This week we recap the RNC Convention and other news, before turning our attention to a special report on the recent protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin following the police shooting of Jacob Blake. 

2020 has proven to be a year of confusing, and very troubling times. We lead off this week with news and coverage of the Republican Party and its Virtual Convention in recent days, along with other Election Updates, before shifting our focus over toward the recent violent protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Social unrest emerged in the days following graphic video appeared online, depicting a police shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man who is presently hospitalized, and believed to have been left paralyzed after the incident. Protests ensued, which resulted in a response that included militia groups in the region, who attended while armed with the stated purpose of defending property including car dealerships (one of which had been burned on the initial night that protests ensued).

However, chaos ensued when a 17-year-old named Kyle Rittenhouse was filmed apparently shooting protestors attempting to accost him; Rittenhouse has subsequently been charged with intentional homicide. We attempt to understand how the situation unfolded, examining media coverage which may have been misleading, as well as partisan political responses to these tragic events.

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SHOW NOTES

• CITIZEN CAIN: ‘Zombie’ Herman Cain Tweets That Coronavirus ‘Not As Deadly’ As Media Said
• ELECTION UPDATE: Biden to resume in-person campaigning
• Intelligence director to stop in-person briefings to Congress
• PROTEST NATION: Protesters confront Rand Paul outside White House after RNC
• "I don’t think we'd have survived": Rand Paul recounts confrontation with protesters after RNC
• JACOB BLAKE SHOOTING: Wisconsin DOJ Issues New Statement, Names 2 Other Officers
• Jacob Blake is handcuffed to his hospital bed, family says
• VIGILANTE: 17-year-old arrested after 2 killed during unrest in Kenosha
• Accused Kenosha teen shooter acted in self-defense, says lawyer
• Kyle Rittenhouse, Kenosha shooting: Suspect considered himself militia
• DISMISSAL: Chauvin, accused in George Floyd's death, wants murder charges dismissed

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