In the midst of repeated police brutality and in the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and countless others, many leaders, especially those from the Black community, have been using their human ingenuity, their lived experiences, and personal insights to invent new ways of doing justice. They have radically transformed grief and righteous anger into forging new pathways for meeting basic human needs, protecting community safety, and ensuring peace and justice for all. Along with calls to create new systems of community safety have come calls to examine systems that aren’t working, most notably and most publicized has been the call to defund the police.
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California GOP Senate leader spoke at huge church event despite being under quarantine
lock her up!

California Senate Minority Leader Shannon Grove (R) spoke at a Sunday church event that gathered thousands of people in Sacramento, Calif., despite being ordered to quarantine until Thursday.Grov…
Arizona Republican lawmaker urges state to ‘unmask’
A dolt to be sure – take a look at the math behind masks – https://ift.tt/3ihVOsn

Republican Rep. Andy Biggs (Ariz.) is urging people to “unmask” and fight back against restrictions imposed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, arguing the policies are “oppressive” and have been worse than the disea…
Trump admitted downplaying coronavirus dangers in early days of pandemic, new Bob Woodward book says
It’s not the book that says – it’s a taped conversation.

UK’s new Brexit bill is ‘legal safety net’, PM Johnson says
A net is needed but for #BoorishBoris to keep him from sinking Britannia

UK prime minister says he will press ahead with proposed law that a minister admitted breaks international law
Danish far-right set to stoke tensions in Sweden with new anti-Islam protests
bar him from stirring up hatred and violence.

Danish right-wing party Stram Kurs is set to stir up tensions by holding fresh anti-Islam protests in neighbouring Sweden this weekend.
NSAIDs like ibuprofen not tied to severe COVID-19, death
‘I saw similar scenes everywhere’ The photographer tells the story behind a remarkable snapshot from yesterday’s women’s march in Minsk — Meduza
They began to arrest women in the last couple days. Previously, they took almost only men, women had to really pick a fight [to get arrested]: as far as I know, there was an order not to touch them. But for a week and a half there has been an increase in the use of force. Yesterday they took everybody, because it was a women’s march and there were few men.
Coronavirus-infected Israel, on brink of anarchy
The government of Israel and the project manager it appointed to deal with the spread of the coronavirus, Dr. Ronni Gamzu, are unable to come up with a publicly credible, organized response. Public trust in the government’s coronavirus-related decisions, motivations and performance has plunged to record lows. More than 65% of Israelis give Netanyahu’s handling of the country’s health and economic crisis a failing grade. Moreover, that is not all. The government has lost almost all ability to issue publicly acceptable instructions and to translate them into action. The prevailing sense is one of a free-for-all, of every man and woman for himself or herself.
Read more: https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/09/israel-henry-kissinger-benjamin-netanyahu-avigdor-liberman.html#ixzz6XZXV5WswSource: Coronavirus-infected Israel, on brink of anarchy
Half a million US kids diagnosed with Covid-19 – CNN
Source: Half a million US kids diagnosed with Covid-19 – CNN
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