July 11, 2016

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Last night, police in Baton Rouge charged at a peaceful assembly and arrested people for following orders.

Thousands of protesters shut down freeways in Oakland Saturday night.

Intentional attacks on police officers are at historically low levels under Obama.

Because America can’t respond effectively to mass shootings, “eventually, even law enforcement would fall victim to one.”

After a deliberate shift in training, excessive force complaints against the Dallas PD dropped by 64% between 2009 and 2014.

Michelle Alexander: “We cannot ‘fix’ the police without a revolution of values.” #opinions

Many demonstrators showed up in Dallas last week carrying rifles, confusing police as the attack unfolded.

Before gun control became a progressive cause, it was a right-wing staple, aligned with the rights of African-Americans.

Malcolm X told white allies the best they could do was “nothing,” but time changed his mind—a lesson we need today.

White people assume cops do no wrong, which enables the buildup of tension exploding today.

White celebrities who rage while sipping cocktails on yachts probably don’t help much.

In this tournament of Brexit, a Brit is the last to leave. Andy Murray and Serena Williams win Wimbledon.

Boris Johnson spent the Sunday after Brexit playing cricket; “in the great public-school tradition, he was a dilettante ‘winging it.’”

See also: Values motivated Brexit voters, not economic inequality.

Douthat: You may feel that America is unraveling; take optimism from America’s great ability to muddle through. #opinions

Japan will lose one-third of its population—40 million people—by 2060.

China bets big on concentrated solar, which is much easier to store than currently-ahead photovoltaic solar.

World’s first inflight draft beer service to launch this summer on KLM.

Study finds that e-cigarette use is occurring in teenagers “who would not otherwise have used tobacco products.”

Muggers lure kids with fake Pokémon Go checkpoint in Missouri.

Bellhop-slash-dealer gives tour of Las Vegas, from drug-fueled hotel orgies to tunnels where homeless live.