In this episode, Mr. Burak focuses exclusively on the protests - what they are about, how they're being conducted, what the governmental response has been, the problem with "non-lethal" responses, Trump labelling Antifa as a terror organization & desire to use the military to stop the protests and why qualified immunity empowers police officers to act in such violent ways without fear of punishment. 

Black Lives Matter

Links for resources:

If you’re looking for reliable information/background about what these protests are and where they came from check out these resources compiled by a University of Washington professor Margaret O’Mara.  https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1iDaVNNGRWYkhjB2CJwrA4j8f8dfimh0vEd93D__mnPo/mobilebasic

BuzzFeed News Tracker for Hoaxes, False Information etc: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/hoax-misleading-claims-george-floyd-protests?utm_source=dynamic&utm_campaign=bfsharefacebook&ref=mobile_share&fbclid=IwAR1p0Sazor9Iwa270sp1bDJIy-CmU-_eEoF-Vge8lxqyofonTf1pE6Sn8MM

What is Antifa: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/us/what-antifa-trump.html

SPLC on why labeling Antifa a terror org. is bad for Civil Rights: ⁃  https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/06/01/designating-antifa-domestic-terrorist-organization-dangerous-threatens-civil-liberties

How to be an ally: https://sojo.net/articles/our-white-friends-desiring-be-allies and https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/what-white-people-can-do-for-racial-justice-f2d18b0e0234

Protesting Safely: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akzg94/how-to-protest-safely-during-the-covid-19-pandemic