion caused by this latest killing caught on camera spawned protests in Minneapolis and all over the country. Black people are the angriest, knowing they are at risk of the same treatment and because most police killings rarely result in convictions. | But the mass actions present a problem for the rulers. Anger boiled beneath the surface after years of the race to the bottom austerity regime, the worsening economic collapse in the wake of the COVID-19 quarantine, and another Demo…

Eoin Higgins, staff writer (2020-06-05). 'Toxic Culture' of Police Departments Decried After 57 Buffalo Officers Resign in Support of Two in Unit Who Attacked Elderly Man. commondreams.org "So is 57 officers resigning at once just a few bad apples?" | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files…