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How pardoning extremists undermines the rule of law

In the past 10 years, there has been an increase in far-right political violence in the United States. While scholars have pointed to several possible reasons – and often, combinations of explanations – the trend is clear.

The Conversation

Black Lives Matter street murals are fading away

The return of rush hours and declining support for BLM are both to blame.

Axios

Commentary: Is racism making us too tired to fight it?

June already has its share of monthly observances, including Pride, ALS awareness and African American Music Appreciation. Let me add one more to the list: It should be National Vigilance Month.

Los Angeles Times

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New survey shows support for Black Lives Matter movement lowest in 3 years

The sharp drop in backing for a movement tackling systemic racism comes amid a conservative backlash.

Axios

Desegregation Starts Here

Richard and Leah Rothstein’s new book is an organizer’s guide to integrating communities.

Capital & Main

Demonstrators condemn ‘draconian’ and ‘authoritarian’ protest laws

Hundreds of people gathered in Parliament Square on Saturday to protest against recent legislation including the Public Order Bill.

The Independent UK

New Black Lives Matter tax documents show foundation is tightening its belt, has $30M in assets

A national Black Lives Matter nonprofit, whose philanthropic fortunes grew almost overnight during historic racial justice protests three years ago, raised just over $9 million in its last fiscal year, new IRS tax filings show

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US cities to pay record $80m to people injured in 2020 racial justice protests

Exclusive: At least 19 cities will pay settlements to protesters who sustained injuries as a result of law enforcement action

The Guardian - US

‘I want my left eye back’: those injured by 2020’s police violence speak out

The brutal police response to protests against George Floyd’s murder has resulted in millions paid out to the injured

The Guardian - US

George Floyd death anniversary: Reckoning with police violence in limbo

The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police was three years ago today, and the fervent protests that erupted around the world in response, seemed like the catalyst needed for a nationwide reckoning on racism in policing

The Independent UK

Scott Maxwell: The Florida purge: Whitewashing history, banning books

The headlines are as abundant as they are dystopian:

Orlando Sentinel

Five Great Reads: Brisbane family man’s hidden past, Jonathan Liew on Sam Kerr, and how Farnesy became the Voice

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - AU

Police officer charged with lying about leaks to Proud Boys leader

A police officer has been arrested on charges that he lied about leaking confidential information to a leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and obstructed an investigation after group members destroyed a Black Lives Matter banner in the nation's capital

The Independent UK

From sit-ins in the 1960s to uprisings in the new millennium, Harry Belafonte served as a champion of youth activism

Of all the contributions for which Harry Belafonte will be remembered, perhaps none is more enduring than the celebrated entertainer’s lifelong support for youth activism.

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Daily Mirror

'Ghost of Thatcher' and 'Trump tribute act' - inside 'mad hatters' party with top Tories

The much-mocked National Conservatism Conference was held for the first time in the UK, with conspiracy theorists, culture warriors, Donald Trump fanatics and right-wing Tories ranting about all the things they hate

The Independent UK

David Starkey in bizarre claim that left-wing wants to replace Holocaust with Black Lives Matter

The historian claimed movements such as Black Lives Matter wanted to destroy ‘white culture’

Daily Mirror

Fury as historian David Starkey claims anti-racists are JEALOUS of Holocaust victims

David Starkey, who has previously made a number of unpleasant remarks about race, claimed groups like Black Lives Matter are trying to "destroy white culture" at the National Conservatism Conference - which has hosted a number of senior Tories including Suella Braverman and Michael Gove

Salon

Giuliani is the face of MAGA "freedom"

Shielding debauched racists is exactly why there's so much right-wing whining about "cancel culture"

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Historian David Starkey says left wing is 'jealous of the Holocaust'

The well-known historian was speaking at the National Conservatism conference

The Independent UK

Left-wing wants to replace Holocaust with Black Lives Matter, says David Starkey

The historian claimed movements such as Black Lives Matter wanted to destroy ‘white culture’.

Daily Mirror

Meghan Markle's clever move away from Royals 'positions herself as inspirational figure'

Meghan Markle will be in New York tonight to collect a "Women of Vision" award which is described as "one of the most powerful and influential women in the world' just weeks after the Coronation

The Guardian - AU

The staggering omission that led to Deaths Inside, the tally tracking Indigenous deaths in custody

The question was, ‘How many people have died since the 1991 royal commission?’ Nobody knew – so a Guardian Australia team spent eight months trawling through inquests and media reports, striving to highlight human stories behind shocking statistics

Daily Mirror

US Army sergeant who killed Black Lives Matter protester is jailed for 25 years

US Army Sergeant Daniel Perry has been sentenced for fatally shooting Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster, 28, an Air Force veteran in July 2020

The Independent UK

Prosecutors want 25-year sentence in Texas protest killing

Prosecutors want a U.S. Army sergeant who fatally shot an armed man during a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Texas to be sentenced to at least 25 years in prison

The Independent UK

Soldier to be sentenced for murder in Texas protest shooting

A U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder in the shooting death of an armed protester during a Black Lives Matter march in Texas faces up to life in prison when his sentencing hearing begins Tuesday

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