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-Top court affirms that gay and trans rights are, in fact, civil rights; Gorsuch and Roberts join libs -SCOTUS also removes impediment to Atlantic Coast Pipeline, saying to hell with the Appalachian Trial; RBG and Breyer join cons. -Justices also ignore uprising against police violence, decline to revisit qualified immunity doctrine -In non-SCOTUS news: FDA withdraws its approval for using hydroxychloroquine as treatment for covid-19 Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

A new edition of Chip Chat. We break down the latest in the nationwide uprising to demand an end to policing. Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Trump posts conspiracy theory accusing brutalized 75 year old Buffalo activist of faking it, careful with those replies -Ties between police and property sharpen: Seattle joins Minneapolis in establishing autonomous zone after cops abandon precinct -Agency weighs extension on eviction moratoriums with state governments allowing people to be tossed out of their homes during a pandemic -Which P stands for phony? Only six charged for PPP scams thus far Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Congressional Democrats release “Justice in Policing Act,” which makes little to no attempt to defund the police -“Our efforts at incremental reform have failed. Period,” Minneapolis City Council President says, announcing veto-proof majority to disband police department -Coronavirus meat plant infections above 20,000 - report -Trump issues executive order attempting to gut environmental protections because of unemployment Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

Journalist Chip Gibbons joins for another edition of Chip Chat. We discuss the brutal suppression of protests around the country. Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Trump admin orders police violence for President to post a video on Twitter -White House gets assist from Democratic Party, 7pm curfew declared by awful neoliberal DC mayor Muriel Bowser -Coronavirus prison release program has barely helped anyone who isn’t friends with the President -Treasury official overseeing bailout has $60 million plus invested in junk bond industry getting bailout windfall: ProPublica -IRS fails to bother trying to collect $20 billion from rich people who simply did not want to pay their taxes Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-FBI “joint terrorism task force” has been unleashed -Barr, Trump whine about antifascists as cops shoot, kill and maim protestors and target journalists. Can we call it “fascism” yet? -Covid-19 request takes darker turn amid George Floyd uprisings: Pentagon asks Congress to remove limit on recalling retired soldiers for emergencies -Brazil entering The Cool Zone? US sends bogus drug amid catastrophic virus response, Bolsonaro’s isolation Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Democrats are lining up behind Joe Kennedy III, showing how dysfunctional the party is--from the leaders to the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Eoin Higgins joins us to discuss the Massachusetts Senate Primary, featuring Kennedy's cynical challenge of Green New Deal co-sponsor Ed Markey. Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-New data shows decline in enthusiasm for PPP bailouts with unemployment soaring -Chip Chat prophecy foretold: House to vote on amendment curtailing warrantless searches of browser data -Exclusive: Exxon Mobil, Sunoco parent were the biggest users of crude oil storage space offered in April by the Trump administration -SpaceX to give final okay for launch on return to US space flight Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Senate Dems fail to pass bill stopping warrantless searches on your browser history, but the House could actually come through. Plus, what we can infer about the FBI activities from the Wyden-Daines proposal. Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Dems are upset at the Treasury Secretary for not using his power to stop layoffs, but they didn’t force him to when writing coronavirus relief legislation -Worm Caucus: Steny Hoyer is attending a fundraiser for Joe Kennedy III -Pentagon classifies full extent of recent violence in Afghanistan, but acknowledges that it’s bad -Chinese company sanctioned by Treasury Dept for Iran airline ties -It’s looking like Missouri will execute an innocent man tonight Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Oil companies are in deep trouble and banks aren’t lending to them, Trump’s energy secretary compares the situation to redlining -FBI cracks Pensacola AQAP shooter iPhone, DOJ calls on Congress to undermine data security -Attorney General Barr says “Obamagate” prosecutions of Obama and Biden are unlikely -State Department inspector general fired while probing legality of Saudi arms transfers: NBC News Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

In the latest edition of Chip Chat, journalist Chip Gibbons tackles the "intrigue" of "Obamagate" Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Fed Vice Chair says emergency relief shouldn’t “crowd out that private sector financing” -More signs of a big recession: BLS data shows largest one month core inflation drop since 1957 -Dems “Rooseveltian” package includes bailout for lobbyists and landlords, plus the restoration of SALT deductions that benefit the wealthy -Coronavirus task force member promises Bernie he will fight for universal vaccines -SCOTUS hears oral arguments in cases on investigating President Trump -Mitch McConnell trying to slip through expansion of warrantless surveillance program targeting web browser data Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-Democratic “Rooseveltian” stimulus proposal includes handwringing about welfare benefit overlap, plus another measly one-time check -Sioux nations, South Dakota square off over covid-19 checkpoints, as Supreme Court hears case involving tribal sovereignty in Oklahoma -US government continues to be dickish on world stage, vetoes UN resolution on covid de-escalation -Federal Reserve ties state and local government aid to credit ratings Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

Journalist Chip Gibbons breaks down the wild story of an attempted mercenary coup in Venezuela...

-Rep. John Ratcliffe, Trump’s pick to be next White House intelligence chief, says torture is fine -For the second time since 2013, SCOTUS hears challenge of law forcing non-profits to denounce sex work -EPA ignores watchdog warning on water utilities climate resiliency -Yearly data once again confirms that many common jobs are more dangerous than police work Subscribe on Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

-J.Crew files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, becomes the first major corporate victim of the Plague Recession -OSHA inspections down 70 percent despite spike in covid-19 complaints In Saudi nuclear talks, the Trump administration considered a loophole on non-proliferation required by US law, GAO says -War of words escalates: Secretary of State blames “a Chinese lab” for the coronavirus, offers no proof Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel

In the latest edition of Chip Chat, journalist Chip Gibbons discusses the latest FISA revelations.

-Corporate America to get $500 billion in Federal Reserve cash with no restrictions on stock buybacks or layoffs -Washington Post: Senate Dems agreed to no-strings rules on bond purchases in exchange for oversight (House Dems can subpoena anything they want, at any time) -AFL-CIO pushes Trump admin on workplace safety, White House pushes for coronavirus liability shield for bosses -US government set to approve Israeli annexation of West Bank -Merger moratorium proposed by AOC, Elizabeth Warren, with a lull before a possible takeover frenzy Subscribe at Patreon.com/DistrictSentinel