White supremacists march at Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, August 2017 (Photo credit: Anthony Crider/Flickr)
TODAY’S MUST-READ NEWS AND ANALYSIS
- Amazon will finally pay all U.S. employees a $15 minimum wage. [CNN Tech]
- This woman was imprisoned for marijuana and forced into solitary confinement for being trans. [Buzzfeed News]
- This will shock precisely no one, but female journalists are disproportionately targeted by sexual harassment and assault. [Poynter]
- Trump mocks Dr. Christine Blasey Ford during Mississippi rally because of course he did. [Daily Beast]
- New California laws makes it easier for people with marijuana convictions to get reduced sentences and records expunged. [USA Today]
- Brett Kavanaugh’s 1985 bar fight proves he lied during Senate hearing. [Vox]
- Four white supremacists will be federally charged for violence at 2017 Charlottesville Unite the Right rally. [Huffpost]
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YESTERDAY FROM BITCH
- The Painful Reason Christine Blasey Ford Needs Two Front Doors | Covering a person’s mouth during an assault is a calculated, monstrous, and evil act of silencing—a clear acknowledgement of wrongdoing. [Sezin Koehler]
- Time Bombs: “Her Smell” and “Vox Lux” Let Viewers Fill in the Blanks | The use of time jumps might advance a narrative—but it’s also a way to bypass organic character development. [Jourdain Searles]
