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21 August 19
Trump 2020: Be Very Afraid
Matt Taibbi | Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "America is the first country to ever elect a Mad King, and the way things are going, we may be dumb enough to do it twice."
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Matt Taibbi | Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
Taibbi writes: "America is the first country to ever elect a Mad King, and the way things are going, we may be dumb enough to do it twice."
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Members of March for Our Lives are joined by members of the community to protest Walmart gun sales in Coral Springs, Florida. (photo: Ian Witlen/Rex/Shutterstock)
March for Our Lives Unveils Sweeping Gun Reform Agenda: 'The Time Is Now'
Abené Clayton, Guardian UK
Clayton writes: "March for Our Lives, the organization created by survivors of the February 2018 mass school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida, released an audacious policy agenda calling for far-reaching reform."
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Abené Clayton, Guardian UK
Clayton writes: "March for Our Lives, the organization created by survivors of the February 2018 mass school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, Florida, released an audacious policy agenda calling for far-reaching reform."
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Bernie Sanders. (photo: Bernie 2020)
Sanders Leads Democratic Field in Colorado Poll
Max Greenwood, The Hill
Greenwood writes: "Sanders, who won Colorado's Democratic caucuses in 2016, tops the field with 26 percent support among Democratic primary voters in Colorado."
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Max Greenwood, The Hill
Greenwood writes: "Sanders, who won Colorado's Democratic caucuses in 2016, tops the field with 26 percent support among Democratic primary voters in Colorado."
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Neo-Nazi tattoo.
Court Docs: Neo-Nazi Who Threatened Mass Murder of Latinx People Thanked God for Donald Trump
Rafi Schwartz, Splinter
Schwartz writes: "The threats, which called for the eradication of minority groups, also allegedly included references to President Donald Trump, whom Eric Lin reportedly thanked for an impending 'racial war.'"
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Rafi Schwartz, Splinter
Schwartz writes: "The threats, which called for the eradication of minority groups, also allegedly included references to President Donald Trump, whom Eric Lin reportedly thanked for an impending 'racial war.'"
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Police digitally altered the mugshot of Tyrone Lamont Allen to remove his distinctive facial tattoos. (U.S. District Court in Oregon)
Police Digitally Alter Mugshot to Implicate Bank-Robbery Suspect: 'They're Increasing the Risk of Mistaken Identity'
Jay Connor, The Root
Connor writes: "Portland police digitally altered Allen's mugshot by using Photoshop to remove his tattoos entirely. Then, without telling anyone that they altered his photo, they presented his new mugshot along with photos of 'five similar-looking men' to the bank tellers for identification."
Jay Connor, The Root
Connor writes: "Portland police digitally altered Allen's mugshot by using Photoshop to remove his tattoos entirely. Then, without telling anyone that they altered his photo, they presented his new mugshot along with photos of 'five similar-looking men' to the bank tellers for identification."
EXCERPT:
“It’s unbelievable to me that police would ignore the fact that no teller has described a person with glaring tattoos and make this man into a possible suspect by covering them up,” he said. “They’re increasing the risk of mistaken identity.’’
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First assembly at Ponce Plaza Las Delicias. (photo: Jacqueline Villarrubia-Mendoza)
Puerto Rican People's Assemblies Shift From Protest to Proposal
Jacqueline Villarrubia-Mendoza and Roberto Vélez-Vélez, NACLA News
Excerpt: "Following the resignation of Gov. Rosselló, a series of people's assemblies have emerged throughout Puerto Rico to keep the conversation-and the popular movement-going."
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Jacqueline Villarrubia-Mendoza and Roberto Vélez-Vélez, NACLA News
Excerpt: "Following the resignation of Gov. Rosselló, a series of people's assemblies have emerged throughout Puerto Rico to keep the conversation-and the popular movement-going."
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Fires in the Amazon caused midday darkness in Sao Paulo on Monday. (photo: J.F. Diorio/Agencia Estado/AP)
ALSO SEE: Brazil: Amazon Burns at Historic Rate
Smoke From the Burning Amazon Rainforest Plunged Brazil's Largest City Into Darkness in the Middle of the Day
Stephanie K. Baer, BuzzFeed
Baer writes: "A record number of wildfires have torched the Amazon rainforest this year as deforestation soars under Brazil's far-right president."
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Stephanie K. Baer, BuzzFeed
Baer writes: "A record number of wildfires have torched the Amazon rainforest this year as deforestation soars under Brazil's far-right president."
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