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16 votes
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Confirmed coronavirus cases are rising faster than ever
10 votes -
US Labor Department employment report shows unexpected improvement, but recovery could still take years
7 votes -
Last person to receive an American Civil War pension dies
17 votes -
The case for reparations: We've had 250 years of slavery, 90 years of Jim Crow, 60 years of separate but equal and 35 years of racist housing policy. Without addressing this, the US can't move on
32 votes -
Daily thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests - June 4
This thread is posted daily - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most...
This thread is posted daily - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.
17 votes -
Schools turn to surveillance tech to prevent Covid-19 spread: "We are very much interested in the automated tracking of students"
6 votes -
Las Vegas casinos reopening
8 votes -
President? Why not? Says a man at the top.
1 vote -
US schools lay off hundreds of thousands
8 votes -
Pokey LaFarge - Fuck Me Up (2020)
3 votes -
Torii Hunter had no-trade clause to Boston Red Sox because of racist taunts from fans
7 votes -
One Twitter account is reposting everything Trump tweets. It was suspended within three days
34 votes -
Sabine McCalla - Baby Please Don't Go (2020)
3 votes -
Donald Trump says he's the 'law and order' President, but his response to George Floyd protests could cost him
3 votes -
Former US Secretary of Defence James Mattis denounces President Trump, describes him as a threat to the Constitution
41 votes -
NBA’s Board of Governors approves a 22-team format for restarting the league season in late July at the Disney campus near Orlando, Florida
7 votes -
How to actually fix America’s police
15 votes -
Scores of testing sites forced to close because of vandalism in civil unrest
7 votes -
How Germany saved its workforce from unemployment while spending less per person than the US
12 votes -
A rocket launch can’t unite us until the space world acknowledges our divisions
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Daily thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests - June 3
This thread is posted daily - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most...
This thread is posted daily - please try to post relevant content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Especially significant updates may warrant a separate topic, but most should be posted here.
26 votes -
The story of how NASA went from space shuttles to SpaceX and commercial rockets
8 votes -
Police didn’t spend millions on awesome tank just to let protests stay peaceful
31 votes -
A conversation with President Obama: Reimagining policing in the wake of continued police violence
12 votes -
Mike Mullen: I cannot remain silent
14 votes -
Daily thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests - June 1
This thread is posted daily - please try to post relevant news and updates in here, unless it's especially significant.
26 votes -
Daily thread for news/updates/discussion of George Floyd protests - June 2
This thread is posted daily - please try to post relevant news and updates in here, unless it's especially significant.
25 votes -
What to do when you're stranded in Alaska by a global pandemic and are trying to get back home to Norway – with twenty-four dogs in tow
5 votes -
Colorado Democrats unveil sweeping police accountability bill in response to George Floyd’s death
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Why aren't more leaders encouraging protesters to stay home?
I can think of several good reasons why protesting is a really bad idea right now: The virus doesn't care if your cause is just. If you end up going to jail, that's another hotspot. It provides...
I can think of several good reasons why protesting is a really bad idea right now:
- The virus doesn't care if your cause is just.
- If you end up going to jail, that's another hotspot.
- It provides cover for violence.
- The courts are going to do whatever they do at their own pace anyway.
- The long-term work of police reform isn't even going to begin until the crisis is over.
And yet, despite all these good reasons, I don't see leaders, black or otherwise, clearly saying that people should stay home. For example, Obama's statement is carefully neutral on this. It seems to be taboo?
But I'm out of touch. What am I missing?
11 votes -
Protests over death of George Floyd disrupt Minneapolis, and beyond
77 votes -
Andrew Yang has endorsed Mike Broihier, an asparagus-farming progressive, in his Democratic Senate primary contest
7 votes -
Thousands in New Zealand protest against George Floyd killing
12 votes -
Trump's "law and order" rhetoric won't help him like Nixon in 1968
10 votes -
Trump says the USA will label Antifa as a terror organization amid unrest
34 votes -
How accurate have Senate polls been, and what could that mean for November?
6 votes -
Used-car prices bounce back after giving US industry a scare
9 votes -
How to make this moment the turning point for real change
27 votes -
The US is tearing itself apart because its political system has failed
14 votes -
JPMorgan’s math shows why US stocks can keep rallying
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Riots are the American way: The US was founded on revolutionary blood; the Civil War took 400,000 lives and the civil rights movement was a reaction to white violence
18 votes -
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announce the winners of the 55th annual Nebula Awards
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General US protests discussion
There's a lot of unrest in the US lately, with protests going on in several cities. How do you feel about the state of things in the US, regarding racism, police brutality, etc...? What's your...
There's a lot of unrest in the US lately, with protests going on in several cities.
How do you feel about the state of things in the US, regarding racism, police brutality, etc...? What's your viewpoint on the protests? How do you see the situation evolving? Some fear deadly confrontation between military police and civilians.
Have you had the misfortune of having a negative encounter with police officers? Care to tell your story? Have you participated yourself in one of these protests? What was your experience like? If you haven't, do you keep yourself informed? Where do you primarily find news? What's the general mood in your neighborhood, in your community, in your city?
We've seen protests pop up a lot more in recent years in various parts of the world - eg. Hong Kong, Lebanon, France, etc... Do you feel that this is symptomatic of a larger, global unease? Or can the US protests be considered wholly specific?
36 votes -
Elon Musk tweets IN RUSSIAN to accept co-operation offer from Russia’s space agency
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Revisiting Star Trek’s most political episode: In 1995, the Deep Space Nine installment “Past Tense” stood out for its realistic, near-future vision of racism and economic injustice
14 votes -
Which Side Are You On? (1941)
9 votes -
Flint, MI police join protestors marching for George Floyd
23 votes -
Nick Shoulders - Snakes and Waterfalls (2018)
3 votes -
The injustice of this moment is not an 'aberration'
8 votes