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Well, not yet, we’re not. But soon enough! And to be honest, you’d probably prefer this fictionalized version of what’s actually going on at 9 AM ET, if you know what I mean. And if you listened to yesterday’s show, you do know.
I’ve always thought that he was hiding things from me.
I’ve always thought that he was hiding things from me.
In 2015, the Southern Poverty Law Center called out Reddit as home to “the most violently racist” content on the internet, citing a constellation of antiblack forums, or subreddits, that had adopted the name “the Chimpire” and racked up tens of thousands of members before they were taken down that year. Reddit’s content policy prohibits inciting violence, as well as bullying and harassment, but it has never been very specific about where the lines are drawn.
David Dee Delgado; John Lamparski / Getty; Paul Spella / The AtlanticThe clash between police and protesters that, once and for all, seemed to sever Bill de Blasio from the city that twice elected him mayor occurred on a Brooklyn street corner just over a mile from where he used to live.
In December 1956, Martin Luther King Jr. interrupted himself during a speech on desegregation to discuss an event on the other side of the world: the prodemocracy uprising then being quashed in Hungary. “Our minds leap the mighty Atlantic,” he told the National Committee for Rural Schools, because we are “concerned about the Hungarians as they confront the desperate situation that they stand amid everyday.
Parenting advice on stepchildren challenges, pregnancy news, and abusive marriages.
Parenting advice on stepchildren challenges, pregnancy news, and abusive marriages.
“None of this is beautiful. End this ugly presidency,” ends the montage released by a new progressive PAC.
The CNN host slammed the president as a “relic” for denying racism.
The pandemic made it impossible for customers to hang out there—but they already weren’t.
After years of scandal and declining sales, the iconic brand is struggling to survive the coronavirus.
Think about how to help the person you’re trying to network with, rather than helping yourself.
State officials, reluctant to damage reopening economies, contend they are better equipped for a new wave of cases.
One national insurer was billed $6,946 for a coronavirus test in Texas, according to claims data reviewed by POLITICO.
The country’s unemployment rate will drop to 9.3 percent by the end of the year, according to the Fed’s forecasts.
States grappling with budget shortfalls are slowly reopening and lifting stay-at-home orders.
The Fed chief will likely keep up his persistent advice to Congress to spend more to spur a meaningful recovery.
The National Bureau of Economic Research made the designation official on Monday.
Rhythmic gymnastics on a British seashore, anti-racism protests across the United States, the funeral procession of George Floyd in Houston, a defaced statue of King Leopold II in Brussels, a moment of silence at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a wildfire in California, idled elephants in Thailand, a sea turtle release in Bali, and much more.
Biden prayed with Black leaders at Bethel AME Church in Delaware. His kneeling was superimposed over violent protest scenes in an ad for Donald Trump.
The president defended his use of the phrase “when the looting starts, the shooting starts.
Night Owls, a themed open thread, appears at Daily Kos seven days a week
Emily Holden at The Guardian writes—Hack-for-hire group targeted climate activists behind #ExxonKnew campaign.
As the novel coronavirus continues to slam the nation, some states are still beginning to reopen in phases. As we enter into full-season summer, people are likely especially eager to get out and do something. As just announced, Disneyland and Disney California Adventure intend to reopen on July 17, pending state and local government approval.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continues to find horrific ways to mistreat immigrants. According to a federal lawsuit filed Monday, migrants seeking asylum who are locked up in an Arizona ICE detention center were forced to clean the facility.
So. Much. Action.
To say it’s hard to keep up with is … something of an understatement.
But, of course, a lot of the current action is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay overdue.
Holding police departments to account and addressing the systemic racism that leads to law enforcement—and oh so many other—inequities is just the beginning, and here’s hoping this sort of action continues for a long time to come.
