The Weekly Town Crier (07/10/20)
All the week’s news that’s fit to cry about (07/10/20).
We’ll Miss You:
Read “Ennio Morricone Dead at 91” at Pitchfork.
Read “Country rocker and fiddler Charlie Daniels dies at age 83” at Associated Press.
Religiony Stuff:
Read “White Evangelicals Have a Complicated Relationship with Christian Nationalism” at Christianity Today.
Read “The 'spiritual battle' over the Dakota Access pipeline” at Religion News Service.
Read “America Is in the Grips of a Fundamentalist Revival But it’s not Christian.” at The Dispatch.
Read “Search Results Web results Christian Leaders Call on U.S. Political Parties to Address Palestinian Rights” at Sojourners.
Read “Why Is Jesus Depicted As Being White?” at Ranker.
Read “Becoming less defensive about white privilege The Christian faith provides some tools for letting go of our defensiveness” at Christian Century.
Read “John Ortberg’s Church Says ‘No Evidence of Misconduct’ As More Details Emerge Megachurch pastor’s son named as the volunteer who confessed sexual attraction to children” at Christianity Today.
Read ‘Supreme Court Undercuts Access To Birth Control Under Obamacare” at NPR.
Read “Phoenix Church That Held Trump Rally Got Up to $2 Million in PPP Loans” at Christian Century.
The Section for Considering “Justice”/Race/Social Justice and things like that:
Learn about “The Real Story Of Thomas Jefferson’s Mistress And Slave, Sally Hemings” at All That’s Interesting.
Read “The intersectionality between BLM and ‘so-called’ Black on Black killings” at The Black Wall Street Times. “"It feels almost grotesque comparing the killings of people to try and make a point. I don’t like it at all. I’m only doing it because of the conversations I hear surrounding the two," Mike Creef says.”
Read “Judge Orders Dakota Access Pipeline To Shut Down” at Earth Justice.
Read “How cities failed the black middle class White people without a college education can still find better pay in big cities. But for black people without a college degree, moving to a city no longer guarantees entry to the middle class” at Washington Post.
Read “CAREN Act introduced by California lawmaker aims to outlaw racially motivated 911 calls” at 12 News.
Read “White People Have Weaponized ‘I Feel Threatened’ the Same Way They Have Weaponized the Police” at The Root.
Read “Amy Cooper charged for calling police on Black bird watcher in Central Park” at Axios.
Read “Christian Cooper Says He Will Not Participate in Prosecution of the White Woman Who Threatened to Call 911 on Him” at The Root.
Read “Why Is This Happening? Explaining why Reality Winner is still in prison” at NBC News.
Read “Mississippi Election Commissioner Complains That 'Blacks' Are Registering to Vote” at The Root.
Watch “Frederick Douglass' Descendants Deliver His 'Fourth Of July' Speech” at NPR.
Read “George and Martha Washington enslaved 300 people. Let’s start with their names” at Washington Post.
Read “Trump’s push to amplify racism unnerves Republicans who have long enabled him” at Washington Post.
Read “Trump slams possible Redskins, Indians name changes as "politically correct" at Axios.
Read “Trump demands apology from Bubba Wallace” at Axios.
Read “'Complete disaster': Trump's fraught ties with Native Americans on display at Mount Rushmore” at Politico.
Read “ICE tells students on visas they must leave US if schools go online-only” at The Hill.
Read “Trump turns clock back 155 years with Confederacy-inspired election strategy” at CNN.
Read “Trump Campaign Vows to Protect Famed Statue — in Brazil” at News and Guts.’
Read “Why Christians Have a Reputation for Smashing Statues” at Christianity Today.
This week in traitorous, white-supremacist Confederate monuments (and/or Columbus monuments // and/or other “American monuments” // and/or weird Confederacy stuff):
Read “The creator of Mount Rushmore’s forgotten ties to white supremacy” at Washington Post.
Read “It's Time To Tell the Truth About the Confederacy and its Symbols” at ACLU.
Read “Baltimore protesters pull down Christopher Columbus statue, throw it into harbor” at 12 News.
Read “Pentagon draft policy would ban Confederate battle flag displays” at PBS News Hour.
Read “Top Senator Predicts Congress Would Reverse Trump Veto of Defense Bill Over Re-Naming Bases” at News and Guts.
Read “Justin Timberlake says confederate monuments “must come down” & shares ACLU video in new post” at Brooklyn Vegan.
Read “Virginia Governor Calls For Renaming Schools That Honor Confederate Leaders” at NPR.
Read “Joint Chiefs chairman condemns Confederate symbols” at Axios.
Read “‘Some type of retaliation’? Statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass torn down in New York” at Los Angeles Times.
Read “Breonna Taylor warrant connected to Louisville gentrification plan, lawyers say” at Louisville Courier Journal.
Read “Transcripts Of Police Body Cams Show Floyd Pleaded 20 Times That He Couldn't Breathe” at NPR.
Read “An officer told George Floyd it took 'a lot of oxygen to talk,' body camera transcripts show” at CNN.
Read “Death of Robert Fuller, found hanging from a tree in Palmdale, is ruled a suicide” at Los Angeles Times.
This Week In Protest-Related News:
Read “Antifa, explained What the militant left-wing movement actually believes — and why President Trump’s scapegoating of them during the George Floyd protests is dangerous” at Vox.
Read “A Letter on Justice and Open Debate” at Harpers.
Read “Activists speak out against upcoming executions: “One says Trump wants execution 'under his belt' heading into election” at Tribune-Star.
Read “Martinez Residents Charged with Hate Crime After Defacing BLM Mural” at KQED.
Read “'Scared, Confused And Angry': Protester Testifies About Lafayette Park Removal” at NPR.
Read “'This Is Horrendous': US Military Confirms Bayonets Were Issued to Troops Responding to George Floyd Protests” at Common Dreams.
Read “NYC Begins Painting Black Lives Matter Mural In Front Of Trump Tower” at NPR.
Read “Tense moments erupt after man drives SUV into crowd of protesters in Paradise Valley” at 12 News.
This Week With The Police:
Read “Los Angeles City Council Approves $150M in Cuts to Police Budget” at Democracy Now.
Read “If Philando Castile Was a Threat, Then Black People are Never Safe” at The Witness.
Read “Phoenix police shot and killed a man in a parked car, sparking renewed protests” at CNN.
Read “Top California Democrats demand state party stop taking money from police unions” at San Fransisco Chronicle.
Read “Columbus Police Removing 22 Officers From Columbus City Schools” WOSU2.
Read “White, Black, and Blue: Christians Disagree Over Policing” at Christianity Today. “Black Christians overwhelmingly say police treatment is biased against them. Why don’t white evangelicals believe them?”
Read “Trump has tried to claim Democrats want to eliminate police. Americans aren’t buying it.” at Washington Post. “Even two-thirds of Republicans reject the idea that “defund the police” means eliminating police entirely.”
Read “Phoenix Pride plans to scale back police presence at festival, parade in November” at 12 News.
Read “Pew poll: Americans support allowing citizens to sue officers for misconduct” at Axios.
Read “150 Minneapolis police officers seeking disability for PTSD following riots” at Fox 9 News.
Education and The Learnings:
Read “Prioritizing Empathy and Anti-Racism in Schools” at PBS.
Read “Study on Harvard finds 43 percent of white students are legacy, athletes, related to donors or staff” at NBC News.
Read “States sue U.S. Department of Education over diverted virus relief funds for schools” at PBS News Hour.
Read “Betsy DeVos rejects part-time school reopening plan amid pandemic” at 12 News.
Read “President Trump threatens to cut federal aid from schools that don't reopen” at 12 News.
Read “White House Stumbles Over How Best To Reopen Schools, As Trump Blasts CDC Guidance” at NPR.
Read “CDC will not rewrite guidelines for reopening schools despite criticism from Trump” at PBS News Hour.
Read “Top Pediatrician Says States Shouldn't Force Schools To Reopen If Virus Is Surging” at NPR.
Your Weekly Coronavirus Roundup:
Read “How Coronavirus Is Changing July Fourth Celebrations, From Virtual Fireworks to Car Parades” at Wall Street Journal.
Read “COVID-19 Is Killing the Soulmate Model of Marriage. Good. The silver lining for a post-coronavirus America: More married couples will be family-first” at Christianity Today.
Read “As coronavirus rebounds, more patients are being hospitalized and capacity is stretched” at Washington Post.
Read “'You sure you're going to make me wear a mask?’ Customer threatens store clerk with gun after being asked to wear mask” at KMBC.
Read “WHO revises how COVID-19 can be transmitted” at Axios.
Read “The US has 4% of the world's population but 25% of its coronavirus cases” at CNN.
Read “'We need to live with it': White House readies new message for the nation on coronavirus The effort to craft a clearer response comes after months of Trump downplaying the health crisis and mixed signals from the administration” at NBC News.
Read “Trump-connected lobbyists reap windfall in COVID-19 boom” at 12 News.
Read “Despite Rising Coronavirus Cases, Trump's Focus Appears To Be Elsewhere” at NPR.
Read “Cuomo accuses Trump of "enabling" the coronavirus surge” at Axios.
Read “US is still 'knee-deep' in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Fauci says” at CNN.
Read “FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn won’t confirm Trump’s promises on vaccine timing” at ABC News.
Read “Trump Health Secretary Says Health Care Workers Don’t Get Infected With COVID” at Truth Out.
Read “Tulsa health official: Trump rally "likely contributed" to coronavirus spike” at Axios.
Read “U.S. to advise health care workers to reuse PPE, says Pence” at PBS News Hour.
Read “Houston mayor cancels Texas state Republican convention over coronavirus concerns” at Axios.
Read “Florida teen dies after conspiracy theorist mom takes her to church ‘COVID party’ and tries to treat her with Trump-approved drug: report” at Raw Story.
Read “'A Nightmare': Georgia Tech Faculty Push Back Against In-Person Reopening Plans” at NPR.
Read “Calif. issues ban on singing in churches amid ongoing pandemic” at Christian Post.
Read “'STOP GETTING TESTED' For Coronavirus, Ohio Politician Tells Constituents” at NPR.
Read “Mexico closes border in Arizona as coronavirus cases in both countries surge” at MSN.
Read “5 Dutch Bros. Phoenix area locations shut down after employees test positive for COVID-19” at AZ Central.
Read “Residents of Mexican town block Americans from entering Their informal border wall follows an upswing in Covid-19 cases in Arizona” at Politico.
Read “FEMA is 'getting out of the testing business,' won't help in Arizona, Phoenix mayor says” at The Week.
Read “Arizona’s ‘Qanon Karen’ Destroys Target Face Mask Display. Claims Her $40k Rolex Pissed Off Staff” at TMZ.
Read “Phoenix Mayor Says The City Is In A 'Crisis Situation,' Needs Help” at NPR.
Read “1 In 4 Arizona COVID-19 Tests Come Back Positive” at KJZZ.
Read “Arizona is No. 1 global pandemic hotspot” at KGUN.
Read “Trump administration notifies UN of intent to withdraw from WHO” at Axios.
Read “China defends WHO, lashes out at US move to withdraw” at 12 News .
Read “Ivy League scraps college football and fall sports for 2020, will evaluate feasibility of playing in spring” at SBC Sports.
Read “British government to subsidize 50% off restaurant meals” at Axios.
Read “Costco Ken throws furious fit when asked to wear a mask” The Black Wall Street Times.
Read “Starbucks to require all customers to wear face masks” at 12 News.
Politics And Sucheries:
Read “Thousands of veterans fear "burn pits" exposed them to lethal disease” at CBS News.
Read “U.S. sanctions Chinese officials over Uighur human rights abuses” at Axios.
Read “Democracy Books Disappear From Hong Kong Libraries” at NDTV.
Read “Need A Polling Place With Social Distancing? 3 NBA Teams Offer Venues” at NPR.
Read “The Economy May Be Losing Its Impact On Presidential Elections” at NPR.
Read “Trump's Job Approval Rating Steady at Lower Level” at Gallup.
Read “Supreme Court says Manhattan prosecutors can obtain Trump's financial records” at Axios.
Read “Trump rails against Obama, FBI, Senate GOP after Supreme Court ruling” at Axios.
Read “Trump Presses 'Cancel Culture' War, But Here Are 6 Numbers That Matter More” at NPR.
Read “TikTok users troll Trump campaign, flooding his official campaign app with thousands of one-star reviews” at Axios.
Read “Supreme Court Unanimously Rules States Can Require Electors To Back Popular Vote Winner” at News and Guts.
Read “Judge asks full appeals court to review panel's dismissal of Flynn case” at Axios.
Read “Michael Cohen Is Back In Jail” at Axios. “Trump’s former attorney is back behind bars after reportedly violating terms of his early release.”
Read “Kanye West Says He’s Running for President, But He Hasn’t Actually Filed Any Paperwork” at Pitchfork.
Read “Kanye West Says He’s Done With Trump, Opens Up About White House Bid, Damaging Biden And Everything In Between” at Forbes.
Read “Kanye West Disavows Donald Trump & Comes Out As Anti-Vaxxer In Wild Interview About Presidential Platform” at Steregum.
Read “Billionaire Kanye West’s Company Gets Multimillion-Dollar PPP Loan From Trump Admin” at Daily Beast.
Read “What unites Planned Parenthood, Kushner and Kanye? PPP loans” NBC News.
Read “Elon Musk Retracts Support for Kanye West's Presidential Campaign” at Exclaim.
Read “Family and Friends Believe Kanye’s Presidential Run is a Bipolar Episode” at Consequence of Sound.
Read “Right-Wing Media Outlets Duped by a Middle East Propaganda Campaign” at The Daily Beast.
Read “Publisher moves up release of book by Trump niece Mary Trump’s account describes the president as scarred as a child by a lack of parental attention” at News and Guts.
Read “The True Story Of The Alexander Hamilton-Aaron Burr Duel That Ended Their 15-Year Rivalry — And Hamilton’s Life” at All That’s Interesting.
Read “What the Lincoln Project Ad Makers Get About Voters (and What Dems Don’t) The Republicans of the Lincoln Project might have an advantage over Trump’s left-leaning opponents” at News and Guts.
Read “Trump's Drive On Division And Fear May Not Be A Winning Strategy Come November” at NPR.
Read “Vindman, Key Impeachment Witness, Retires Over 'Bullying, Intimidation' By Trump” at NPR.
Read “Democratic Task Forces Deliver Biden A Blueprint For A Progressive Presidency” at NPR. “A joint effort between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders to unify the Democratic Party ahead of the November election has published a 110-page policy wish list on matters ranging from climate change to healthcare to criminal justice reform.”
Read “Biden proposes $700 billion-plus ‘Buy American’ campaign” at 12 News.
Music-Related News:
Read “Neil Young Issues Open Letter To President Donald Trump” at Jam Base.
Read “Mandy Moore's Ex-Husband Ryan Adams Pens Grovelling Apology One Year After Sexual Harassment Expose” at Too Fab.
Read “Mandy Moore & Karen Elson respond to Ryan Adams’ apology for abuse & sexual misconduct” at Brooklyn Vegan.
Read “Neil Young blasts Trump for using his music at Mt. Rushmore” at Axios.
Read “Symphony of Souls :: On the Hippie Christian Folk of The Trees Community” at Aquarium Drunkard.
Read “UK Government Announces Nearly $2 Billion Stimulus Package For The Arts” at Live For Live Music.
Read “White out! Tony Herrington calls time on the monoculture that is the experimental sound and music industry” at The Wire.
Read “Synthpop Legends Erasure share analogue track “Shot A Satellite” from New Album “The Neon”” at Post-Punk.
Read “System of a Down's John Dolmayan Says Black Lives Matter Is a "Democratic Party Propaganda Tool" at Exclaim.
Read “How Ennio Morricone Changed the Way Movies Sound” at Pitchfork.
Browse “Sonic Youth album guide – a look back on all 16 studio albums” at Brooklyn Vegan.
Read “Fiona Apple, Kim Gordon, Fleet Foxes, More Support Mask Benefit for Indigenous Communities” at Pitchfork.
Read/Listen “Willie Nelson Inhabits The Songs Of Others On 'First Rose Of Spring'“ at NPR.
Read “Lady A, Formerly Lady Antebellum, Sue Seattle Blues Singer Lady A” at Pitchfork.
Read “17 Reactions To Lady A, FKA Lady Antebellum, Suing Anita White Because They Now Have The Same Stage Name' at Buzzfeed. "So Lady Antebellum changed their name to Lady A in order to be racially 'woke' but now they are suing the black singer that’s had that name for 20 years."
Read “Blues Singer Lady A Responds to Lady Antebellum’s Lawsuit” at Pitchfork. ““If you want to be an advocate or an ally, you help those who you’re oppressing. And that might require you to give up something because I am not going to be erased.”
Read “A rare song recorded by Jimmy Page and Keith Richards is being officially released” at Led Zep News.
Read “Grateful Dead Launch New Podcast ‘The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast’” at Jambands.
Movies/TV/Etc.:
Read “Jim Gaffigan To Star in Chuck Smith, Greg Laurie Biopic About the ‘Jesus People’ Movement” at Deadline.
Read “Martin Scorsese to Direct New Documentary on New York Dolls’ David Johansen” at Pitchfork.
Read “Disney is creating a new show with Colin Kaepernick The athlete and activist will share his story, along with other stories that deal with race and social injustice” at CNet.
Read “‘Hamilton’ Review: You Say You Want a Revolution The filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s founding-father Broadway musical arrives just in time — vital and more challenging than ever” at The New York Times. ““Hamilton,” which premiered at the Public Theater in early 2015 before moving to Broadway and then into every precinct of American popular culture, may be the supreme artistic expression of an Obama-era ideal of progressive, multicultural patriotism.”
Read “Matthew Cherry's 'Hair Love' Becoming HBO Max Animated Series” at Hollywood Reporter.
Read “'The Wonder Years' Is Being Rebooted with a Black Family” at Exclaim.
Design/Artsy Things:
Read “Our Cities Need Artists Now More than Ever. Here's Why” at Strong Towns.
Science/Animals/Technology/Environment/Etc.:
Read “Australia Has a Flesh-Eating-Bacteria Problem In the beach towns south of Melbourne, everyone, it seems, knows someone who’s been attacked” at The Atlantic.
Read “‘A Species That We Cannot Afford To Lose’: Hundreds Of Elephants In Botswana Found Mysteriously Dead” at WBUR.
Food Cultures:
Read “Moose Cheese A Swedish farm is the world's only producer of this rare, creamy delicacy” at Gastro Obscura.
Misc. Oddities:
Read “This 103-Year-Old Woman Is The Last Filipino To Preserve Ancient Tattoo Tradition” at Bored Panda.