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‘It’s like clapping for the NHS’: Lionesses’ decision to stop taking the knee triggers debate

While some activists insist it remains a ‘powerful antiracist act’, others say the symbol has been stripped of value

The Guardian - UK

Police deny wrongdoing in death of Alabama man, dispute family's account

An Alabama police department denies any wrongdoing in the death of Phillip Reeder, who died while handcuffed in August 2024

The Independent UK

Woman compares husband’s death to George Floyd after cops allegedly kneel on his neck during restraint

Phillip Reeder’s cause of death was determined to be a homicide exacerbated by “hypertensive heart disease associated with cocaine use and restraint during altercation”

The Independent UK

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Summer of Our Discontent by Thomas Chatterton Williams review – the liberal who hates leftists

In his caustic critique of identity politics, Williams ends up condemning every kind of collective action

The Guardian - UK

US police officer in Breonna Taylor death sentenced to 33 months in prison

Prosecutors had asked that officer Brett Hankison be given a sentence of one day for his role in the fatal shooting.

Al Jazeera

Alabama man's death is ruled a homicide after police kneeled on his neck

A county coroner in Alabama is ruling the death of a man who died in an encounter with police as a homicide

The Independent UK

I didn't like Ari Aster's black comedy starring Pedro Pascal and Joaquin Phoenix — but not for the reasons most people are hating it

Here's why I didn't like Ari Aster's black comedy "Eddington," and why I'd wait until it hits HBO Max to see it.

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Poem of the week: Salt, Snow, Earth by Naomi Foyle

The relentless cycle of human violence plays out as a brutal symbolic game

The Guardian - UK

Why many Black Americans are boycotting big-box retail stores: ‘using my money to resist’

People are shutting their wallets to firms such as Target and Amazon, which followed in Trump’s footsteps to undo DEI

The Guardian - US

Why do US prosecutors want a one-day sentence for Breonna Taylor shooting?

Taylor, an emergency medical technician, was killed in her home during a botched police raid in March 2020.

Al Jazeera

‘Racism in plain sight’: Outrage after DOJ seeks one-day sentence for cop convicted in Breonna Taylor shooting

A department memo sent to a judge Wednesday claimed that Brett Hankison should not have been prosecuted over the civil rights charges on which he was convicted

The Independent UK

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.

The Independent UK

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?

The Conversation

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…

The Guardian - US

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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The Independent UK

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 Guardian - US

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’

Digital Camera World

What to keep in mind when photographing political protests and demonstrations

How to photograph protests safely: A guide for modern photojournalists

The Guardian - US

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

Reason

The Tom Cotton Do-Over

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

The Independent UK

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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