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Trump to visit Kenosha as local officials ask him to stay away “The president is expected to get a chilly reception from state and local leaders when he brings his campaign message of law and order.”
Fears of more unrest in Portland after shooting “Saturday’s fatal shooting again put on edge a city that has seen three months of nightly demonstrations, some of them violent, and sparked political consequences across the country.”
The nation’s public health agencies are ailing when they’re needed most “Epidemiologists, academics and local health officials across the country say that weaknesses in the nation’s public health system continue to leave the United States poorly prepared to handle the coronavirus pandemic.”
Support for Trump appears to be slipping in the military. And no wonder. “The folks in uniform do not want to go into American cities.”
Retail Eviction Proceedings Pick Up as Economy Restarts “Proceedings to evict retail tenants are increasing as courts reopen and states’ moratoriums on evictions end.”
Federal workers will have taxes deferred under Trump’s order, sparking outcry “The U.S. government will implement an across-the-board payroll tax deferral for roughly 1 million federal employees starting in mid-September, potentially forcing those workers to take a temporary financial boost now that they will have to repay next year.”
WHAT I’M READING + WATCHING + LISTENING TO
🎧 LISTEN: The Biggest Boycott in NBA HistoryIn the middle of the NBA playoffs, one team chose to boycott over police brutality. Ben Cohen explains what happened and what it took to get games going again.
Former Black Franchisees Sue McDonald’s Alleging Discrimination
Strong ventilation indoors should join handwashing, masking and social distancing as measures to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus, researchers say
THE COMMENT
“EVERY ACTION, every gesture and every tweet from President Trump is the opposite of what he would do if he were intent on calming cities now seized by protests and violence. No calls to national unity. No pleas for reconciliation. No effort to recognize grievances or address them. Instead, Mr. Trump lionizes vigilantes and demonizes racial justice protesters, thereby inciting the former and enraging the latter.” - Washington Post Editorial Board
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