Here’s a pocketful of links, stacked up for easy viewing.
Black-clad anarchists storm rally, assault at least 5 people: BERKELEY, Calif. — Black-clad anarchists on Sunday stormed into what had been a largely peaceful protest here against hate and attacked at least five people, including the leader of a politically conservative group who canceled an event a day earlier in San Francisco amid fears of violence. – Tags: politics – https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/black-clad-anarchists-storm-rally-assault-at-least-5-people/2017/08/27/57149418-8b91-11e7-84c0-02cc069f2c37_story.html
Trump to Fully Restore Military Surplus Transfers to Police: WASHINGTON — The Trump administration plans to reinstate in full a program that provides local police departments with military surplus equipment such as large-caliber weapons and grenade launchers, according to a document obtained by The New York Times. – by ADAM GOLDMAN – Tags: politics – https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/us/politics/trump-military-equipment-police.html
Clap Back: James Clapper On Why He Felt Compelled To Question President Trump’s Fitness to Serve: After more than 50 years in service of eight White House administrations, James Clapper was one of the least likely figures to publicly question a sitting president’s fitness to serve. – by Become a WGBH – Tags: politics – http://news.wgbh.org/2017/08/25/politics-government/clap-back-james-clapper-why-he-felt-compelled-question-president
Mar-a-Lago cancellations continue after Trump’s toxic tantrums: Charities continue to abandon Mar-a-Lago in favor of locations whose owners are less conflicted about the role of Nazis in our society. As we’ve said after each one of the other cancellations: ’bout time. – by Hunter, {{author}} – Tags: politics – https://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/8/24/1692959/-Mar-a-Lago-cancellations-continue-after-Trump-s-toxic-tantrums
That’s it for this batch. Thanks for reading!
