Mass evictions loom: Red Daily newswire July 9Michael LaxerJul 9, 20201 min readWith news from the Black Lives Matter Movement, the US, Canada and elsewhere.International left news from July 8Black Lives Matter Movement:Met carried out 22,000 searches on young black men during lockdownDrivers Are Hitting Protesters as Memes of Car Attacks SpreadReps. Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley Introduce BREATHE Act, Backed by Black Lives MatterI was arrested, jailed and assaulted by a guard. My ‘crime’? Being a journalist in Trump’s AmericaFreedom Rider: The Police Defunding Con GameCoalition calls to cut Montreal police budget in half, reallocate funds to community organizationsInstagram account ‘Stolen by Smith’ points to racism at Queen’s school of businessSomali community sees arrest of unarmed Black man as police ‘sending a message’Singh says Rideau Hall incident would have ended differently if suspect was person of colour2 men arrested and charged for alleged assault in east end parkBolivia:NYT Acknowledges Coup in Bolivia—While Shirking Blame for Its Supporting RoleCanada:Tory and Ford's faux outrage at eviction protest is absurdLoblaw workers in Newfoundland to hold strike votePolice investigating video that shows man's racist, anti-mask tirade at Ontario grocery storeUnited States:Your Boss Can Now Search Your CarU.S. Confirms Record 60,000+ Coronavirus Cases as Trump Demands School ReopeningsTrump Health Secretary Says US Healthcare Workers 'Don't Get Infected' With Covid-19 (94,000 Have Contracted the Virus)Teachers union president dares Trump to sit in classroom amid coronavirus 'and breathe that air'Protesters Camp Out to Stop Eviction in BrooklynAround 20 million renters could face eviction by the end of September because of the pandemic —with the impact falling heavily on Black and Hispanic rentersGOP Has Unhinged Meltdown After Ilhan Omar Makes Simple Call to 'Dismantle All Systems of Oppression'
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