Two hashtags that trended worldwide on Twitter falsely claimed that there was a 'cover-up' or a 'blackout' of protests in Washington, D.C., overnight. Both appeared to insinuate that protesters have been silenced in some way, perhaps by a secret…
The Washington Post
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George Will
– Jun 1, 12:18 PM
Presidents, exploiting modern communications technologies and abetted today by journalists preening as the “resistance” — like members of the French Resistance 1940-1944, minus the bravery — can set the tone of American…
The Courier-Journal
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Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal
– Jun 1, 9:56 AM
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — David McAtee, the owner of a barbecue business in western Louisville, was shot and killed by law enforcement officers early Monday morning, an incident that's now under state and local police investigation. McAtee was known…
The Washington Post
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Michelle Boorstein, Sarah Pulliam Bailey
– Jun 1, 5:45 PM
The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, was seething. The president of the United States had just visited St. John's Episcopal Church, across from the White House, a day after a fire was set in the basement amid protests…
A week after George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis, daytime demonstrations focused on racism and police brutality are increasingly giving way to violence and chaos by night, fueling tensions over the direction of a protest movement…
