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New York City contact tracers, those who are tasked with tracing and monitoring the contacts of those who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, are not asking infected individuals if they have recently participated in large-scale protests, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s (D) office.

Protesters shouted antisemitic chants, including “dirty Jews,” at a massive demonstration against racism in central Paris, France, on Saturday.

An investigation into how the D.C. National Guard used a helicopter found that there was a “lack of clear guidance to the aircrews.”

Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields resigned on Saturday following Friday’s fatal officer-involved shooting of a black man, attributing the decision to her “deep and abiding love for this City and this department.”

Former police officer Tom Homan, speaking at Saturday’s pro-cop “We Back Blue” event in D.C., slammed progressive politicians for loudly calling for defunding police. He singled out House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and challenged them to “lead by example” by defunding their own protection first.

On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” New York Times columnist David Brooks stated that there have been good developments in public opinion on policing and race and that the protests have become more peaceful as they’ve gone on, “and the protesters have done a

Former police officer Tom Homan spoke at the pro-police “We Back Blue” march in Washington, D.C. on Saturday and defended his service and that of current officers, emphasizing that “profiling somebody for the job they do” is wrong and adding that no one is going to make him ashamed of his service.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh (D) on Friday declared racism a “public health crisis” in the city and, as a result, announced the reallocation of millions of dollars from the police department’s overtime budget to various community programs.

A march is taking place on Saturday at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in D.C. to show support for law enforcement officers.

Left-wing actor John Cusack, in a typo-filled rant, said President Donald Trump is “playing for an exit strategy,” concluding that the military has “abandoned his fascism,” leaving him with support from only racists.

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher discussed the recent protests on police brutality and racism and wondered what happened to the notion that social distancing was “a matter of life and death” and remarked that such

Antifa and anarchists who are occupying several city blocks in downtown Seattle are tearing up a park to plant vegetables and herbs.

DHS warned there was a “high risk” of attacks against law enforcement officers and that “violent opportunists” would exploit lawful protests.

A man was arrested Thursday for allegedly vandalizing Colossal Cupcakes in Cleveland, Ohio, during George Floyd protests on May 30.

In a social media post Thursday night President Donald Trump warned the “radical left” wants to take away our guns and police departments.

During an interview on MSNBC on Thursday, House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) expressed his concern that President Trump will continue his “terrible mishandling” of both the coronavirus pandemic, and “of the protests in our streets,” that Trump will “further leave Americans vulnerable to becoming ill and dying” from the coronavirus, and that the president will continue “contesting the results of the election.” Schiff further accused the president of encouraging a “more militaristic” police response to protests.

Hong Kong Education Secretary Kevin Yeung sent a letter to school administrators on Wednesday instructing them to crack down on pro-democracy protests in advance of the national security law Beijing will soon impose on the island. 

The Washington Post on Thursday opened an online interview with Valerie Jarrett about race with a montage of peaceful protests and an appraisal of them in the wake of George Floyd’s death from her former boss, Barack Obama.

Several establishment media outlets, including ABC News, NBC News, and CBS News have largely failed to draw attention to the chaos in Seattle as demonstrators set up barriers, establishing their own police-free Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ).

Hong Kong’s chief security official, John Lee Ka-chiu, said on Wednesday that a special unit of police will be created to enforce the national security law Beijing is imposing on the island. According to Lee, the new unit will have “intelligence gathering” capabilities and will coordinate with mainland Chinese forces.

Walt Disney Co. and other companies, including Papa John’s International Inc. and T-Mobile US Inc., have pulled ads from Tucker Carlson’s primetime show on Fox News Channel following his remarks on the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests — some of which have descended into violent riots.

The New York Times, in a piece published Thursday, used glowing language in its description of what has become known as the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ) in Seattle, detailing the “liberated streets” and area that is “now a homeland for racial justice.”

Two more Atlanta police officers accused of using excessive force against two college students during the George Floyd protests in the city late last month have been fired, a spokesperson for the police said Wednesday.

Gov. Jay Inslee (D) on Thursday demanded President Trump “stay out of Washington state’s business” after the president demanded state and local leaders get control of Seattle following radical protesters setting up a police-free “autonomous zone.”

People’s Daily Online, a house organ of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), argued on Wednesday that America’s “predominant culture of white supremacy” has unleashed “turmoil” in Hong Kong and across the Middle East.

During an interview on MSNBC on Wednesday, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) responded to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) accusation that she is treating protests differently from religious services by stating that D.C. is following a phased reopening,

Mayor Eric Garcetti claimed Wednesday evening that he had worn a mask when he took a knee during Black Lives Matter protests last week — despite video and photographic evidence that he had not.

Pastor Darrell Scott on Wednesday gave a scathing rebuke of leftists’ calls to “defund the police” in the wake of George Floyd’s killing, denouncing the push as an “unwise” and “irresponsible” effort that can result in long-term damage to American society.

Pride Month 2020 is another victim of the coronavirus lockdown, with parades and other gatherings banned to prevent the spread of the disease. But that has not stopped virtual celebrations, including the illegal migrant organization, United We Dream, which is staging a drag queen show.

Logan said retired generals who are speaking out against Trump are either “complicit” or waging an information warfare campaign against him.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight,” Vice President Mike Pence said that so far, there has not been “an increase in new cases” of coronavirus in the wake of widespread protests and there was “no significant uptick in new coronavirus cases” as a result of people gathering over Memorial Day weekend.

Protesters who have cordoned off several blocks in Seattle, declaring it a “cop-free zone” and “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone,” have released a long list of demands, including abolition of the Seattle Police Department and prisons, amnesty for all illegal migrants, and free health care and college for all, especially for blacks as a form of reparations.

The sister of the black federal law enforcement officer, Patrick Underwood, who was shot and killed in California during the George Floyd protest on Wednesday lambasted the violence against police, as well as looting and burning tactics, saying such a response will not solve racial injustice.

Philonise Floyd got emotional about the killing of his sibling, George, while in Minneapolis police custody when testifying before a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday on U.S. police practices and law enforcement accountability.

Award-winning journalist Lara Logan, during a Wednesday appearance on Breitbart News Daily, discussed what she described as the “completely and utterly dishonest” narrative on racial justice and policing driven by the left and stressed that they are recycling “tactics of information warfare” that were used during the 2016 election.

“It wasn’t racism that was in our DNA,” Pollak continued, contrary to what Black Lives Matter claimed. “It was freedom that was in our DNA.”