Today we talk about the highly unconstitutional federal military intervention in the Portland protests, insane Senate campaign fundraising and spending (further proof to get involved in local politics!), and how the global embarrassment that is America's response to COVID-19 is married to capitalism, climate change, and racism. 

Footnotes

VOLUNTEER FOR ED MARKEY

‘It was like being preyed upon’: Portland protesters say federal officers in unmarked vans are detaining them

Senate Democrats’ Machine Spent $15 Million to Destroy Progressive Candidates in Primaries

Trump Keeps Bragging About America’s Covid-19 Death Rate. It’s Among the World’s Worst.

Exclusive: Nearly 600 — And Counting — US Health Workers Have Died Of COVID-19