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Top Republicans says 2020 George Floyd riots were Biden’s fault (despite Trump being president at the time)

Georgia congressman Mike Collins absurdly claimed that the 2020 civil unrest was Joe Biden’s fault – when it was actually President Donald Trump who was in charge.

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Buzzfeed & Adelaine Morin Slammed For Insensitive Jokes About Love Island USA’s Chelley

Fans are calling out racial aggression and insensitive jokes from Buzzfeed and influencer Adelaine Morin about Love Island USA’s Chelley.

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Trump lackey targets Supreme Court Justice, forgets his past has too many holes for him to even dare

This isn't new territory for the MAGA mouthpiece.

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It Doesn't Matter If the Minnesota Shooter Is a Republican or a Democrat

After Vance Boelter allegedly targeted Democrats in an attack, some conservatives jumped to claim that he was actually on the left. Why?

Reason

Smartphones are once again setting the agenda for justice as the Latino community documents ICE actions

It has been five years since May 25, 2020, when George Floyd gasped for air beneath the knee of a Minneapolis police officer at the corner of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue. Five years since 17-year-old Darnella Frazier stood outside Cup Foods, raised her phone and bore witness to nine…

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Go viral for racist behavior, receive $750,000: inside the new extremist crowdfunding campaigns

The response to these online fundraisers signals the rise of more overt, public support for racist actions

The Guardian - US

Will the public side with the protesters in LA? Here are some lessons from history

Social movements have long included some form of direct conflict with authorities. The key is whom the public blames for clashes

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Trump wanted to unleash the troops on George Floyd protests. Now the gloves are off

After his advisers steered him away from bloodshed in 2020, the president promises troops ‘everywhere’, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

US immigration agency flies drones capable of surveillance over LA protests

CBP claims in statement that they are ‘providing officer safety surveillance when requested by officers’

The Guardian - US

What to keep in mind when photographing political protests and demonstrations

How to photograph protests safely: A guide for modern photojournalists

Digital Camera World

Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant on Target boycott ‘victory’ and the Black dollar’s power: ‘They’ve awakened a sleeping giant’

The Georgia megachurch leader called for a #TargetFast over its DEI rollback. Now Dollar General is next, he says, as consumers mobilize against Trump’s policies

The Guardian - US

Fact-check: Trump’s speech at Fort Bragg contained lies and conspiracy theories about LA

The US president reiterated falsehoods and misleading statements to troops at the North Carolina military base

The Guardian - US

The Tom Cotton Do-Over

Trump and the right are living out their fantasies of rewriting the awful summer of 2020.

Reason

How unusual is it for the National Guard to come to LA? Here’s what to know about the city’s history

Los Angeles residents and experts say that the National Guard's presence in Los Angeles in response to immigration protests is reminiscent of a longstanding dynamic in the state and around the country

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‘I’m here to open doors’: Bernardine Evaristo on success, controversy and why she plans to donate her £100k award

The Girl, Woman, Other author has this week been awarded a one-off Women’s prize award for her outstanding contribution. She talks about her long road to recognition, and using her profile to support other writers

The Guardian - US

How can Trump use the national guard on US soil?

Trump ordered the deployment of 4,000 national guard and 700 marines to LA amid Ice protests – here’s what to know

The Independent UK

‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts’: Trump echoes notorious Black Lives Matter quote over LA anti-ICE demos

President’s message about anti-ICE demonstrations in Los Angeles harkens back to George Floyd protest remark that was condemned for its dark history

Salon

Minneapolis isn't sorry

Five years after the historic murder and civil rights uprising, not much in the city has changed

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What I learned from the aftermath of the Black Lives Matter uprising

Five years ago, I didn’t trust the moment; did the world really need to see a man die on a pavement to realise racism existed?

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Storyville: White Man Walking review – the man who marched 1,500 miles with a Black Lives Matter sign

This documentary starts with an off-putting sense of white saviourism and sanctimonious liberalism … only to become a compelling tale of how the US is riven by disfranchisement and division

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First Thing: Russia targets Ukraine with more drone strikes as Trump says Putin has ‘gone crazy’

Six people killed in what Kyiv claims is largest drone attack since February 2022 invasion. Plus, what’s going to happen to the place where George Floyd died?

The Guardian - UK

We demanded justice after George Floyd’s death. Donald Trump made things worse, but we fight on

It is not just about honouring past victims. It is about battling those who want to take us backwards, says minister and civil rights activist Al Sharpton

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Monday briefing: How racial justice is going backwards, five years on from the killing of George Floyd

In today’s newsletter: With diversity initiatives being rolled back, institutions are retreating from past commitments. Has Britain abandoned promises made in the wake of 2020?

The Independent UK

How has Minneapolis changed since the murder of George Floyd 5 years ago?

Minneapolis has changed, slowly, since a city police officer murdered George Floyd on Memorial Day in 2020

International Business Times

Discarded Protest Art Preserves George Floyd Legacy

Kenda Zellner-Smith hauled up a corrugated metal door to reveal hundreds of wooden boards covered with graffiti, each telling a story of the protests that followed George Floyd's killing by a US police officer.

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