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FBI Concocts Fake Muslim Plots While Failing to Foil Real White Supremacist Ones
White supremacy continues to be the greatest domestic threat, but the FBI is more interested in its own fantasies.
![Family members of George Floyd gather to mourn on the second anniversary of police killing of him in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/06/GettyImages-1240913583-400x300.jpg)
We Don’t Need More Evidence That Police Can’t Be Trusted. We Need Real Safety.
We must demand systems of care and accountability that affirm and sustain life and our environment for the long term.
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The AR-15 Has No Business Being in the Hands of Civilians
AR-15s like the one used in Uvalde are combat weapons meant for war, yet there are 11 million in circulation in the U.S.
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Uvalde School District Police Chief Is Refusing to Cooperate With Investigation
The police department’s initial claims about their response to the mass shooting have turned out to be misleading.
![Officers stand outside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on May 25, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/05/2022_0527-uvalde-police-400x300.jpg)
Police Didn’t “Engage” Uvalde Shooter — But They Handcuffed Terrified Parents
Parents and relatives who gathered outside the school report being tackled, tasered and pepper-sprayed.
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Two Years After Police Murder of George Floyd, Activists Fight an Uphill Battle
Activists continue to push for progressive priorities like defunding police despite acute right-wing backlash.
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Pregnant People May Be Under Intensified Tech Surveillance in Post-“Roe” US
A new report forecasts a possible future where “antiquated abortion laws are enforced with cutting-edge technology.”
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Biden Embraces Some Harm Reduction Policies — But Doubles Down on Drug War
Biden’s recent budget request includes $355 million in additional funding for the Drug Enforcement Administration.
![Protesters holding a sign that reads "Marcus-David Peters Deserved HELP Not DEATH!!" at a demonstration on July 28, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia. Marcus-David was a 24-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a Richmond police officer on May 14, 2018, while experiencing a mental health crisis.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/GettyImages-1227823251-400x300.jpg)
Police Can Make a Crisis Worse. The Public Needs Alternatives in an Emergency.
What's needed is not more funding for policing but more funding for alternatives to police responses.
![Members of the NYPD investigate an incident on an uptown 4 subway on April 12, 2022, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2022/04/2022_0422-nypd-subway-400x300.jpg)
Politics as Usual Has Never Prevented Mass Shootings. We Must Break the Cycle.
“Gun control discourse is sort of a trap,” says author Patrick Blanchfield.