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January 9, 2021

Blake Family Plans to Take Struggle Beyond Charging Decision

Isiah Holmes Wisconsin Examiner

As he prepared to march through Kenosha, Justin Blake had his own message: “We do not want you to leave here not fully understanding that the Blake family, one day, will get justice.”

January 9, 2021

Returning ‘Heroes’: Filipino Migrant Workers Afloat in a Devastated Economy

Sophie Henderson OpenDemocracy

Returning overseas Filipino workers line up at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

The Philippines has long relied on the remittances of its more than 2 million Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), without concerning itself with their reintegration. Now COVID-19 has exposed the deep-seated cracks in its labor export-based economy.

January 8, 2021

Friday Nite Videos | January 8, 2021

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'May My Story Be an Inspiration': Warnock's Victory Speech. Ossoff Claims Victory in Georgia Senate Runoff. How Trump’s Capitol Speech Incited an Insurrection. Police Treatment of MAGA Mob vs. BLM Protesters. Stop Saying 'This Is Not Who We Are.'

January 8, 2021

House Democrats to Introduce Article of Impeachment vs Trump

Rebecca Kaplan, Kathryn Watson, Grace Segers CBS

The bill has nearly 160 cosponsors, a sign of the broad support among House Democrats to take action in the wake of the violence at the Capitol. It says Trump should be removed and disqualified from holding public office again.

January 8, 2021

Far-Right Activists Telegraphed Violence Weeks in Advance

Alex Newhouse The Conversation

This violence was fomented in the open, and not for the first time. Right-wing activists have made a habit of organizing in the open and galvanizing supporters to express their desire for violent confrontation.

January 8, 2021