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body cameras

The Police Are Gaslighting Us
Reformers said body cameras and video evidence would stop police brutality. Instead, we're being told to not believe our own eyes.
Jason Koebler
6.5.20
police brutality

New York Protesters Won’t Be Silenced by Curfew
"You know that you’re going to have their ear for a second and you know you’re going to finally be able to get a message across.”
Neda Toloui-Semnani
Scott Mulligan
Caroline Pahl
Meena Duerson
Joe Hill
6.5.20
Games News

Play the Long-Lost 'SimRefinery' Game Maxis Made for Chevron
The company behind ‘The Sims’ spent a few years making simulations for businesses.
Matthew Gault
6.5.20
george floyd

The NYPD Crackdown on Protesters Is Creating the Perfect Breeding Ground for Coronavirus
Protesters are being held as long as 50 hours with no protective gear or ability to socially distance from other protesters in custody — or cops.
Carter Sherman
Neda Toloui-Semnani
Joe Hill
6.5.20
News

Video Shows Quebec Police Pulling Black Man Out of Car by His Hair
It's yet another concerning instance of police use of force against Black and Indigenous peoples surfacing across Canada in recent weeks.
Anya Zoledziowski
6.5.20
PROTESTS

D.C. Mayor Demands Trump’s Military and Unidentified Riot Officers Get the Hell Off Her Streets
In a fiery letter to Trump, Mayor Muriel Bowser demanded he withdraw any military presence.
Greg Walters
6.5.20
george floyd protests

Slack Removed a Blog Post Showing How Police Use its Tech
Slack declined to say whether it is still working with the police department.
Joseph Cox
6.5.20
rights

Donate to These Orgs to Support Black Trans People
Black liberation will never be possible without uplifting and protecting Black transgender people and communities.
Mary Retta
6.5.20
News

Indigenous Leaders Demand Investigation into Police Killing of Chantel Moore
Chantel Moore was killed by a Edmundston Police officer during a wellness check early Thursday morning.
Mack Lamoureux
Anya Zoledziowski
6.5.20
personal essays

Grandma is 101. I Don't Want Our Last Conversation to be on Zoom
My grandmother is in a nursing home. The coronavirus pandemic has left her without anyone.
Graham Isador
6.5.20
george floyd protests

DC Mayor Orders City Workers to Paint Giant 'Black Lives Matter' Mural
The workers painted the huge letters on the street outside the White House, but Black Lives Matter activists say it's an empty gesture.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
6.5.20
Rand Paul

Rand Paul White-Splained the ‘Seriousness’ of Lynching to Kamala Harris and Cory Booker
The Kentucky senator is holding up an anti-lynching bill as protests over police brutality against black people rock the country.
Paul Blest
6.5.20
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