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Journalist Chip Gibbons joins us to break down a pair of hearings in Congress that examined the federal response to the nationwide uprising, including one that featured Attorney General William Barr.

-Attorney General Barr claims that federal agents were blinded by laser pointers in Portland with the same energy as cops who put tampons in their own coffee and blame baristas. -Park Police Chief cites no immediate threat of violence when justifying the clearance of Lafayette Square before Trump’s bible photo op. Radio recordings to back him up are conveniently missing. -DNC platform committee approves of cannabis prohibition, our failing private health insurance system, and Israel’s occupation and ethnic cleansing of Palestine -NLRB proposes rule hamstringing union organizers by denying them workers’ contact info before union elections Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-With four days left before key programs expire, Republicans finally unveil their pandemic relief top-up plan -GOP wants to slash pandemic unemployment insurance by 2/3rds, calls for a convoluted wage replacement scheme -Last-ditch effort shaping up to pressure Joe Biden to back Medicare for All at the Dems’ virtual convention -China retaliates against US for Houston consulate closure; US diplomats say goodbye “forever” after being forced to leave Chengdu -Justice Department takes no position on government watchdog recommendations to improve public school accessibility under the ADA Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Federal agents are terrorizing Portland as President Trump tries to fire up his base in an election year. Chip Gibbons discusses the crackdown.

-White House wants to send more federal agents after protesters, local officials are threatening to arrest them -Senate Banking Committee votes on Fed Governor nominee who likes the gold standard -727 military contractors are repeat, willful offenders of labor safety laws: GAO -Black Lives Matter rally selfie taker Mitt Romney votes for giving military equipment to cops Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Chad Wolf, the adult baby in charge of DHS, says it’s okay to operate paramilitary law enforcement in Portland because of some graffiti and broken windows -Speaking of babies, Democrats are calling for an inspector general investigation of DHS when they could just subpoena the agency themselves -Congressional leaders don’t expect another coronavirus stimulus program until after the July 31 expiration of emergency benefits -More empire and shitty fighter jets: Defense spending bill set to move through Congress this week -Finally, someone fighting for banking self-regulation! FDIC seeks comment on the idea of “voluntary certification” for third party fintech use Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Via FOIA, the Sams obtained the Minnesota National Guard’s Standard Rules for Use of Force (SRUF) for Gov. Walz’s response to the George Floyd Uprising. Chip Gibbons lends his expertise to parse through them on this week’s Chip Chat. -Plus, the grim resumption of federal executions by the Department of Justice. -To have your own look at the Minn. National Guard’s SRUF, click here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yuAQyUiuOhHodNXbH34vJcd_I0qVCxSM/view?usp%3Dsharing&sa=D&source=hangouts&ust=1594922668681000&usg=AFQjCNHfwssBovewZ1BtCh-QRSyKxQ5Kiw

-At 2 a.m., the Supreme Court approved first federal execution in 17 years -Maryland Republican Andy Harris melts down again as DC leads efforts to fight back against the Drug War -Trump administration institutionalizing climate science denialism through carbon emission cost estimates -The number of cities that have used the Fed’s emergency fund for cities is zero Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Trump administration finally invokes Defense Production Act, but to build more weapons of war, not healthcare supplies -Workplace safety regulator OSHA has only carried out inspections for 1.6 percent of covid-19 complaints -DOJ plan to resume federal executions complicated by court rulings -American covid fuck-up goes global: Okinawa on high alert after 94 US servicemen test positive Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-SBA releases data on PPP recipients: 89,000 companies were approved without making any pledge on job retention -Wall Street banks raked in hundreds of millions in processing fees -Three members of Trump’s cabinet are tied to companies getting PPP $$$ -Republican Congressman Kevin Hern got PPP money for his franchising company. He called on the Senate to increase funding for franchise owners when the covid relief bill was being passed -Right wing think tanks get that PPP $$$ Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Atlantic Coast Pipeline cancelled weeks after SCOTUS victory, Dakota Access Pipeline shut down for 13 months after environmental assessment order -Supreme Court rules in favor of state laws punishing “faithless electors” -Republicans sandbag July covid stimulus talks with push for employer immunity -With no clarity from SEC guidelines, publicly traded companies are falling short on “Environmental, social, and government” disclosures Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

Here is a conversation about Keir Starmer’s Labour, featuring Riley and Hussein from Trashfuture. This interview was recorded in May for subscribers only. With UK Labour back in the news, we decided to unlock it for everyone else. Check out other subscriber only content at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

In the latest Chip Chat, journalist Chip Gibbons is on to explore the latest news out of the Dept. of Justice concerning Attorney General Bill Barr's new anti-government extremist task force. Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-House Dems threaten to withhold aid to Israel if annexation plans advance; AIPAC melts down -EU to maintain ban on trips to the US, a failing plague state -Mnuchin: Hotel industry, commercial real estate investors can expect more bailout cash soon -FCC doesn’t have performance goals for bridging 5G digital divide - GAO Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-SCOTUS nullifies restrictive Louisiana abortion law despite replacing Kennedy with Kavanaugh -Propagandist and far-right embed Andy Ngo invited to hearing about police assaults on reporters and protesters -Walmart, Exxon, AT&T among $428 million in corporate bonds bought by Fed -FTC coronavirus scam files: Get-Out-of-Mask Free Cards Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

In the latest edition of Chip Chat, we explore the Joe Biden campaign's effort to outflank Trump on the right when it comes to regime change in Venezuela. Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Amid capitalist reopening death marches, CDC Director warns of contact tracer shortage -DHS finalizes rule doubling wait time for asylum seeker work authorization -Is the truth out there? More evidence emerges of the government’s belief in extraterrestrial aliens -Study: Police rules across the US permit officers to shoot people when there is no danger Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Justice wanted SCOTUS to revisit the case of man convicted on charges related to talking shit to a cop’s son; Kansas Supreme Court reversed conviction last year -Dems already take impeachment of Barr off the table after Manhattan US Attorney firing -Libs’ hero John Bolton denounced by South Korea, accused of lying about de-escalation outreach -Nice lack of future, kid: Joe Biden positions himself to the right of Trump on Venezuela Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

On this week's edition of Chip Chat we break down the news out of the Supreme Court. Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-NYPD officers stuff their faces at Shake Shack and then complain that their tummy problems are part of an anti-cop conspiracy -State and local governments bracing for more layoffs if Congress doesn’t offer relief before July -Defund the World Police: Barbara Lee proposes taking $350 billion from the Pentagon and investing it in public services -House to vote on DC statehood next Friday -Feds get involved in suspected Southern California lynching cases declared suicides by local officials Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel