June 2020
Military Confirms It Looked for Availability of ‘Heat Ray’ System in D.C.
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/16/913748800/military-police-leaders-weighed-deploying-heat-ray-against-d-c-protesters
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/07/28/guard-officer-said-violence-against-white-house-protesters-upset-troops-on-support-mission/
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/07/27/dc-national-guard-officer-challenges-account-of-violent-clearing-of-protesters-in-lafayette-square/
In more than 19 years on the Minneapolis police force, Mr. Chauvin had a reputation as a rigid workaholic
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/us/derek-chauvin-george-floyd
DoD Review of Floyd Protest Response
Police should wear distinct uniform colors during protests when the military is present.
Active-duty troops should be used only as a last resort in direct civilian law enforcement roles.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/07/09/top-pentagon-officials-offer-lessons-learned-from-militarys-response-to-george-floyd-protests/
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/national-security/article244121292.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/magazine/la-riots-1992
-warontherocks.com/2020/06/what-antifa-is-what-it-isnt-and-why-it-matters/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/22/technology/antifa-local-disinformation
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/us/politics/george-floyd-protests-surveillance
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/us/politics/investigation-military-surveillance-planes-george-floyd-protests
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-inscom-eric-schmitz-dies
Numerous high-engagement threads offered advice from citizens around the world who had participated in mass-mobilization and pro-democracy movements elsewhere, including the 2019 protests in Chile, Hong Kong, Lebanon, and Sudan.
-medium.com/dfrlab/how-activists-used-social-media-to-organize-during-the-george-floyd-protests-3bb3b527ff36
-warontherocks.com/2020/06/beyond-the-beltway-whats-the-civil-military-crisis/
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/17/senator-who-used-fly-black-hawks-calls-answers-army-helicopter-probe.html
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/06/republicans-how-dare-you-suggest-not-honoring-the-confederacy
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/14/us/videos-rayshard-brooks-shooting-atlanta-police
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/nyregion/nypd-plainclothes-cops
GEN Brown – What I’m thinking about
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/us/politics/trump-polls-military-approval
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-ties-with-military-face-major-test-11592089532
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/amp/2020/06/andrew-sullivan-is-there-still-room-for-debate.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/us/politics/national-guard-protests
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/more-than-1250-former-justice-dept-workers-call-for-internal-watchdog-to-probe-barr-role-in-clearing-demonstrators-from-lafayette-square/2020/06/10/608827fe-aa73-11ea-9063-e69bd6520940_story.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/us/politics/national-guard-protests
Positive COVID National Guard tests
-www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/national-security/article243397056.html
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/10/trump-says-he-wont-consider-renaming-army-bases-breaking-with-pentagon-311271
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/wesley-lowery-george-floyd-minneapolis-black-lives/612391/
-medium.com/dfrlab/the-disinformation-campaign-to-define-u-s-protesters-as-terrorists-3ea8db0a4881
https://www.wsj.com/articles/general-browns-wisdom-11591744910
https://taskandpurpose.com/analysis/marine-corps-mattis-gorka-trump
https://www.foxnews.com/us/minnesota-national-guard-full-mobilization-george-floyd
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/06/09/investigators-man-fatally-shot-on-night-of-protests-was-killed-by-kentucky-national-guard-rifle/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/04/us/louisville-unrest-david-mcatee
“We have a lot of National Guardsmen who are struggling with this, because unlike in combat when you have an enemy, these are our neighbors, our friends, our family,”
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/09/national-guard-protests-309932
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/freaking-awful-oann-in-turmoil-after-trump-cites-report-to-claim-injured-buffalo-protester-could-be-antifa-provocateur
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/retired-adm-mike-mullen-and-former-defense-secretary-william-cohen-warn-of-politicization-of-military-and-autocratic-whims-of-trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/nyregion/who-is-martin-gugino-buffalo-police
Corporate support to Tucker Carlson
https://popular.info/p/five-corporations-that-say-they-support
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/on-and-off-the-avenue/the-embarrassment-of-democrats-wearing-kente-cloth-stoles
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-wanted-to-fire-esper-over-troops-dispute-11591728235
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/08/us/what-does-defund-police-mean
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/07/defund-police-heres-what-that-really-means/
https://news.wttw.com/2020/06/05/what-are-we-going-have-left-our-community-aldermen-react-panic-sorrow-unrest
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/09/us/george-floyd-who-is
https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/06/not-civil-military-crisis/165946/
-warontherocks.com/2020/06/military-prestige-during-a-political-crisis-use-it-and-youll-lose-it/
https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/2020/06/06/dismay-and-disappointmenta-breach-of-sacred-trust/
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/501434-defense-bill-turns-into-proxy-battle-over-floyd-protests
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/06/05/mcraven-backs-mattis-mullen-clearing-peaceful-protesters-for-a-photo-op-is-not-morally-right/
https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2020/06/us-army-has-grounded-two-pilots-who-flew-low-over-dc/165971/
National Guard COVID-19 support vs Crowd Control
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/06/05/this-is-why-guardsmen-on-protest-duty-were-kicked-out-of-a-dc-hotel/
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2020/06/05/stop-everything-and-watch-the-likely-next-air-force-chief-of-staffs-powerful-statement-on-race/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/05/us/politics/protests-milley-trump
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2020/06/07/americas-top-brass-break-with-donald-trump
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/501531-ex-joint-chiefs-chair-deploying-military-domestically-would
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/06/07/a-u-turn-a-rush-to-see-trump-a-day-of-tension-and-surprise/
https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2020/06/05/esper-milley-wont-testify-before-the-house/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/05/sports/football/george-floyd-kaepernick-kneeling-nfl-protests
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/07/business/media/james-bennet-resigns-nytimes-op-ed
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/07/business/media/new-york-times-washington-post-protests
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-police-beating-temple-student-evan-gorski-protest-20200604.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/new-york-times-editorial-page-editor-resigns-after-uproar-over-cotton-op-ed/2020/06/07/bca09606-a8fd-11ea-9063-e69bd6520940_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/06/08/attorney-general-barrs-dishonest-defense-clearing-lafayette-square/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/08/seattle-shooting-protest/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/08/colin-powell-gets-it-condi-rice-doesnt/
Popular Information – Public Support of BLM. Financial support of Sen Cotton
https://popular.info/p/these-companies-are-publicly-embracing
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/07/us/minneapolis-police-abolish
Bird’s Eye Views of Protests -NYT
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/protests-sparked-by-george-floyd-killing-set-to-resume-as-some-leaders-dial-back-enforcement-11591542085
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/opinion/tom-cotton-protests-military
John Allen
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/06/03/trump-military-george-floyd-protests/
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/chauvin-did-what-trump-asked-him-do/612574/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-mattis-reached-his-breaking-point–and-decided-to-speak-out-against-trump/2020/06/05/6aafd548-a69e-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html
https://www.npr.org/2020/06/05/870019283/poll-two-thirds-think-trump-made-racial-tensions-worse-after-george-floyds-death
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/04/us/politics/trump-polls-christians-evangelicals
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2020/06/03/869138222/1968-2020-a-tale-of-two-uprisings
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2020/06/who-are-they-unmarked-security-forces-dc-spark-fear/165892/
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/06/03/active-duty-troops-deployed-to-dc-region-start-to-leave/
https://www.axios.com/unfinished-business-african-americans-8e792a12-e919-4d49-a374-6f9bbb43b201.html
The U.S. Military Is Caught in Trump’s Political Crossfire
https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/an-abuse-of-sacred-symbols-trump-a-bible-and-a-sanctuary
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/james-mattis-denounces-trump-protests-militarization/612640/
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/06/03/defense-secretary-esper-military-deployed-protesters-george-floyd-trump-election/
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/06/03/how-is-china-responding-to-the-u-s-protests/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/troops-await-orders-as-administration-mulls-a-military-response-11591183684
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/06/02/dc-officials-push-back-on-aggressive-response-to-protests/
Use of medical helicopter to target protesters
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/06/02/helicopter-protest-dc/
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/500626-joint-chiefs-chair-walks-dc-streets-amid-protests-we-protect-freedom-of-speech
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/02/it-just-doesnt-seem-right-pentagon-officials-on-edge-over-military-leaders-dealings-with-trump-297820
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/06/02/trump-offers-domination-of-dc-protests-as-model-for-states/
https://breakingdefense.com/2020/06/pentagon-says-it-doesnt-want-active-duty-troops-putting-down-protests/
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2020/06/pentagon-says-guard-did-not-tear-gas-protesters-downplays-role-militarized-response/165841/
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/02/these-are-active-duty-units-deployed-dc-region-protests.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/after-george-floyds-death-trump-administration-told-militarys-service-chiefs-to-remain-quiet-about-unrest/2020/06/02/4ee4cba8-a4db-11ea-8681-7d471bf20207_story.html
Former Military Views On Lafayette Square
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/us/politics/military-national-guard-trump-protests.html
ADM (ret.) Mike Mullen
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/american-cities-are-not-battlespaces/612553/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/trump-demands-journalists-correct-stories-on-the-use-of-tear-gas-according-to-the-cdc-it-was-tear-gas/2020/06/02/bf68726c-a544-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html
https://thefederalist.com/2020/06/02/media-falsely-claimed-violent-riots-were-peaceful-and-that-tear-gas-was-used-against-rioters/#.XtcNEnwYfhc.twitter
Robert Kagan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-mark-milley-striding-behind-trump-through-lafayette-square-was-so-troubling/2020/06/02/81ef5388-a503-11ea-b473-04905b1af82b_story.html
‘He Did Not Pray’: Fallout Grows From Trump’s Photo-Op At St. John’s Church – https://www.npr.org/2020/06/02/867705160/he-did-not-pray-fallout-grows-from-trump-s-photo-op-at-st-john-s-church
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/06/01/secdef-encourages-governors-to-dominate-the-battlespace-to-put-down-nationwide-protests/
NYT – Video Reconstruction of Arrest
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/one-minneapolis-neighborhood-comes-together-after-destruction-11591176602
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/nyregion/newark-peaceful-protests-george-floyd
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/03/us/minneapolis-police-use-of-force
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/02/us/police-officers-minneapolis-protest
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/06/02/secretary-esper-you-violated-your-oath-aiding-trumps-photo-op-thats-why-im-resigning/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/cia-veterans-who-monitored-crackdowns-abroad-see-troubling-parallels-in-trump-handling-of-protests/2020/06/02/7ab210b8-a4f6-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html
When Washington, D.C., resident Rahul Dubey realized dozens of protesters were facing pepper spray and arrest for violating curfew Monday night, he did what he says anyone else would do: He invited about 70 people into his home, to spend the night.
The protesters had been herded into Swann Street near Dupont Circle as police forces around the city used helicopters and flash-bang munitions in a crackdown on anyone violating the 7 p.m. curfew.
https://www.npr.org/2020/06/02/868324634/d-c-protesters-hail-the-hero-of-swann-st-who-sheltered-them-from-arrest
https://stratechery.com/2020/dust-in-the-light/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/06/03/insurrection-act-trump-history/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/this-cant-be-happening-an-oral-history-of-48-surreal-violent-biblical-minutes-in-washington/2020/06/02/6683d36e-a4e3-11ea-b619-3f9133bbb482_story.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/06/03/white-men-wearings-hawaiian-shirts-carrying-guns-add-volatile-new-element-floyd-protests/