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Reading Time: 5 minutesEach of these storylines is a distraction from the wider issue of ongoing, extremist-hosted fights meant to distort the conversation about the rising body count in the name of the American far right and shift the focus onto the anti-fascists who meet them in the street. Since Trump’s election and the rise of extremist groups like the Proud Boys, the number of people killed by anti-fascists at these rallies remains zero.

Informed

July 1, 2019 Confluence

The Root: Kamala Harris Now Tied for 3rd With Elizabeth Warren in Polls Behind Two Old White Men

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe battle for third place among Democratic presidential candidates is heating up after a stellar showing during the debates. California Sen. Kamala Harris is now tied for third with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) behind former Vice President Joe Biden and America’s favorite H&R Block tax consultant, Bernie Sanders.

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June 27, 2019 Confluence

Rep. Eric Swalwell Introduces No Guns for Abusers Act to Protect Survivors of Domestic Violence

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA woman in fear of her husband turned in his guns to police — and she was arrested for burglary.

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June 27, 2019 Confluence

The Root: A Pregnant Woman Was Shot in the Stomach, Killing the Unborn Child. Police Charged Her With Manslaughter

Reading Time: 3 minutes“Today, Marshae Jones is being charged with manslaughter for being pregnant and getting shot while engaging in an altercation with a person who had a gun,” Reyes said in a statement. “Tomorrow, it will be another black woman, maybe for having a drink while pregnant. And after that, another, for not obtaining adequate prenatal care.”

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June 26, 2019 Confluence

Exclusive: Robert De Niro and Former Federal Prosecutors on the Mueller Report

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBREAKING: Special prosecutor Robert Mueller has agreed to testify before Congress in an open session on July 17. Over 1,000 ex-federal prosecutors say the Mueller Report contains clear evidence that Donald Trump committed felony obstruction of justice.

More details: https://cnn.it/2JcJskS

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June 26, 2019 Confluence

Watch Celebrities Read The Mueller Report | NBC News

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCelebrities including John Lithgow, Kevin Kline, Annette Bening and Aidan Quinn took part in a play called “The Investigation” which read excerpts from the Mueller Report.

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June 25, 2019 Confluence

Atlantic: A Resolution Condemning White Supremacy Causes Chaos at the Southern Baptist Convention

Reading Time: 8 minutesThe Southern Baptist Convention’s annual meeting turned chaotic in Phoenix this week over a resolution that condemned white supremacy and the alt-right. On Tuesday, leaders initially declined to consider the proposal submitted by a prominent black pastor in Texas, Dwight McKissic, and only changed course after a significant backlash. On Wednesday afternoon, the body passed a revised statement against the alt-right. But the drama over the resolution revealed deep tension lines within a denomination that was explicitly foundedto support slavery.

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June 21, 2019 Confluence

Breaking News: Advice Columnist E. Jean Carroll Details Alleged Rape By Trump In 1990s

Reading Time: 2 minutesCarroll is the 16th woman to accuse Trump of sexual misconduct. New York Magazine on Friday published an excerpt from her upcoming book, “What Do We Need Men For? A Modest Proposal,” in which she described her encounter with the real estate mogul.

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June 21, 2019 Confluence

The Daily Show: If You Don’t Know, Now You Know: Sudan

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSocial media’s lighting up about the Sudan situation. Here’s the long and short of it:

Full episode: https://on.cc.com/2WZBOiY

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June 20, 2019 Confluence

EXCLUSIVE: The Truth About Trump Collusion and Obstruction in the Mueller Report

Reading Time: < 1 minuteRobert De Niro, Rob Reiner, Sophia Bush, Stephen King, Jonathan Van Ness, and more are cutting through the Trump administration’s lies about the Mueller report.