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2:35 PM ET, May 31, 2020

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Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Terrified of Protest  —  Presidents live within a protective cocoon built and continually fortified for one purpose: keeping them alive.  But inside the White House compound these days, Donald Trump seems rattled by what's transpiring outside the windows of his historic residence.
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Joe Biden:
We are a nation furious at injustice.  —  These last few days have laid bare that we are a nation furious at injustice.  Every person of conscience can understand the rawness of the trauma people of color experience in this country, from the daily indignities to the extreme violence, like the horrific killing of George Floyd.
Associated Press:
'We're sick of it': Anger over police killings shatters US  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Americans began cleaning up charred and glass-strewn streets Sunday after another night of unrest fueled by rage over police mistreatment of African Americans destroyed businesses, damaged landmarks …
Discussion: Vox, HuffPost, Daily News and KTLA
Washington Post:
More cities impose curfews as police become increasingly aggressive  —  After a night of fire and fury across the nation, officials announced more curfews Sunday as police in several cities significantly increased their use of force and hundreds of people were arrested.
Nick Waters / bellingcat:
US Law Enforcement Are Deliberately Targeting Journalists During George Floyd Protests
Joel Anderson / Slate:
The Police Don't Change
Discussion: Axios, Daily Kos and Raw Story
Stephen L. Miller / Spectator USA:
End the lockdown. Stop the riots
Discussion: The Intercept, Instapundit and NBC News
U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General William P. Barr's Statement on Riots and Domestic Terrorism  —  Attorney General William P. Barr has issued the following statement:  —  “With the rioting that is occurring in many of our cities around the country, the voices of peaceful and legitimate protests have been hijacked by violent radical elements.
Discussion: Axios
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Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
George Floyd Probe Echoes William Barr's Oversight of Rodney King Case  —  Attorney general handled federal civil-rights investigation after 1992 Los Angeles riots  —  The Justice Department's civil-rights investigation into the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody puts …
Andrew McCarthy / Fox News:   Laws against rioting and terrorism must be enforced against Antifa and other violent radicals
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Don't understand the protests?  What you're seeing is people pushed to the edge  —  What was your first reaction when you saw the video of the white cop kneeling on George Floyd's neck while Floyd croaked, “I can't breathe”?  —  If you're white …
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LZ Granderson / Los Angeles Times:
George Floyd and the special hell reserved for black journalists covering his killing  —  When my cell rang, an unfamiliar number popped up on the screen.  Normally I ignore these calls, certain my service provider has sold my information to half the country's telemarketing companies.
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Advantage Biden, with risks; Trump disapproval grows: POLL  —  Biden holds a lead over Trump among registered voters.  —  Joe Biden holds a 10-point lead over President Donald Trump among registered voters in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, but that's sliced in half among those certain to vote …
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Washington Post:
Biden leads Trump in Post-ABC poll as president's coronavirus rating slips  —  Americans give President Trump negative ratings for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, and as the crisis has persisted his prospects for reelection in November have eroded, with former vice president Joe Biden …
Discussion: Financial Times and The Hill
Harry Enten / CNN:   Warren as Biden's running mate makes no electoral sense
Matthew Dessem / Slate:
Police Erupt in Violence Nationwide  —  Share widely: National guard and MPD sweeping our residential street.  Shooting paint canisters at us on our own front porch.  Yelling “light em up” #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #JusticeForGeorge #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/bW48imyt55 — Tanya Kerssen (@tkerssen) May 31, 2020
Discussion: Mother Jones and Rolling Stone
Clark Neily / The Bulwark:
To Make Police Accountable, End Qualified Immunity  —  In their preference for a policy that protects police, conservatives abandon their commitment to textualism and embrace pro-government judicial activism.  —  MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - MAY 30: POLICE ADVANCE ON DEMONSTRATORS WHO ARE PROTESTING …
Discussion: Unlawful Shield
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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:   George Floyd's Brother Says Trump Was Dismissive On Condolence Call
Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
The Flawed Politics of a Law-and-Order Campaign  —  Richard Nixon tried to play on white fears about cities burning.  It doesn't necessarily guarantee success.  —  Five days of anguish and protest.  Five nights of anger, broken windows, out-of-control police behavior and the nauseating television images …
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James Fallows / The Atlantic:
America's Worst Year
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Case Against Riots  —  What nonviolent protest gains, violent protest unravels.
Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times:
Times reporter recounts being hit with tear gas and rubber bullets by Minnesota police  —  When Minnesota police advanced on peaceful protesters gathered at an intersection outside the Fifth Precinct late Saturday, I didn't expect them to fire on reporters.  —  I was wrong.
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Florida's Seen a ‘Statistically Significant’ Uptick in Pneumonia Deaths.  The CDC Says It's Likely COVID.  —  There's a conspiracy theory brewing on the left that Gov. DeSantis is cooking the books.  Instead, it's very likely due to lack of testing.  —  Since the beginning of this year …
Discussion: Raw Story
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Don't assume riots will help Trump's reelection campaign  —  As major U.S. cities are engulfed in flames amid mass rioting and looting, there has been a default argument people have been making that this will play right into President Trump's hands and give a boost to his reelection prospects.
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Atlanta mayor on Trump's riot response: “He speaks and he makes it worse”  —  Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms responded on CNN's “State of the Union” Sunday to President Trump's tweets and comments about the mass protests that have swept across the United States, urging him to “just stop talking.”
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
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CNN:
In a sad week for America, Trump has fled from his duty  —  David Gergen has been a White House adviser to four presidents and is a senior political analyst at CNN.  A graduate of Harvard Law School, he is a professor of public service at the Harvard Kennedy School, where he founded the Center for Public Leadership.
 
 
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David Marcus / The Federalist:
Blaming White Supremacists For The Riots Is Nonsensical Gaslighting
Stephen Montemayor / Star Tribune:
As crowds swell and destruction mounts, attention turns to out-of-state rioters
Discussion: Power Line
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