June 26: On the CHOPping block, and all that CHAZ

In which, (some) protesters go home, police reform efforts stall, covid accelerates, and North Africa emerges as a region of growing geopolitical tension.

So what you’re saying is…. 

The status of coronavirus in the US really seemed to whipsaw this week, and how that was interpreted really seemed to be determined by, what else, party affiliation.

Before we get to interpretation though, let’s look at the information on hand:

Case counts are spiking in multiple states, including Texas that moved back towards a…