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Ever thought Alcatraz Island needed a 450-foot statue of Prometheus? Meet the tech executive hoping to MAGA-fy Silicon Valley’s skyline

Ross Calvin wants to bring a towering Prometheus to San Francisco Bay - and he thinks the president is just the man to green light the project, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Black Lives Matter Leaders Face George Floyd Donation Fraud Allegations; DOJ Opens Investigation

The Black Lives Matter movement is accused of defrauding donors during George Floyd protests back in 2020. Will the DOJ's investigation lead to criminal charges?

International Business Times UK

Justice Department investigating fraud allegations in Black Lives Matter movement, AP sources say

The Justice Department is investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matter movement defrauded donors who contributed millions of dollars during racial justice protests in 2020

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Reform MP’s claim about ‘adverts full of black and Asian people’ omits profitability for companies

Sarah Pochin’s anger not shared by brands who find that more diversity in commercials is great for their bottom line

The Guardian - UK

Black History Month is a reflection of the political moment, so how do we revamp it?

The aim is to address systemic and institutional racism but those efforts need the space to expand not shrink

The Guardian - UK

City gives iPads to 911 supercallers to prevent them from bombarding emergency services

The pilot program aims to decrease government spending on emergency room trips and connect people to rapid care virtually

The Independent UK

BBC reporters cannot wear Black Lives Matter T-shirts in newsroom, says Tim Davie

Director general says it is inappropriate for a journalist who may be covering that issue ‘to be campaigning in that way’

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BBC reporters cannot wear Black Lives Matter T-shirts in newsroom – Tim Davie

He said the BBC stood against racism but it was ‘not appropriate for a journalist who may be covering that issue to be campaigning in that way’.

Evening Standard

What I Saw at the No Kings Rally in New York City

Fully peaceful protesters who hate President Donald Trump with intensity but not much specificity took to the streets on Saturday.

Reason

‘Indecency has become a new hallmark’: writer and historian Jelani Cobb on race in Donald Trump’s America

In a new essay collection, the dean of Columbia University’s graduate school of journalism makes a compelling argument that everything is connected and nothing is inevitable about racial justice or democracy

The Guardian - US

Demand the Impossible review – powerful punk rage at injustices of police violence and spycops scandal

Everyday oppression is explored through the narratives of a Black Lives Matter activist, a blacklisted construction worker and an environmental campaigner

The Guardian - UK

Bari Weiss’s ascension to top of CBS News highlights the political winds driving US media rightward

US media giants have bowed before Maga after Trump’s many lawsuits and the Jimmy Kimmel firestorm

The Guardian - US

FBI fires at least 15 agents who knelt during the 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in viral photographs

The FBI agents who knelt in the photo had been sent out to disperse BLM protesters in 2020

The Independent UK

Gaza and Ice protesters exposed to teargas in the US report disrupted menstrual cycles

Toxic crowd-control chemicals used in Michigan and LA have caused long-lasting health effects, activists say

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The Conversation

The crisis of Indonesian policing: Guardians of the people or protectors of power?

The death of 21-year-old Indonesian online delivery driver Affan Kurniawan, who was crushed by a Barracuda police vehicle during a protest, invites comparisons to George Floyd. The African American was killed by a police officer in Minneapolis in 2020, sparking global Black Lives Matter protests.

The Conversation

Why are there so many protests? The US public is highly polarized, and that drives people to act

Protests are becoming a routine part of public life in the United States. Since 2017, the number of nonviolent demonstrations has almost tripled, according to researchers with the nonprofit Crowd Counting Consortium.

Reason

Court Upholds Florida School District's June 2020 Decision to Cancel Food Supply Contract with Farm Whose Owner Viewed as Covid as Hoax

"[T]he evidence shows that the school system's interests in food safety were the reasons for its decision to break ties with Oakes Farms—not its bare disagreement with [owner's] political views."

Evening Standard

Who is Candace Owens? Right-wing influencer questions official narrative of Charlie Kirk's killing

Candace Owens said this week on her show that she suspects “we’re being lied to”

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“Um, can you repeat that?”: Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield cringe as reporter skips Ayo Edebiri in BLM/MeToo question — apology somehow makes it worse

It's not just unprofessional, it's also rude.

Evening Standard

Journalist responds after Ayo Edebiri excluded from Me Too and Black Lives Matter question

The exchange at the Venice Film Festival made headlines after going viral

The Mary Sue

Protect Ayo Edebiri at all costs after this bizarre interview

This is bad!

The Independent UK

Ayo Edibiri praised for ‘gracious’ response after reporter snubbed her for question about BLM

Italian journalist asked Andrew Garfield and Julia Roberts what ‘to expect in Hollywood after the MeToo movement and the Black Lives Matter are done’

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Journo Whose Ayo Edebiri Interview Went Viral Issues Statement Over Backlash

If you've ever wanted to see what happens when a celebrity interview goes very, very badly, now's your chance.

Reason

Fed Governor Lisa Cook's Record Is a Reminder of the Social Justice Insanity of 2020

Trump is attempting to fire a Federal Reserve board governor.

The Independent UK

MAGA really wants it to be legal to burn a Pride flag, while Trump wants jail for American flag burners

Right-wing commentators claim those defacing LGBT+ emblems held to different standard than those burning American flags

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