Part One: our regular check in with Scott Braddock the editor of the Quorum Report, the “voice of Texas” the dean of the Austin Press Corps
– Giant protests in Houston and elsewhere for George Floyd
– Lt. Gov. Patrick defends President Trump by saying that the reason we have racism is because people have turned their backs on God and Jesus
– Bush and Obama speak out on George Floyd
– Abbott says the US military is not needed in Texas to respond to protests even after President Trump said he would send troops in to quell the violence
– Ted Cruz said the protesters are the ones to blame for being shoved out of the way for Trump’s photo op
– John Cornyn at 37 percent approval rating in a new Quinnipiac poll that also shows President Trump and Joe Biden in a tight race in Texas
– Texas Democrats are holding their first-ever online *virtual* convention in response to COVID-19. How’s that going?
Texas House may turn Democratic. Nine seats need to flip.
Part Two: Dr. Politics Professor Steffen Schmidt Iowa State Political Science
Steve King lost, though he might have been an easier target for his Democratic challenger. Mail in ballots worked in Iowa.
Arrests of Floyd murder protestors problematic: no social distancing, no masks.
The problems of police unions.
The fragility of the American economy, and what it means for the future.
Additional Reading:
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/02/voters-historic-june-primary-despite-coronavirus-civil-unrest-297350
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/03/steve-king-was-trump-before-trump-its-good-news-that-republicans-just-ousted-him/
NYT Rebuked for Tom Cotton Op-Ed Calling for US Military to Use ‘Overwhelming Show of Force’ Against Protests
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/06/03/nyt-rebuked-tom-cotton-op-ed-calling-us-military-use-overwhelming-show-force-against
Conscience of conservatism steps up the rhetoric in denouncing Trump and his enablers https://www.minnpost.com/eric-black-ink/2020/06/conscience-of-conservatism-steps-up-the-rhetoric-in-denouncing-trump-and-his-enablers/
the Pro Biden PAC…funded by the Bush boys
George Floyd Death: Derek Chauvin’s Now Faces 2nd-Degree Unintentional Murder; 3 Other Officers Charged https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/06/03/george-floyd-death-derek-chauvins-murder-charge-upgraded-to-2nd-degree-unintentional-murder-3-other-officers-charged/
In the midst of American protests of extrajudicial executions, the Tennessee House passed a resolution saying citizens have a right to maintain arms equivalent “to those of their government’s basic infantry unit.” #tnleg https://t.co/LXMqFFpOl9
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 3, 2020
After long silence, Mattis denounces Trump and military response to crisis https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-trump-mattis/after-long-silence-mattis-denounces-trump-and-military-response-to-crisis-idUSKBN23A3IH
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/06/mattis-rebukes-trump-george-floyd-protests-military-response.html
CIA veterans who monitored crackdowns abroad see troubling parallels in Trump’s handling of protests
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/cia-veterans-who-monitored-crackdowns-abroad-see-troubling-parallels-in-trump-handling-of-protests/2020/06/02/7ab210b8-a4f6-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html
The fight for civil rights is never non violent
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/06/george-floyd-protests-police-violence-civil-rights-martin-luther-king.html
GOP shifting on unemployment benefits as jobless numbers swell
GOP shifting on unemployment benefits as jobless numbers swell
ACLU files suit on behalf of journalists in Minnesota https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/03/media/aclu-minnesota-journalists-lawsuit/index.html?utm_term=15912448451396543cc2fde96 HYPERLINK “https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/03/media/aclu-minnesota-journalists-lawsuit/index.html?utm_term=15912448451396543cc2fde96&utm_source=Reliable+Sources+-
