On the legitimacy of rebellion against oppression, for blacks as well as whites.

When the protests began against the murder of George Floyd, they were nonviolent. That was the disciplined response, the one more likely to achieve a victory over racism. Let is not forget that the violence was started by a right-wing white provocateur, "umbrella man."

Vandalism of shop windows, in and of itself, is not a major crime, but he surely intended indirectly to destroy more than shop windows. Have charges been brought against him? If not, why not?

Maybe violent criminal acts designed to provoke a riot, or to falsely put the blame on a racial group, should be classified as a federal hate crime. Hmm, is that already so?

Extinction Rebellion protested in NYC at the headquarters of big banks which support increased use of fossil fuels.

*Nike and Amazon among brands advertising on Covid conspiracy sites.*

I wonder which adtech companies implement those ads, and how hard an advertiser has to work to keep its off those sites.

The main Hungarian opposition parties have formed a united front to try to defeat Orbán despite his rigging the elections.

The Legacy Museum presents the history of slavery and racism in America. Its founder aimed to compensate for the numerous monuments to the Confederacy throughout Montgomery, Alabama.

The article linked to just above displays symbolic bigotry by capitalizing "black" but not "white". (To avoid endorsing bigotry, capitalize both words or neither one.) I object to bigotry, and normally I decline to link to articles which promote it. But I make exceptions for some articles which give important information about racism or the fight to eliminate racism. That article is one of the exceptions.