jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 The Week @TheWeek 10 things you need to know today: 10 things you need to know today: June 2, 2020 Trump threatens to use the military to stop looting, autopsies rule George Floyd death a homicide, and more theweek.com 7:08 AM · Jun 2, 2020·Sprout Social 1. Trump threatens to deploy military to quell violence President Trump warned on Monday that he would dispatch troops to restore order in states that don't stamp out violence that has erupted across the country during protests over police brutality. "We are ending the riots and lawlessness that has spread throughout our country," Trump said in the White House Rose Garden. Earlier, Trump criticized governors as "weak," and told them in a phone call that they should use force to "dominate" protesters outraged about the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, in Minneapolis police custody. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) reportedly told Trump his rhetoric was "inflammatory," and was "making it worse." Dozens of cities have imposed curfews after days of peaceful protests and, in some cases, looting and arson. [The Washington Post] 2. Autopsies determine George Floyd's death a homicide The Hennequin County, Minnesota, Medical Examiner's office released a report Monday concluding that the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in police custody, was a homicide. The report said Floyd's heart stopped during the minutes when police restrained him, with one officer's knee on his neck. The medical examiner's office found no indication that Floyd, 46, died of asphyxiation or strangulation, suggesting existing medical conditions, including coronary artery disease, were contributing factors. Earlier in the day, the results of a private autopsy done for Floyd's family also found he died by homicide, but contradicted the official report by concluding that Floyd died at the scene from "asphyxiation from sustained pressure" on his neck and the weight of two officers on his back. [USA Today, The New York Times] 3. Officers tear-gas peaceful protesters ahead of Trump photo op Federal law enforcement officers used tear gas and flash grenades to disperse peaceful protesters at Lafayette Square across from the White House on Monday so President Trump could walk to the historic St. John's Church to pose for photos. Trump stood in front of the church, boarded up after a Sunday fire, and held up a Bible after a speech in which he threatened to deploy the military anywhere authorities don't end looting and violent protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington said she was "outraged" that Trump used a Bible and a church, "without even asking us, as a backdrop for a message antithetical to the teachings of Jesus and everything that our church stands for." [The Washington Post, The New York Times] 4. Obama urges protesters to demand specific police reform Former President Barack Obama published a blog post Monday on Medium saying that the ongoing nationwide protests against police brutality "represent a genuine and legitimate frustration over a decades-long failure to reform police practices and the broader criminal justice system." He condemned "the small minority of folks who've resorted to violence," saying they were "putting innocent people at risk" and "detracting from the larger cause." Obama called on people to push for change by voting in national, state, and local elections. "If we want to bring about real change, then the choice isn't between protest and politics," he wrote. "We have to do both." Obama said protesters should organize to identify specific demands for criminal justice and police reform to avoid getting a response that is merely "lip service." [Medium, NPR] 5. Protests continue across U.S. despite curfews Protests over the death of a black man, George Floyd, in Minneapolis police custody continued around the United States on Monday night despite a growing number of local curfews, and a threat by President Trump to deploy the military to restore order. Most of the protests were peaceful, but violence broke out in several cities. Demonstrators torched a strip mall in Los Angeles and looted stores in New York City. In St Louis, Missouri, four officers were being treated in hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. "Officers are still taking gunfire downtown & we will share more info as it available," St Louis Police tweeted. In Minneapolis, George Floyd's brother, Terrence Floyd, pleaded for protesters to be peaceful, saying that destruction is "not going to bring my brother back." [Reuters, The Associated Press] 6. Manufacturing activity inches above 11-year low A key indicator of U.S. manufacturing rose slightly in May, climbing above an 11-year low in the latest sign that the economy is starting to recover from the coronavirus downturn as businesses gradually reopen. The Institute for Supply Management reported Monday that its index of U.S. factory activity rose to a reading of 43.1 in May, up from 41.5 in April. Anything under 50 indicates a contraction in manufacturing. "Today's report on the manufacturing sector represents good news that hints the economy is turning the corner as the states reopened in May," said Chris Rupkey, chief economist at MUFG in New York. "It will not be a quick recovery for sure, but at least the worst is over." [Reuters] 7. CBO: Coronavirus to reduce economic growth by $7.9 trillion through 2030 The Congressional Budget Office on Monday released new projections on the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, predicting that the economy will grow by $7.9 trillion less than previously expected over the next decade. That represents a 3 percent drop from the previous estimate. The drop reflects business closures and declines in consumer spending, although the impact will be softened by the more than $2 trillion in emergency spending approved by Congress. The report on the damage to the economy came after White House officials confirmed last week that they would not release updated economic projections this summer in an annual budget review. The pandemic drove unemployment up from 3.5 percent in February to 14.7 percent in April. [Fox News, The Washington Post] 8. 5 dead as new Ebola outbreak hits Congo A new outbreak of the Ebola virus has killed at least five people in northwestern Equateur province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, UNICEF said Monday. Six cases have been detected in the western city of Mbandaka, about 620 miles from eastern North Kivu province, where an ongoing outbreak has killed more than 2,000 people since 2018. In that area by the Uganda border, armed conflict has hampered containment efforts. Health officials say there have been new cases in the earlier outbreak over the last 21 days, which is the Ebola incubation period. If there are no new cases over 42 days public health officials will be able to determine whether that outbreak is over. [The Hill, Reuters] 9. Facebook employees protest Trump posts Facebook employees staged a virtual "walkout" and vented frustration via Twitter over Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's decision to leave up President Trump's posts perceived as a call to shoot looters. Twitter demoted a Trump tweet that said, "when the looting starts the shooting starts," and posted a warning saying the tweet ran counter to Twitter policies against glorifying violence. Zuckerberg explained in a Friday Facebook post that he was leaving the post up because Facebook tries to "enable as much expression as possible unless it will cause imminent risk of specific harm." One of the frustrated Facebook employees, design manager Jason Stirman, said he "completely disagrees with Mark's decision to do nothing about Trump's recent posts, which clearly incite violence ... There isn't a neutral position on racism." [The Associated Press] 10. U.N. report: Taliban maintains links to Al Qaeda The Taliban has continued to support Al Qaeda, contrary to the terms of a peace agreement with the Trump administration, according to a report released Monday by the United Nations Security Council. The report said the Taliban, particularly its Haqqani network, and Al Qaeda's Islamist terror network "remain close, based on friendship, a history of shared struggle, ideological sympathy, and intermarriage." Zalmay Khalilzad, the Trump administration's special envoy for Afghanistan, said he had not yet seen the report, but believed the information within it did not extend beyond March 15, two weeks after the peace agreement spelling out plans for a U.S. withdrawal was signed. "We believe that there is progress" toward a Taliban split with Al Qaeda, he said. [The Washington Post] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Mariann Budde @Mebudde The President did not come to pray; he did not lament the death of George Floyd or acknowledge the collective agony of people of color in our nation. He did not attempt to heal or bring calm to our troubled land. We are followers of Jesus. In no way do we support the President’s incendiary response to a wounded, grieving nation. We stand with those seeking justice for the death of George Floyd through the sacred act of peaceful protest. 10:59 PM · Jun 1, 2020·Twitter Web App 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Doug Mills @dougmillsnyt .@realDonaldTrump walks from the White House to the Historic St. John’s Church that was damaged during a night of unrest. 8:40 PM · Jun 1, 2020·Twitter Web App Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Barbara Starr @barbarastarrcnn Milley in a battlefield uniform. Usually at the White House a chairman wears a dress uniform 9:11 PM · Jun 1, 2020·Twitter Web App 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Michael McFaul @McFaul Ridiculous. General Milley, who I respect, is embarrassing himself. I worked 3 years at the White House at the National Security Council. I never once saw Admiral Mullen come to the building ready for war. (Please someone tell me there was a good reason for this uniform) 10:44 PM · Jun 1, 2020·Twitter Web App 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TomJH Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 11 hours ago, NipkowDisc said: ‘Establishing an overwhelming law enforcement presence’ sounds like a terrible plan for de-escalating protests against overbearing law enforcement......yeah, liberals watching their own allies take off like a buncha scared jackrabbits can be disheartening. Say little people who hide in their homes while watching this on TV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Mediaite @Mediaite Pelosi, Schumer Slam Trump After Federal Officers Teargas Peaceful DC Protestors: 'Fanning of the Flames of Discord, Bigotry, and Violence' Pelosi, Schumer Slam Trump After Fed Agents Teargas DC Protestors Pelosi, Schumer slam Trump after militant 'law and order' speech, federal officers teargas protestors: 'Fanning of the flames of discord, bigotry, and violence' mediaite.com 11:31 PM · Jun 1, 2020·Twitter Web App 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 MSNBC @MSNBC .@GarrettHaake: "All while I was listening to the President of the United States speak in my ear about law and order, I was watching people fall down as they ran, I was watching people get pushed aside by police forces." ‘By far, the most peaceful protest’: Protestors forced out of Lafayette Park before Trump visits... NBC News Reporter Garrett Haake recounts the moment protestors were forced out of Lafayette Park so President Trump could get a photo opportunity with St. John’s Church. Haake notes that the protest... msnbc.com 2:03 AM · Jun 2, 2020·SocialFlow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 NBC News @NBCNews ACLU urges governments to ignore President Trump's comments on using the military amid violent protests on cities across the country. ACLU urges governments to ignore Trump comments on military The ACLU blasted Trump's suggestion he would use the military to quell violence in U.S. cities as authoritarian, and urged governors, mayors and police chiefs across the country to ignore it. nbcnews.com 3:16 AM · Jun 2, 2020·SocialFlow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Axios @axios Senior White House official: "I’ve never been more ashamed. I’m really honestly disgusted. I’m sick to my stomach. And they’re all celebrating it. They’re very very proud of themselves." Trump goes full law-and-order "They’re very very proud of themselves." axios.com 6:59 AM · Jun 2, 2020·TweetDeck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Bradley P. Moss @BradMossEsq Then resign. 7:07 AM · Jun 2, 2020·Twitter for iPhone 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Elizabeth Drew @ElizabethDrewOH Bible held up by President was upside down — actually, President was also upside down — in #StupidestPresidentialStuntEver.” 6:24 AM · Jun 2, 2020·Twitter for iPhone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Raw Story @RawStory Rick Wilson: ‘Lil Dictator’ Trump’s church and tear-gas photo-op was a ‘pathetic’ failure Rick Wilson: ‘Lil Dictator’ Trump’s church and tear-gas photo-op was a ‘pathetic’ failure In his typically scathing style, conservative campaign consultant Rick Wilson wrote that a “humiliated” Donald Trump tried to make all the mockery of his hiding in a bunker go away with his photo-op... rawstory.com 6:49 AM · Jun 2, 2020·Hootsuite Inc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump D.C. had no problems last night. Many arrests. Great job done by all. Overwhelming force. Domination. Likewise, Minneapolis was great (thank you President Trump!). 9:19 AM · Jun 2, 2020·Twitter for iPhone 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Stuart Rothenberg @StuPolitics “Domination.” Just like other dictators do it. 10:15 AM · Jun 2, 2020·Twitter for iPhone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Brian J. Karem @BrianKarem I was there as You gassed a crowd prior to curfew just so you could get a photo-op with a bible. Justice is NOT domination. Patting yourself on the back isn’t a “great job done.” It has the stench of craven cowardice. @realDonaldTrump 9:24 AM · Jun 2, 2020·Twitter for iPhone 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Chris Megerian @ChrisMegerian The president thanks himself for cracking down on protestors with "overwhelming force" 9:31 AM · Jun 2, 2020·TweetDeck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Chris Megerian @ChrisMegerian “They turned holy ground into a battleground." Police violently forced clergy away from St. John's Episcopal Church so the president could pose for a photo, writes @jackmjenkins Ahead of Trump Bible photo op, police forcibly expel priest from St. John's church near White House An Episcopal priest tells RNS she was driven from church grounds ahead of Trump's staged photo with a Bible. religionnews.com 9:38 AM · Jun 2, 2020·TweetDeck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Walter Shaub @waltshaub MAGAs are circulating the image of Trump outside that church as though it's a sign he supports Christianity. But this wasn't support. This was an attack on Christianity. Literally. Trump's shock troops attacked one of the church's priests with tear gas. 9:35 AM · Jun 2, 2020·Twitter Web App 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Raw Story @RawStory ‘Holding the Bible up like a Trump steak’: MSNBC’s Mika disgusted by president’s church stunt ‘Holding the Bible up like a Trump steak’: MSNBC’s Mika disgusted by president’s church stunt MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski turned away in disgust from President Donald Trump’s photo opportunity at St. John’s Episcopal Church. The president walked across Lafayette Park after U.S. Park Police and... rawstory.com 9:10 AM · Jun 2, 2020·Hootsuite Inc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeem Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Variety @Variety Lennie Niehaus, Jazz Player and Composer for Clint Eastwood Films, Dies at 90 Lennie Niehaus, Jazz Player and Composer for Clint Eastwood Films, Dies at 90 Lennie Niehaus, a jazz player who went on to score or orchestrate two dozen Clint Eastwood films in a nearly 60-year career, has died at 90. variety.com 7:17 PM · Jun 1, 2020·WordPress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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