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Link Roundup: July 23, 2016

   

Much links. Very info.

Police Violence

  * [Atlanta police shooting of unarmed black man leads to rare murder charge](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jul/22/atlanta-police-shooting-deravis-rogers-james-burns-murder-charge) -- The "rare" part is what should change.
  * [The near certainty of anti-police violence](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/07/the-near-certainty-of-anti-police-violence/490541/) -- Ta-Nehisi Coats explains why events like the recent targeted killing of police officers is an unfortunate but expected result of police abuses.

Politics

  * [Fact check: Donald Trump's speech at the Republican National Convention](http://www.vox.com/2016/7/21/12254434/fact-check-trump-acceptance-speech-republican-convention-rnc-2016) -- Spoiler: he lied a lot.
  * [New leak: top DNC official wanted to use Bernie Sanders' religious beliefs against him](https://theintercept.com/2016/07/22/new-leak-top-dnc-official-wanted-to-use-bernie-sanderss-religious-beliefs-against-him/) -- Pretty messed up.
  * [Donald Trump's nomination is the first time American politics has left me truly afraid](http://www.vox.com/2016/7/21/12218136/donald-trump-nomination-afraid) -- A great piece outlining just why Trump is such a dangerous candidate, regardless of the party he's representing.
  * [Only 20 percent of voters are "Real Americans"](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/only-20-percent-of-voters-are-real-americans/) -- Statistical examination of just who these "real Americans" are.

Social Justice

  * [White people think racism is getting worse. Against white people.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/07/21/white-people-think-racism-is-getting-worse-against-white-people/?hpid=hp_regional-hp-cards_rhp-card-posteverything%3Ahomepage%2Fcard) -- White people continue to suck.
  * [White House responds to petition to label Black Lives Matter a "terror" group](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/white-house-responds-to-petition-to-label-black-lives-matter-a-terror-group/) -- The White House's response to this is kind of gutless, honestly.