The Confederacy takes another L

THE BIG STORY

Mississippi lawmakers passed a bill to remove the Confederate symbol from the state flag

The bill calls for the emblem to be removed from the current flag and for the creation of a nine-member commission to design a new one that cannot include the Confederate battle emblem, but should include the phrase "In God We Trust."

Gov. Tate Reeves said Saturday that he will sign a bill to change the flag, adding that the argument over the flag had become "as divisive as the flag itself and it's time to end it."

The state's flag has come under renewed criticism in the wake of racial injustice protests across the nation.

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STAYING ON TOP OF THIS

On the day George Floyd died, police across the US shot and killed at least five other men

They included a decorated Marine veteran and two warehouse workers. They lived with their children in suburban brick houses and with their mothers off dusty backroads. They were Black, white, Latino, and Pacific Islander. They hailed from the Southeast to the North Pacific.

Since 2015, police in the US have not gone more than two days without fatally shooting someone. The day of Floyd’s death was only in its second hour when police registered the first killing of the day.

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SNAPSHOTS

Trump retweeted, then deleted, a video showing a Florida supporter yelling “white power.” A White House spokesperson said the president "did not hear" the "white power" call when he had initially shared the video.

Seventeen corrections officers will face disciplinary action over the death of a trans woman in solitary confinement. Layleen Polanco, 27, died of an epileptic seizure at Rikers Island while being held on a $500 bail she could not afford to pay.

Joe Biden says 35% of his campaign staffers are people of color. After questions last week, the presumptive nominee released overall statistics about the makeup of his campaign, including consultants in their senior staff statistic.

Democrats are threatening to kick Republicans out of future coronavirus hearings after Republicans showed up not wearing masks. “We’re not going to have another meeting in a confined space if we’re not going to abide by this,” Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn told Republicans.

Videos show the NYPD clashing with protesters at an LGBTQ Pride event. Witnesses said it was an otherwise "beautiful" and "peaceful" gathering.

"THE PERFECT STORM FOR SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO JUST FIGHT"

Parents are using "social distancing contracts" to emotionally control their ex-partners

The fear of COVID-19 has introduced a new legal maneuver for warring separated parents to fight with each other over: the social distancing contract. Family lawyers tell BuzzFeed News that many separated parents are using the pandemic as an excuse to try to place further restrictions on their exes, including social distancing contracts and other changes to custody agreements.

While the aims of such contracts sound honorable, as a way to help public health or protect children, their existence can also be used to emotionally abuse the other parent, according to lawyers.

One Brooklyn mother of two told BuzzFeed News her ex-husband sent a proposed court order stipulating that she must abide by all New York state rules regarding social distancing, not attend any nonessential gatherings, and not have any visitors while their children are with her.

THEY FINALLY GOOGLED THE GUY THEY NAMED A SCHOOL AFTER

Princeton is renaming its school and college named after Woodrow Wilson because of his racist policies

Princeton University in New Jersey announced Saturday that it will drop former US president Woodrow Wilson's name from its School of Public and International Affairs and Wilson College because of his racist views and segregationist policies.

The university's board of trustees voted to change the names Friday, after the trustees concluded that Wilson's "racist thinking and policies make him an inappropriate namesake for a school or college whose scholars, students, and alumni must stand firmly against racism in all its forms."

Make your Monday as good as a Monday can possibly be,

Josh

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