Новости за 05.06.2020

A video that surfaced on Twitter reportedly taken in McAllen, Texas, shows a man exiting his truck with a chainsaw, confronting peaceful protesters and telling them to “Move!” and “Go home!” “Don’t let those f*cking n*****s out there fool you,” the man says while walking the sidewalk with the chainsaw. Watch: Downtown McAllen pic.twitter.com/kT2AwxTuKr — […]

On Friday, the Indy reported that Conrad James, a community organizer in Raleigh, North Carolina, was raided by police in the dead of night and arrested — just hours after he told the Raleigh City Council he plans to sue on behalf of Black Lives Matter protesters. “Right now, what we’re doing is forcing demands […]

Iran has now accumulated enriched uranium at nearly eight times the limit of a 2015 deal and has for months blocked inspections at sites where historic nuclear activity may have occurred, the UN watchdog said Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) noted “with serious concern that, for over four months, Iran has denied access […]

The Buffalo Police Department Emergency Response Team was harshly criticized online after all 57 officers resigned from the team in solidarity with officers who were suspended for shoving an elderly man during protests against police violence. Video went viral on Thursday that showed police shoving 75-year-old Martin Gugino, who bled from the ear after his […]

On Friday, the Star Tribune reported that a number of businesses in the Twin Cities are cutting ties with Holy Land, a Mediterranean restaurant and grocery store, following the emergence of racist and anti-Semitic past social media posts from an employee. “Majdi Wadi, CEO of Holy Land Brand Inc., which operates a Middle Eastern grocery […]

The entire Buffalo Police Department Emergency Response Team — a total of 57 officers — has resigned from the team in support of the two officers who pushed 75-year-old Martin Gugino to the ground, seriously injuring him. They are still employed, but no longer on ERT. According to Buffalo Police Benevolent Association president John Evans, the cops who […]

The chairman of the Harrison County Republican Party in Texas is under fire after he shared a conspiracy theory on his party’s Facebook page claiming that the death of George Floyd “staged” by George Soros, CBS19 reports. The post shared by Lee Lester was also previously shared by Bexar County GOP Chairwoman Cynthia Brehm — which […]

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, when he decided to protest, William Smith, 27, used a red marker to write a message on the back of a flattened cardboard box: “Kill Racism, Not Me.” […]

Whatever one feels about it, the ‘Trump phenomenon’ is often described as the US version of a populist trend that has impacted on many areas of contemporary global politics.  However, despite the global political similarities, Donald Trump’s success is also rooted in a peculiarly American experience, since a very large and influential part of his support […]

President Donald Trump held a press briefing in the White House Rose Garden on Friday — and according to an official statement from the White House Correspondents Association, the event was inconsistent with the administration’s own social distancing guidelines. WHCA President Jonathan Karl explained: “Today, the White House press office positioned seating for the president’s […]

Unable to defend the extrajudicial killing of black people by the police or the viciousness of police assaults on peaceful protesters, conservatives are grasping desperately at a new gotcha to discredit the recent national uprisings: Liberals are a bunch of hypocrites. This time, however, it’s got a coronavirus twist, as progressives are being accused of hypocrisy for […]

One third of Americans used bleach or other household disinfectants “in non-recommended high risk practices” in attempts to reduce the spread of the deadly coronavirus, a new CDC survey finds. Among the non-recommended practices were using “bleach on food products, applying household cleaning and disinfectant products to skin, and inhaling or ingesting cleaners and disinfectants,” the […]

The U.S. Postal Service told a Black Lives Matter-affiliated group that face masks it sent to protect protesters from the new coronavirus were seized by law enforcement, according to a new report. This article was originally published at Salon The Movement for Black Lives bought tens of thousands of dollars worth of masks they planned to […]

As protests for racial justice grip the United States, pressure is mounting to take down monuments to the slave-holding Civil War South, with several memorials being dismantled this week and others slated for removal. Debate over what to do with Confederate symbols has simmered for years and has reached a boiling point with the death […]

During a press conference on Thursday, a Fresno City Council member railed at one his colleagues for a proposal — since passed — that would require members to wear masks during meetings. According to Councilmember Garry Bredefeld he finds the masks — used to stem the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus — “uncomfortable” and […]

A major British clinical trial has found hydroxychloroquine has “no benefit” for patients hospitalized with COVID-19, scientists said Friday, in the first large-scale study to provide results for a drug at the centre of political and scientific controversy. Hydroxychloroquine, a decades-old malaria and rheumatoid arthritis drug, has been touted as a possible treatment for the […]

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden on Friday hammered President Donald Trump for saying that late police brutality victim George Floyd was probably smiling as he looked down on the United States right now. In addressing Trump’s comments about Floyd being happy for America less than two weeks after dying at the hands of police officers, […]

At a press statement on Friday, President Donald Trump bragged that the United States would soon have “the strongest economy in the world” — only to be challenged by PBS’ Yamiche Alcindor when the journalist cited actual economic figures. The press conference came at a time when the U.S. is being rocked by the coronavirus […]

After leaving his house for the first time in three months after recovering from a bout with coronavirus, a 74-year-old Washington man became the victim of a hate crime, Q13 Fox reports. Walking out of his house for the first time on Tuesday morning, Robert Batie found his house vandalized by racist slurs. “I’m 74 years […]

President Donald Trump has now overseen the construction of a perimeter fence around the White House that is nearly two miles in length — and it’s already getting mocked relentlessly on social media. As construction of the perimeter fence continued on Friday, many Twitter users said it reminded them of a baby gate that new […]

“We are going to dramatically rethink how we approach public safety and emergency response,” said council member Jeremiah Ellison. “It’s really past due.” Aiming to “dismantle” the Minneapolis Police Department, city councilors on Friday will vote on imposing a temporary restraining order for the city’s police department in response to the killing of George Floyd last month, and plan […]

Indianapolis police officers are under investigation for beating a black woman with batons and shooting her at close range with pepper balls during protests against police brutality. In a widely circulated video clip, officers can be seen repeatedly battering the woman with batons and firing less-lethal weapons as she stands still Sunday afternoon at the […]

A prospective incoming freshman to the University of Tennessee and member of the cheer-leading team has been informed that she will no longer be allowed to attend the university, thank to racist comments she made on social media, WVLT reports. “On Wednesday, following a racist video and photo surfacing on social media, Athletics made the […]

France’s sumptuous Palace of Versailles, built in the 17th century by the “Sun King” Louis XIV, throws its doors open to the public again on Saturday but with little certainty over when tourists will return as lockdown curbs are slowly eased. Workers on Friday dusted the Hall of Mirrors and polished its gilded statues ahead […]

A New York State Supreme Court judge on Thursday rejected a petition seeking the immediate release of hundreds of protesters who had been held by the New York Police Department for more than 24 hours, ruling that extraordinary circumstances justify indefinite detention. “It is a crisis within a crisis,” wrote Justice James Burke in his ruling. “All writs are […]