Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Almost as soon as I get into the car, District Attorney Pamela Price makes it clear that she doesn’t want to talk to me, or at the very least she doesn’t have time to. “I have to get some stuff done,” she says politely, picking up her phone to dial a colleague as her driver steers the black Chevy Tahoe through traffic toward Oakland, California. Price is running late for an event, and it’s partly my fault: She left her last meeting without me and had to backtrack after her...…Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Almost as soon as I get into the car, District Attorney Pamela Price makes it clear that she doesn’t want to talk to me, or at the very least she doesn’t have time to. “I have to get some stuff done,” she says politely, picking up her phone to dial a colleague as her driver steers the black Chevy Tahoe through traffic toward Oakland, California. Price is running late for an event, and it’s partly my fault: She left her last meeting without me and had to backtrack after her...WW…

Fight disinformation: for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For Donald Trump, Friday began as many days do: with an eruption of controversy on Twitter. , the president referred to Minneapolis protesters as “THUGS” and added, “Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Twitter promptly flagged Trump’s tweet with a disclaimer—for the —saying it violated the social media site’s rules about glorifying...…Fight disinformation: for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.For Donald Trump, Friday began as many days do: with an eruption of controversy on Twitter. , the president referred to Minneapolis protesters as “THUGS” and added, “Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts.” Twitter promptly flagged Trump’s tweet with a disclaimer—for the —saying it violated the social media site’s rules about glorifying...WW…

Fight disinformation: for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.We asked people who have quit since January 2020 how and why they did it. You can read more about the project and find every story . Got your own quitting tale? Send us an .Position: Patrol officerStarted: April 2017Quit: July 2020Salary: $45,000 to $55,000 per yearAs told to Laura ThompsonThree years in, I had basically arrived—I had been transferred to the day shift. It was the premier shift. You wanted to get the day shift because those are the best hours, good days off.On my beat, they...…Fight disinformation: for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.We asked people who have quit since January 2020 how and why they did it. You can read more about the project and find every story . Got your own quitting tale? Send us an .Position: Patrol officerStarted: April 2017Quit: July 2020Salary: $45,000 to $55,000 per yearAs told to Laura ThompsonThree years in, I had basically arrived—I had been transferred to the day shift. It was the premier shift. You wanted to get the day shift because those are the best hours, good days off.On my beat, they...WW…

Fight disinformation: for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Forrest Liu, 27, spotted a blue sedan with four passengers idling at the curb outside a barbecue restaurant, where a woman in a red apron could be seen stacking paper takeout containers on the counter, preparing to go home for the night. Liu, with round glasses, a black beanie, and Nike shoes, recently started leading a patrol of the area, sort of like a neighborhood watch.He lifted a walkie-talkie to his face and called for backup. “Can you come to Stockton and...…Fight disinformation: for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Forrest Liu, 27, spotted a blue sedan with four passengers idling at the curb outside a barbecue restaurant, where a woman in a red apron could be seen stacking paper takeout containers on the counter, preparing to go home for the night. Liu, with round glasses, a black beanie, and Nike shoes, recently started leading a patrol of the area, sort of like a neighborhood watch.He lifted a walkie-talkie to his face and called for backup. “Can you come to Stockton and...WW…

Fight disinformation: for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Forrest Liu, 27, spotted a blue sedan with four passengers idling at the curb outside a barbecue restaurant, where a woman in a red apron could be seen stacking paper takeout containers on the counter, preparing to go home for the night. Liu, with round glasses, a black beanie, and Nike shoes, recently started leading a patrol of the area, sort of like a neighborhood watch.He lifted a walkie-talkie to his face and called for backup. “Can you come to Stockton and...…Fight disinformation: for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Forrest Liu, 27, spotted a blue sedan with four passengers idling at the curb outside a barbecue restaurant, where a woman in a red apron could be seen stacking paper takeout containers on the counter, preparing to go home for the night. Liu, with round glasses, a black beanie, and Nike shoes, recently started leading a patrol of the area, sort of like a neighborhood watch.He lifted a walkie-talkie to his face and called for backup. “Can you come to Stockton and...WW…

1990 came to an end, a fight broke out during a New Year’s Eve celebration at the Juke Box Saturday Night bar in downtown Minneapolis. A 21-year-old white student grabbed Michael Sauro from behind. Sauro, an off-duty white police officer working as a bouncer, handcuffed the man, dragged him to the kitchen, and then repeatedly drove his steel-toed paratrooper boots into his groin and head.Sauro had been a cop for 15 years and had a long record of citizen complaints against him, most of them about excessive force. “I was dealing with animals,” he would later when asked about the people he’d...…1990 came to an end, a fight broke out during a New Year’s Eve celebration at the Juke Box Saturday Night bar in downtown Minneapolis. A 21-year-old white student grabbed Michael Sauro from behind. Sauro, an off-duty white police officer working as a bouncer, handcuffed the man, dragged him to the kitchen, and then repeatedly drove his steel-toed paratrooper boots into his groin and head.Sauro had been a cop for 15 years and had a long record of citizen complaints against him, most of them about excessive force. “I was dealing with animals,” he would later when asked about the people he’d...WW…

a few weeks after he was shot eight times at a party in Oakland, Andre Reed was recovering at his mom’s house, his wounds still open, when he got a message on Instagram. It was an old friend from his school days. She said some people were looking for him and wanted to talk.Reed, then 35, had recently been released from federal prison, after years of bouncing in and out of the criminal justice system. “Is this the police?” he asked. She said she didn’t think so but would check. “They don’t got nothing to do with the police, nothing like that,” he recalls her saying when she messaged him...…a few weeks after he was shot eight times at a party in Oakland, Andre Reed was recovering at his mom’s house, his wounds still open, when he got a message on Instagram. It was an old friend from his school days. She said some people were looking for him and wanted to talk.Reed, then 35, had recently been released from federal prison, after years of bouncing in and out of the criminal justice system. “Is this the police?” he asked. She said she didn’t think so but would check. “They don’t got nothing to do with the police, nothing like that,” he recalls her saying when she messaged him...WW…