Steve Bannon departs the White House after another tumultuous week; white supremacists are getting shut down on the internet; a solar eclipse is coming to the United States.
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Steve Bannon departs the White House after another tumultuous week; white supremacists are getting shut down on the internet; a solar eclipse is coming to the United States.
Judging from the tweets of Breitbart editors since Bannon’s firing, it looks like a publication that once could say nothing bad about Trump is stepping up its critiques. The site has already started to suggest this is the beginning of a liberal pivot on Trump’s part. [Breitbart / Joel Pollak]
Off the internet, officials in Boston are preparing for another “free speech rally” that will draw conservative activists and members of the alt-right, as well as counterprotesters. Police have warned people not to bring any weapons, and are keeping the groups confined to separate areas. [WBUR / Max Larkin]
Warning: This is an unapologetic ode to gated reverb drums. [YouTube / E stelle Caswell and Carlos Waters]
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