Sunday, June 14, 2020

And another day where the President of the United States and his supporters are actively fighting for the Confederacy comes to a close:

“And if it takes forever, forever it’ll be.” -- OK Go

Deaths

US: 117,853 (+326)

World: 435,446 (+3246)

Countdown: 142 days.

Next week’s New Yorker cover is powerful...unless you’re a racist. Scroll the page.

States require more training time to become a barber than a police officer. — This is completely nuts.

Rayshard Brooks' final moments were caught on video. Here's what the footage shows.

Tim Scott says ending qualified immunity is "poison pill" in police reform bill.

Police brutality is a consequence of a capitalist society organized to funnel massive amounts of wealth to a tiny class, while keeping millions in poverty. Police unions often defend brutal and murderous cops and resist reforms. For instance, Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara threatened to bring charges within the union against any police officers who kneel with protesters. In Minneapolis, police union President Lt. Bob Kroll has called protesters terrorists, becoming a lightning rod for criticism of unions around the country.

Tulsa Health Department director 'wishes' Trump rally would be postponed as local COVID cases surge.

Trump supporters burn Michigan absentee ballot applications.

Trump says he won't watch NFL, U.S. soccer if players kneel during anthem. — That’ll teach ‘em.

Will This Be The Moment Of Reckoning On Race That Lasts?

South African president's shame over surge in murders of women. “We need to understand what factors are fuelling this terrible trend and, as society as a whole, address them urgently.”

An award-winning journalist critical of the Philippine president has been convicted of libel and sentenced to up to six years in jail, in a decision called a major blow to press freedom in an Asian bastion of democracy.

The US Surgeon General pushes back on the idea that face coverings infringe on freedoms, saying if Americans wear them, "we'll have more freedom to go out".

Houston opened to 75% capacity on Friday, but it may not last long. Officials are cautioning that they may need to order people back home and open a COVID-19 hospital at NRG Stadium, a football complex, as coronavirus cases surge in the nation's fourth-largest city.

A GOP congressman, whose decision to officiate a same-sex wedding last year angered some local Republicans, loses his party's nomination to a conservative challenger in a drive-thru convention. — Because a large portion of the Republican Party want to foster hatred, and they will eat their own to do so.

Buffalo officials ask state to investigate the 2008 firing of Black police officer Cariol Horne, who stopped a white colleague from choking a suspect while making an arrest.

Some landlords are using harassment, threats to force out tenants during COVID-19 crisis. Tenants are being put in the precarious situation of having to endure hostility or leave their homes in the midst of a public health crisis.

University of Alaska System to Eliminate Nearly 40 Academic Programs.

Just eight people have reached Challenger Deep, the deepest point of the ocean. More than 550 people have visited space. But only one person has done both: Kathy Sullivan.

NASA spacecraft sends back images of stars from 4.3 billion miles away. From its unique vantage point 4.3 billion miles from Earth, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has captured images of nearby stars — and the stars appear to be in different positions than where we see them from Earth.

Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.

Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.