12/08/2025 10:19
The Guardian
Trump forwarded a false narrative around DC crime stats to justify the move. Plus, funeral held in Gaza for five journalists killed by Israeli attackGood morning.Donald Trump has ordered the national guard to Washington DC and seized control of the city’s police force, describing a “lawless” city in ways that are sharply at odds with official crime statistics.What do the crime figures tell us? That Trump is spreading a false narrative about DC crime – just as he did with LA. Violent crime in DC is at a 30-year low. In January, the Metropolitan police department and US attorney’s office released a report indicating that total violent crime in DC in 2024 was down 35% from the previous year, marking the lowest rate in over 30 years.How are Democrats responding? Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader in the House, described Trump as a “wannabe king” and said: “We stand with the residents of the District of Columbia and reject this unjustified power grab as illegitimate.”How deadly has the war been for journalists? Before Sunday’s airstrike, the Committee to Protect Journalists recorded at least 186 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel and Lebanon since the war began, making it the deadliest period for journalists since it began gathering data in 1992. The CPJ accuses Israel of directly targeting and killing 20 journalists and media workers. Any deliberate attack on a civilian could constitute a war crime, experts say. Israel, which has refused to let international media into Gaza, denies the accusation. Continue reading...
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