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Built for This, Violence Engulfs Both Demonstrators and Police In Shift, Wealthy City Enclaves
C.D.C. Shows Unrest Enters Day 8 —
By KIM BARKER
Become a Target of Protesters State Capitol as a Black Hawk hel-
icopter flew behind the freshly
gilded dome. National Guard
Flaws in Crisis
and CAITLIN DICKERSON
Activists Look Ahead
MINNEAPOLIS — The unrest
troops applauded, handed out wa-
ter and sometimes dropped to By EMILY BADGER
in America’s cities showed no
their knees in a show of support In the years since American cit- appeared, replaced by a vast low-
signs of fading on Tuesday as em-
battled police forces from Atlanta for the protesters. ies erupted in anger in the 1960s, wage service sector. And the gaps
This article is by Eric Lipton, Abby nited the first protests. Gov. Tim
to Los Angeles struggled to re- American troops positioned many of the conditions that fueled between the most prosperous
Goodnough, Michael D. Shear, Walz announced civil rights
claim the streets and as protesters charges against the Minneapolis military vehicles across Washing- that unrest — even with the ideas neighborhoods and those still
Megan Twohey, Apoorva Mandavilli
and Sheri Fink. debated the future of the week-old Police Department and said his ton, and a crowd of protesters at drafted to address them — have trapped in poverty grew wider
uprising. administration would investigate least twice the size of the day be- changed little. Most deeply poor and more visible.
WASHINGTON — Americans fore gathered near the White urban neighborhoods have re- This expanding urban inequal-
Police and National Guard whether there had been systemic
returning from China landed at troops continued a heavy lock- House. It shrank after the city’s 7 mained that way. Schools that for ity is now implicated in new waves
discrimination against people of
U.S. airports by the thousands in down in Minneapolis, where the color over the past 10 years. p.m. curfew, but more than 1,000 a time grew more integrated have of unrest, another source of rage,
early February, potential carriers death in police custody of George protesters remained, facing police resegregated. Aggressive polic- inseparable from race, bound up
An estimated 10,000 people
of a deadly virus who had been di- Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, ig- gathered peacefully outside the Continued on Page A18 ing has continued as a defining with all the older ones. If pro-
verted to a handful of cities for feature of urban life for young testers in the 1960s cried out from
screening by the Centers for Dis- black men. black neighborhoods that had
ease Control and Prevention. But the American city itself has seen severe disinvestment, now
Their arrival prompted a frantic changed. Or, at least, many of they are calling attention to cities
scramble by local and state offi- them have. Downtowns became a that have experienced enormous
cials to press the travelers to self- destination again for white diners investment — investment that ex-
quarantine, and to monitor and even residents. “Tech hubs” cludes them.
whether anyone fell ill. It was one arrived. Stadiums and condos In Chicago, protesters have
of the earliest tests of whether the were built. Restaurants prolifer- converged on Michigan Avenue,
public health system in the United ated. Rents rose. Decent manufac- the city’s famous strip of high-end
States could contain the conta- turing and clerical jobs all but dis- Continued on Page A23
gion.
But the effort was frustrated as
the C.D.C.’s decades-old notifica-
tion system delivered information
collected at the airports that was
riddled with duplicative records,
Biden Sees ‘a Nation Enraged,’
bad phone numbers and incom-
plete addresses. For weeks, offi-
With Trump Fanning the Flame
cials tried to track passengers us-
ing lists sent by the C.D.C., scour-
ing information about each flight By KATIE GLUECK
in separate spreadsheets. Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Tuesday trayed those demonstrating as
“It was insane,” said Dr. Sharon CHANG W. LEE/THE NEW YORK TIMES
excoriated President Trump’s “thugs.”
Balter, a director at the Los Ange- A New York police officer with a protester who was accused of looting and hit with pepper spray. stewardship of a nation convulsed With Mr. Trump determined to
les County Department of Public in crisis over racism and police cast himself as a self-described
Health. When the system went brutality, likening Mr. Trump’s “law and order” president, Mr. Bi-
offline in mid-February, briefly language to that of Southern rac- den aimed to appeal to a broader
halting the flow of passenger data,
local officials listened in disbelief
Nervous Nights in the Land of the Free-for-All ists of the 1960s while also warn-
ing Americans that “we cannot let
range of the electorate’s concerns,
pledging to address economic in-
on a conference call as the C.D.C. dreds of fraught confrontations our rage consume us.” equality and racial injustice but
responded to the possibility that played out across the country be- In his first formal speech out in also urging the nation to come to-
infected travelers might slip away.
By DAN BARRY Was That a Firecracker tween protesters and police offi- public since the coronavirus pan- gether at a moment of deep civil
“Just let them go,” two of the If one element binds the demon- cers, some devolving into violence demic shuttered the campaign unrest.
health officials recall being told. strations that have roiled the cit- or a Gunshot? in a finger snap. trail in mid-March, Mr. Biden de- “Donald Trump has turned this
The flawed effort was an early ies and towns of America for the In Atlanta, a mostly peaceful livered perhaps his closest ap- country into a battlefield riven by
revelation for some health depart- last week — beyond the full- protest march turned into a hail- proximation yet of a presidential old resentments and fresh fears,”
ments, whose confidence in the throated cry for an end to racial firing of one rubber bullet. The storm of tear-gas canisters after address to the nation. He empha- Mr. Biden said, speaking against a
C.D.C. was shaken as it confronted and social injustice — it is the spraying of one can of mace. The demonstrators toppled a fence. In sized themes of empathy and backdrop of American flags at
the most urgent public health nerve-jangling unpredictability: tossing of one lighted firecracker. Denver, a bearded young man in a unity to draw a clear contrast with Philadelphia’s City Hall. “Is this
emergency in its 74-year history the uneasy sense that everything One precipitating action. sea of protesters crumpled to the Mr. Trump, who has threatened to who we are? Is this who we want
— a pathogen that has penetrated could change in an instant. Take Sunday, for example, the ground when a projectile fired by deploy the military nationwide to to be? Is this what we want to pass
Continued on Page A8 All that has been required is the last day of a difficult May. Hun- Continued on Page A17 dominate protesters and has por- Continued on Page A19
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Demonstrators gathered on Monday at the site of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
The truth
attention as when this unrest happens?
RICHARD FAUSSET: You can feel it in the
Absolutely not. I talked to different people
streets, this sense of burden upon burden.
who were protesting. They don’t condone
is worth it.
The people I’ve talked to here in Atlanta,
it, but they realize the fact that America
people kept coming back to this essential
doesn’t pay attention unless it happens.
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NOTEWORTHY FACTS FROM TODAY’S PAPER
8 Minutes and 46 Seconds: How George Floyd Was Killed Peter Baker, chief White House correspondent for The Times,
In Police Custody went to a familiar location on Tuesday morning: 1600 Penn-
This visual investigation, which used security footage, wit- sylvania Avenue. But the White House looked very different
ness videos and official documents to reconstruct the killing than it would on a normal summer day, as Mr. Baker noted on
of Mr. Floyd, was again a top story on Tuesday. Twitter. Following the events of Monday night, during which a
generally peaceful crowd of protesters in Washington was
Live Updates on George Floyd Protests: dispersed with tear gas so that President Trump could have
Democrats Slam Trump’s Response his picture taken holding a Bible at a church, new re-
This live briefing covering the unrest across America was inforcements were added to the building’s perimeter.
updated throughout the day. The president’s opponents and
former military leaders condemned his response as incendi-
ary, as a country ravaged by the coronavirus and unemploy-
ment plunged further into crisis.
Tonal
work in order to show their support for demonstrators across
the country, added an automated message to their digital
profiles and email responses saying that they were out of the New fencing has been erected at the
office in a show of protest. They were frustrated with execu- north edge of Lafayette Square, adding to M E D I TAT I O N B E L L S
tives’ decision not to do anything about inflammatory posts W I T H S TO N E S
that President Trump had placed on the giant social media the sense of a fortress White House.
platform over the past week.
Peter Baker @peterbakernyt
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Tracking an Outbreak
N
EUROPE DISPATCH
Around
From Car to Car, the Beat Goes On at a German Drive-In Disco The World
By PATRICK KINGSLEY
SCHÜTTORF, Germany — At $126 MILLION EFFORT
his first gig in more than three
months, Dopebwoy, a Dutch rap- Wuhan Ends Testing
per, climbed the stairs to the stage,
turned to the right, and stared out
Of Local Residents
at the crowd. The Chinese city of Wuhan, where
Before him was a sea of cars. the virus first emerged, has com-
“Germany!” shouted Michael pleted a sweeping push to test
Jalink, Dopebwoy’s master of cer- almost all of its 11 million resi-
emonies. “Are you ready for dents in the span of a few weeks,
Dopebwoy?” Chinese officials said on Tuesday.
And the cars honked back. Officials said nearly 9.9 million
Beyond cinema, the drive-in people were tested during the
format never historically found a drive, which began in mid-May
place within live-event culture. and has not been matched in
But amid a pandemic, its time has scale or speed elsewhere. (Chil-
perhaps come. dren and those who had recently
Across Europe, pastors have been tested were exempt.) It
set up drive-in churches, and pro- revealed no new symptomatic
moters have set up drive-in con- infections and about 300 asymp-
certs and drive-in plays, turning tomatic infections.
to the format as a means of host- The testing cost 900 million
ing events while easily keeping
renminbi, or $126 million, which
audience members apart. In an
would be paid for by the govern-
era of social distancing, it turns
ment, said Hu Yabo, Wuhan’s
out there are few better distancing
devices than a car door. executive deputy mayor. It was
Few have embraced this drive- conducted in batches to save time
in concept as avidly as the owners and money.
of Index, a family-run nightclub in Some medical experts had
Schüttorf, a small German town questioned the need for such
just east of the Dutch border, widespread testing in a city
where Dopebwoy played last Fri- where new cases were already
day. low; some residents had balked at
Index has been one of the pio- being tested, for fear of infections
neers of the lockdown drive-in, spreading at crowded testing
sites.
“Through this screening, we
PHOTOGRAPHS BY LAETITIA VANCON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES have restored the entire country’s
No drinks or dancing, In the parking lot of Index, a club near the Dutch-German bor- peace of mind,” Mr. Hu said.
The city also said on Tuesday
but flirting is der, two revelers chatted after meeting at the drive-in disco held
that it had no new symptomatic
there every weekend. Dopebwoy, a Dutch rapper, performed his
definitely possible. first gig in over three months, since the start of the lockdown. or asymptomatic infections for
the second consecutive day, a
major milestone for the city.
To get into the spirit, many had dex to close in March, it was the
holding what it has branded a adapted their cars for the occa- club’s first pause in operations
drive-in disco every weekend sion. Some of the Dutch had put since the Bösch family opened its
W.H.O. ANALYSIS
since early May. Revelers arrive police lights on top of their car doors more than 30 years ago.
at the club in their cars, park in the roofs. “My wife loves my new job,” Mr. Respirators Outperform
adjacent lot and then stay behind Anna Kollak, a 26-year-old driv- Bösch said of his role as a drive-in
their wheels to listen to D.J.s and ing instructor from Bielefeld, Ger- disco pioneer. “Now I’m home at 1 Surgical and Cloth Masks
watch performers like Dopebwoy. many, finished her lessons for the a.m., not 8 a.m.” A new analysis of 172 studies,
The events have proved sur- day before driving to the club in For his D.J.s, the drive-in expe- funded by the World Health Orga-
prisingly popular, despite lacking the same car she teaches in. She rience was initially daunting, but nization, confirms what scientists
most of the physical experiences had brought confetti and glow ultimately refreshing. have said for months: N95 and
generally deemed essential to a sticks, and covered the roof with On a normal dance floor, a D.J.
other respirator masks are far
twinkling Christmas lights. can alter the set depending on the
successful club night. It’s a good superior to surgical or cloth
thing, too, because nightclubs like But the car door still read: reactions of the dancers, said
“Driving School.” VYT, one of Index’s resident D.J.s. masks in protecting essential
Index are not expecting to reopen medical workers against the
“It is a bit crazy,” Ms. Kollak At the drive-in, however, it’s hard-
their dance floors until 2021. coronavirus.
conceded. “Tomorrow, I will have er to gauge people’s taste.
“This feels like Saturday Netherlands and Germany has the sky is still bright. The music The results, published on Mon-
another lesson and there will be Still, the drive-in has its advan-
again!” said Ronan Zwaagstra, a been less tightly regulated than ends at midnight, so as not to an- day in The Lancet, make it clear
confetti everywhere.” tages, he said. At a regular club, it
19-year-old student attending other European borders during noy the neighbors. The only time that the W.H.O. and the Centers
Eccentric though it is, the drive- takes hours for guests to warm up.
Dopebwoy’s show in his hatch- the pandemic.) guests can enter the club itself is for Disease Control and Preven-
in disco is just the latest bold en- “But here, when they drive in,
back. This isn’t the kind of drive-in to go to the bathroom — and even deavor by the owners of Index. they’re already hyped up,” said tion should recommend that
Then he paused. where lovers go to find privacy. then, they must wear masks to Founded in 1988 by Holger VYT, known outside the music essential workers like nurses and
“But without the drinking.” Staff members wander the aisles satisfy German law. Bösch and his two brothers, the business as Veit Engelker. emergency responders wear N95
Another pause. between the cars, and the cars At all other times, they have to club itself was initially an outland- The drive-in disco is neverthe- masks, not just surgical masks,
“Or the dancing.” themselves are parked close to- stay put in their cars in the park- ish idea. They built Index from less not to everyone’s taste. At the experts said.
Yet these were just minor con- gether. ing lot. The passengers can drink scratch in an empty field outside back, it was difficult to see the N95 masks offered 96 percent
cerns for Mr. Zwaagstra, a Dutch- But can people still flirt in a alcohol, but they’ve got to bring it the small and otherwise unre- stage. And after three hours, sit- protection, the analysis found,
man who was here for the second disco without a dance floor? themselves. If they want to dance, markable town, hoping it might ting in a car becomes uncomfort-
while the figure for surgical
weekend running. “Yes,” said Jenny Kollak, 24, a they must settle for wriggling in attract visitors living farther able.
He likes the drive-in club expe- bank manager attending with her masks was 77 percent.
their seats. afield by hosting all-night raves. ”My legs are hurting,” said
rience so much that he drives sister, Anna. “Oh yes.” Yet over 100 cars attended Denise Schut, a 27-year-old day The new analysis also suggests
Their hunch paid off. Over the
nearly 60 miles to attend — and People write their numbers on Dopebwoy’s gig, with a driver and next three decades, Index became care worker who said she would- that covering the eyes with face
crosses a national border in the balloons, and hold them up to peo- one passenger paying about $35 a destination venue, hosting inter- n’t be returning. “And my back.” shields, goggles and glasses may
process. (Travel between the ple in nearby cars. for the privilege (extra occupants national artists like Snoop Dogg But artists like Dopebwoy are provide additional safeguards for
Or, said Ms. Kollak: “We scream are $15 each). Several were there and Sean Paul, and allowing the steeling themselves for months of health care workers and people in
Patrick Kingsley, an international at them. They scream at us.” for the second or third time, like brothers to expand the club. honking and revving engines as the community.
correspondent, and Laetitia “Then,” she added, “you meet Mr. Zwaagstra and the Kollak sis- Now it has six dance floors, a they await reopening for night- The report is among the first to
Vancon, a photojournalist, are them in the toilet.” ters. climbing wall, a swimming pool clubs. lay out evidence specific to coro-
driving more than 3,700 miles to Truth be told, the drive-in disco And dozens had driven for over and Mr. Bösch’s pride and joy — a “There will be a lot of these car naviruses, rather than extrapolat-
explore the reopening of the Euro- feels more like a music festival an hour to be there, including sev- vast room built of ice, complete shows,” said Dopebwoy, whose ing from data on other respiratory
pean continent after coronavirus than a club night. eral carloads from the Nether- with its own bobsled run. real name is Jordan Jacott. viruses.
lockdowns. Guests arrive at 9 p.m., when lands. When the pandemic forced In- “We better get used to it.”
A6 N THE NEW YORK TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020
XENOPHOBIA
Around
Black Americans in China Face Rising Discrimination The U.S.
By ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON days, she said.
and VIVIAN WANG “It was like prison,” she said. “I ENTRANCE EXAMS
Jeff Remmington, an American called the U.S. Consulate. I called
professional basketball player the company I work for. I called College Board Postpones
my U.S. representative too, to see
trying his hand in China, said had
what they can do to get me out.
Use of an Online SAT
already been through xenophobic
hell: ostracized in Guangzhou, They kept telling me ‘you have to The College Board said on Tues-
where he was once celebrated for follow Chinese law, there’s noth- day that it would postpone plans
his acrobatic dunks; denied serv- ing that we can do.’ ” to offer an online version of the
ice at a restaurant with his 4-year- While she was confined, some- SAT for high school students to
old son because of his skin color; one released her personal data take at home this year, further
and quarantined for two weeks, and the false information that she muddying a ritual of the college
though he showed no signs of co- had the virus to online WeChat application process that had
ronavirus infection. groups in Guangzhou, including already been thrown into chaos
But the breaking point came in one for residents of her apartment
by the pandemic.
May when he tried to find a new building.
After canceling test dates this
apartment. He had finally found a “They had my passport num-
ber, my full name, my telephone spring, the board announced in
landlord who would rent to a “for- mid-April that it was developing a
eigner,” signed a lease, and was number, my full address, the place
where I worked and the address,” digital version of the SAT to be
preparing to move when neigh-
borhood officials stepped in. the American said. “Literally, introduced if the pandemic contin-
“Good evening, fellow neigh- someone could have come knock ued to require social distancing in
bors!” read a message that circu- on my door.” the fall, which would make it hard
lated in a neighborhood WeChat The woman’s teaching assistant to provide enough testing dates
group, according to screenshots was contacted by the parent of a and centers.
reviewed by The New York Times. Disney English student who had But in its latest statement, the
A real estate agency has “intro- seen the message, asking whether board said the technological chal-
duced an African family to rent in it was true she had Covid-19. An in- lenges of developing an online
our neighborhood. Is money more vestigation by the U.S. Consulate examination that all students
important than lives?” It contin- in Guangzhou suggested a Chi- could take had led to the decision
ued, “African people are a high- nese government employee had to drop it.
risk group, and Guangzhou people released the information, she said.
“Taking it would require three
are all not renting to them. But in Disney said it began an internal
investigation that confirmed the hours of uninterrupted, video-
our neighborhood, some people
leak did not come from within the quality internet for each student,
see money and get wide-eyed.”
company, and advised an employ- which can’t be guaranteed for all,”
“I kind of broke down,” said Mr.
ee to report the breach to the con- the board said, adding that it
Remmington, 32, whose trash-
talk moniker “the Black Angel of sulate. The consulate declined to would continue to deliver an
Death” has received new meaning comment for the record. online version of the SAT at some
with his experiences. “I was going The woman said David Roberts, schools, but would not “introduce
to be homeless.” general manager of Disney Eng- the stress that could result from
When reports of race-based lish in China, stayed in close extended at-home testing in an
scapegoating first emerged last touch, offering to pay for her flight already disrupted admissions
month in Guangzhou, a manufac- home once the authorities there season.”
turing hub where many Africans released her.
live, African ambassadors de- But Disney has no control over
manded China’s Foreign Ministry Chinese government actions.
GERMAN SHEPHERD
order the immediate “cessation of After her release on April 28,
forceful testing, quarantine and her apartment building manager Pet Dog Tests Positive
other inhuman treatments meted warned her to “stay low, because
out to Africans.” Nigeria, Kenya people are scared,” telling her to For First Time in U.S.
and Ghana summoned Chinese walk her dog on the roof. She has
chosen to remain in China, she A pet dog has been tested and
diplomats to protest, and Nigeria
organized evacuation flights from said, because her family in Dela- confirmed positive for the coro-
Guangzhou. ware cannot accommodate her navirus for the first time in the
Mistreatment of black Ameri- quarantine, and she wants to keep United States, the Department of
cans has received a far more her job at Disney. Agriculture said on Tuesday.
muted response. On April 13, the “Even though there’s a high de- Since the outbreak of the pan-
State Department sent Ameri- mand for English teachers here demic, there have been confirmed
cans an advisory noting that the because a lot of them have left the infections in the United States of a
police had specifically ordered country, other schools aren’t hir- tiger, a lion and two pet cats. Two
bars and restaurants not to serve ing anyone who has brown skin,” dogs tested positive in Hong
people who appear to be of African she said. Kong, but there had been no
origin and advising African- Guangzhou authorities issued confirmed dog infections in the
Americans to avoid Guangzhou. new anti-discrimination guide- United States.
The U.S. government has not or- lines on May 2, requiring hotels,
The dog, a German shepherd in
ganized flights for Americans to landlords and taxi drivers to serve
New York, is expected to recover.
leave China since the early days of people of all nationalities.
The African-American woman There was a false alarm in
the coronavirus outbreak; it in-
stead offers to loan them the who contacted Professor Spencer April, when a low amount of the
money for a commercial flight. said in an interview that she was virus was detected in the saliva of
CGTN, a Chinese state-run released from the quarantine ho- Winston, a pug in North Carolina.
broadcaster, estimated that of tel in late April. When she re- But the U.S.D.A. laboratory per-
nearly 31,000 foreigners living in turned to her apartment, she said, formed its own tests on Winston
Guangzhou, the third-largest pop- Chinese residents ran away from and released the results on May
ulation comes from the United her. 27. “No virus was isolated, and
States, and that about 15 percent “As we receive reports of Amer- there was no evidence of an im-
of the total number — 4,553 — ican citizens in centralized quar- mune response,” said Joelle Hay-
come from African nations. antine, we contact each of them to den, a U.S.D.A. spokeswoman.
The State Department spokes- ascertain their conditions and of- This time, the German shep-
woman Morgan Ortagus, refer- fer assistance,” Ms. Ortagus said herd in New York tested positive
ring to the People’s Republic of ALEX PLAVEVSKI/EPA, VIA SHUTTERSTOCK in a statement. “We have received at the U.S.D.A.’s National Veteri-
China, said, “The Department of Top, Jeff Remmington, a professional basketball player in China, and his son. They have been un- calls from African-Americans re-
nary Services Laboratories.
State condemns racism in the able to leave Guangzhou, above, where many Africans and black Americans are experiencing mis- porting other discriminatory acts.
Although we cannot provide infor- One of the dog’s owners has
strongest possible terms, and has treatment. Mr. Remmington was denied restaurant service and has been ostracized by neighbors.
raised the issue directly and at mation on individual cases, we tested positive for coronavirus,
high levels with P.R.C. authori- take these all of these reports very and the dog had showed some
ties.” The department declined to “It didn’t feel like they were said, she had gotten sick from eat- “For us to have to move on this seriously.” signs of respiratory illness, the
say what, if anything, Beijing did fighting for us,” the teacher, who is ing rotten fruit and was terrified level to save African-American Mr. Remmington has lived in U.S.D.A. said. That prompted
in response. 34, said in an interview. “We saw she would be hospitalized against people makes me sad,” Professor China on and off to play basketball testing at a private veterinary
“African-Americans in Guang- other countries’ governments her will. Spencer said in an interview. “We for the past two years. He brought facility, and the presumptive
zhou are collateral damage of a talking to China and trying to re- “We need the world to know shouldn’t have to do this. We’re his son for the first time when he positive results were reported to
policy implemented to target Afri- solve this, but not ours.” what is happening here,” she told dealing with people’s lives and returned in January, and he had government officials.
cans, in which Chinese don’t check About the same time the wom- Professor Spencer. safety and their health.” intended to leave in March. But
your visa, just the color of your an in the hospital was appealing Professor Spencer and Jarvis The two women interviewed by when the pandemic hit, he found
skin,” said Yaqiu Wang, a China re- for help, Zoe Spencer, a sociology Bailey, a pastor, contacted the of- The Times work for Disney Eng- himself trapped.
professor at Virginia State Uni- lish in Guangzhou. After one Dis- WEST POINT
searcher at Human Rights Watch. By April, cases in Guangzhou
“In a bigger context, the Chinese versity and a human-rights activ- ney employee tested positive last had ebbed. But news of five in- 15 Cadets Test Positive
perceive Africans doing business ist, received a message from a dif- month for the coronavirus, con- fected Nigerians prompted a fresh
in China as ripping off the state,
not paying taxes and overstaying
ferent African-American woman,
whom Professor Spencer knew
‘We need the world tact tracing led to the quarantine
of 43 employees, including 23 Chi-
panic, specifically against black
people.
Ahead of Graduation
their visas.” when she was a student at the his-
torically black university in Pe-
to know what is nese and 20 foreign employees, a
Disney spokeswoman said. Four
When Mr. Remmington found
At least 15 of the graduating
cadets who returned to West
By waging a sweeping anticoro- himself barred from his neighbor-
navirus campaign against dark- tersburg, Va. happening here.’ employees tested positive and hood complex, he sneaked back in, Point ahead of President Trump’s
skinned people, she said, “they’re “Dr. Z, I’m actually in Guang- were hospitalized. A fifth — the Af- but was then barred from leaving, commencement speech this
trying to get rid of them.” zhou, China, right now and I can’t rican-American woman who his door taped shut, he said. month tested positive for the
Gordon Mathews, the chairman release this information myself,” called the consulate from the hos- He was finally released in late coronavirus, according to a U.S.
the woman, 28, who moved to fice of Virginia’s governor, Ralph pital — said she was told her test Army spokeswoman.
of the anthropology department April and began looking for a new
China last year, said in the mes- Northam, legislators, the State was positive, and she was hospi-
at the Chinese University of Hong apartment. But landlords were None of those cadets had symp-
Kong, and a co-author of “The sage, provided to The Times. “But Department and American em- talized for seven days. unwilling to accept foreigners, he toms, and the virus had not
World in Guangzhou: Africans we need help.” ployers like the Walt Disney Com- After health workers informed said, even when he showed them spread from them to any other
and Other Foreigners in South The woman said she was con- pany, which runs language her that her test was a false pos- the new regulations prohibiting cadets among the class of 1,106
China’s Global Marketplace,” was fined to a government-quarantine schools in China, urging them to itive, she was moved to an isola- discrimination. since they returned to the U.S.
less forceful. hotel. Though she had repeatedly assist African-Americans in tion room in the hospital, where Finally, he found a landlord in Military Academy last week, the
“There is racism in China,” he tested negative for the virus, she Guangzhou. she remained for an additional 14 Foshan, a city about 15 miles west spokeswoman, Col. Sunset Belin-
said, “but this is more likely to be of Guangzhou. But as he was com- sky, said on Tuesday. She said that
panic over coronavirus than any pleting the paperwork this month, the academy learned that the 15
long-term policy.” officials at the apartment complex
had the coronavirus after all
Guangzhou officials at first de- intervened, saying that Mr. Rem-
nied any discrimination. Then mington would be allowed in only cadets were tested immediately
amid an international outcry, they if he agreed to be tested for the co- upon arriving on campus. The
issued rules this month that prohi- ronavirus once a week, Mr. Rem- cadets who tested positive were
bited unequal treatment. But en- mington said. He refused. immediately isolated.
forcement is lax, say African- The officials called the police, “The Army and West Point
Americans in Guangzhou, and but the officer who arrived said have done meticulous planning to
abuses persist. the neighborhood had to allow Mr. ensure the health and safety of
“Prior to this, I was perfectly Remmington to move in, he said. the returning cadets of the U.S.
fine,” Mr. Remmington said. Now, Now Mr. Remmington is trying Military Academy’s class of 2020,”
he added, “as I come into a gro- to get himself and his son home to Colonel Belinsky said. “There is
cery store, people are literally Florida, but flights are expensive mandatory screening for all, and
running outside, fearing for their and have long travel times. we’ve had a small number —
life.” He has tried to shield his son about 1.5 percent — test positive.
Last month, an African-Ameri- from the discrimination — not This was anticipated.”
can teacher in Guangzhou, who telling him, for example, that the In April, Mr. Trump abruptly
spoke on the condition of ano- restaurant employee who turned
said he would speak at West Point
nymity for fear of retribution, was them away in April had cited their
confined for 14 days to a locked skin color. He told his son the after the cadets had already been
hospital isolation room, despite restaurant had run out of food. sent home because of concerns
repeatedly testing negative for “I don’t want my son to have about the coronavirus. The presi-
the virus. After having “a mental this preconceived notion of Chi- dent’s announcement came one
breakdown,” she said, she pleaded nese people being racist,” Mr. day before Vice President Mike
with the U.S. Consulate in Guang- Remmington said. “Could you Pence delivered the commence-
zhou to intervene. imagine my son going back to his ment address at the Air Force
REUTERS
school and telling his friends Academy graduation ceremony in
Liu Yi contributed research. The U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, above, investigated a data breach targeting a black teacher. that?” Colorado.
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A8 N THE NEW YORK TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020
GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE
Coronavirus patients at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens in May. A key decision early in the response was where to move ventilators from the national stockpile and where to build temporary hospitals.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The C.D.C.’s response to the coronavirus created a loss of confidence in the agency and hampered the U.S. response to the outbreak.
GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE
THREAT OF RESURGENCE
THE MEDICINES
Scientists Question Medical Data From Single Company Used in Two Studies
By RONI CARYN RABIN journals that subject studies to ber of coronavirus cases recorded published.
Since the outbreak began, re- peer review before publication. in some countries during the James Watson, a senior scien-
searchers have rushed to publish Both had considerable impact, study period and the number of tist with MORU Tropical Health
studies about the new coro- halting clinical trials of malaria patient outcomes reported by the Network, said his unit had to im-
navirus spreading swiftly through drugs around the world and pro- researchers over the same period. mediately suspend work on a
the world. On Tuesday, for the sec- viding reassurance about the In particular, they said, it is “dif- large randomized clinical trial to
ond time in recent days, a group of risks of blood pressure medica- ficult to reconcile” the Surgi- see if chloroquine or hydroxy-
scientists has questioned the data tions taken by millions of patients. sphere data from the United King- chloroquine can protect health
used in studies in two prominent But scientists have not seen the dom with government reports. care workers exposed on the job to
medical journals. large data set that Surgisphere The paper reported on 706 pa- the coronavirus from infection.
A group of scientists who raised says it has built, and questions tients hospitalized with confirmed “I saw very quickly this paper
questions last week about a study about its provenance are rising in Covid-19 in just seven of the U.K.’s didn’t hold up to much scrutiny at
in The Lancet about the use of scientific circles. 1,257 National Health Service hos- all,” he said. “We started wonder-
antimalarial drugs in coronavirus In the open letter to the authors pitals. ing, ‘Who’s been collecting this
patients have now objected to an- of the N.E.J.M. paper and to the Yet a high proportion of coro- data, and where did it come from?’
other paper about blood pressure journal’s editor, Dr. Eric J. Rubin, navirus patients hospitalized in We were quite surprised to see a
medicines in the New England more than 100 clinicians, re- the U.K. early on were in London, global study with only four au-
Journal of Medicine, which was searchers and statisticians de- and no London borough or hospi- thors listed and no acknowledg-
published by some of the same au- manded more detailed informa- tal had more than 100 confirmed ment of anyone else.”
GEORGE FREY/REUTERS
thors and relied on the same data tion about the patient data that cases by March 16, the critics said. The scientists then turned their
registry. served as the basis of the study, One of the studies published last month, about the drug hydroxy- The study’s numbers on cases attention to the paper about car-
Moments after their open letter and called for independent valida- chloroquine, had tremendous impact, halting some clinical trials. in Turkey “cannot be correct,” ac- diovascular disease and blood
was posted online Tuesday, the ed- tion of the work by a third party. cording to the letter. The paper re- pressure drugs that had been pub-
itors of the N.E.J.M. posted an The study was said to analyze In the paper published in The untary third-party audit done in ported data on about 346 patients lished in the N.E.J.M. on May 1.
“expression of concern” about the 8,910 Covid-19 patients hospital- Lancet, the authors said they had collaboration with the journal. with confirmed cases in three “We immediately thought, ‘If
paper, and said they had asked the ized through mid-March at 169 analyzed data gathered from 671 He also said he was arranging Turkish hospitals by March 15. there’s something wrong with the
paper’s authors to provide evi- medical centers in Asia, Europe hospitals on six continents that the terms of a nondisclosure But Istanbul University Hospi- database, it’s going to affect both
dence that the data are reliable. and North America. The authors shared granular medical informa- agreement that would allow the tal, one of the largest in the city, publications,’ ” he said.
The Lancet followed later in the concluded that cardiovascular tion about nearly 15,000 patients editors of the N.E.J.M. to see the admitted its first Covid-19 patient David Glidden, a professor of
day with a statement about its disease increased patients’ risk of who had received the antimalarial data they had requested. on March 16, the writers said. biostatistics at University of Cali-
own concerns regarding the ma- dying. drugs and 81,000 who had not, Dr. Desai had previously said “The majority of patient data in fornia, San Francisco, who reads
larial drugs paper, saying that the But the paper also appeared to while shielding their identities. that his contractual agreements Turkish hospitals are manually all new publications about
editors have commissioned an in- put to rest any concerns that peo- The papers concluded that use with hospitals prevented him entered on paper, and Turkey does Covid-19 antiviral therapies as a
dependent audit of the data. ple with high blood pressure of chloroquine and hydroxy- from disclosing any hospital-level not have an electronic nationwide member of a National Institutes of
Both of the studies relied on an might have about taking drugs chloroquine may have increased patient data, even though it was digital database other than for Health clinical guidelines panel,
analysis of patient outcomes from called ACE inhibitors: Some peo- the risk of death in these patients. anonymized. “Surgisphere stands blood tests and prescriptions,” the said he was immediately struck
a private database run by a com- ple had wondered whether the The first author on both of the behind the integrity of our studies critics added. by the vagueness of the descrip-
pany called Surgisphere, which drugs were playing a role in ex- papers is Dr. Mandeep R. Mehra, a and our scientific researchers, “Moreover, it is highly unlikely tions in both papers.
says it has granular information acerbating the illness. cardiovascular specialist and pro- clinical partners and data ana- that such clinical data would have There is a frenzy to publish re-
about nearly 100,000 Covid-19 pa- Instead, the patients taking fessor at Harvard Medical School. lysts,” he said in a statement. been shared with a U.S. company search, he added: “Medical jour-
tients from 1,200 hospitals and these drugs were more likely to The second author is Dr. Sapan S. In their letter to the N.E.J.M., without acknowledgment.” nals often feel pressure to be rele-
other health facilities on six conti- survive than those who were not, Desai, the owner and founder of critics of the work wrote: “Seri- Many of the scientists who first vant and to be carrying the story
nents. Many health care data ex- the authors said. (Other studies Surgisphere. ous, and as yet unanswered, con- raised concerns about the data- that’s going to be talked about,
perts say they knew nothing have also reported that blood On Tuesday morning, Dr. Desai, cerns have been raised about the base are involved in clinical trials and I think they need to be respon-
about its existence until recently. pressure drugs do not make peo- who has vigorously defended both integrity and provenance of these of chloroquine and hydroxy- sive to the urgency of this pan-
Both papers were published in ple more susceptible to the coro- the studies and his database, said data.” chloroquine, and they were forced demic but also to maintain their
May within a few weeks of each navirus, and do not increase the he and his co-authors on The The letter points out “major in- to pause the studies for safety re- standards, which require cau-
other in highly respected medical risk of more severe illness.) Lancet study have agreed to a vol- consistencies” between the num- views after The Lancet study was tion.”
A12 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020
Deforestation data of primary tropical forest between 2001 and 2019, provided by World Resources Institute’s Global Forest Watch program, above and at bottom, shows tree loss.
Brazil Is Responsible
For Over a Third
Of Global Losses
By HENRY FOUNTAIN
Destruction of tropical forests
worldwide increased last year, led
again by Brazil, which was re-
sponsible for more than a third of
the total, and where deforestation
of the Amazon through clear-cut-
ting appears to be on the rise un-
der the pro-development policies
of the country’s president.
The worldwide total loss of old-
growth, or primary, tropical forest
— 9.3 million acres, an area nearly
the size of Switzerland — was
about 3 percent higher than 2018
and the third largest since 2002.
Only 2016 and 2017 were worse,
when heat and drought led to
record fires and deforestation, es-
pecially in Brazil.
“The level of forest loss we saw
in 2019 is unacceptable,” said
Frances Seymour, a fellow with
the environmental research group
World Resources Institute, which
released the deforestation data
through its Global Forest Watch
program. “We seem to be going in
the wrong direction.” VICTOR MORIYAMA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
“There has been so much inter-
Fires making way for cattle grazing by the Amazon rainforest in northwest Brazil last year. The Brazilian president has aggressively pursued forest development.
national effort and rhetoric
around reducing deforestation,
and companies and governments has begun dismantling programs The data shows that while there
making all these commitments Ascension, Bolivia that protect Indigenous lands. were a significant number of fires
that they are going to reduce by Ms. Weisse said that the fires last year in Indonesia, most were
half their tropical forest loss by actually contributed relatively lit- on land that had already been de-
2020,” said Mikaela Weisse, who tle to Brazil’s total primary forest graded in the past, which was also
manages the Global Forest Watch loss of about 3.4 million acres in the case in Brazil.
program. “The fact that it’s been 2019, an amount only slightly Elsewhere, Colombia also
so stubbornly persistent is what’s higher than 2018’s total. showed improvement, with a de-
worrying to us.” Many of the fires occurred on cline in deforestation similar to
Global Forest Watch re- lands that had been previously de- the level of 2016. A peace agree-
searchers estimated that the loss forested and were being burned in ment that year between the gov-
of primary tropical forest in 2019 preparation for planting or ranch- ernment and a leftist guerrilla
resulted in the release of more ing, she said. Only about one-fifth movement that had strictly en-
than 2 billion tons of carbon diox- of fires burned in primary forest. forced limits on logging in areas
ide, or more than the emissions Instead, data from the Brazilian under its control had led to a
from all on-road vehicles in the government’s forest-monitoring power vacuum in those areas, al-
United States in a typical year. programs and other projects lowing illegal logging to prolifer-
Ms. Seymour said the outlook showed an increase in clear-cut- ate. Deforestation in 2017 and 2018
for 2020 is not good as the coro- ting of primary forests for agricul- soared.
navirus pandemic continues. ture, Ms. Weisse said. “Even In Central Africa, the Demo-
Restrictions on mobility and though the overall primary forest cratic Republic of Congo showed
looming budget cuts as a result of trend is only a small increase, we little sign of progress. Annual loss
the economic fallout from the think that deforestation is getting of primary forest has more than
global crisis may hamper efforts worse,” she said. doubled since 2012, and although
to enforce anti-deforestation laws, In neighboring Bolivia, fires the 2019 total was slightly lower
she said. “Bad actors will try to were a major cause of what was a than the year before, it was higher
take advantage with more illegal significant increase in deforesta- than 2017. “We’re seeing sus-
logging, mining, clearing and tion last year. The country’s pri- tained amounts of loss,” said Eliz-
poaching.” mary forest loss of 720,000 acres abeth Goldman, a research man-
Global Forest Watch uses data was nearly double the total from ager for Global Forest Watch.
from researchers at the Univer- 2018. Bolivia now ranks fourth in While most of the deforestation
sity of Maryland who have devel- deforestation globally behind appears to be linked to subsist-
oped machine-learning software Brazil, the Democratic Republic of ence farming, there are signs that
to analyze satellite imagery for Congo and Indonesia. some may be related to large-
loss of tree cover. Over all in the However, there were encourag- scale commercial agriculture or
tropics, that loss amounted to ing signs that efforts to reduce de- mining.
nearly 30 million acres last year. forestation had some results in But in West Africa, both Ghana
Since 2000, the world has lost 2019. Indonesia provided a rare bit and Ivory Coast showed signifi-
about 10 percent of its tropical tree of good news, with primary forest cant declines in primary forest
cover. loss declining for the third year in loss, the data showed. Ghana’s to-
Other analyses of deforestation row. The decrease, by 5 percent tal of about 14,000 acres was its
come up with different numbers. from 2018, to about 800,000 acres, lowest since 2014; Ivory Coast had
Two United Nations agencies, in came despite extensive fires in its lowest total since 2005, at
their most recent report on the the country last fall. 29,000 acres.
subject, issued last month, said Widespread fires earlier in the Deforestation in both countries
deforestation worldwide aver- decade had caused extensive de- has largely been spurred by in-
aged about 25 million acres a year forestation and hazardous air pol- creasing cocoa production for
since 2015. Their analysis relies on tant for storing carbon dioxide selective logging; or through fires drew widespread condemnation lution that reached neighboring world markets. The governments
reporting from each country. from the atmosphere and for that are set as part of land-clear- from environmental groups and countries. Since then, the Indone- of both countries, and large cocoa
Much of the tree cover loss that maintaining biodiversity, and can ing efforts but can spread out of world leaders who have been criti- sian government, under interna- and chocolate producers, had
the Maryland researchers’ data take decades to recover once de- control. cal of the Brazilian president, Jair tional pressure, has established agreed on initiatives to reduce or
reveals occurs tree plantations or stroyed. Brazil and many other tropical Bolsonaro. policies that include a moratorium end deforestation. The decline is a
other areas that are not old- That destruction can occur in countries experience those kinds Mr. Bolsonaro, who took office on land clearing for certain activi- sign that these efforts might be
growth forests. The scientists several ways: clear-cutting for ag- of fires every year. Brazil had a at the beginning of 2019, has ag- ties, ramped up enforcement of il- working, Ms. Weisse said, al-
then do additional analysis to de- riculture, ranching, mining or high number in 2019, especially in gressively pursued development legal forest cutting, and coordi- though “it’s a little early to say too
termine the loss from those old- other uses and for accompanying August. The blazes, which were in the Amazon, including mining nated efforts to limit the spread of much yet, because it’s just one
growth forests, which are impor- roads and other infrastructure; widely reported on social media, and large-scale agriculture, and fires. year.”
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020 A15
N
week or two, Mr. Hrouda added, the Red A blood drive at the Field Museum of Natural History last month in Chicago,
Cross will have to cut that amount even above, and one in April in San Diego, left. Hurricane season, forecast to be
further, sending hospitals just half their more devastating than usual this year, may increase the need for blood.
requested amounts. He said the Red
Cross was still fulfilling emergency or-
“We’re entering these seasons where
ders.
“It puts hospitals and doctors in the
Donations that dropped we know there’s typically more strain on
precarious position of deciding who gets during lockdowns have the blood supply,” said Adriane Casalotti,
chief of government and public affairs
blood,” Mr. Hrouda said.
Further aggravating the shortage, yet to bounce back. for the National Association of County
said Brian Gannon, chief executive of the and City Health Officials, which repre-
Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center in sents about 3,000 local health depart-
Texas, is that many hospitals are per- said. Still, she said, hospitals are urging ments. “You want to be ready for an in-
forming surgeries at an even faster clip people to donate. flux of patients.”
than before the pandemic as they try to Hurricane season often increases the Asked how the federal government
work through the backlog of operations. demand for blood and will make the was preparing for the impact of a blood
“Slow down on your electives,” Mr. problem even more challenging, experts shortage on this year’s disasters, FEMA
Gannon said he had told the roughly hun- warned. referred questions to the Department of
dred hospitals that get blood from his Elizabeth A. Zimmerman, who ran dis- Health and Human Services, which did
center. aster operations for the Federal Emer- not respond.
Some of the most crucial types of blood gency Management Agency during the The combination of growing demand
are in even shorter supply. The most im- Obama administration, said some kinds from hospitals, continued limits on typi-
portant is Type O-negative, which can be of storms can lead to an influx of people cal blood drives and, projections suggest,
ARIANA DREHSLER/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES
given to any person, regardless of their who need medical help. She cited what a bad storm season makes it all the more
blood type — and is therefore especially she called “pop-up hurricanes,” which important for people to donate blood,
useful for patients who can’t wait for doc- N.J., and president-elect of the American Rosenberg cautioned. accelerate quickly and so may not pro- said Mr. Hrouda of the Red Cross, before
tors to determine their blood type. College of Emergency Physicians. “We’re in a crisis that potentially can vide people enough time to evacuate. the supply falls even further.
Mr. Gannon said he usually had a “We’re running critically low in certain really escalate,” he said. “If this contin- Emergency managers encourage peo- He said the Red Cross takes steps to
three- to four-day supply of Type O red blood types like O-negative,” Dr. Rosen- ues, we’re going to put patients at risk.” ple to help survivors by donating blood ensure the safety of its donation sites —
blood cells. Now he has just one or two berg said. “I get about half of what I Michelle Hood, chief operating officer during and after disasters, Ms. Zimmer- requiring the use of masks, taking the
days’ worth. need.” for the American Hospital Association, man said. But this year, she added, that temperature of donors, and cleaning all
The drop has already started to com- For now, emergency rooms can use said the country’s hospitals “are criti- message might not have the same re- the equipment. He urged people to get
plicate the jobs of emergency room doc- workarounds, such as delaying pro- cally aware of the potential implications sults. back in the habit of giving.
tors, according to Mark S. Rosenberg, cedures long enough to find out a pa- of shortages of blood.” Local health officials warned that the “We’re trying to avoid yet another cri-
chairman of emergency medicine at St. tient’s blood type. “We have not yet heard of blood supply shortage has made it harder to get ready sis in the country,” he said. “We’ve got
Joseph’s Health in Paterson and Wayne, But that will only work for so long, Dr. issues impacting patient care,” Ms. Hood for hurricanes and other disasters. enough on our hands.”
Many Restaurant Owners Nourish Protesters With Food, Supplies and Donations
By TEJAL RAO
The Los Angeles chef Josef Centeno
woke up early Saturday morning, to find
piles of smashed glass and scrawls of
graffiti at his downtown restaurants.
Like so many businesses, his Bar Amá
and Bäco Mercat had been vandalized
during protests overnight.
Though home improvement stores
were running low on plywood, Mr. Cen-
teno tracked some down from a friend
and, like business owners around the
country, cleaned up his sidewalk and
boarded up his storefronts for the night
ahead. “We are already in a tough posi-
tion, and our insurance won’t cover this,”
he said.
But the anger and frustration he felt
wasn’t directed at the tens of thousands
of people who marched throughout the
weekend against racism and police bru-
tality, to protest police killings of black
Americans after the death of George
Floyd. CORAL VON ZUMWALT FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
“I’m in full support, in total solidarity, Josef Centeno, seen in 2019 at his restaurant Amácita, said he was “in total solidarity” with protesters, even after vandals hit two of his Los Angeles restaurants.
with the protesters,” Mr. Centeno said. Right, Maria Acosta, who owns several McDonald’s restaurants in Texas, had crews give food to volunteers cleaning up on Sunday after looting in San Antonio.
“We need change, period.”
In 140 cities around the United States,
sage they are trying to get out is being cers in riot gear using batons, tear gas, tra and Wildair in New York City, said his African-American and people of color,”
restaurants have been vandalized,
drowned out by a few individuals trying pepper spray and rubber bullets on pro- businesses, with matching funds from he said. “We don’t want to come out be-
looted and sometimes burned. Owners
are angry, scared and frustrated. But to do bad.” testers, bystanders and journalists. several wine importers, had raised about cause of the virus, and now we don’t want
many have played an increasingly im- She said hundreds of volunteers, in- A few blocks from where Mr. Floyd $20,000 so far for Minnesota Freedom to come out because of the police brutal-
portant role in supporting protesters — cluding protesters, showed up on Sun- was killed in Minneapolis, the owners of Fund, Reclaim the Block, Brooklyn Com- ity.”
providing them with food, supplies and Pimento Jamaican Kitchen packed go- munity Bail Fund, Black Visions Col- After months of lockdown, and the
donations. bags for marchers that included critical lective and Disability Justice Culture sudden reopening of dining rooms in
And though some business owners supplies to protect themselves from both Club. many cities, restaurants have been met
aren’t making a distinction among the ‘They have a voice that coronavirus and any violence by the po- Other owners, even those supporting with fast-changing curfew schedules, on
angry protesters who march by day and lice: gloves, face masks and face shields, the protests, were deeply worried for the top of public transportation shutdowns,
violent looters who follow at night, oth- needs to be heard,’ a eyewash kits, gauze and other first aid. safety of their employees and diners. many in neighborhoods now patrolled by
the National Guard.
ers see a clear difference.
Maria Acosta, 43, the owner and oper-
McDonald’s owner says. “If people are going to be out, people
have the right to demonstrate,” said
Matthew Nelson, the owner of Mangos
Caribbean Restaurant in Atlanta, looked Back in downtown Los Angeles, after
ator of nine McDonald’s restaurants in Scott McDonald, a manager at Pimento. out for those stranded when early cur- he finished boarding up his windows, Mr.
San Antonio and Corpus Christi, Texas, “If that’s what you are going to do and fews went into effect, and mass transit Centeno checked the schedule of protest
was shocked by the damage that looters day morning to clean up — repotting you’re going to exercise that right, do it was shut down, calling Uber cars for his routes against city curfews. He knew
had inflicted in San Antonio, and wanted tipped plants, sweeping up glass and as safely as possible.” employees. “I support the protest, but I that some of his staff might be among the
to feed the volunteers cleaning up. scrubbing away graffiti. With help from Though some restaurants have re- don’t support any rioting and violence,” demonstrators, holding up homemade
“You feel for the protester,” she said. her brother and sister, who also own Mc- mained quiet, not issuing a statement said Mr. Nelson, who saw protesters be- signs, kneeling in front of police barri-
“They have a voice that needs to be Donald’s locations in the area, Ms. one way or another, many have shown ing arrested outside his restaurant. cades with their hands up, running from
heard, and it is unfortunate that the mes- Acosta packed about 800 meals of support for the protests on their social After the demonstrations in Atlanta on tear gas, desperate to make themselves
chicken nuggets, cheeseburgers and ap- media feeds, going beyond hashtags and Friday, Michael Davis, the general man- heard.
Reporting was contributed by Brett An- ples to feed them. famous quotations to help fund activists ager of BQE Restaurant and Lounge, “For now the safest thing is to stay
derson, Priya Krishna, Amelia Nieren- As violence escalated over the week- in their communities. said people were scared to go out. closed,” he said. “But we’ll see how to-
berg and Pete Wells. end, videos on social media showed offi- Fabian von Hauske, an owner of Con- “A vast majority of our customers are morrow looks.”
A16 N THE NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020
WHITNEY CURTIS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES PETER VAN AGTMAEL FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
A police officer in Brooklyn, top left, and protesters kneeling in front of a line of officers in Ferguson, Mo. A message, right, paid tribute to George Floyd near the site of his
killing in Minneapolis. At a protest on Sunday in Oakland, Calif., a man said he had told his 5-year-old son: “The world we live in is not equal. People look at us different.”
WHEREVER YOU
— a fever that set in on Memorial cause “They’re going to blame it
Day, when Derek Chauvin, a white on us.”
police officer, pressed his knee to The fence came down, and hell
NYU SPS
Mr. Chauvin was ultimately
charged with third-degree mur- Floyd was killed and where the
der, but the demonstrations of protests began nearly a week ear-
fury triggered by the encounter lier, a similar confrontation un-
have shown no signs of abating, folded shortly after the 8 p.m. cur-
with some protesters demanding few — and, thus, with an air of in-
the arrests of three other Minne- evitability.
apolis officers at the scene. As a beautiful sunset took
The horrific death of Mr. Floyd shape, hundreds of vociferous
followed an all-too-familiar pat- protesters clustered near a gas
tern of black boys and men being station and Bobby & Steve’s Auto
killed by the police; the names of World downtown, all but boxed in
others — Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, by walls of police officers wearing
Michael Brown among them — body armor and holding batons.
are embedded in the American “We’re just sitting ducks,” a
consciousness. man said.
What’s more, the demonstra- A committed group sat and
tions are taking place in the midst knelt in the street and continued
of another unsettling American to chant. “We’re saying we’re sick
reality. In little more than three of this!” a woman shouted into a
months, the coronavirus pan- megaphone, to which the crowd
demic has killed more than responded, “No justice, no peace.”
100,000 Americans, pushed an- A helicopter buzzed overhead,
other 40 million into unemploy- as the numbers of police officers
ment, and upended much of ev- and members of the National
eryday life. Guard multiplied.
These realities now run like an Then, suddenly, at 8:43 p.m.,
undercurrent through hundreds the police fired tear gas into the
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Minneapolis from Brooklyn, MINNEAPOLIS Terrence Floyd, George Floyd’s brother, spoke. LOUISVILLE A demonstrator tried to keep the peace on Monday.
law enforcement crackdowns. In
Atlanta, six police officers were urged people to research political
candidates and vote for change. out water, hand sanitizer and take the streets!” strong; others pleaded to fall back They ran off, returning with
charged with using excessive
force after video footage showed Some particularly uncomfort- snacks. Some have gone as far as But then, a local man came for- for safety. plastic bottles filled with liquid,
able conflicts between white and to use their bodies to shield black ward with a quiet warning. “I’m Later in the night, tensions rose which they poured over the wood
them stopping two college stu-
black protesters have reflected protesters as the police are bear- and containers. At that point, a
dents in a car Saturday night, fir- telling you right now: If you again after Army helicopters de-
the very divide that protesters are ing down on them.
ing Tasers at them and dragging march, they will come full force at scended to rooftop level, kicking group of people hurried over,
hoping to upend.
them out of their vehicle. But some escalations led by you,” he said — people would get up dirt and debris and snapping telling them to stop. One of them
In Baltimore on Saturday night,
“The conduct involved in this white protesters have not been hurt. tree branches in a maneuver often was the woman’s father.
Denicia Baker was chanting,
incident is not indicative of the welcome. Mr. Holiday reconsidered. used in combat zones to scare “What you’re doing — they un-
“Hands up, don’t shoot!” outside
way that we treat people in the “If you show up in these spaces “Word has just got to me that this away insurgents. derstand that violence,” he said
City Hall with a group of about 200
City of Atlanta,” Paul L. Howard, protesters when two young white across the country, you are a might not be the safest thing,” he Some young people wearing angrily. “There ain’t a vehicle that
Jr., the district attorney, said in a men wearing black T-shirts and guest,” said Takirra Winfield announced. masks responded by throwing they have that can’t run through
news conference on Tuesday. ski masks started kicking and Dixon, a former Obama adminis- Across the country, opposing rocks at storefronts, while others fire.”
President Trump has pushed on shaking protective fencing put up tration official and activist based approaches have often been on appeared intent on continuing to The woman looked down.
states to crack down even harder by the police. in Baltimore. “You don’t necessar- display simultaneously in the march peacefully. “You’re my daughter. I got you,”
on the protests, leaving demon- “Stop!” Ms. Baker yelled at the ily have the right to pick up a brick same city. In some cases, the debate he said, and she walked away.
strators debating how to respond men, recording the episode on her and throw it through a window.” On Monday night in Los Ange- among protesters over how to re- Johnetta Elzie, an early partici-
to a growing police and military cellphone. “When you do that, In some cases, conflicts have les, peaceful demonstrators in spond to the police breaks down pant in the Black Lives Matter
presence in the streets. they don’t go after you. They come erupted between local protesters West Hollywood knelt alongside a along generational lines. Just be- movement who co-founded the
As the demographics of the after us.” and others who have come in from police officer in a show of mutual fore midnight on Sunday, rumors group Campaign Zero, which ad-
movement have expanded to in- During a heated exchange, one outside. good will. But in Van Nuys, a few swirled that the authorities were vocates against police violence,
clude a far more diverse popula- of the young men responded: In Minneapolis, Michael “Big miles north, a protest splintered. about to break up protesters near said she had seen the full spec-
tion, the goals have also broad- “They’re going to kill you any- Texas” Holiday, a community ac- Looters broke into a pharmacy the intersection where Mr. Floyd trum of emotional responses that
way.” tivist from Houston as large as his and a Big 5 Sporting Goods store; died. A black woman and two could bubble up in a protest in re-
Kim Barker reported from Minne- Eventually, other protesters re- name, whipped up a crowd on police chased them on foot. white men, all in their 20s, cent days, often based on each
apolis, and Caitlin Dickerson from moved the two white men. Ms. Sunday, telling hundreds of gath- In Washington, D.C., protesters hatched a plan to set fire to a barri- person’s individual life experi-
New York. Reporting was contrib- Baker said she suspected they ered protesters that they needed squabbled on Monday over how to er of garbage containers and ence.
uted by Matthew Furber from Min- only wanted to stir up trouble. to stop giving lip service and take respond as law enforcement wooden palettes to prevent the po- She said divisions were inher-
neapolis, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and In many of the demonstrations, action. wielding pepper spray advanced lice from moving in. ent to protest and should not be
Thomas Gibbons-Neff from Wash- white protesters say they have “You fired up?” he yelled into a upon them. Some shouted “Hey, do you have flammables seen as necessarily detrimental to
ington, and Adam Popescu from tried to hang back and listen or megaphone. People cheered, rais- through the cloud of chemicals in the car?” the woman asked the the cause. “Who am I to stop
Los Angeles. play a supporting role by passing ing their fists into the air. “Let’s that the group should stand men. them?”
Caught in Crossfire, Literally and Politically, Some Officers Feel Like ‘Pawns’
By MANNY FERNANDEZ to tolerate, connect and empa- lines. In Denver, a police officer
It was one small overlooked mo- thize. The message on the streets, was fired on Tuesday after posting
ment as the streets of America at times, is that they are part of the a photo online of three officers in
burned. problem. The message from the armored tactical gear with the
In downtown Dallas near the news media is watch what you say caption, “Let’s start a riot.”
convention center, a protester and do. At a time when tensions are vol-
screamed at a dozen uniformed All of these messages have col- atile on the streets, such missteps
officers. “How do you live with lided in real time as police tactics do more than hurt a department’s
yourself?” the man yelled at are analyzed and publicized on so- image. In Richmond, Va., two offi-
them. “How can you work for cial media, as the response be- cers were being treated for gun-
something you know is wrong?” comes increasingly federalized shot injuries. The shooting oc-
Off to the side, standing near and as officers in several cities are curred hours after the Police De-
the officers, a member of the Dal- pelted with bricks, shot at and partment apologized on Twitter to
las Police Department in civilian rammed by drivers in vehicles. peaceful protesters who were hit
clothes and wearing a mask to In St. Louis on Monday night, with tear gas.
protect herself from the coro- four officers were struck by gun- In many ways, the police re-
navirus was crying. fire in a shootout between gun- sponse to what is happening on
It is a volatile time to be a police men at a protest and the police. In the streets illustrates a kind of
officer in America. Las Vegas, an officer was put on post-Ferguson era of policing. Of-
They have been attacked by life support after he was shot as ficers — not only chiefs but even
protesters and they have also at- police forces tried to disperse the rank and file — have em-
tacked protesters, fueling the an- crowds after being hit with bottles braced the demonstrations and
ger against the officers. Some and rocks. In Buffalo, the driver of aligned themselves so much with
have been applauded nationwide an S.U.V. sped through a line of protesters that they have been in-
after being caught on video shak- law enforcement officers in riot vited to march alongside them. In
ing hands with demonstrators, gear, injuring two of them in an some places, chiefs have become
hugging them, taking a knee, or episode that was caught on video. more politically outspoken and
marching alongside them to turn “We feel like we’re pawns in a WHITNEY CURTIS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES more emotional than they have
tense protests into parades of soli- game right now,” said a supervi- Protesters threw fireworks at officers outside the police department in Ferguson, Mo., on Sunday. been in decades.
darity. Others have been disci- sor in a police department in the At a demonstration in Red-
plined, fired or charged after us- St. Louis region who asked that lands, Calif., protesters knelt and
his name not be used in order to Much of policing, like much of away, but yet these officers have “I’ve gone home once in the last bowed their heads for an ex-
ing excessive force on protesters,
as their superiors — long criti- speak frankly about the job. “It’s politics, is local. become targets for that rage.” four days,” said a Los Angeles offi- tended moment of silence, to rep-
cized for reacting sluggishly, if at almost like there’s an agenda and But the outrage over the death Sgt. Ramirez, 35, was in a com- cer watching the crowd months resent the eight minutes and 46
all, to misconduct — are now we’re being used on both sides, of George Floyd in police custody mand post on Sunday when pro- after having the coronavirus. “My seconds that the Minneapolis offi-
swiftly punishing the kind of the left and the right, to further in Minneapolis has upended that testers began hurling frozen wa- girlfriend had to drop off clothes cer had his knee on Mr. Floyd’s
heavy-handed tactics that have that agenda.” notion, inciting social unrest and ter bottles and rocks at officers. so I could change. It’s been hell, neck. Among those who took a
been commonplace during riots in The supervisor said it felt like a violence for urban and suburban One officer was struck on the el- for everybody. Monsters and Red knee was Chris Catren, the Red-
decades past. more dangerous time to be an offi- police departments across the bow with a projectile. Another Bull, that’s the only thing that’s lands police chief.
The message from the presi- cer than it did during the rioting in country. broke his leg while chasing a loot- keeping me up.” “In policing, you don’t put a toe
dent is to dominate the streets 2014 over the Michael Brown “These type of protests take a er. As the world watches demon- in the water,” he said. “You either
with force. The message from killing in Ferguson, Mo., a senti- significant toll on an officer’s men- In Beverly Hills, Calif., on Tues- strations unfold on television and dive in, or you don’t. When inci-
many of their chiefs and mayors is ment echoed by other law enforce- tal wellness, and they add so much day, several hundred chanting social media, both the best and the dents like this happen, for officers
ment officials. stress,” said Manny Ramirez, a protesters were being monitored worst of American law enforce- all the way across the country, it
Reporting was contributed by Ma- “In 2014, there were threats of sergeant with the Fort Worth Po- by the city’s police officers, who ment has been on display. tarnishes all the work that we’ve
rina Trahan Martinez, Adam violence, people said all kinds of lice Department and the president closed Rodeo Drive and were Protesters, both peaceful and done and all the trust we’ve built
Popescu, Jack Healy and David things,” the supervisor said. “I of the police officers’ union. “This flanked by reinforcements in violent, have been bruised and up with our community, and that’s
Montgomery. never felt that nervous.” is Fort Worth, Texas, 1,000 miles SWAT tactical vehicles. beaten by officers on the front frustrating.”
THE NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020 N A19
Biden Sees ‘a Nation Enraged,’ With the President Fanning the Flame
From Page A1
on to our children and our grand-
children? Fear, anger, finger
pointing, rather than the pursuit
of happiness? Incompetence and
anxiety, self-absorption, selfish-
ness?”
The country, Mr. Biden said,
was “crying out for leadership.”
Mr. Biden’s remarks, which
were by turns optimistic about
America’s potential and somber
about the depth of its challenges,
came as his team moved urgently
to press a more aggressive case
against Mr. Trump at an extraor-
dinarily high-stakes moment for
the country, marked by a pan-
demic, devastating unemploy-
ment numbers, racial strife and
violent clashes between the police
and protesters during the demon-
strations, which in many cities
have also led to looting.
Heightening the tensions, in the
last several days alone, Mr. Trump
has called protesters “terrorists,”
spent time in an underground
bunker and visited a church for
photographs with a Bible, while
peaceful demonstrators were dis-
persed with tear gas to clear his
path. His campaign is increas-
ingly seeking to paint Mr. Biden as
sympathetic to those “causing
mayhem,” as Mr. Trump’s team
put it on Tuesday.
To chart his own vision for the
country, Mr. Biden left his home in
Wilmington, Del., to travel to Phil-
adelphia. It is the city where the
nation’s founding documents
were crafted, where President
Barack Obama gave his famous
speech on race in 2008, and where
Mr. Biden held his first large-scale
rally of the 2020 campaign, prom-
ising to heal the soul of the coun-
try. It is now also a city rocked by
protests and growing racial ten- MARK MAKELA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
sions. Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. in City Hall in Philadelphia, where he delivered a harsh criticism of President Trump’s handling of the nation’s recent unrest.
In his remarks, which lasted
around 20 minutes, Mr. Biden a ban on police chokeholds. He ter a white police officer knelt on Meanwhile, the coronavirus Coons said. “I wouldn’t be sur- Mr. Biden’s campaign advisers
urged his opponent to consult the urged a “model use-of-force rages on, with more than 100,000 prised if he went to Minneapolis.”
his neck for nearly nine minutes, have engaged in fluid, evolving
Constitution and the Bible instead standard.” He highlighted his Americans dead, and more than A leader, Mr. Coons added,
has set off an outpouring of grief deliberations about how best to
of eviscerating the “guardrails" of promise to create a national police 40 million people who have filed “takes some risks to hear people
and anger across the country. wade back into public activity as
democracy, one of many times in oversight commission. And he for unemployment. and to respect them.”
the speech in which Mr. Biden Peaceful demonstrations during Delaware eases restrictions.
pledged that as president, he the day have turned chaotic at Mr. Trump’s campaign de- Polling shows that Mr. Biden Campaign officials are weigh-
reached for language that has tra- would not “fan the flames of hate.” fended the president’s approach still has work to do in communi-
ditionally had bipartisan appeal. night as images of American cit- ing the need for sensitivity to the
He said, “I’ll seek to heal the ra- ies, under curfew and on fire, blan- to the crisis. cating that image to the nation. A fraught subject matter at hand, as
“The president held up the Bi- cial wounds that have long “President Trump has ad- Washington Post-ABC poll over
ble at St. John’s Church yester- ket television. well as continuing health consid-
plagued our country.” The country, Mr. Biden said, re- dressed the nation twice, ex- the weekend found that Mr.
day,” Mr. Biden, a practicing Ro- erations amid the pandemic, peo-
As Mr. Trump cracks down on quired “leadership that can recog- pressed horror and sorrow for the Trump bested Mr. Biden on the
man Catholic, said. “I just wish he ple close to the team said.
protesters, how Mr. Biden handles nize pain and deep grief of com- death of George Floyd, stood with question of who respondents saw
opened it once in awhile instead of the coming weeks could define his the peaceful protesters, and made as a strong leader. “It’s a challenge to be in this
brandishing it. If he opened it, he candidacy for the final five it clear that he would not abide our But the same survey had Mr. Bi- kind of environment,” said Ms.
could have learned something. months of the presidential con- cities being overtaken by violent, den with a 10-percentage-point Blunt Rochester on Sunday. “We
That we’re all called to love one test. There is an increasing sense uncontrollable rioters,” the cam- lead over Mr. Trump among regis- have to be careful for him and for
another as we love ourselves.” of urgency among his allies to see ‘Is this who we are?’ paign said in a statement. tered voters. And a Monmouth others, and so he will continue to
Yet Mr. Biden, who spent much
of the presidential primary cam-
him leading from the ground, and
his speech on Tuesday marked the
he asks. ‘Is this who While Mr. Trump, with the bully
pulpit of the presidency, never left
University poll released on Tues-
day found Mr. Trump’s approval
listen to the science.”
On Sunday, he spent much of his
paign casting Mr. Trump as an
“aberration,” also said that defeat-
third straight day he appeared in we want to be?’ public view as the virus closed rating at 42 percent among all time listening — to passers-by, to
public. much of the country, Mr. Biden Americans, his lowest marks business owners, and to her own
ing him would not be enough to “This is a moment in our na- spent recent months campaigning since early fall. experience as the mother of a
heal the nation’s centuries-old di- tion’s history that is as unique as if virtually, struggling to break Just 21 percent said the country black man, Ms. Blunt Rochester
visions, which are growing deeper we had the 1918 pandemic and the munities that have had a knee on through with his message. was headed in the right direction, said.
seemingly by the day. Seeking to 1929 stock market crash and the their neck for a long time.” But he made a public Memorial a drop by nearly half since March. Mr. Biden also called mayors on
acknowledge the pain and the 1968 riots all happen at the same Mr. Biden also denounced Day appearance to pay his re- The biggest drop in confidence the front lines of the crisis. “He
chaos of the moment, he warned, time,” said Senator Chris Coons, clashes between the police, pro- spects to Delaware’s war dead came among Republicans: Only
“we must not let our pain destroy asked me how I thought he could
Democrat of Delaware. “There’s a testers and looters. and emerged for a Sunday walk 45 percent now say the country is be supportive of the work we’re
us." limit to how much leadership you “There's no place for violence, around Wilmington, visiting the going the right way, down from 75
“We’re a nation enraged,” he trying to lead nationally, and how
can show without seeing people, no place for looting or destroying site of demonstrations and meet- percent in March.
continued. “But we cannot let our he could be helpful in that space,”
hearing from people, connecting property or burning churches or ing with store owners, said Repre- Mr. Biden is expected to intensi-
rage consume us. We’re a nation said Mayor Melvin Carter of St.
with people. Joe Biden has always destroying businesses,” he said, sentative Lisa Blunt Rochester, fy his public appearances over the
that’s exhausted, but we will not been at his best when people can noting that many people of color Democrat of Delaware, who ac- next month, with his early forays Paul, Minn.
allow our exhaustion to defeat us.” feel and see his empathy.” have been victims. “Nor is it ac- companied him. in Delaware offering a model. And “I told him, I’ve stopped using
Declaring this the time “for our The former vice president, 77, is ceptable for our police, sworn to That was followed on Monday during his meeting with commu- the phrase ‘recovery,’” Mr. Carter
nation to deal with systemic rac- cautiously re-emerging onto the protect and serve all people, to es- by an in-person meeting with faith nity and faith leaders on Monday, recalled, going on to emphasize
ism,” Mr. Biden called on Con- public landscape at one of the calate tension, resort to excessive and community leaders at a his- he promised that in the coming the need for transformational
gress to pass measures including most volatile moments in at least violence. We need to distinguish toric black church. weeks, he would make “very seri- change on matters from health
a generation. between legitimate peaceful pro- Such activity “shows you his ous national speeches about care to the economy. “January and
Giovanni Russonello contributed The killing of George Floyd, a tests and opportunistic violent de- heart and his understanding of the where I think we have to go, what February were not a state of sta-
reporting. black man who died last week af- struction.” urgency of this moment,” Mr. we have to do.” bility for too many Americans.”
Coughing Crowds, Damaged Lungs: Tear Gas May Lead to New Wave of Infections
By MIKE BAKER tory tract rather than infection, or navirus illness.
SEATTLE — The billowing could have been prompted by The C.D.C. has said that pro-
clouds of tear gas that the authori- other factors. longed exposure to riot-control
ties are sending through protest A study in Turkey examining agents may lead to long-term ef-
crowds across the United States the long-term effects of tear gas fects to eyes and breathing prob-
may increase the risk that the co- found that people who had been lems such as asthma.
ronavirus could spread through exposed had a higher risk for The use of tear gas to disperse
the gatherings. chronic bronchitis. protesters has been the subject of
Along with the immediate pain Tear gas has been around for criticism from organizations such
that can cause watering eyes and decades, used around the world as as the American Civil Liberties
burning throats, tear gas may a riot-control tool, including in Union.
cause damage to people’s lungs Hong Kong during recent upris- Jamil Dakwar, the director of
and make them more susceptible ings there. Treaties prohibit its the A.C.L.U.’s Human Rights Pro-
to getting a respiratory illness, ac- use during war.
cording to studies on the risks of Mr. Jordt said he worried that
exposure. The gas can also incite the effects on healthy, young mili-
coughing, which can further tary recruits may also not fully Billowing clouds that
spread the virus from an infected capture the risks to people who
person. are older or have underlying con- disperse protesters
Sven-Eric Jordt, a researcher at
Duke University who has studied
ditions. He said more research
was needed on tear gas generally,
carry health risks.
the effects of tear gas agents, said since much of the research was
he had been shocked to watch how decades old, but that it has been
much the authorities had turned difficult to get funding to examine gram, said tear gas had become
to the control method in recent the issue. an overused tactic that could actu-
days. The protests after Mr. Floyd’s ally increase the volatility of a sit-
“I’m really concerned that this death have focused on the dispro- uation. He said the weapons that
might catalyze a new wave of portionate impacts of police were so indiscriminate should not
Covid-19,” Mr. Jordt said. The vi- killings on black Americans, with be used for dispersing people or in
rus has been linked to more than WHITNEY CURTIS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
protests led by groups such as
protests.
106,000 deaths in the United Police in Ferguson, Mo., fired tear gas into a crowd on Sunday. Experts worry about the health ef- Black Lives Matter. People of col-
“It has become a first-resort
States. fects of the agent. “It has become a first-resort weapon rather than a last resort,” said Jamil Dakwar. or have also been hit particularly
weapon rather than a last resort,”
The protests after the death of hard by the coronavirus pan-
demic, with higher rates of hospi- Mr. Dakwar said.
George Floyd in Minneapolis
But the addition of wafting conducted in the summer of 2012 tear gas — including stinging in talizations and deaths than white Mr. Dakwar said he would like
have already raised alarm among
gases, which have been used found that the personnel in a basic the eyes and throat — typically people. to see state and federal legislation
health experts who have watched
as protesters gathered by the widely by police forces in recent training cohort had a substan- lasts for only 15 to 30 minutes after Researchers have long found that would restrict the use of those
thousands in cities around the nights, has added an uncertain tially high risk of being found to a person who has been exposed that smoking can cause damage to techniques. While the A.C.L.U.
country. While some demonstra- new element of risk to the scene. have an acute respiratory illness gets to an area with cleaner air. upper airways and increase the was not advocating an outright
tors have worn masks and gloves, In research conducted by the in the days after exposure than But many of the illnesses in the risk of lung infections. The Cen- ban, he said the priority should be
the crowds have often involved U.S. Army, examiners looked at the days before. Army research surfaced days af- ters for Disease Control and Pre- on de-escalation techniques.
shouting and chanting in close the impacts of exposure that thou- The risk increased the more ter exposure. Researchers cau- vention has said that conditions Mr. Dakwar said the gas was so
quarters — a risky activity for a sands of Army recruits had to the people were exposed, the re- tioned that illnesses were not lab- such as asthma and chronic lung indiscriminate that he also wor-
virus spread by respiratory drop- common riot-control agent known searchers said. checked, and could have been disease can increase the risk of ried about the health effects on po-
lets. as CS gas or tear gas. The study The miserable initial effects of caused by damage to the respira- someone getting a severe coro- lice officers.
A20 N THE NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020
Suddenly in Spotlight: A Law With Roots in the Early Days of the Republic
By CHRISTINE HAUSER ties were either unable or unwill- justify such a deployment without
President Trump threatened on ing to maintain order, said the agreement of the state gover-
Monday to use federal forces to Stephen I. Vladeck, a law profes- nor or legislature.
quell the protests and violence sor at the University of Texas Eugene R. Fidell, a senior re-
that have swept the country, a School of Law. In those cases, the search scholar at Yale Law School,
measure that legal experts said military would be the backstop. said such a move would be “litigat-
would require the use of an 1807 ed, and litigated quick.”
What is its relationship to state “To the extent that there is wig-
law called the Insurrection Act. governments?
“If a city or state refuses to take gle room and a judgment call to be
The use of the military for civilian made, the question is how much a
the actions necessary to defend law enforcement has been re- margin of appreciation would a
the life and property of their resi- strained as part of the Constitu- federal court afford him,” Mr. Fi-
dents, then I will deploy the tion’s protections for civil liberties dell said.
United States military and quickly and state sovereignty. State gov- He said there would have to be a
solve the problem for them,” Mr. ernments maintain the authority “catastrophic decapitation” of law
Trump said in the Rose Garden. to keep order within their borders, enforcement and civil govern-
Although he did not mention it a power given to them under the ment in the state to warrant that
by name, Mr. Trump would be in- Posse Comitatus Act of 1878. deployment. “You are talking
voking the Insurrection Act, a Generally, that law forbids the about an unprecedented situation
group of statutes approved by use of the military as a domestic of utter chaos and a complete col-
Congress in the early 1800s that police force. lapse,” he said. “At that point, all
gives the president the power, un- But the Insurrection Act au- gloves are off.”
der some conditions, to activate thorizes the president to use the “But there is nothing like that
federal troops for domestic law military to suppress an insurrec- going on,” he added.
enforcement. tion if a state government re- Several governors have said
quests it. And there is some lee- they do not want the president to
What is the Insurrection Act?
way in the president’s discretion, send federal troops into their
An early version of the Insurrec- such as whether the commander states. Gov. Tim Walz, Democrat
tion Act was first approved by in chief considers that the unrest of Minnesota, whose state has
Congress in 1792 to “provide for is obstructing laws of the United JOE MARQUETTE/ASSOCIATED PRESS been at the center of the protests,
calling forth the militia to execute States. has declined Mr. Trump’s offer of a
the laws of the union, suppress in-
The Insurrection Act was last used in 1992, when troops were sent in during the Los Angeles riots.
military police response in his
surrections and repel invasions.” When has it been used before?
state.
It has been amended several The last time that the act was used Native Americans along the 19th- saying they’re not being enforced sor Vladeck said. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New
times in the centuries since. was in 1992, when riots in Los An- century frontier; during industri- the way he wants them to be en- But after those provisions were York, a Democrat, said in an inter-
Generally, the law gives the geles broke out after four white al strife in the late 19th century forced.” repealed, it became “somewhat view on Monday with the CNN
president the power to send mili- police officers were acquitted in and the early 20th century; and to Professor Vladeck said that unclear how an abuse of the stat- host Erin Burnett that he would
tary forces to states to quell wide- the beating of Rodney King, a enforce federal court orders re- politics also played a role in ute could be reined in,” he said. say, “Thank you, but no thank
spread public unrest and to sup- black motorist. Armed forces quiring desegregation during the whether presidents used the act. “We’ve been lucky, historically, you.”
port civilian law enforcement. But have also been used to quell civil civil rights movement. “The Insurrection Act hasn’t been that political considerations have Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, a
before invoking it, the president disturbances after natural disas- Kent Greenfield, a constitu- invoked since 1992 — largely be- prevented presidents from abus- Democrat, also told CNN that he
must first call for the “insurgents” ters, such as in widespread looting tional law professor at Boston Col- cause domestic use of the military ing these authorities,” he said. would not request military assist-
to disperse, according to a Con- in St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Is- lege, told The Associated Press is generally unpopular,” he wrote “But there is no guarantee that ance. “I reject the notion that the
gressional Research Service re- lands, after Hurricane Hugo in that, in Mr. Trump’s case — and on Twitter last week. comparable considerations would federal government can send
port published in 2006. If stability 1989, according to the Congres- unlike the clashes over school de- restrain President Trump.” troops into the state of Illinois,” he
is not restored, the president may sional Research Service report. segregation — there was no alle- Could the president’s use of the Although the president does not said.
then issue an executive order to These statutes were used regu- gation that states were refusing to Insurrection Act be opposed? need a request from a state to use “The fact is that he should stay
deploy troops. larly throughout U.S. history. enforce federal law. Originally, the statutes set clearer federal armed forces for domestic out of our business,” the governor
The idea for the law was that Professor Vladeck said in an “He is not saying that the laws limitations, like a sunset provision law enforcement under the Insur- said. “We are working hard in the
there could be circumstances in email on Tuesday that the statutes aren’t being enforced,” Mr. Green- for the use of military forces, and a rection Act, some experts do not state of Illinois to bring down ten-
which the local and state authori- were employed in conflicts with field said of the president. “He is required judicial review, Profes- believe the current circumstances sions.”
THE NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020 N A21
eral fortress. Even Transportation The military police outside the White House on Monday. Nearly a dozen federal agencies and at them, a moment that was pho-
and neither has been willing to
Security Administration officers tographed and shared by resi-
take responsibility for some of the components are working with the police and the National Guard to quell protests in Washington. dents. A stranger who heard their
have been called out of the air- ugliest episodes between pro-
ports to help protect federal prop- cries for help let them shelter in
testers and officers. fayette Square and expand the Protection, said in a tweet on Washington’s mayor, Muriel E.
erty in the “national capital re- his home until the city’s curfew
While mayors and governors amount of territory near the Tuesday that the aircraft special- Bowser, learned from neighboring
gion.” lifted, while law enforcement
express sympathy for the demon- White House that was controlled ists were used in Buffalo to track
“D.H.S. and its partners will not local leaders that National Guard waited outside to arrest them.
strations, the Department of people who hit officers with a ve-
allow anarchists, disrupters and by officers. support was headed for Washing- To Mr. Trump and Mr. Barr, the
Homeland Security and the F.B.I. hicle.
opportunists to exploit the ongo- “President Trump directed At- ton, and she resisted. raucous night was a success.
have monitored the protests for
ing civil unrest to loot and destroy torney General Barr to lead fed- Around 600 homeland security Hours after protesters in La- Mr. Barr called Monday
domestic terrorist activity. The
our communities,” said Chad Wolf, eral law enforcement efforts to as- officials were deployed to the fayette Square were pepper- evening “a more peaceful night in
department said in a bulletin to
the acting secretary of the Depart- sist in the restoration of order to Washington area, including sprayed and rammed by federal the District of Columbia.”
law enforcement agencies that
ment of Homeland Security. militia extremists and anarchists the District of Columbia,” Kerri authorities armed with riot Representative Bennie Thomp-
“While the department respects could use the protests to cause vi- Kupec, a Justice Department shields, the Arlington County son, Democrat of Mississippi and
every American’s right to protest olence and mayhem, according to spokeswoman, said on Monday. Board in suburban Northern Vir- the chairman of the House Home-
peacefully, violence and civil un- an official in possession of the doc- To maintain control of a protest, Local officials object ginia ordered its police force — land Security Committee, sent a
rest will not be tolerated. We will the local police typically employ which had been helping to patrol letter to the Secret Service direc-
control the situation and protect
ument, who asked for anonymity
because he was not authorized to lines of officers to separate as agents move into the protests in Washington — to tor James Murray expressing oth-
the American people and the
homeland at any cost.”
speak on the memo. crowds and encourage uniformed
officers to use discretion to de-es-
the capital’s streets. return, saying their mutual aid
agreement had been “abused.”
erwise.
“I write to you stunned, dis-
The Justice Department said
In all, nearly a dozen federal that it would deploy all of its calate encounters with tense On Monday, video footage cap- turbed and furious at the sight of
agencies and components have forces, including hostage rescue crowds, law enforcement experts tured U.S. Park Police officers in federal authorities tear-gassing
joined in Mr. Trump’s effort to teams and riots squads, and that it said. But the local police on Mon- agents from Immigration and riot gear delivering multiple peaceful protesters in Lafayette
quell protests incited by the had given agents at the Drug En- day night were joined by federal Customs Enforcement who found blows to a news camera crew in Park, outside the White House,
killing of George Floyd in Minne- forcement Administration the authorities who carried riot out about the assignment from an Lafayette Square. Federal offi- last night, in order to clear the way
apolis, and ostensibly to put an power to make arrests. shields. Military helicopters flew alert shortly before noon telling cials were shown pushing demon- for the president to walk over and
end to rioting and looting — and Customs and Border Protection overhead. them to prepare to aid the local po- strators over to make way for Mr. hold a Bible in front of St. John’s
determine whether anarchists said agents had arrest authority, At the request of the Justice De- lice. Trump’s photo opportunity in Episcopal Church,” Mr. Thompson
and other extremist groups had including those in elite tactical partment, Customs and Border The Secret Service was also di- front of St. John’s. wrote. “It is shameful.”
infiltrated the protests. teams. Protection dispatched border rected to bolster protective shifts For the next few hours, the pro- When asked who decided to use
But local officials say the fed- Overnight Sunday, after pro- agents and tactical officers to cit- of uniformed officers at the White test remained largely peaceful as rubber bullets and chemicals to
eral response has gone beyond ac- testers defaced the Treasury De- ies throughout the country to as- House. the local police allowed the dem- clear clergy members from the
ceptable, verging on overkill. partment building and a part of St. sist the local police with the pro- But communication issues be- onstrators to march through the patio of St. John’s and peaceful
Washington’s mayor called it John’s Church had caught on fire, tests. tween the state and federal au- streets. Teams from the F.B.I. and protesters from the park, all of the
“shameful.” A Virginia county administration officials decided Mark Morgan, the acting com- thorities seemed to come as the D.E.A. lined side streets. But federal agencies contacted de-
pulled its officers out of Washing- that it was essential to clear La- missioner of Customs and Border quickly as each deployment. shortly before 10 p.m., military clined to answer.
POLITICAL MEMO
norm-smashing administration, are deploying a term that they President Trump after the authorities used tear gas on peaceful protesters so he could appear outside St. John’s Church on Monday.
fretful critics, scholars and for- have turned to occasionally in
eign policy experts have kept these three and a half years, but
watch for signals of President of the orders they will be given was best understood as “an ry and President Recep Tayyip his comportment.
perhaps never with such fre- by this commander in chief.” authoritarian populist.” In Mr. Erdogan of Turkey. Senator Ben Sasse of Nebras-
Trump’s anti-democratic streak. quency and conviction.
This has not always required an Experts on democratic sys- Trump’s conception of authority, “Trump doesn’t quote anything ka on Tuesday declared himself
“The words of a dictator,” tems have been careful to distin- Mr. Mounk said, “what that from the Bible. He really just “against clearing out a peaceful
exhaustive search. Senator Kamala Harris of Cali-
But the White House response guish certain conspicuous traits means is that he and he alone uses it as a pure symbol of parti- protest for a photo op that treats
fornia said. and data points — Mr. Trump’s truly represents the people. And san identity,” she said, adding: the Word of God as a political
to the gushing national traumas “He behaves like a dictator,”
of this moment appears to have boundary-pushing instincts, his anybody who disagrees with “Authoritarianism frequently prop.” Gov. Charlie Baker of
Senator Ed Markey of Massachu- inveterate bluster, his fondness them, anybody who criticizes comes veiled in religion.” Massachusetts, often a willing
registered on another plane,
setts tweeted. for some phrases associated with him, by virtue of that fact is an Ms. Schake, the director of Trump critic, has lamented the
producing the kinds of scenes
“For us to just shut our eyes strongmen — from the most enemy of the people.” foreign and defense policy stud- president’s “incendiary words.”
and sound bites that some doom-
sayers had long prophesied and and somehow believe he won’t go legitimate challenges to the Projecting military might as ies at the American Enterprise And Senator Tim Scott of South
adding to the mounting social that far — he just ordered the country’s institutions and ideals. personal political power was of a Institute, sounded a touch more Carolina, the capital’s most
and public health crises a fes- federal government to fire at They note that recent events piece, Mr. Mounk suggested. hopeful. Warnings about authori- prominent black Republican,
tering concern about the state of innocent protesters,” Represent- are broadly consistent with the “I don’t believe Donald Trump, tarian backslide were not quite spoke critically of the decision to
American democracy itself. ative Ruben Gallego of Arizona spirit of Mr. Trump’s tenure to when he took his oath of office, alarmist, she said, “but I don’t violently clear protesters from
Mr. Trump’s defense secretary, said in an interview. “We need to date, much of which they have thought, ‘I want to be a dictator.’ share that concern just yet.” the area for a presidential photo-
Mark T. Esper, told governors to accept the fact that this presi- found troubling: Here is a presi- I don’t think that today that he “I remain optimistic,” she said, graph.
“dominate the battle space” dent, if given the opportunity, dent who had already fired an wants to be a dictator,” he said. “that the Congress, including So far, Mr. Trump appears
against protesters. A Black Hawk will try to be a dictator.” F.B.I. director leading an investi- “But I don’t think it’s outlandish Republicans in Congress, will see plainly unbowed. He spent much
helicopter flew low enough above Mr. Gallego, a veteran of the gation into his campaign; who to worry that should he be re- that we have given the chief of Tuesday morning tweeting
the city’s Chinatown district to Iraq War, predicted that military urged a foreign power to investi- elected, the democratic system in executive of this country too about the disorder in New York,
snap tree limbs and tear signs leaders would find themselves at gate a political rival; who purged the United States would be in wide a latitude.” instructing local leaders to
from the sides of buildings, a a decision point soon: “They’re inspectors general tasked with serious danger.” There is little indication of that “CALL UP THE NATIONAL
show-of-force maneuver often going to have to say no to the oversight of his administration; Mr. Trump’s invocation of to date — and little political GUARD,” and insisting that a
seen in combat zones to scare off president and not follow illegal who led a public crusade for his religion in the context of law incentive, it seems, for party “SILENT MAJORITY” remained
insurgents. orders.” own Justice Department to drop enforcement muscle struck sev- leaders to condemn a figure who on his side.
And presiding over it all was Adm. Mike Mullen, the former charges against his first national eral scholars as especially nota- remains widely popular with And he framed the actions in
the man who had threatened to chairman of the Joint Chiefs of security adviser, who had al- ble. their base (and whose rampag- Washington on Monday evening
send the American military to Staff, seemed to echo this anxiety ready pleaded guilty. Katherine Stewart, an author ing conduct has been well-known as a success worth emulating.
states where governors could not on Tuesday in an article for The Yascha Mounk, an associate who has focused often on the since before his election). “D.C. had no problems last
restore calm, labeling demon- Atlantic. While he was confident professor at Johns Hopkins Christian right, said that the Most Republican lawmakers night,” the president wrote.
strators who have used violence that uniformed officers would University who has written ex- church visit on Monday called to have declined to criticize Mr. “Many arrests. Great job done by
to draw attention to police brutal- obey lawful orders, he wrote, he tensively about threats to liberal mind political leaders like Prime Trump this week, though a hand- all. Overwhelming force. Domi-
ity against black people as “or- had less faith “in the soundness democracy, said that Mr. Trump Minister Viktor Orban of Hunga- ful have publicly taken issue with nation.”
THE NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020 N A23
For a week, cities across America have been theaters of “George Floyd was the last straw.”
dissent. The protesters are in the torched neighborhoods “I am heartbroken and outraged every day,” said Can-
of Minneapolis. They are banging the barricades outside dice Elder, who was marching in Oakland, Calif. “I’m tired
the White House, surging through New York’s Union of being sick and tired.”
Square, smashing shop windows in Beverly Hills. Maybe at another time, in another year, Mr. Floyd’s
The people giving voice to their anger are individual death would have ended in a vigil, a few local marches,
pieces of a movement, like drops of water to a wave. Their promises of reform. But America was not prepared to
strength is in cohesiveness. Yet they are strangers, divided accept the usual responses to this death, at this time. Not
by geography, age, color and experience: A 65-year-old in the middle of a pandemic that has taken more than
black woman in Boston. The teenage daughter of undocu- 100,000 lives, many of them black. Not in a country
mented immigrants in Los Angeles. A white stay-at-home where unemployment, which has also hit African-Ameri-
mother from Austin, Texas. cans with disproportionate effect, is at its highest point in
They have all had enough. a century.
“I can’t breathe,” read the signs carried by many pro- Fear. Anxiety. Anger. Desperation. These are the moods
testers, echoing some of the last words of George Floyd, of the moment. They have driven people to the streets,
whose death in the custody of the Minneapolis police — bound into a movement, draped in hopelessness. Or is it LOS ANGELES
his neck rammed under an officer’s knee — ignited a hope?
sudden, collective fury. A protest is an act of desperation and defiance. But why Beatriz Lopez, 19
“It was a powder keg,” said Michael Sampson II, who do it if not for the belief, however modest, that the voices At Hollywood High, Beatriz Lopez was one of two
was on the streets over the weekend in Jacksonville, Fla. in the street will be heard? nonblack students performing with the hip-hop
majorette dance team.
“Every single year there was an African-Ameri-
can assembly for students organized by the black
student union,” Ms. Lopez said. “It was very emo-
tional. They would read poems about police brutal-
ity. They would make slide shows remembering
people who had passed away from police brutality
MINNEAPOLIS
that year. That resonated with me.”
Kennetta Hollivay, 49 The daughter of Mexican immigrants, Ms. Lopez
identified with the way black people were treated
Kennetta Hollivay stood outside her store, the
by the police because she grew up worrying about
Dollar & Up market, a block-and-a-half from the
how officers might interact with her parents.
spot where Mr. Floyd died.
“We always had something to be scared of be-
She and her husband bought the store in Septem-
cause my parents are undocumented,” she said.
ber. It has been a rough few months. The store
“Every time I would see police, even now, I get
remained open through the pandemic but business
some kind of anxiety. I feel like they will always
was slow.
have the upper hand. I feel that with a uniform and
Ms. Hollivay has lived in the neighborhood her
badge, they are in control of everyone around
whole life, and said she felt compelled to join the
them. That infuriates me.”
protests, at first at least.
The death of Mr. Floyd opened the doors.
“When I first heard about it, I was like, ‘Oh, wow,
“When my friend sent me that flyer about the
the police have killed somebody else,’ ” Ms. Holli-
protest, I felt I had to go,” she said. “I had been
vay said. “And I was hurt. But once I saw video, it
asking, ‘What can I do?’”
was like — that man died right before our eyes. I’ve
Ms. Lopez marched down Third Street with her
never seen nothing like that before. Ever. Ever. I
three friends and thousands more people. When
told my husband yesterday I’ve been having these
they arrived at the intersection of Third and La
dreams every night of this. Nightmares.”
Cienega, they knelt.
— DIONNE SEARCEY
“We felt the ground so hot and rough, and how
he must have felt in that moment.”
— MIRIAM JORDAN
MINNEAPOLIS
Don Hubbard, 44
Don Hubbard said he had no choice but to come to
Cup Foods, the store where a store clerk reported
that Mr. Floyd had tried to use a counterfeit $20
bill, leading to the call to the police.
A Minneapolis native, Mr. Hubbard said 90 per-
cent of his interactions with the police were nega-
tive, even though he has been a local government
employee for years.
About 10 years ago, Mr. Hubbard said, the police
stopped him as he came out of a store, saying that
he “fit the description” of a man accused in a do-
mestic dispute.
“I fit the description because I was black,” he
said.
Mr. Hubbard said his co-worker, who was white,
sat in the truck and looked the other way instead of
vouching for him.
“I haven’t talked to that man since this day,” Mr.
VICTOR J. BLUE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
Hubbard said. “I think he’s a coward.”
Now working for the county, Mr. Hubbard said he
was the only black construction employee in a staff
of about 90. He drives a BMW and owns a house
with a pool in suburban Brooklyn Park. But he still
feels like the police define him by the color of his
skin, and worries about his two sons and two
daughters, ages 4 to 24.
“I come out here today on a nice day like this
because I feel like if I don’t come out here, and we
don’t all show up, then what are we doing?” Mr.
Hubbard said. “We’re letting this man die in vain.”
— KIM BARKER
‘I am
heartbroken
and outraged
every day.’
CANDICE ELDER
26, Oakland, Calif.
ST. LOUIS
Chad Bennett, 22
‘We always had Chad Bennett and his father, wearing matching
face masks, stood back in a parking lot as they
these restrictions watched protesters march past the Police Depart-
ment in Ferguson, Mo., the site of numerous pro-
since I was a little tests since Michael Brown, a black teenager, was
boy. And now killed by a white police officer there in 2014.
“When Ferguson happened, the whole world
I’m married with descended on us,” said Mr. Bennett, a graduate of
Columbia College Chicago who works as an anima-
four kids, and I tor. “This time, it was like bam, bam, bam, city after
don’t want to city. I knew I had to be a part of it.”
Seeing the video of what happened to Mr. Floyd
leave them in left him “numb,” he said. “It’s a silent rage, I
guess,” he said. “I don’t know if I’m sad anymore.
this world like it I’m just angry.”
is when I go.’ — WHITNEY CURTIS
SYDNEY DRIVER
37, Brooklyn
VICTOR J. BLUE FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
MINNEAPOLIS
Erika Zdon, 48
“George Floyd, George Floyd,” rang the staccato
chant from protesters ringing a memorial of flow-
ers at the spot where Mr. Floyd died.
Erika Zdon had never joined a protest, but on
Sunday, she drove her five children from Isanti,
Minn., an hour away, so they could witness this
moment.
“I said this could be in the history books and this
could be something that changes the world,” Ms.
Zdon said, “and you should smell it, and see it and
hear it and feel what’s happening in our communi-
ty.”
Ms. Zdon knew the violence of Mr. Floyd’s death
was a difficult thing to share with her children, but
their day-to-day life is full of white people. Before
she and her family stood at the site where Mr.
Floyd lost his life, she took them to a looted Target.
“I talked to the kids a lot about this is what hate
is,” Ms. Zdon said. “This is what bound-up feelings
look like.”
— DIONNE SEARCEY WHITNEY CURTIS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
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On Hot Mic,
In Phone Transcripts, the Kindling of a Kremlin-Fueled Fire Engel Piques
By MARK MAZZETTI
WASHINGTON — Russian Local Critics
spy services had just carried out
a complex campaign to disrupt By SHANE GOLDMACHER
an American presidential elec- Representative Eliot L. Engel, a
tion. But the man who was set to New York Democrat who is facing
become the White House na- a serious primary challenge this
tional security adviser, speaking month and questions about his
to Russia’s ambassador, referred lack of presence in his district, ar-
to that effort only as “the cyber- rived on Tuesday at a Bronx news
stuff.” conference about local vandalism
The ambassador suggested with a determination to speak.
that the “very deplorable” sanc- But shortly before the news
tions that the United States conference began, Ruben Diaz Jr.,
imposed on Russia in late 2016
the Bronx borough president and
were born out of the Obama
organizer of the event, ran
administration’s anger about the
election results, and even said through the list of planned speak-
that they were aimed at hurting ers to the assembled politicians.
the incoming president, Donald The microphone was already
J. Trump. The American agreed. broadcasting.
In the transcripts of the phone “I cannot have all the electeds
calls between two men — Mi- talk because we will never get out
chael T. Flynn and Sergey I. of here,” Mr. Diaz said.
Kislyak — is the kindling of a Mr. Engel pressed his case for a
controversy that fanned into a turn. “If I didn’t have a primary, I
blaze that has consumed so wouldn’t care,” he said, repeating,
much of the Trump presidency. “If I didn’t have a primary, I
The discussions, declassified wouldn’t care.”
and released on Friday, illumi- First elected to Congress in
nate not only the Trump adminis- 1988, Mr. Engel, who is the chair-
tration’s dismissive attitude man of the powerful House For-
toward overwhelming evidence eign Affairs Committee, will face
of the Russian sabotage effort, voters again in New York’s prima-
but also how the Kremlin worked
ry elections on June 23. His oppo-
to manipulate Mr. Trump’s advis-
sition began to consolidate this
ers by convincing them that the
president’s political enemies had week as one of his leading rivals,
concocted a “Russia hoax.”
TOM BRENNER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
Andom Ghebreghiorgis, dropped
Eighteen months later, Mr. Michael T. Flynn was played “like a fiddle” by a Russian envoy before becoming national security adviser, said an ex-C.I.A. official. out and endorsed Jamaal Bow-
Trump stood next to President man, a Bronx school principal.
Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and In justifying his decision to sia, including economic sanc- Nothing on the calls with Mr. spread false information on The same day, the Progressive
said he believed Mr. Putin’s drop charges against Mr. Flynn tions, the expulsion of 35 sus- Kislyak — and no evidence un- social media platforms and use Change Campaign Committee an-
denials that the Kremlin was for lying to the F.B.I. about what pected Russian spies operating earthed in the past three years — cutouts to make contact with Mr. nounced its endorsement of Mr.
involved in the election sabotage. transpired during the Kislyak under diplomatic cover and the suggests that Mr. Flynn ever Trump’s advisers. Bowman, who has the support of
“I don’t see any reason why it calls, Attorney General William closing of two Russian diplomatic worked as an agent on behalf of Mr. Mueller began his report several local progressive leaders.
would be” Russia, Mr. Trump P. Barr called the conversations compounds in the United States. Russia. with a blunt statement of fact: Mr. Engel has faced questions
said at a summit in Helsinki, “laudable,” saying that Mr. Flynn These are the very spy agen- Mr. Flynn’s supporters say “The Russian government inter- about his absence from New York
Finland. was trying to keep Russia from cies that are central to Russia’s there was no reason for F.B.I. fered in the 2016 presidential during the coronavirus pandemic,
Mr. Flynn was not such a escalating tensions with the fight against terrorism, the Rus- agents to interview the former election in sweeping and system- especially after an article in The
difficult target for a Russian United States. sian ambassador said. Army general in January 2017 atic fashion.” Atlantic detailed how he had
manipulation effort, given his During an interview with CBS “I ask myself, does it mean since the investigation was on Rolf Mowatt-Larssen, a former stayed in Washington.
inclination to see common cause News last month, Mr. Barr said that the United States isn’t will- the verge of closing, which is also head of European operations and Mr. Bowman responded to Mr.
with Russia as well as his hostil- that it was “very common” for ing to work on terrorist threats?” now the Justice Department’s Moscow station chief at the Engel’s comments on Tuesday,
ity toward the Obama adminis- the incoming national security Mr. Flynn agreed, omitting any position. C.I.A., said it was important to saying they were “painful to
tration. President Barack Obama team to communicate with for- But the phone calls with Mr. think of the situation from the
had removed Mr. Flynn as the watch.”
eign leaders and that Mr. Flynn Kislyak, along with the fact that Russian perspective. “Flynn is
head of the Defense Intelligence said “nothing inconsistent with Mr. Flynn lied to several White “It’s clear that we need new
the prospective national security leadership,” said Mr. Bowman,
Agency, and Mr. Flynn famously
led a chorus of “lock her up”
the Obama administration’s
policies.”
A look at early efforts House officials about what hap-
pened during the discussions,
adviser,” he said. “He has whose campaign said that Tues-
reached out, presumably with
chants at the 2016 Republican
National Convention in a refer-
But during one of the conver-
sations with the Russian ambas-
to play down election caused enough concern in the
F.B.I. that its director at the time,
Trump’s blessing, to reassure
day had been its single biggest
fund-raising day, with more than
Vladimir Putin personally that
ence to Hillary Clinton. sador, Mr. Flynn indicated he meddling by Moscow. James B. Comey, sent agents to U.S.-Russian relations will be
1,000 donations in about three
During the presidential cam- saw the Kremlin as more of an the White House to question Mr. hours.
fundamentally different.”
paign, Mr. Trump had spoken ally than the departing American Flynn. He pleaded guilty later In a statement after the event,
Besides his passing mention of
frequently about wanting to president. “Do not let this admin- that year to lying during the Mr. Engel explained his push for
improve American relations with mention of the spy services’ “the cyberstuff,” Mr. Flynn never
istration box us in right now,” he interview. time before the cameras.
Russia. said to Mr. Kislyak. operations to undermine Ameri- The president and his allies brought up the Russian sabotage
campaign with Mr. Kislyak, “In the context of running for
Mr. Kislyak “played Flynn like Mr. Flynn had long seen Rus- can democracy. now accuse the F.B.I. of framing re-election, I thought it was im-
a fiddle, particularly when Flynn sia as a partner in combating By that point, Mr. Kislyak had Mr. Flynn. This is part of Mr. according to the transcripts. The
United States and Russia were portant for people to know where I
astonishingly suggested that the terrorism. During the calls, Mr. become a fixture of Washington Trump’s larger campaign to paint stand, that’s why I asked to
U.S. and Russia should ratchet Kislyak appealed to the instincts diplomacy, throwing lavish din- the bureau’s Russia inquiry — not enemies, he said, and both
countries needed to focus on a speak,” Mr. Engel said. “Of course
down tensions” after the United of Mr. Flynn, a former general ner parties at his mansion near later run by the special counsel, I care deeply about what’s hap-
States punished Russia for its who had spent years in Afghani- the White House and making Robert S. Mueller III — as a common threat — terrorism.
“We have to take these ene- pening in this country, that’s what
election interference, said Marc stan and Iraq consumed with a frequent appearances at think “witch hunt” devised to discredit
mies on that we have,” Mr. Flynn I wanted to convey. I love the
Polymeropoulos, who once over- singular mission — hunting and tanks to defend Russia’s adven- the president’s 2016 election
saw the C.I.A.’s clandestine oper- turous foreign policy. With a said. “And we definitely have a Bronx, grew up in the Bronx and
killing militant suspects and victory and hurt his chances of
ations in Europe and Eurasia. trying to dismantle terrorist background in arms control being re-elected. common enemy. You have a lived here all my life. I would not
For a former head of an intelli- networks. negotiations, Mr. Kislyak was a Mr. Trump’s dismissal of Rus- problem with it, we have a prob- have tried to impose on the bor-
gence agency, he said, Mr. Flynn During one call, Mr. Kislyak savvy operator who had spent sia’s intervention in 2016 to help lem with it in this country and ough president if I didn’t think it
“showed a stunning lack of coun- said he was puzzled by the years as Mr. Putin’s trusted man get him elected has been a leit- we definitely have a problem was important.”
terintelligence savvy or sophis- Obama administration’s decision in Washington. motif of his administration, even with it in the Middle East.”
tication in dealing with an adver- to punish Russia’s leading spy At the time of the calls, Mr. in the face of a mountain of evi- In the future national security
sary” that, Mr. Polymeropoulos services for their involvement in Flynn and other Trump cam- dence unearthed by American adviser, the Russian ambassador Corrections
said, is “never to be trusted and the election interference. Earlier paign advisers were being inves- intelligence and law enforcement had found a sympathetic ear.
who operates under the concept that day, Mr. Obama had an- tigated by the F.B.I. for their agencies of a campaign to hack “General, I completely agree
TRACKING AN OUTBREAK
of a ‘zero sum game.’ ” nounced penalties against Rus- contacts with Russian officials. and leak Democratic emails, with you,” he said.
An article on Friday about Prime
Minister Mark Rutte of the
Netherlands misstated the date
Reversal on Flynn Charges Reverberates in Ex-Associate’s Case that the Netherlands imposed a
lockdown, It was March 15, not
March 20.
By ADAM GOLDMAN Committee, said on Tuesday that Prosecutors accused the two
he and other panel members men of seeking to conceal that BUSINESS
WASHINGTON — Lawyers for
would file their own brief in the Turkish government officials An article on May 25 about the
a former business partner of Pres-
ident Trump’s ex-national securi- Flynn case, accusing Mr. Barr of were directing the project, saying Bugatti Chiron misspelled a make
ty adviser Michael T. Flynn have improperly interfering on Mr. that they approved the budget of car. It is a McLaren, not a Mc-
asked the Justice Department to Trump’s behalf. and Mr. Alptekin regularly updat- Claren.
abandon an appeal of his acquittal Mr. Nadler also said he would ed them. The men paid Mr. Flynn’s
on charges of illegal foreign lobby- use Congress’s spending power to firm, Flynn Intel Group, $530,000 OBITUARIES
ing, saying the investigation was try to cut funding for many of Mr. for work on the effort. An obituary on Saturday about
intertwined with the prosecution Barr’s pet initiatives, a threat that Prosecutors begin examining the Jamaican record producer
of Mr. Flynn that the department may move the attorney general whether Mr. Flynn was working
Bobby Digital misstated at one
is seeking to drop. more than a subpoena but could as a lobbyist for Turkey after he
point part of the name of a per-
The request by the lawyers for be hard to deliver on. Mr. Nadler wrote an op-ed article for the Hill
also said his committee would newspaper on Election Day 2016 former he worked with. As the
Mr. Flynn’s former business asso- obituary correctly noted else-
ciate, Bijan Kian, who also goes by hear testimony from Justice De- attacking Mr. Gulen as a “radical
partment whistle-blowers and Islamist” and a “shady Islamic where, he is Bounty Killer, not
the name Bijan Rafiekian, is the
latest fallout from Attorney Gen- other former officials. He did not mullah.” Americans who work to Bounty Hunter.
eral William P. Barr’s move last name them. influence the government on be-
An obituary on Sunday about the
month to withdraw a charge of ly- Mr. Flynn was a central figure half of foreign governments are
JACQUELYN MARTIN/ASSOCIATED PRESS
required to disclose their work to wheelchair athlete Margaret
ing to investigators against Mr. in the prosecution of Mr. Kian. A
jury convicted Mr. Kian of secretly The Justice Department’s case against Bijan Kian, who also goes the Justice Department, and Mr. Maughan misspelled the surname
Flynn after a public campaign by
Mr. Trump and his allies. Former lobbying on behalf of Turkey last by Bijan Rafiekian, was to rely on testimony by Michael T. Flynn. Flynn had not. of the neurologist who is consid-
law enforcement officials have year, but a judge threw out the Mr. Kian was convicted after a ered the father of the Paralympic
condemned Mr. Barr’s effort, case, saying prosecutors failed to signed Mr. Jensen, the top federal Though the government’s mo- short trial, but a judge later threw movement. He was Ludwig
which a judge is now scrutinizing, present enough evidence to sus- prosecutor in St. Louis, to review tion to drop the Flynn case does out the charges, saying in a Guttmann, not Guttman.
as further politicizing the tradi- tain their charges. Prosecutors the matter. not mention his lies about his lengthy opinion that prosecutors
appealed the judge’s ruling, say- provided “no evidence that the op- An obituary on Monday about the
tionally independent Justice De- Mr. Jensen recommended the work for Turkey, Mr. Kian’s law-
ing it was riddled with legal er- ed had been requested by the former congressman Sam John-
partment. charge be dropped after finding yers said the cases were insepara-
In a letter to Jeffrey B. Jensen, rors. Turkish government.” son, using information from his
documents and other evidence ble. They also suggested that Mr.
the federal prosecutor appointed As he pleaded guilty to lying to that the Justice Department said Trump’s influence contributed to In their letter on May 22 to Mr. family, misstated the year he
to review the Flynn case, Mr. the F.B.I. about his conversations showed that the F.B.I. lacked suffi- Mr. Barr’s decision to withdraw Jensen, Mr. Kian’s lawyers railed received a master’s degree from
Kian’s lawyers argued that be- with a Russian diplomat, Mr. cient reason to question Mr. Flynn the charge against Mr. Flynn. at the government’s decision to the Elliott School of International
cause of his findings, the prosecu- Flynn also admitted that he had about his calls with Mr. Kislyak. In “Political notoriety and the af- move forward after Mr. Flynn was Affairs at George Washington
tion of their client “rests on far violated foreign lobbying laws determining that Mr. Flynn’s lies fection of the president must not dropped as a witness. University. It was 1974, not 1976.
more doubtful grounds.” while working with Mr. Kian, were not material to an ongoing influence — much less play the “This bizarre sequence of
“If the same analysis that though prosecutors agreed not to counterintelligence investigation dispositive role in — how the De- events makes clear that the pros- A picture caption with an obituary
yielded these conclusions with re- pursue those charges in their plea into Russia’s interference in the partment of Justice makes deci- ecution and purported coopera- on Monday about the artist
gard to Flynn is applied to the gov- agreement with Mr. Flynn. 2016 election, the department re- sions that go to the heart of the tion of Flynn as the sole and origi- Christo misstated the year that
ernment’s approach” to Mr. Kian, As part of that deal, Mr. Flynn versed its position of two years on principles of federal criminal nal source of the decision to the photo of him at the site of his
“there can be little doubt that a agreed to testify against Mr. Kian. the matter. prosecution,” they wrote. charge Bijan Rafiekian was im- work “The Floating Piers,” on
substantially similar conclusion But then Mr. Flynn abruptly In their motion to drop the case The lawyers added: “The pros- properly managed and fatally Lake Iseo in Italy, was taken. It
must be reached,” the lawyers changed his story on the eve of Mr. against Mr. Flynn, prosecutors ar- ecution of Rafiekian is a direct flawed,” they wrote. was 2015, not 2016.
wrote last month, according to a Kian’s trial, blaming his previous gued that the “frail and shifting consequence of the government Mr. Kian’s lawyers also said that
copy of the letter obtained by The lawyers for filing inaccurate for- justifications for its ongoing probe misconduct uncovered in your re- prosecutors should have provided Errors are corrected during the press
New York Times. eign lobbying disclosure forms of Mr. Flynn, as well as the irregu- view of Flynn’s guilty plea.” classified information that they run whenever possible, so some errors
A spokesman for prosecutors in without his knowledge. The move lar procedure that preceded his in- Mr. Kian was charged in 2018 said they had about Mr. Flynn’s noted here may not have appeared in
Northern Virginia, where Mr. was a blow to the prosecution’s terview, suggests that the F.B.I. with conspiracy to violate lobby- communications with Mr. all editions.
Kian was tried, declined to com- case. was eager to interview Mr. Flynn ing laws and failure to register as Alptekin and that keeping it from
ment. A Justice Department The about-face was part of Mr. irrespective of any underlying in- a foreign agent. He was indicted, the defense was unfair to Mr.
spokeswoman did not immedi- Flynn’s broader reversal. He vestigation.” along with another man, Ekim Kian. Contact the Newsroom
ately respond to a request for moved to withdraw his guilty plea Mr. Kian’s lawyers seized on Alptekin, a Turkish-Dutch busi- “The prosecutors tried to use [email protected] or call
comment. this year, claiming he never lied to that reasoning to suggest that his nessman, as part of a federal in- this apparently exculpatory evi- 1-844-NYT-NEWS (1-844-698-6397).
Representative Jerrold Nadler, the F.B.I. about several calls with prosecution was also misguided. vestigation into Turkey’s secret dence against Rafiekian by mak- Editorials
Democrat of New York and the Sergey I. Kislyak, who was then They called it “the direct progeny 2016 lobbying campaign to pres- ing the blanket assertion that the [email protected]
chairman of the House Judiciary the Russian ambassador to the of the investigation and charging sure the United States to expel undisclosed facts — known only to
United States, and that he simply of Flynn — a process that has now Fethullah Gulen, a rival of Presi- the government — would further Newspaper Delivery
Nicholas Fandos contributed re- did not recall what he said during been exposed as fundamentally dent Recep Tayyip Erdogan of inculpate the defendant,” they [email protected] or call
porting. the conversations. Mr. Barr as- corrupt.” Turkey. wrote. 1-800-NYTIMES (1-800-698-4637).
THE NEW YORK TIMES NATIONAL WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020 N A29
Election
In Pennsylvania Primary, Parties See a ‘Dry Run’ for November had implicitly criticized Mr.
Trump for staging a photo-op in
front of St. John’s Church in Wash-
ington, and for having the authori-
By NICK CORASANITI turnout. ties use tear gas to disrupt peace-
Every weekend since Gov. Tom “A lot of Republicans just don’t ful protests outside the White
Wolf of Pennsylvania issued a like the idea of mail-in ballots be- House to clear the path for his
statewide stay-at-home order, on cause of the opportunity for voter walk there.
April 1, millions of cellphones fraud,” said Dave Majernik, the “Right now, we need leaders of
across the commonwealth have vice chairman of the Allegheny strength who can hear every-
buzzed with text messages from County Republicans. “So some of body,” the governor said.
the state Democrats, checking on them are just deliberately not us- Mr. Trump and top Republican
the status of voters’ mail-in bal- ing them and are going to show up officials had already been dis-
lots. at the polls for that reason.” cussing alternative sites to Char-
During that period, state Re- The president’s opposition to lotte after reaching a stalemate
publicans called two million vote-by-mail has also put the state with officials there about safety
phones around the state to try to party in an awkward position of precautions that attendees would
mobilize support, and the Republi- advocating the process in Penn- have to take, including a require-
can National Committee sent ap- sylvania yet denouncing it nation- ment to wear face masks and to
plications for mail-in ballots to wide. On Facebook, the party practice social distancing.
thousands of targeted voters boasts of forcing the state to With virus cases growing in
there. “adopt safeguards” after “more North Carolina, Mr. Cooper wrote
With Pennsylvania holding an and more Democrats signed up,” a letter to Republican officials on
important primary election on and asking voters to oppose “Pelo- Tuesday saying that “the people of
Tuesday, both parties are also si’s national mail-in ballot.” North Carolina do not know what
treating it as their biggest chance The Facebook post then directs the status of Covid-19 will be in Au-
to stage a statewide “dry run” for users to the state party’s website, gust, so planning for a scaled-
organizing and voting before the which is dedicated to helping vot- down convention with fewer peo-
November presidential vote in ers through the absentee ballot ple, social distancing and face cov-
one of the nation’s more crucial system. When the link is shared erings is a necessity.”
battleground states. on social media, a graphic about Ronna McDaniel, the chair-
The parties are in new territory the “all new 2020 mail-in ballot” woman of the R.N.C., earlier in the
this election season — not only be- MARK MAKELA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES also says “Trump Backed. PAGOP day escalated the feud with state
cause of Covid-19 and the protests Above, a polling site in Phila- Backed.” officials, putting the state on no-
over George Floyd’s death, includ- The same graphic appears on tice that there was a strong possi-
ing in Philadelphia and Pitts- delphia on Tuesday. Millions of bility of moving the event.
the website, but without the
burgh, but also because of a new Pennsylvania residents re- “Trump Backed. PAGOP Backed” “We have an obligation to our
law mandating that anyone who quested mail-in ballots, left, language. delegates and nominee to begin
votes by mail in the primary will leaving parties racing to test The Republican effort in Penn- visiting the multiple cities and
be sent a ballot for the November new voter mobilization efforts sylvania is also testing out some of states who have reached out in re-
election. Party officials and affili- in the battleground state. the new members of the Trump cent days about hosting an his-
ate groups are racing to ramp up Victory Leadership Initiative Fel- toric event to show that America
and test their voter mobilization lowship program, a team of volun- is open for business,” Ms. McDan-
efforts, given that the race be- come and minority voters — key iel wrote in a letter to Mr. Cooper.
blocs of support that traditionally teers who are run through a train-
tween President Trump and Jo- ing program before being placed The back-and-forth over where
seph R. Biden Jr. this fall is likely don’t vote by mail. According to to hold the convention has been
Common Cause, a nonpartisan into various field duties. The
to involve obstacles wrought by R.N.C. also has more than 60 staff caught up in the partisan battle
the coronavirus. public interest group, during the between Democrats and Republi-
initial surge in interest in mail-in members on the ground in the
“We do feel strongly that it is a state. cans about when to fully reopen
dry run for us to figure out some of ballots, 91 percent of requests the country, and how, and how
were from white voters, and just Though the focus has been pre-
the pressure points and be able to much caution to exercise as the
under 6 percent were from black dominantly on absentee and vote-
address them going into Novem- country struggles to regain nor-
voters. by-mail operations, some outside
ber,” said Sinceré Harris, the exec- malcy amid the pandemic. While
MATT SLOCUM/ASSOCIATED PRESS
The closing and consolidation of groups are transitioning to a
utive director of the Pennsylvania Democratic officials have taken a
polling locations are also more scaled-down version of a more tra-
Democratic Party. “We are defi- longer voting lines. Every munici- “ballot chase” program. Using the more measured approach to hold-
likely to affect voters in predomi- ditional get-out-the-vote opera-
nitely dealing in anything but the pality outside Philadelphia and state party’s voter file, volunteers ing their own convention, citing
norm right now, but at least, when nantly minority neighborhoods. tion.
Pittsburgh has only one open from around the country are able the uncertainty caused by the vi-
it comes to Covid-19, we’re looking For example, in Penn Hills, a com- “For the folks that don’t feel rus, Republicans have largely
polling location, and the locations to login and call or text voters in comfortable voting by mail, now
at a situation where similar chal- in the two major cities have been Pennsylvania asking if they’ve re- munity on the outskirts of Pitts- lined up behind Mr. Trump’s de-
lenges could come during Novem- burgh that has a large black popu- we’re focused on how can we now sire for a boisterous event that can
condensed. quested a ballot. An app with a call educate them about where the poll
ber.” In Bucks County, a swing subur- script provides volunteers with lation, more than 50 polling loca- serve as a celebration of his bid for
One of the biggest problems for tions are being consolidated into site is, and know that every a second term.
ban county near Philadelphia that responses based on how far along
both sides is that the state election one location. worker there should have the The latest stalemate came after
Hillary Clinton carried by less a voter is in the absentee process.
system is cracking under the The online ballot application P.P.E. that’s required,” said Ivan Ms. McDaniel and Marcia Lee
than 3,000 votes in 2016, the For the past week and a half, the
stress of an enormous expansion form is also available only in Eng- Garcia, the civic engagement di- Kelly, the president of the conven-
county Democrats transitioned state Democratic effort has fo-
of vote-by-mail in a very short lish. rector for Make the Road Pennsyl- tion committee, had given Mr.
their effort to knock on 300,000 cused on contacting voters who
amount of time. More than 1.8 mil- To try to expand vote-by-mail in vania, an advocacy group for im- Cooper a June 3 deadline to ap-
doors into a blitz of phone calls had already requested a mail-in
lion people have requested absen- and text messages. They now ballot but had not yet returned it lower-income communities, the migrants. prove safety measures to prevent
tee ballots, compared with just have a big absentee ballot advan- and letting them know their re- state Democratic Party has tested Mr. Garcia is also aiming to find the spread of the virus during the
over 100,000 from four years ago, tage: As of Monday, 72,061 Demo- maining options for returning the a program in Philadelphia for the a silver lining in the consolidated event.
and counties are struggling to crats had applied for the mail-in ballots. primary, training ward leaders on polling locations and potentially Ms. McDaniel and Ms. Kelly
keep up. Voters have been calling ballots, compared with 29,475 Re- The overall Democratic effort new texting and calling software long lines on Tuesday. Using the had at one point acknowledged
party hotlines and writing on so- publicans, according to the secre- on vote-by-mail in Pennsylvania and bringing them into the mail-in group’s separate advertising arm, that a safe convention would need
cial media that they haven’t re- tary of state. has led to a significant advantage ballot organizing effort. Since the Mr. Garcia is paying to target vot- to be scaled back to protect the
ceived their ballots weeks after “I can only remember the last for the party. Of the 1.8 million ab- party began the program, partici- ers’ phones, or “geofence” them, health of its attendees. But in his
applying. two cycles where the Democrats sentee ballots requested, 70 per- pation among African-Americans at polling locations in Philadel- letter Tuesday, Mr. Cooper indi-
In Montgomery County, a popu- actually turned in more absentees cent were from Democrats, ac- has jumped to 11 percent in ballot phia, Lehigh and Berks Counties cated that the two parties in-
lous suburban area outside Phila- than the Republicans, and it was cording to the secretary of state’s requests, Ms. Harris said. and serve digital ads to those who volved were no longer in agree-
delphia, 2,000 incorrect ballots not by much,” said John Cordisco, office. While Pennsylvania turn- “They’re an integral part of the are near polling centers. ment about working toward a
were sent to voters of the opposite the Democratic Party chair in out in the general election in 2016 Democratic machines in the city,” “People will go to vote, they’ll scaled-back event.
party. Bucks County. He added that vir- topped six million, the huge ballot she said. get frustrated and see how frus- Mr. Cooper made it clear that he
In Philadelphia, the election of- tual organizing had helped the advantage is buoying the hopes of Republicans, too, are facing trating it is to vote in person, and was not going to guarantee he
fices have been closed because of county party conserve resources Democrats in a state that Mr. their own problems of absentee then we’ll send them digital ads could deliver the convention on
the virus. The phone line to the for November. “We’re literally Trump won by less than 45,000 ballot mistrust. With the president where they can now request their the terms they demanded.
county elections office leads to a saving $400,000 to $500,000 by votes. constantly railing against vote- ballot to vote by mail for the gen- “Neither public health officials
recording, with no general voice not having to do the volunteers’ But despite that advantage for by-mail, some local officials are eral election in November,” Mr. nor I will risk the health and
mail or ability to reach a human door knocking.” the primary, Democrats across wondering about the effect on ab- Garcia said. “We want to do it safety of North Carolinians by
with an election problem. A central part of the Democratic the state are increasingly anxious sentee voting, though they remain while voting is still fresh in their providing the guarantee you
Officials are also bracing for effort has been what’s known as a about their ability to reach low-in- confident it won’t affect overall mind.” seek,” Mr. Cooper wrote Tuesday.
A30 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020
EDITORIAL LETTERS
THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
We Need
Room phone call with the governors.
“It’s a movement, if you don’t put it down
it will get worse and worse. The only time
it’s successful is when you’re weak and
For Racism
to promise violent retribution against
protesters. “These THUGS are dishonor-
ing the memory of George Floyd, and I
won’t let that happen,” he said, adding
that “when the looting starts, the shoot-
Gretchen Whitmer ing starts,” a phrase first used in 1967 by
Walter Headley, the chief of police in Mi-
ami, also in reference to stopping pro-
F
OR a moment, the death of tests and civil unrest.
George Floyd has eclipsed the A “law and order” campaign just isn’t
nation’s battle with a lethal virus. available to Trump. If there is anyone
But the stories are not at odds. who occupies a similar position to Nixon
Both reveal an infection we have yet to in this campaign, it’s Joe Biden, the vice
overcome. president to a still-popular former presi-
Last Friday night would have been my dent who is running as the candidate of
daughter’s high school graduation cere- normalcy and stability.
mony. Because of orders I signed to pro- The simple truth is that comparisons
tect Michiganders, my family and I were to 1968 should be made sparingly. Yes, we
at home. No robes, no diplomas, no pomp have mass civil unrest, but it’s impossi-
and circumstance — like families across ble at this stage to say how it will play out
the country, just doing our best to make in November, and you can’t simply plot
do and manage the disappointment. the circumstances of a half-century ago
onto the present. There are too many dif-
I kept my phone close at hand. Pro-
ferences. There is no Vietnam War or dis-
tests were sparking across Michigan and
integrating Democratic coalition. Our
the nation. Then a text brought news that unrest is happening against a backdrop
I never expected: The Civil Rights Divi- of deprivation and deep inequality, not
sion of the Justice Department in Wash- the relative prosperity of the late 1960s.
ington had just filed a 17-page document BETTMANN ARCHIVE/GETTY IMAGES
And while Trump benefits from a de-
asking the federal courts to strip me of voted coalition, it remains a vocal minor-
my powers to protect the people of my JAMELLE BOUIE ity, not a “silent majority.”
state from Covid-19. The protests are different too, encom-
As cities boiled over with anger at ra- passing a large, diverse cross-section of
cially targeted policing, the Justice De-
partment argued that the true victims
were carwashes and a jewelry store.
Trump Is No ‘Law-and-Order’ Nixon America. In turn, there appears to be
greater sympathy for the protesters and
their grievances, so much so that most
Their closures were “arbitrary” and “op- EVERYTHING HAS HIT AT ONCE. The coro- Some in the president’s circle see the es- steady hand in an uncertain time. Trump public officials outside of the president
pressive.” navirus pandemic has killed more than calations as a political boon, much in the can do no such thing. He built his entire and his closest allies have shown some
About George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, 100,000 people in the United States and way Richard M. Nixon won the presiden- political persona around discord and dis- understanding of the anger and discon-
Breonna Taylor, the filing was silent. put the stark inequality of American life cy on a law-and-order platform after the ruption. Having promised to throw the tent even as they oppose riots and dis-
on full display. The economic fallout has 1968 riots. One adviser to Mr. Trump, who system into disarray, Trump could not order.
Instead, after a string of federal fail-
put millions of Americans out of work. insisted on anonymity to describe private then sell himself as an avatar of order All of this gets to a larger point. His-
ures — botched testing, buried safety
And the brutal, on-camera killing of conversations, said images of widespread and control. He can sell himself as an av- tory can be incredibly useful for analyz-
guidelines, irresponsible recommenda- atar of violence — as he did when he or- ing and understanding the present —
George Floyd, an African-American destruction could be helpful to the law-
tions and funding threats — the Trump and-order message that Mr. Trump has dered federal law enforcement to attack that is, in fact, the aim of much of my
administration was actively working to man, by a Minneapolis police officer has
sparked mass protests in cities across projected since his 2016 campaign. peaceful protesters for the sake of a writing. But we shouldn’t forget that our
stop me from taking the actions my pub- circumstances are not theirs, and our fu-
the country. Tens of thousands of Ameri-
lic health officials have told me are nec- cans have marched, and are marching, The immediate reason to discount a ture cannot be divined from the events of
essary to save lives.
The shameful irony does not escape
against police brutality and the political
system that allows it to thrive.
political analogy between then and now
— between Nixon and Trump — is that
The president’s plan shows the past. We simply do not know what
comes next, nor can we predict the
me. It was the Civil Rights Division that Everywhere there are scenes of a soci- Trump isn’t a challenger to the incum- the limits of historical events that — as we have seen with the
prosecuted the murders of three civil ety at the breaking point: of angry pro- bent president; he is the incumbent. And pandemic and the killing of George Floyd
rights workers during the Freedom Sum- testers and destructive demonstrations; whereas Nixon’s “law and order” was a analogy. It’s not 1968. — can move an entire nation from one
mer of 1964. The same office enforced the of police forces that have unleashed contrast with and rebuke to Lyndon path to another.
Voting Rights Act in the Jim Crow South nearly unrestrained violence on those in Johnson and the Democratic Party, a As we try to understand the forces at
to end the disenfranchisement of black the streets, in an apparent effort to prove Trump attempt to play the hits and reca- photo op, after promising to use military work in this country, we should do so
the point of their most militant critics; of pitulate that campaign would only be an force against protesters — but there’s no with profound humility about the limits
governors calling the National Guard to attack on his own tenure. You can’t prom- evidence that most Americans want that of what we can know and what we can
try to regain control of their cities. ise “law and order” when disorder is hap- kind of “leadership.” foresee. We should remember that the
Fighting the coronavirus The sheer scale and reach of the unrest pening on your watch. Nor could he present himself as a past, like the present, was contingent;
— the extent to which it seems to repre- There are other unavoidable problems steadfast authority in the way that Nixon that events that seem inevitable could
is a matter of civil rights. sent a crisis of legitimacy as much as a with any attempt by Trump to adopt did throughout that campaign. In the have gone a different way; that those
reaction to police violence — has invited Nixon’s 1968 campaign for his own pur- face of unrest, Trump has all but abdicat- who lived through them were, like us, un-
comparisons to 1968, the year in which poses. As former vice president to ed leadership, retreating to a presiden- able to see how things would unfold. We
citizens. And the same office held the much of America was rocked by protests Dwight Eisenhower — who led the na- tial bunker while he orders the nation’s should be aware of the past — we should
Ferguson Police Department to account and riots of even greater scale and de- tion at a time when the white American governors to repress demonstrations. understand the processes that produced
for fleecing and abusing its black resi- struction. And as The New York Times majority felt culturally and economically “You have to dominate or you’ll look like our world — but it shouldn’t be a substi-
dents. reports, President Trump’s advisers are secure — Nixon could credibly claim to a bunch of jerks, you have to arrest and tute for thinking. We are not them, and
Yet the Civil Rights Division was now among those making the comparison: represent stability in the face of chaos, a try people,” Trump said in a Situation now is not then. 0
trying to impede my efforts to fight a vi-
rus that has ripped through communities
of color.
You can see the legacy of racism in our
mortality data. In Michigan, African-
Americans have suffered 40 percent of
all deaths from Covid-19 yet make up
Does John Roberts Need to Check His Own Biases?
only about 14 percent of the population. more time. The chief justice interrupted
That’s why I pushed Michigan to be- Leah Litman and Tonja Jacobi Justice Ginsburg and Justice Stephen
come one the first states to report mor- Breyer even though they used less time
tality by race and ethnicity. And it’s why I
C
HIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROB- than a majority of their colleagues, in-
created the Michigan Coronavirus Task cluding Justice Gorsuch and Justice
Force on Racial Disparities, which is ERTS would like us to think that
Supreme Court justices are Kavanaugh, whom the chief justice
working to remove barriers to care and never once interrupted.
mere umpires who “don’t make
mitigate the environmental and infra- Justice Ginsburg, a senior member of
the rules” but simply “apply them.”
structure factors that make the coro- the court, participated from her hospital
When President Trump criticized
navirus so deadly in our black communi- bed on some days. But the chief justice
what he saw as an unreasonable ruling
ties. did not lend her great deference, ending
by an “Obama judge,” the chief justice
Fighting the coronavirus isn’t only a said, “We do not have Obama judges or more of her questioning periods than
matter of public health. It is a matter of Trump judges, Bush judges or Clinton that of the newest member, Justice Kava-
civil rights. judges.” naugh, even though she spoke, on aver-
Even as the White House works to un- Yet at Supreme Court oral arguments, age, over 10 seconds less per questioning
dermine my efforts, the courts have sig- chief justices have applied rules of the period than he did. Ten seconds may not
naled that they will not support lawsuits sound like much, but is more than
court with very real differences among
meant to strip governors of their powers enough time to get out an additional
justices depending on their partisan ap-
to fight the virus. And rightly so. In Mich- question or at least a remark about how
pointment: Justices appointed by Demo-
igan, for example, a judge has rebuffed an advocate’s claims are unpersuasive.
crats have been interrupted more fre-
the Republican-controlled legislature’s quently than justices appointed by Re- Similarly, the chief justice ended many
effort to argue that an emergency law publicans. And women have been inter- more of Justice Sotomayor’s questioning
rupted more frequently than men. periods than Justice Gorsuch’s, even
that has been on the books since 1945 is
though they spoke, on average, the same
unconstitutional. And recently, as the court conducted
amount of time per questioning period
On Friday night — just a few hours af- oral arguments over the phone, it was
and even though he had two of the six
ter the Justice Department filed its state- Chief Justice Roberts himself who did
longest questioning periods and she had
ment in federal court — the Supreme the uneven interrupting in his role as POOL PHOTO BY LEAH MILLIS
none.
Court rejected a request from a Califor- timekeeper.
To be fair to the chief justice, this was
nia church to stop a rule limiting the The pattern of interruptions reflects pire. The three justices who were al-
an unusual arrangement, and at the
number of parishioners who could at- the reality that Supreme Court justices,
like everyone else, are susceptible to
The chief justice, like lowed to speak the most in the very polit-
ically salient cases — the two cases about
same time that he was supposed to be
tend services at one time. In a rare opin- keeping the justices to their time limits,
ion joining with the court’s liberals, Chief bias. It is an unfortunate reality that most people, may be the president and one about access to
he was also participating in the argu-
women are often perceived as talking too contraception under the Affordable Care
Justice John Roberts wrote that gover-
nors’ decisions about a lethal pandemic much even though studies show that gendered and ideological. Act — were conservative men: Justice
ments as a questioner and as a decision
maker. By any standard, he had a diffi-
“should not be subject to second-guess- they talk less than men. And it is also the Brett Kavanaugh had two of the longest
cult job.
case that people like to hear things they But the conservative justices interrupt periods of time in a case, and Justice Al-
ing by an ‘unelected federal judiciary,’ Still, his uneven application of the
already believe — and interrupt those their liberal colleagues at higher rates ito had the other. The justices who re-
which lacks the background, compe- rules was not random. It was gendered
with whom they disagree. than the liberal justices interrupt their ceived the three longest individual ques-
tence, and expertise to assess public and ideological, as interruptions have
The same pattern manifests at the Su- conservative colleagues. tioning periods were also all conserva-
health and is not accountable to the peo- been in previous courts. But it is possible
preme Court. The Covid-19 pandemic has sharpened tive men: Justice Alito had two such peri-
ple.” that having these new demands, he could
Normally, Supreme Court arguments these divisions. Last month, the court ods, and Justice Gorsuch had the other.
The chief justice’s opinion showed the not or did not devote sufficient attention
are unstructured sessions in which any held oral arguments over the phone, and By contrast, the justices who received
Civil Rights Division’s filing for what it to checking his own biases.
justice can ask any question at any point the justices spoke in order of seniority. the three shortest questioning periods
was: a brazen attempt to politicize a re- The justices promise to be neutral, but
in the argument. Justices sometimes in- The new format shifted more responsi- that the chief justice ended were both lib-
sponse to a global pandemic. Even in a the fact is that they are human with real
terrupt one another and the advocates, bility to the chief justice. In the court’s eral women: Justice Ruth Bader Gins-
case implicating the right to the free ex- human biases that affect their decisions.
and some advocates even interrupt jus- usual argument structure, the chief jus- burg had two, and Justice Elena Kagan
ercise of religion, protecting the public Oral arguments are just another occa-
tices. tice’s role is to “referee” among justices had the other.
health comes first. sion where that comes through.
A 2017 study showed that the interrup- when more than one speak at the same When it came to the controversial
There’s nothing “arbitrary” about It’s possible that with experience,
tions at the Supreme Court are both gen- time. But in the new format, the chief jus- topic of a woman’s right to contraception
closing private businesses in response to Chief Justice Roberts will take corrective
dered and ideological. The study, which tice was tasked with ensuring that each access, the conservative Justice Alito
the coronavirus. What is arbitrary, in- steps. If the court continues to have ar-
focused on the Roberts court as well as justice had the opportunity to speak for was given over a minute and a half long-
guments on the phone into the next term,
stead, is the federal government’s con- two earlier Supreme Court terms from roughly the same amount of time. That er than the longest questioning period by
someone else, such as the clerk of the
tinued refusal to grapple with the prob- the Rehnquist and Burger courts, found gave the chief justice the power to decide a justice appointed by a Democratic
court or the counselor to the chief justice,
lems that are so apparent to Americans. that female justices were interrupted at when to end each justice’s time for ques- president — or any of the female justices.
could keep time and end questioning pe-
Carwashes are not the issue. disproportionate rates by their male col- tions (unless the questioning justice con- There were also notable differences in
riods rather than the chief justice.
Whatever the Department of Justice leagues and by male advocates. Male cluded it). whom the chief justice interrupted or cut
And if the court reverts to its usual ar-
may think, the story of Covid-19 is a story justices interrupt more than female jus- Looking at all the cases together — 10 off. The chief justice ended questioning
gument, Chief Justice Roberts might
about the historical legacy of racism in tices, and male justices interrupt their fe- in total — the chief justice arguably suc- periods nearly 160 times, typically by in-
want to keep a running tally of who inter-
our country. With enough time and male colleagues more than their male ceeded at being evenhanded. The jus- terrupting an advocate or concluding af-
rupts and whom he allows to speak. Be-
money, I am optimistic we will develop a colleagues. The interruptions do not re- tices who spoke the most, per question- ter an advocate’s response to another
cause as much as we may want the chief
vaccine to inoculate us from one infec- flect female justices’ participation in ar- ing period that they used, were Justice justice’s question. But on 11 occasions,
justice to be a neutral umpire, that is not
tion. But we must bring the equivalent guments: Female justices do not talk Neil Gorsuch and Justice Sonia So- the chief justice interrupted or cut off an-
what we have seen this month at the Su-
commitment to the cause of healing the more than their male colleagues. tomayor, who represent different wings other justice. Every one of those 11 occa-
preme Court. 0
racial divide that continues to blight the The same study also showed an ideo- of the court. Justice Samuel Alito also sions involved justices appointed by
United States. 0 logical bias in interruptions. Both Demo- spoke for a similar amount of time. Democratic presidents, and nine of the 11 LEAH LITMAN is a law professor at the
cratic-appointed and Republican-ap- But the devil is in the details, and in involved female justices. University of Michigan. TONJA JACOBI is a
GRETCHEN WHITMER, a Democrat, is the pointed justices are more likely to inter- some striking respects, the chief justice That is not because the female or Dem- law professor at Northwestern Univer-
governor of Michigan. rupt a justice with whom they disagree. fell short of the ideal of the neutral um- ocratic-appointed justices were taking sity.
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Adidas voiced its support for As new office towers rise, A look at the Walt Disney
protests sweeping the United owners are worried they may World complex that could
States, even as the company face a shortage of tenants host the return of the N.B.A.
closed dozens of its stores. once the pandemic eases. (Mouse ears not included.)
Zuckerberg
berg, Facebook’s chief executive,
on Tuesday stood firmly behind
his decision not to do anything
about President Trump’s inflam-
ILLUSTRATION BY CAROLYN SEWELL; PHOTOGRAPH BY JESSICA CHOU FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
Deutsche Bank’s Dealings With Epstein Scrutinized White House Readies Salvo
By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN
and DAVID ENRICH
ing to the people. Compliance offi-
cers in the bank’s anti-money-
laundering operation alerted the
Bank spokesman, said the bank
regarded its reputation as its
“most precious asset.”
even as other banks had distanced
themselves from him.
Bank officials have been shar-
To Fight Global Tech Taxes
Banking regulators have spent
months investigating Jeffrey Ep- federal government to several “We regret the decision to asso- ing their findings with New York By JIM TANKERSLEY reaching a multinational consen-
stein’s dealings with Deutsche transactions in which Mr. Epstein ciate with Epstein,” he said. regulators, according to the peo- and ANA SWANSON sus on how to tax internet com-
Bank, which lent money to the dis- sent money overseas in 2015, ple briefed on the matter. The De- WASHINGTON — The Trump ad- merce that crosses borders.
graced financier and held dozens while employees worried about partment of Financial Services ministration said on Tuesday that At issue are efforts spreading
the reputational risks of doing wields significant power over across Europe and beyond to im-
of accounts for him until shortly
before he died, according to four business with a registered sex of- The sex offender was Deutsche Bank because the
it would open an investigation into
taxes on digital commerce that pose so-called digital services
people briefed on the matter but fender. Ultimately, senior bank ex-
ecutives opted to maintain the re-
considered off-limits agency licenses it to operate in the
state, where the bank has most of
have been adopted or proposed in taxes on economic activity gener-
ated online. Those taxes deviate
not authorized to speak publicly. nine countries and the European
The investigation by the New lationship with Mr. Epstein be- by other banks. its U.S. operations. Union, escalating a global battle from many traditional interna-
cause it was so lucrative. If state regulators decide to that will affect where big Ameri- tional tax regimes by affecting
York Department of Financial
In addition to setting up dozens punish Deutsche Bank, it would can tech companies like Facebook revenues earned by a company
Services, which has not been pre-
of accounts for Mr. Epstein, be the latest in a series of black and Amazon pay taxes. where they are generated — re-
viously reported, could result in
an enforcement action against
Deutsche Bank as soon as this
Deutsche Bank served as his lend-
er from 2013 until last year, even $600M eyes for the bank. Federal and
state authorities in recent years
The administration’s move
could ultimately lead to American
tariffs on imports from Brazil,
gardless of whether the company
has a physical presence there. For
example, India imposed a 2 per-
month, before the first anniversa- as other banks considered him off- The reported value of Jeffrey have imposed billions of dollars of
limits. Deutsche Bank began ex- Epstein’s estate. fines on the German bank for fail- Britain, India and a host of other cent tax in April on online sales of
ry of Mr. Epstein’s arrest on fed-
tricating itself from its relation- ing to stop money laundering and countries, heightening the goods and services to people in In-
eral sex-trafficking charges, the
for violating various sanctions, chances of another global trade dia by large foreign firms. The Eu-
people said. Mr. Epstein was ar- ship with Mr. Epstein in late 2018,
After Mr. Epstein was arrested dispute that results in retaliatory ropean Union has revived its push
rested on July 6 and died in federal after a series of articles in The Mi- among other things. The bank
last July, Deutsche Bank execu- taxes on U.S. goods. for a similar tax as a way to help
custody in August; his death was ami Herald examined the secret also has been under scrutiny by
tives began an internal investiga- The investigation, which will be fund response measures to the co-
ruled a suicide. nonprosecution agreement fed- congressional Democrats and by
tion into the bank’s relationship conducted by the United States ronavirus.
The investigation focuses, at eral prosecutors reached with him state prosecutors for its role as the
with him. The examination in- trade representative, could also Those moves follow similar ef-
least in part, on the bank’s deci- in 2007. Deutsche Bank told Mr. longtime banker to President
cludes studying how Mr. Epstein complicate global negotiations forts by France, which introduced
sion to continue doing business Epstein he had six months to Trump, his family and his compa- a tax on digital revenues last year,
with Mr. Epstein even after em- move his money out of the bank. used his accounts and the bank’s nies. that have been underway for more
ployees raised concerns, accord- Daniel Hunter, a Deutsche decision to keep him as a client, CONTINUED ON PAGE B5
than a year and are aimed at CONTINUED ON PAGE B4
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The Digest
AUTOMOBILES
S&P 500 3080.82 0.8% Nasdaq Composite Index 9608.38 0.6% Dow Jones industrials 25742.65 1.1%
3,400
+ 5% + 5% 28,000 + 5%
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9,000
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3,000 26,000
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2,800 8,000 24,000
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1. Western Union (WU) $23.05 +11.3% 1. Tiffany (TIF) $117.03 –8.9% 1. GE (GE) $7.05 +4.3% 113.3 1. DFA Emerging Markets Core Equity I(DFCEX) –5.9% +0.6% $22.3
2. DXC Tech (DXC) 16.16 +9.5 2. Coty (COTY) 4.19 –4.6 2. Ford Motor (F) 5.90 +0.5 79.9 2. Fidelity Series Emerging Markets Opps(FEMSX) +5.9 +4.6 21.4
3. Macy’s (M) 6.96 +9.3 3. Newmont. (NEM) 58.47 –3.3 3. BofAML (BAC) 24.84 +0.9 71.0 3. Invesco Oppenheimer Developing Markets Y(ODVYX) +2.1 +3.8 16.2
4. Equifax (EFX) 167.12 +7.8 4. MSCI (MSCI) 324.92 –3.1 4. Macy’s (M) 6.96 +9.3 63.4 4. DFA Emerging Markets Value I(DFEVX) –14.2 –0.8 12.8
5. Gap (GPS) 10.65 +7.7 5. TripAdvisor (TRIP) 21.19 –3.0 5. Nrwn Crs Ln (NCLH) 17.39 +0.6 62.3 5. Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx Adm(VEMAX) –0.9 +1.0 12.4
6. Helmerich (HP) 21.80 +7.6 6. Nortonlifelo (NLOK) 21.06 –3.0 6. American Airl (AAL) 11.22 +1.0 48.8 6. American Funds New World A(NEWFX) +7.9 +5.3 11.8
7. SL Green Real (SLG) 47.33 +7.4 7. Wynn Resorts (WYNN) 84.10 –2.7 7. United Arlns (UAL) 29.91 +1.5 47.3 7. DFA Emerging Markets I(DFEMX) –4.5 +1.2 5.3
8. Nordstrom (JWN) 17.78 +7.2 8. Unum Group (UNM) 15.65 –2.6 8. Delta Air (DAL) 26.41 +0.9 43.0 8. Virtus Vontobel Emerging Markets Opps I(HIEMX) –4.7 +1.9 4.9
9. Arconic (ARNC) 15.95 +6.8 9. LVSC (LVS) 47.79 –2.5 9. AMD (AMD) 53.54 –0.2 42.6 9. DFA Emerging Markets Small Cap I(DEMSX) –8.1 –0.1 4.6
10. Occidental (OXY) 14.75 +6.8 10. M&T Bnk US (MTB) 106.00 –2.3 10. Carnivl (CCL) 16.87 +0.4 41.5 10. Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Instl(LZEMX) –10.8 –1.3 4.6
Source: Morningstar
Sector performance How stock markets fared yesterday in Asia … … in Europe … and in the Americas.
S&P 500 SECTORS
+4.5
Energy +2.7 % +4.0
Materials +1.8
+3.5
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+3.0
Technology +0.9
+2.5
Financials +0.8
+2.0
Real estate +0.7 Tokyo +1.2%
+1.5
Consumer discretionary +0.6 London +0.9% Toronto +1.0%
+1.0
Health care +0.6 New York +0.8%
+0.5
Utilities +0.6 Shanghai +0.2%
0.0
Communication services +0.5
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An Adidas store in New York was damaged during protests over the death of George Floyd. Sportswear companies beginning to emerge from the economic blow of the pandemic ran into a new crisis as protests swept the U.S.
IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT deadline shall be July 30,2020 at 4:00 p.m.(prevailing Eastern Time);and
FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE (vi) be served,so as to be actually received on or before the Sale Objection
In re ) Chapter 11 Deadline or the Committee Sale Objection Deadline, as applicable, upon:
Limited Damage, but Looting Deals Symbolic Blow ALPHA ENTERTAINMENT LLC, ) Case No.
Debtor.1 ) 20-10940 (LSS)
SaleObjectionDeadline:July13,2020at4:00p.m.(ET)
Post-AuctionObjectionDeadline:August5,2020at12:00p.m.(ET)
(a) counsel to the Debtor, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Rodney
Square, 1000 North King Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, Attn:
Matthew Lunn,Esq.([email protected]) and Kenneth J.Enos,Esq.(kenos@
ycst.com);(b) counsel to the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of
Alpha Entertainment LLC,Greenberg Traurig,LLP,(i) 3333 Piedmont Road,
HearingDate:August7,2020at10:00a.m.(ET)
By MICHAEL CORKERY Square location had been tempo- NOTICE OF SALE, BIDDING PROCEDURES, AUCTION NE, Atlanta, GA 30305, Attn: David Kurzweil ([email protected]), and
(ii) 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 1700, Houston, TX 77002, Attn: Shari L.
AND SALE HEARING
and SAPNA MAHESHWARI rarily closed since March because PLEASETAKENOTICEOFTHEFOLLOWING: Heyen ([email protected]);(c) Office of the United States Trustee,844 N.
King Street,Room 2207,Lockbox 35,Wilmington,DE 19801,Attn:Richard
In the end, the damage to the store of the pandemic, but a skeleton 1. On April 21, 2020, the debtor and debtor in possession in the
Schepacarter, Esq. ([email protected]); and (d) counsel
above-captioned case (the “Debtor”) filed with the United States
may have been limited. But im- crew of employees has continued Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) to the Debtor’s prepetition Lender, K&L Gates, LLP, 599 Lexington Avenue,
NewYork,NY10022,Attn:JohnA.Bicks,Esq.([email protected])and
working in the store. The com- its motion (the “Motion”) for the entry of: (A) an order (the “Bidding
ages of looters smashing windows Procedures Order”),2 (i) approving bidding procedures in connection James A.Wright III ([email protected]) (collectively,the“Notice
Parties”).
and running through Macy’s flag- pany said that during the week- with the sale ofthe Debtor’s assets(the“BiddingProcedures”);(ii) sched-
7. Any objections solely with respect to conduct at the Auction (a
uling an auction for (the“Auction”) and hearing (the“Sale Hearing”) on
ship location in Herald Square end about 30 of its roughly 775 theapproval oftheproposedsaleordisposition(the“Sale”)oftheDebtor’s “Post-Auction Objection”) must:(i) be in writing;(ii) be signed by coun-
sel or attested to by the objecting party; (iii) be in conformity with the
was another symbolic hit to the al- stores were closed or had short- assets (the “Acquired Assets”); (iii) approving notice of respective date,
time and place for the Auction and for the Sale Hearing;(iv) approving pro- applicableprovisionsoftheBankruptcyRulesandtheLocalRules;(iv)state
with particularity the legal and factual basis for the objection and the spe-
ready badly battered retailer. ened hours because of civil unrest cedures for the assumption and assignment of certain executory contracts
cific grounds therefor;(v) be filed with the Clerk of the Court,824 N.Market
and unexpired leases; (v) approving form and manner of notice; and (vi)
As roving bands of people and curfews. granting related relief;and (B) an order authorizing and approving (i) the Street, 3rd Floor, Wilmington, DE 19801, together with proof of service,
on or before 12:00 p.m. (ET) on August 5, 2020 (the“Post-Auction
swarmed through Manhattan late Across the country, hundreds of Sale free and clear of liens, claims, rights, encumbrances, and other inter-
ests; and (ii) the assumption and assignment of certain executory con- Objection Deadline”);and (vi) be served,so as to be actually received on
Monday and early Tuesday dur- orbeforethePost-AuctionObjectionDeadline,upontheNoticeParties.
stores have been damaged and tracts and unexpired leases (collectively,the“Contracts”) and (iii) related
8. If a Sale Objection is not filed and served on or before the Sale
relief.
ing protests over the killing of a looted during the unrest. Big-box 2. On May 28, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court entered the Bidding Objection Deadline or a Post-Auction Objection is not filed and served on
or before thePost-AuctionObjectionDeadlinein accordancewiththe fore-
black man, George Floyd, in police retailers like Walmart and Target Procedures Order [Docket No. 181]. Pursuant to the Bidding Procedures
going requirements, the Court may enter the Sale Order without further
Order, the Debtor has until July 23, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. (ET) (the
custody, some of them ransacked have closed many locations tem- “Stalking Horse Bid Deadline”) to obtain a Stalking Horse Bid for the noticetosuchparty.
9. Copies of the Motion, the Bidding Procedures, and the Bidding
the city’s most vibrant and valu- porarily to clean up and make re- AcquiredAssets.
3. Pursuant to the Bidding Procedures, bids for the Acquired Assets, Procedures Order may be obtained by parties in interest free of charge on
able retail corridors, from the Up- the dedicated webpage related to the Debtor’s chapter 11 case maintained
pairs, while some smaller mer- or any subset thereof,must be received on or before July 30,2020 at 5:00
p.m. (ET) (the“Bid Deadline”) and otherwise comply with the Bidding by the claims and noticing agent in this case, Donlin, Recano & Company,
per East Side to Midtown. chants have reported damage Procedures. FAILURE TO ABIDE BY THE BIDDING PROCEDURES MAY Inc. (http://www.donlinrecano.com/alpha). Copies of such documents
are also available for inspection during regular business hours at the Clerk
But the Macy’s in Herald that they fear could threaten their RESULT IN A BID BEING REJECTED. ANY PARTY INTERESTED IN BID-
DING ON THE ACQUIRED ASSETS SHOULD CONTACT JAY WEINBERGER of the Bankruptcy Court, 824 N. Market Street, 3rd Floor, Wilmington, DE
Square looms larger perhaps than viability. The looting has come as ([email protected]), (212) 497-4292, OF HOULIHAN LOKEY 19801,and may be viewed for a fee on the internet at the Court’s website
(http://www.deb.uscourts.gov/) by following the directions for accessing
any other store in New York, not CAPITAL,INC.,THEDEBTOR’SINVESTMENTBANKER.
unemployment has surged be- 4. Pursuant to the Bidding Procedures, in the event that the Debtor theECFsystemonsuchwebsite.
10. Foreaseofreference,thefollowingcharthasbeenincludedtoindi-
only for the company, which cause of the pandemic. receives more than one Qualified Bid by the Bid Deadline, the Debtor will
catethedatesrelevanttothisNotice:
conduct the Auction, which shall take place on August 3, 2020, begin-
draws a significant amount of its Mr. Appelbaum said that no ning at 10:00 a.m. (ET) at the offices of counsel to the Debtor, Young Date Event
brand identity and revenue from date was set for the Herald Square
Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Rodney Square, 1000 North King Street, June 3,2020 Service of Notice of Assumption and
Assignment
Wilmington, Delaware 19801, or such later time or such other place as
the building, which it has occupied store’s reopening and that it was the Debtor shall designate and provide notice of to all Qualified Bidders July 13,2020 4:00 p.m.(ET) Sale Objection Deadline
since 1902, but also for the broader DEMETRIUS FREEMAN FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES who have submitted Qualified Bids. Only Qualified Bidders (including Cure Cost/Assignment Objection
too early to say whether any of the any Stalking Horse Bidder),shall be entitled to participate at the Auction. Deadline
retail industry. Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square was boarded up after overnight For the avoidance of doubt, the Debtor may, upon consultation with the July 23,2020 Stalking Horse Bid Deadline
damage would cause additional Consultation Parties, conduct the Auction telephonically or by video con- July 30,2020 4:00 p.m.(ET) Committee Sale Objection Deadline
“Macy’s Herald Square tran- looting. The retailer had seen its sales plummet because of the pandemic. ference.
delays. The union had recently ne- July 30,2020,5:00 p.m.(ET) Bid Deadline
scends that one company,” said 5. Each Successful Bid and any Next-Highest Bid (or if no Qualified August 3,2020,10:00 a.m.(ET) Auction
gotiated a plan with the company Bid other than that of a Stalking Horse Bidder or one Qualified Bidder is August 5,2020,12:00 p.m.(ET) Post-Auction Objection Deadline
received,then the Stalking Horse Bid or the Qualified Bidder,respectively)
more than 100 others offering ment stores, which are generally to reopen the store with precau- will be subject to approval by the Bankruptcy Court.The Sale Hearing shall
August 7,2020,10:00 a.m.(ET) Sale Hearing
Dated: May 29, 2020,Wilmington, Delaware,YOUNG CONAWAY STARGATT
Macy’s, a storied curbside pickup.
“As it relates to reopening, the
still hinged to physical locations
and largely reliant on malls. Since
tions to prevent the virus from
spreading, including a require-
take place on August 7, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. (ET).The Sale Hearing may
be adjourned by the Debtor from time to time without further notice to
creditors or other parties in interest other than by announcement of the
& TAYLOR, LLP, /s/ Shane M. Reil, Michael R. Nestor (No. 3526) (mnestor@
ycst.com),Matthew B.Lunn (No.4119) ([email protected]),Kenneth J.Enos
retailer, takes another adjournment in open court on the date scheduled for the Sale Hearing or (No.4544) ([email protected]),Travis G.Buchanan (No.5595) (tbuchanan@
civil unrest does complicate tim- March, J.C. Penney and the ment that all customers wear by filing a notice, which may be a hearing agenda, stating the adjourn- ycst.com), Shane M. Reil (No. 6195) ([email protected]), Matthew P. Milana
(No. 6681) ([email protected]), 1000 N. King Street, Rodney Square,
ing, but we’re taking it day by Neiman Marcus Group have filed masks before being allowed to ment,onthedocketoftheDebtor’schapter11case.
kind of battering. day,” Blair Rosenberg, a spokes- for bankruptcy, Lord & Taylor has shop inside.
6. Any objections to the Sale or the relief requested in connection
with the Sale, including objections to entry of the proposed Sale Order
Wilmington,Delaware 19801,Telephone:(302) 571-6600,Facsimile:(302)
571-1253,CounseltotheDebtorandDebtorinPossession
1
(a “Sale Objection”), other than a Post-Auction Objection (as defined The last four digits of the Debtor’s federal tax identification number,
woman for Macy’s, said in a state- dismissed its entire executive Most of the store’s roughly below) or a Cure Cost/Assignment Objection (which shall be governed is 7778.The Debtor’s mailing address is 1266 East Main St., Stamford, CT
Stuart Appelbaum, the president ment. team, and even Nordstrom, which 3,000 workers have been fur- by the Assignment Procedures) must: (i) be in writing; (ii) be signed by
counsel or attested to by the objecting party; (iii) be in conformity with
06902.
2
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have
of the Retail, Wholesale and De- Last month, the retailer re- is considered the healthiest chain loughed without pay, but are still the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Rules and the Local Rules; the meanings ascribed to them in the Bidding Procedures Order (includ-
(iv) state with particularity the legal and factual basis for the objection ing the Bidding Procedures). Any summary of the Bidding Procedures and
partment Store Union, which rep- ported preliminary first-quarter in the sector, has said it will close receiving health benefits. Many and the specific grounds therefor; (v) be filed with the Clerk of the Court, the Bidding Procedures Order contained herein is qualified in its entirety
resents the store’s workers. “For a net sales of roughly $3 billion, a 45 16 of its 116 full-line stores. are black or Hispanic, and have 824 N.Market Street,3rd Floor,Wilmington,DE 19801,together with proof
of service, on or before 4:00 p.m. (ET) on July 13, 2020 (the “Sale
by the actual terms and conditions thereof. To the extent that there is any
conflict between any such summary and such actual terms and conditions,
lot of people, it represents all of re- percent drop from last year, and Macy’s, which also owns built a career in retailing at Ma- Objection Deadline”), except as to the Committee, whose objection theactualtermsandconditionsshallcontrol.
tail itself.” an operating loss of as much as Bloomingdale’s and Bluemercury, cy’s.
Macy’s, which employs about $1.1 billion. The company has de- was still assessing the losses from “What I am not hearing from
123,000 people nationwide, has layed its formal first-quarter the mayhem. But a spokeswoman our members is how could they do
seen its sales plummet because of earnings report to July 1 because said on Tuesday that no employ- that to Macy’s,” said Mr. Appel-
the coronavirus pandemic and of the disruptions from the pan- ees had been harmed and that baum, referring to the damage to
has been racing to reopen stores demic. “damage has been limited,” a re- the store. “What we are hearing is
as quickly as it can. Macy’s had re- More broadly, the pandemic has sult of New York police officers re- now is the time to deal with sys-
opened 330 as of last week, with dimmed the outlook for depart- sponding to the scene. The Herald temic racism.”
B4 N THE NEW YORK TIMES BUSINESS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020
U.S. Inquiry
Aims to Fight
Global Taxes
On Big Tech
FROM FIRST BUSINESS PAGE
prompting the Trump administra-
tion to authorize tariffs on French
wine, cheese and other products.
Officials in both countries agreed
to put their levies on hold — with
French officials saying they would
not collect revenues from their tax
this year — while negotiators with
the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development
tried to broker a multilateral
agreement on digital taxation.
Myron Brilliant, the executive
vice president of the U.S. Cham-
ber of Commerce, criticized the
digital tax proposals that some
countries are considering as “dis-
criminatory and burdensome to
the economy,” but urged a multi-
lateral solution through the
O.E.C.D. “We urge all parties to
double down on those negotia-
tions and avoid unilateral, dis-
criminatory taxes,” he said.
Jason Oxman, the chief execu-
tive of the Information Technol-
ogy Industry Council, a trade
group, said that the organization
was in favor of ongoing multilat-
eral discussions, but that it also
supported the U.S. government’s
new investigations. “While we
WILFREDO LEE/ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHN TAGGART FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
hoped to avoid further escalation
Household names such as Kraft Heinz and the Gap are among the bigger companies with considerably larger work forces that were left out of the federal government’s relief plans. of tensions, increasingly expan-
sive unilateral tax measures have
necessitated a stronger re-
No Relief for Larger, Often Debt-Laden, Companies sponse,” Mr. Oxman said.
The investigations are being
carried out under Section 301 of
By JEANNA SMIALEK for The New York Times. If a large Main Street and the primary mar- ing problems arising from exces- ket, if they don’t when push comes the Trade Act of 1974, which gives
WASHINGTON — One of the biggest number of companies are left out ket corporate bond facility — are sive leverage, international price to shove, conditions could deterio- the government broad authority
questions surrounding the gov- of support programs and go out of the ones included in Mr. Hanson competition and concerns about rate sharply. to respond to unfair practices that
ernment’s efforts to help busi- business, “it’s likely to be very and his colleagues’ analysis. long-term viability,” Senator Sher- “The high-yield market might hurt U.S. commerce. The adminis-
nesses struggling amid the coro- costly and leave permanent scar- Some of the firms that those di- rod Brown, the highest-ranking really think that there’s a Fed put tration has used the same legal
navirus pandemic is whether the ring to our productive capacity.” rect government programs miss Democrat on the Senate Banking right now,” he said, referring to a provision to initiate a trade war
programs are constructed in a Their analysis is only a starting — think the Gap, Dell Technolo- Committee, wrote in a letter to the financial promise to buy if prices with China, which resulted in tar-
way that will prevent a wave of point. Many private companies gies and Kraft Heinz — are house- Fed chair, Jerome H. Powell, and dip below a certain level. “At some iffs on roughly $360 billion of Chi-
bankruptcies, keeping a short- are also excluded, but information hold names with huge work Mr. Mnuchin on May 18. point, if that comes unglued, you nese products.
term shock from turning into about those firms is harder to forces. If such companies were to The Fed has helped risky com- have a real problem.” In addition to India, Brazil, Brit-
drawn-out economic pain. run into problems gaining access panies less directly. One of its cor- Companies with low bond rat- ain and the European Union, the
come by, so the authors do not ac-
A new analysis from a group of to cash, it could precipitate job porate bond programs will buy a ings could have a particularly Office of the United States Trade
count for them.
Harvard University researchers cuts, the researchers said. limited amount of junk-bond ex- large ripple effect: Five million Representative said it would in-
“This is almost like the tip of the vestigate taxes in Austria, the
suggests that the answer, should iceberg,” Mr. Hanson said. But there is a reason the busi- change traded funds, which trade employees work at big companies
ness relief programs have avoided like stocks but track a broad bas- excluded based on their junk or Czech Republic, Indonesia, Italy,
markets turn ugly again, might be After the pandemic forced
directly betting on more debt- ket of corporate debt. That, along unrated status. A smaller number, Spain and Turkey.
no. states to go into varying degrees
laden big companies. Including with the mere signal that invest- about two million, work at medi- “President Trump is concerned
Highly indebted public compa-
shakier businesses in the Main ment-grade bond purchases are um-size firms left out for their that many of our trading partners
nies that employ millions of peo-
are adopting tax schemes de-
ple are largely left out of the major Little to no access to Street facilities or the corporate
bond program would increase the
coming, has breathed life back
into choked bond markets, includ-
debt levels.
About 1.1 million are at compa- signed to unfairly target our com-
direct relief options that Con- panies,” Robert E. Lighthizer, the
gress, the Federal Reserve and direct assistance has risk that companies would fail to ing for junk debt. nies that are technically eligible
trade representative, said in a
the Treasury have devised to help pay the Fed and the Treasury But the fact that a group of com- for the Paycheck Protection Pro-
companies make it through the big firms at the mercy back, ramping up the chances that panies has little to no access to di- gram because of their industry statement. “We are prepared to
take all appropriate action to de-
the lending programs would lose rect assistance — essentially leav- classification, but are unlikely to
pandemic.
Much of that is by design. Poli-
of market conditions. money and — ultimately — cost ing those firms at the mercy of tap it because they have access to fend our businesses and workers
taxpayers. market conditions — could come other capital markets and the against any such discrimination.”
cymakers have prioritized getting While the U.S. has been part of
help to businesses that came into of lockdown in March, tanking Adding in risky companies at a cost if things worsen again, in Treasury has tried to deter such
the multinational digital tax dis-
the coronavirus crisis in good revenues and freezing the finan- could also expose the Fed and the which case borrowing is likely to firms from using the program, Mr.
cussions, negotiations ran into
health, lowering the chances that cial markets that companies tap to Treasury to accusations that they become more difficult for high- Hanson said.
trouble this year, shortly before
taxpayers will wind up bailing out raise cash, the government an- bailed out companies that private yield companies that do not actu- Mr. Stein and Mr. Hanson said
the spread of the coronavirus
big companies that loaded up on nounced a suite of programs to equity firms had loaded with debt ally have Fed support to back they would recommend broad-
plunged countries around the
risky debt. It could also help offi- help corporations make it to maximize profits. And Demo- them. ening the Fed’s programs to in- world into lockdowns. The Trump
cials avoid the kind of angry criti- through. cratic lawmakers have specifi- “You have to be a little careful clude some, but not all, lower- administration had been pushing
cism that surrounded 2008 bank The Paycheck Protection Pro- cally warned against helping com- about assuming you can just do rated companies. for a provision that would effec-
and auto company rescues. gram for small businesses — cre- panies that were struggling head- things with magic,” said Mr. Stein, While the Fed has shown some tively allow some American com-
But it leaves a slice of America’s ated and funded by Congress and ing into the crisis. the analysis co-author who is a willingness to consider lending to panies to choose whether to be
companies fending for them- operated by the Treasury and the The Fed should “refrain” from former Fed governor. While mar- some riskier companies — the governed by any new tax system
selves amid the sharpest down- Small Business Administration — using the Main Street program “to kets might assume the central Boston Fed president, Eric Rosen- created by a global agreement.
turn since the Great Depression, extends loans to companies em- help companies paper over exist- bank will step in to help the mar- gren, has said the central bank The companies that are most
putting them at greater risk of ploying up to 500 people, with may expand the Main Street pro- likely to be affected by many
bankruptcy and their workers at some exceptions. The loans are gram — there would be challenges countries’ digital taxes are Ameri-
greater risk of job loss. forgivable as long as those busi- Who Can Receive Aid? to providing much broader help can technology giants, including
Publicly traded firms that em- nesses meet program criteria, through central bank lending. eBay and Google, but some pro-
Publicly-traded businesses with high-yield ratings and indebted mid-size
ploy about 8.1 million people — which require them to hang onto The Fed is not legally allowed to posals could apply to any large
companies are ineligible for direct government relief.
roughly 26 percent of all employ- workers. gamble on companies that are in- companies that do business on-
ment at tracked publicly traded To help bigger companies, Con- solvent, an imprecise term but line, not just tech firms.
Eligible and ineligible public companies, by number of employees
companies — are all or mostly ex- gress turned to the Fed, which can one that could soon apply to many Jordan Haas, the director of
cluded from direct government set up emergency lending pro- 15 businesses that have faced trade policy for the Internet Asso-
relief, based on an analysis by grams in times of economic trou- 0 5 10 million months of reduced revenues. It ciation, whose members include
Samuel Hanson, Jeremy Stein and ble. Lawmakers gave Treasury could also be the case that more Facebook, Google and Amazon,
Adi Sunderam of Harvard, along Secretary Steven Mnuchin $454 debt, the only medicine the cen- said in a statement, “The U.S.
Eligible: Large with investment-grade debt
with Eric Zwick of the University billion to back up such efforts. tral bank can offer, is not a good must continue sending a strong
of Chicago. The Fed’s midsize business op- solution for already-floundering message to trading partners that
Not all of those companies are tion, called the Main Street pro- Eligible: Mid-size without too much debt companies. targeted discriminatory taxes
likely to run into trouble, some gram, is in the process of getting Groups focused on workers against U.S. firms are not an ap-
have deep-pocketed investors be- up and running and will offer Not eligible: Large with low bond ratings Gap, Dell and Kraft Heinz point out that the Fed lending pro- propriate solution,” he said.
hind them and others made poor loans to companies with up to are among the ineligible grams lack toothy employment A Google spokesman, Jose Cas-
financial choices that left them 15,000 employees or $5 billion in Not eligible: Mid-size with too much debt companies. requirements, so it is possible that taneda, reiterated that the com-
vulnerable to shock. But exclud- revenues. Those with especially even if the central bank could find pany supported efforts to reach an
ing a broad swath of employers high debt levels cannot tap it. Gray Area: Large food and hospitality a way to support such companies, international deal on digital taxes.
could affect how successful the The Fed’s main big-company it would help shareholders with- In a rare show of bipartisan sup-
government is at preventing relief program will buy newly is- Eligible: Fewer than 500 employees out leading to worker retention. port, Senator Charles E. Grassley,
wide-scale bankruptcies if virus- sued corporate bonds. It is re- “You don’t want to pay off own- Republican of Iowa, and Senator
related economic pain lingers, the stricted to firms with highly rated ers of zombie companies, or peo- Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat,
researchers warned. debt, or those that have been Note: Included with large companies with low bond ratings are those with unrated debt. ple who took big risks on oil and said the administration’s investi-
“We’re trying to flatten the downgraded only since the coro- Aid for smaller companies comes in the form of loans, and aid for larger ones is in terms of bond
gas corporations and they didn’t gation was warranted given the
purchases. Food and hospitality companies were granted exemptions to receive small business
bankruptcy curve, or flatten the fi- navirus crisis took hold. loans in some cases, but scrutiny has prompted some companies to return loans. pan out,” said Marcus Stanley, the proliferation of digital taxes
nancial distress curve,” said Mr. Those three programs — the policy director at Americans for around the world. “As we have
Hanson, who refined the analysis Paycheck Protection Program, Source: Stein, Hanson, Zwick and Sunderam THE NEW YORK TIMES Financial Reform. previously stated, these digital
services taxes unfairly target and
discriminate against U.S. compa-
nies,” the senators said.
Trade experts have speculated
Tech Center’s Suit Says Social Media Crackdown by Trump Violates Free Speech in recent months about whether
the Trump administration could
try to use its 301 provision as
By KATE CONGER trict Court for the District of Co- held liable for much of the content filing said. ical figures like Mr. Trump. leverage in its efforts to persuade
OAKLAND, CALIF. — President lumbia — is indicative of the push- that is posted on their sites. The The center added, “The order “We’ve been pretty clear on our other countries, including India,
Trump’s crackdown on social me- back that the president is likely to order targets Section 230 of the clouds the legal landscape in policy that we think that it would- to change their trade practices.
dia companies faced a new legal face as he escalates his fight with 1996 Communications Decency which the hosts of third-party con- n’t be right for us to do fact checks The administration tried and
challenge on Tuesday, as a tech- social media companies, which he Act, which internet companies tent operate and puts them all on for politicians,” Mr. Zuckerberg failed this year to announce a lim-
nology policy organization has accused of bias against con- have said is essential to their busi- notice that content moderation said in an interview with Fox ited trade deal with India. The
servative voices. It asks the court ness operations. decisions with which the govern- News. His stance has led to wide- United States has also been nego-
claimed in a lawsuit that he vio-
to invalidate the executive order. Mr. Trump’s order is “plainly re- ment disagrees could produce spread protest by Facebook em- tiating trade deals with Britain,
lated the companies’ right to free
Twitter, which is Mr. Trump’s taliatory,” the Center for Democ- penalties and retributive actions, ployees. Brazil and the European Union.
speech with his executive order
preferred method of communicat- racy and Technology said in a le- including stripping them of Sec- Representatives for Facebook In a statement, a spokesperson
aimed at curtailing their legal pro- ing with the public, faced off with for the British government said
gal filing. “It attacks a private tion 230’s protections.” and the Justice Department de-
tections. him last week after adding fact- that the digital services tax “en-
company, Twitter, for exercising Other social media companies clined to comment on the lawsuit.
The nonprofit Center for De- check labels to two of his tweets its First Amendment right to com- sures that digital businesses pay
have been reluctant to duplicate Twitter thanked the Center for De-
mocracy and Technology says in and later restricting a post in ment on the president’s state- Twitter’s actions. Although Mr. mocracy and Technology for its tax in the U.K. that reflects the val-
the suit that Mr. Trump’s attempt which he said protesters who en- ments.” Trump posted identical comments action. ue they derive from U.K. users.”
to unwind a federal law that gaged in looting would face a vio- The order could also prevent on Facebook, Facebook has not “It is so essential that platforms “Our preference is for a global
grants social media companies lent crackdown. other companies from speaking touched the posts. that host such an enormous solution to the tax challenges
discretion over the content they In response on Thursday, Mr. freely, the organization argued. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s amount of content be able to take posed by digitalization, and we’ll
allow on their platforms was retal- Trump signed an executive order “President Trump — by publicly chief executive, said last week steps to address and mitigate continue to work with the U.S. and
iatory and would have a chilling asking regulators to chip away at attacking Twitter and issuing the that social media companies widespread misinformation,” said other international partners to
effect on the companies. legal protections that prevent so- order — sought to chill future on- should not be in the business of Alexandra Givens, the chief exec- achieve that objective,” the state-
The lawsuit — filed in U.S. Dis- cial media companies from being line speech by other speakers,” its moderating comments from polit- utive of the center. ment said.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BUSINESS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020 N B5
according two people briefed on The U.S. headquarters of Deutsche Bank, left. Denise George, the attorney
that investigation but not autho- general of the U.S. Virgin Islands, claims that Jeffrey Epstein misled
rized to speak publicly. In January, government officials in order to win lucrative tax breaks.
Ms. George’s office filed a civil for-
feiture lawsuit against Mr. Ep-
Leslie Wexner, the billionaire re-
stein’s estate, in which she con-
tends that Mr. Epstein misled gov-
tail magnate who built Victoria’s
Secret into a household name. Mr.
Millions of dollars
ernment officials there for nearly
two decades and used a private is- Wexner gave Mr. Epstein a in transactions
sweeping power of attorney to
land hideaway to engage in sex
trafficking.
JEENAH MOON FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
manage all aspects of his financial conducted last year.
cials at Barclays, where Mr. Staley ade, but some bank officials be- according to two of the people affairs, but said he severed all ties
Ms. George is also looking into
became chief executive in 2015. came uneasy about doing busi- briefed on the matter. Mr. Morris, with Mr. Epstein shortly before sis and research.
millions of dollars of transactions
conducted last year — both before Barclays has stood behind Mr. ness with him after his 2008 guilty who left Deutsche Bank for an- his guilty plea. Ms. George, in her civil forfei-
and after Mr. Epstein’s death — at Staley, who has said he had no plea to soliciting prostitution from other firm in 2016, did not respond While Mr. Epstein was a client ture lawsuit, contends that South-
a little-known bank that he had es- contact with Mr. Epstein after a minor in Florida. JPMorgan cut to requests for comment. of Deutsche Bank, his main busi- ern Trust was not in the business
tablished in the Virgin Islands 2015. ties with Mr. Epstein after Mr. Sta- The investigation could provide ness was Southern Trust Com- that it claimed to be in, and that
called Southern Country Interna- Before joining Barclays, Mr. ley left the bank in 2013. a rare glimpse into Mr. Epstein’s pany, which generated more than Mr. Epstein misled government
tional. Staley was a senior executive at That is when Mr. Epstein began mysterious finances. $250 million in revenues during its officials in order to win a lucrative
And bank regulators in Britain JPMorgan Chase, where he working with Deutsche Bank. Mr. Epstein made a significant existence, according to public tax break. She told The New York
are looking into whether James E. helped cultivate that bank’s rela- Paul Morris, a private banker who portion of his fortune while bank- records. Mr. Epstein created the Times in March that her office had
Staley was transparent about the tionship with Mr. Epstein. had recently arrived at the Ger- ing with Deutsche Bank, even company in 2013 and told govern- not yet determined exactly the
details of his relationship with Mr. JPMorgan was Mr. Epstein’s man bank from JPMorgan, though his criminal record had ment officials in the Virgin Islands kind of business Southern Trust
Epstein when describing it to offi- primary bank for more than a dec- brought Mr. Epstein on as a client, cost him his most lucrative client, that it was involved in DNA analy- was in.
Facing Furor, Zuckerberg Defends ‘Tough Decision’ to Let Trump’s Posts Stand
FROM FIRST BUSINESS PAGE lice that have spread across social
Thursday, was moved up to Tues- media in recent days.
day after hundreds of employees After explaining his thought
protested the inaction by staging process, Mr. Zuckerberg took
a virtual “walkout” on Monday. questions from employees in the
Facebook’s principles and poli- virtual meeting on Tuesday, ac-
cies supporting free speech “show cording to a copy of the call. One
that the right action where we are Facebook employee in New York
right now is to leave this up,” Mr. expressed support for Mr. Zucker-
Zuckerberg said on the call refer- berg’s position. But the vast ma-
ring to Mr. Trump’s posts. The au- jority of questions were pointed
dio of the employee call was heard and the call became increasingly
by The New York Times. contentious.
Mr. Zuckerberg said that Mr. Zuckerberg was asked
though he knew many people whether any black Facebook em-
would be upset with Facebook, a ployees were consulted in the de-
policy review backed up his deci-
cision-making process. He named
sion. He added that after he made
one. A Facebook employee in
his determination, he received a
Austin, Texas, then said that he
phone call from President Trump
felt the company’s political speech
on Friday.
policy wasn’t working and needed
“I used that opportunity to
to be changed.
make him know I felt this post was
One persistent feeling shared
inflammatory and harmful, and
let him know where we stood on among Facebook’s rank-and-file
it,” Mr. Zuckerberg told Facebook came out in a direct moment be-
employees. But though he voiced tween Mr. Zuckerberg and an-
displeasure to the president, he other employee during the call.
reiterated that Mr. Trump’s mes- “Why are the smartest people
sage did not break the social net- in the world focused on contorting
work’s guidelines. and twisting our policies to avoid
The Facebook chief held firm antagonizing Trump?” the em-
even as the pressure on him to ployee asked.
rein in Mr. Trump’s messages in- In a statement, a Facebook
tensified. Civil rights groups said spokeswoman said that “open and
late Monday after meeting with honest discussion has always
Mr. Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sand- been a part of Facebook’s culture,”
berg, Facebook’s chief operating and that Mr. Zuckerberg was
officer, that it was “totally con- T.J. KIRKPATRICK FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES “grateful” for employees’ feed-
founding” that the company was Vanita Gupta, one of the civil rights leaders who talked with Facebook officials on Monday, said Mark Zuckerberg “betrayed a lack of understanding.” back.
not taking a tougher stand on Mr. The call did little to soothe the
Trump’s posts, which are often ag- feelings of employees. More than
rights leaders and other angry that promotes violence. leaders as a “hard but meaning- cials there that Mr. Trump’s mes-
gressive and have heightened ten- a dozen current and former Face-
parties to explain the company’s “Facebook will keep moving the ful” one, according to a copy of the sage was inflammatory.
sions over protests on police vio- book employees said the call only
stance. Mr. Zuckerberg has said goalposts every time Trump esca- message viewed by The Times. Mr. Zuckerberg spent the rest of
lence in recent days. deepened the frictions inside the
Facebook does not want to be an lates, finding excuse after excuse On Tuesday in the virtual meet- last Friday morning talking to pol-
Several Facebook employees company; some said that trying to
“arbiter of truth.” He has also said not to act on increasingly danger- ing with employees, Mr. Zucker- icy officials and other experts at
have resigned over the lack of ac- Facebook. He ultimately decided persuade Mr. Zuckerberg to
that he stands for free speech and ous rhetoric,” Mr. Aveni said. berg spent 30 minutes laying out
tion, with one publicly saying the that what world leaders post on- what had happened with Mr. Mr. Trump’s post had not broken change his mind was futile.
Politicians and civil rights orga-
company would end up “on the line is in the public interest and Trump’s posts. He said the presi- Facebook’s policies. “It’s crystal clear today that
nizations have also taken issue
newsworthy. with Mr. Zuckerberg’s position. dent’s looting-and-shooting mes- Mr. Zuckerberg said Mr. leadership refuses to stand with
sage, which went up on Friday, Trump’s post relied on a call for us,” Brandon Dail, a Facebook en-
Trying to calm a But in trying to placate every-
one, Mr. Zuckerberg has failed to
On Monday evening, Vanita
Gupta, who heads the National was immediately spotted by Face- “state use of force,” which Face- gineer, tweeted about the call.
storm that led to a appease almost anyone. Facebook Leadership Conference on Civil book’s policy team. Mr. Zucker-
berg woke up at 7:30 a.m. in Palo
book allows under its guidelines.
He said that in the future, the so- Mike Isaac reported from San Fran-
employees have continued criti- and Human Rights, took part in a
virtual ‘walkout’ by cizing their employer on Twitter, one-hour phone call with Mr. Alto that day to an email about the cial network might reassess that cisco, Cecilia Kang from Washington
LinkedIn and on their personal Zuckerberg, Ms. Sandberg and post. The policy team called the policy, given the photos and vid- and Sheera Frenkel from Oakland,
hundreds of workers. Facebook pages. Some circulated other Facebook officials. After- White House, he said, telling offi- eos of excessive use of force by po- Calif.
petitions calling for change. On ward, she said Mr. Zuckerberg
wrong side of history.” And pro- Monday, hundreds of workers “betrayed a lack of understand-
testers showed up late Monday to participated in the virtual “walk- ing” and compared Facebook’s in- PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on June 19, 2020 commencing at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (the notice there are specific requirements for any potential successful bidder in connection with
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PRO BASKETBALL S C O R E B OA R D
The Site Where the Magic (and 29 Rivals) Could Happen SOCCER
BUNDESLIGA
Team GP W D L GF GA Pts
By BROOKS BARNES
Singing pirates and spinning
The N.B.A.’s HP Field Visa Athletic The
Bayern . . . . . . 29
Dortmund . . . . 29
RB Leipzig . . . 29
21 4 4 86 28 67
18 6 5 80 35 60
16 10 3 74 31 58
Monchengladbch 29 17 5 7 57 35 56
teacups. Mickey Mouse-shaped
waffles. Impossibly chipper em-
Pandemic Home? House Center Arena Leverkusen . . . 29
Wolfsburg . . . . 29
17 5 7 54 36 56
11 9 9 41 36 42
Hoffenheim . . . 29 12 6 11 40 48 42
ployees chirping, “Have a magical Freiburg . . . . . 29 10 8 11 38 41 38
Hertha Berlin . . 29 10 8 11 43 50 38
day.” Stroller gridlock. Schalke . . . . . 29 9 10 10 34 46 37
Pre-eminent sports venue? Cologne . . . . . 29 10 4 15 46 56 34
Eintracht . . . . . 28 9 5 14 46 53 32
Walt Disney World is known for Augsburg . . . . 29 8 7 14 40 56 31
many things, but few people Union Berlin. . . 29 9 4 16 34 52 31
Mainz . . . . . . . 29 8 4 17 37 62 28
would immediately associate it Fortuna Dusseldrf 29 6 9 14 31 58 27
Bremen . . . . . 28 6 7 15 30 59 25
with athletics, unless you count SC Paderborn . 29 4 7 18 32 61 19
endurance walking or Super Bowl Friday, May 29
winners gleefully exclaiming Freiburg 0, Leverkusen 1
their intention to visit, a market- Saturday, May 30
Eintracht 2, Wolfsburg 1
ing gimmick that started in 1987. Hertha Berlin 2, Augsburg 0
Tucked behind oak trees and sabal Hoffenheim 1, Mainz 0
Werder Bremen 1, Schalke 0
palms on the southern edge of the Bayern 5, Fortuna Dusseldorf 0
Florida megaresort, however, is Sunday, May 31
ESPN Wide World of Sports, a Monchengladbach 4, Union Berlin 1
Dortmund 6, SC Paderborn 1
220-acre basketball, soccer, vol- Monday, June 1
leyball, lacrosse, baseball and Cologne 2, RB Leipzig 4
competitive cheer complex that Wednesday, June 3
Bremen vs. Eintracht
serves as an overlooked Disney
Friday, June 5
World engine — and is expected to Freiburg vs. Monchengladbach
soon become the capital of the Saturday, June 6
basketball universe. RB Leipzig vs. SC Paderborn
Leverkusen vs. Bayern
The N.B.A. has been in negotia- Eintracht vs. Mainz
Fortuna Dusseldorf vs. Hoffenheim
tions with Disney to restart its Dortmund vs. Hertha Berlin
season by holding games and Sunday, June 7
practices at the complex. Players, Bremen vs. Wolfsburg
Union Berlin vs. Schalke
coaches and staff would also stay Augsburg vs. Cologne
at Disney World, where Disney ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE
owns 18 hotels, ostensibly provid-
THE NEW YORK TIMES; IMAGE BY GOOGLE EARTH Team GP W D L GF GA Pts
ing a protective bubble from the Liverpool . . . . . 29 27 1 1 66 21 82
coronavirus. The yellow-walled The N.B.A. has been in negotiations with Disney to restart its season by holding games and practices at ESPN Wide World of Sports, Man City. . . . . 28 18 3 7 68 31 57
Leicester. . . . . 29 16 5 8 58 28 53
sports complex, which has twice a 220-acre multisport complex in Florida. Players, coaches and staff would also stay at Walt Disney World resort hotels. Chelsea . . . . . 29 14 6 9 51 39 48
Man United . . . 29 12 9 8 44 30 45
hosted the Jr. N.B.A. Global Wolverhampton 29 10 13 6 41 34 43
Championship, has been vacant decamped last year for a new park get into off-court trouble. most luxurious digs, like $1,150-a- since March 12.
Sheffield United 28 11 10 7 30 25 43
Tottenham. . . . 29 11 8 10 47 40 41
since March 15, when Disney near Sarasota, Fla. Disney has not night lake-view villas at Disney’s Arsenal . . . . . . 28 9 13 6 40 36 40
Silver and Robert A. Iger, Dis-
World closed because of the coro- secured a new tenant.) What is the history of sports at Burnley . . . . . . 29 11 6 12 34 40 39
ney’s executive chairman, who Grand Floridian? One blog sug- Crystal Palace . 29 10 9 10 26 32 39
navirus pandemic, causing Dis- Disney World? Everton. . . . . . 29 10 7 12 37 46 37
“Disney-style customer care, of has been leading the talks from gested that the Knicks pitch tents Newcastle . . . . 29 9 8 12 25 41 35
ney to furlough more than 43,000 Disney World, about 20 miles
course, has been drilled into ev- the Disney side, have what you at Fort Wilderness, the resort’s Southampton . . 29 10 4 15 35 52 34
Florida workers. eryone who works there,” Richard southwest of Orlando, opened in Brighton . . . . . 29 6 11 12 32 40 29
might call a bromance. Last sum- $102-a-night campground. Ouch. West Ham . . . . 29 7 6 16 35 50 27
“We obviously have the capaci- Lapchick, director of the DeVos 1971 with one park (the Magic Watford . . . . . 29 6 9 14 27 44 27
mer, they posed for photographs Disney and the N.B.A. have not
ty,” Bob Chapek, Disney’s chief ex- Sport Business Management pro- Kingdom) and added two more Bournemouth . . 29 7 6 16 29 47 27
together — along with Mickey and commented, but there is no Aston Villa . . . . 28 7 4 17 34 56 25
ecutive, said by phone last week, gram at the University of Central parks, Epcot and Hollywood Stu- Norwich . . . . . 29 5 6 18 25 52 21
Minnie — at the opening of the chance that players will be sprin-
adding that he was “very opti- Florida, said by phone on Satur- dios, in the 1980s. Most of the ’90s Wednesday, June 17
mistic” about making a deal with NBA Experience, a two-story in- kled across a dozen hotels. The Aston Villa vs. Sheffield United
day. teractive attraction at Disney league will use one or two. The were about attracting people to fill Man City vs. Arsenal
the league. Chapek noted that the them — especially nontraditional
ESPN complex had “turnkey” Springs, an outdoor Disney World 443-room Four Seasons is high on
Just how Disney-fied is it? visitors. Disney Vacation Club, BASEBALL
broadcasting capabilities, includ- shopping mall. “Disney creates the draft board; it sits inside a
Relax. There are no referees memorable experiences better gated, ultraexclusive area near time-share condominiums aimed
ing an ultrahigh-speed fiber-optic wearing Mickey Mouse ears. in part at empty nesters, opened KOREA BASEBALL
connection to ESPN’s headquar- than anyone,” Silver said at the the center of Disney World called ORGANIZATION
“You will only see a nod and a time. Golden Oak. in 1991. A weddings and hon-
ters in Connecticut. Disney- wink to Disney characters,” Kel- eymoons division opened at the FORMER M.L.B. PLAYERS'
owned ESPN is a top broadcast ley said. Outside the baseball sta- What is the benefit for Disney? What about Major League Soccer? resort in 1992. STATISTICS
partner for the N.B.A., which sus- dium, for instance, there is a stat- And the first Disney World Through June 1
pended its season on March 11. Disney World’s four major theme M.L.S. has also been talking to
ue of Mickey winding up to pitch. parks will reopen in mid-July, but Disney about return-to-play sce- marathon took place in 1994, HITTING LEADERS
The talks with Disney involve a His feline nemesis, Peg-Leg Pete, sparking a year-round runDisney ab h r rbi hr avg
late-July restart to the season. attendance will be severely re- narios, but haggling within the Jose Fernandez, Bears 99 46 21 27 5 .465
wields a bat nearby. stricted, at least at first. A deal league over timing and pay has business. The Wide World of Mel Rojas Jr., Wiz 98 40 22 23 7 .408
“We hope to finalize those plans The facility, which features Sports Complex opened in 1997 to Preston Tucker, Tigers 99 33 18 25 6 .333
soon,” Mike Bass, an N.B.A. with the N.B.A. would give the re- created speed bumps. Jamie Romak, Wyverns 86 23 13 10 2 .267
Spanish architecture (stucco ex- sort a much-needed shot in the An initial proposal had teams tap into the youth sports industry, Tyler Saladino, Lions 68 18 9 13 3 .265
spokesman, said in an email on teriors, arcades, tile roofs), is which was evolving far beyond PITCHING LEADERS
Monday. arm. It would put employees back sequestering at Disney World
draped in ESPN red. ESPN uses to work, offer the invaluable mar- Little League. Disney saw an op- g ip so w l era
Here are some things to con- starting early this month. They Eric Jokisch, Heroes 5 30 27 4 0 0.90
the facility’s 2,500-square-foot keting message that the property portunity to collect fees by hosting Drew Rucinski, Dinos 5 32 30 3 0 2.51
sider as Disney and the league would practice for a few weeks be-
production center, which has eight is safe to visit and generate facili- tournaments, fill hotel rooms, sell Chris Flexen, Bears 5 31 28 2 0 2.61
complete an agreement. fore resuming play into August. Warwick Saupold, Eagles 5 34 17 2 2 2.65
edit bays, for annual events like ty fees and hotel spending. At a theme park tickets and merchan- Dan Straily, Giants 6 33 37 1 2 2.70
Now the league — after pushback
the Orlando Invitational, an early- minimum, analysts said, the dise and deepen teenagers’ affini- (Provided by MyKBO Stats)
What is the Wide World of Sports from the M.L.S. Players Associa-
season college basketball tourna- ty for its brand.
Complex? N.B.A. will spend tens of millions tion — may have some teams re- AUTO RACING
ment. of dollars. “You have the young man or
Everything about Disney World is group in their home markets be-
young lady who is the athlete, and NASCAR-XFINITY
colossal — at 25,000 acres, it is How did the N.B.A. zero in on But the real value for Disney fore holing up at Disney World in
then you have the trailing siblings, CHEDDAR'S 300
nearly twice the size of Manhattan Disney World? would come from ESPN, which early July for a tournament last- and then you have Mom and Dad,
— and the sports facility is no ex- The league considered a number has been starving for live sports to ing several weeks. A league Monday
sometimes grandparents who At Bristol Motor Speedway
ception. Three arenas can be con- of locations, including IMG Acad- broadcast. Michael Nathanson, a spokesman had no comment. Bristol, Tenn.
come,” Kelley said. Lap length: 0.53 miles
figured into 20 basketball courts, emy, the Endeavor-owned sports media analyst, recently estimated M.L.S. would bring at least (Start position in parentheses)
according to Faron Kelley, vice complex in Bradenton, Fla., but that ESPN would lose $481 million 1,200 people to the resort. One pos- How much money does the facility 1. (9) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 303 laps,
59 points.
president for ESPN Wide World of two spots stood out on the list: in ad revenue if the N.B.A. did not sible living quarters is Coronado generate? 2. (11) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 303, 49.
Sports, Water Parks and runDis- Disney World and Las Vegas. In complete its season and playoffs. Springs, a 2,345-room Disney ho- Kelley would not provide any fi-
3. (2) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 303, 43.
4. (1) Harrison Burton, Toyota, 303, 40.
ney. The N.B.A. could play two addition to safety — creating that Lapchick called the pending tel that typically hosts conven- nancial information or assess the 5. (22) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet, 303, 36.
6. (8) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 303, 41.
games at once (no fans in the bubble — costs came into account. deal “a huge win-win” for the tions. It underwent a megawatt pre-pandemic health of the sports 7. (21) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 303,
stands) and still have a practice It was certainly not lost on Adam league and Disney. renovation and expansion last tourism market. But he estimated 30.
8. (29) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet,
space. The compound also offers Silver, the N.B.A. commissioner, year. Coronado is also well con- that the complex attracted about 303, 29.
restaurants, a nine-lane track and Where will players stay at the tained; there are no adjoining ho- 9. (23) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 303, 28.
that Disney is the league’s biggest two million people last year, up 10. (27) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet,
field complex, 17 grass playing resort? tels, as is the case elsewhere at
customer, paying an analyst-esti- from 1.2 million in 2007. To com- 303, 31.
fields and a 9,500-seat baseball mated $1.4 billion a year to broad- Fans have been having fun imag- Disney World. pare, the Magic Kingdom, Disney
11. (24) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 303, 26.
12. (14) Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, 303, 25.
stadium, which the Atlanta cast games on ESPN and ABC. ining how Disney World lodging ESPN, Fox Sports and Uni- World’s most popular theme park, 13. (36) Joe Graf Jr, Chevrolet, 303, 24.
14. (25) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 303, 0.
Braves used for spring training Disney World also probably has might be doled out. Should the vision hold soccer broadcast attracts about 21 million visitors 15. (18) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet,
for more than two decades. (They fewer opportunities for players to highest-ranked players have the rights. M.L.S. has been shut down annually. 301, 22.
16. (5) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 300, 23.
17. (4) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 299, 35.
18. (10) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet,
accident, 297, 38.
Posted ‘All Lives Matter’ on Twitter N.B.A. have been direct. The
Washington Wizards issued a
J.Allgaier 255-294; N.Gragson 295-303
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led,
Laps Led): J.Allgaier, 3 times for 156 laps;
man, was pursued by armed white as the Knicks’ owner has been tu- H.Burton, 3 times for 81 laps; N.Gragson,
By SCOTT CACCIOLA the Black Lives Matter move- statement from their players on 2 times for 55 laps; R.Sieg, 1 time for 6
residents while on a jog in Febru- multuous and mostly filled with laps; R.Herbst, 1 time for 4 laps; J.Haley,
ment. Napear responded, in part: Sunday that said — in capital let-
LOS ANGELES — The Sacra- ary and was killed. losing. 1 time for 1 lap.
“ALL LIVES MATTER. . . . EV- ters — “WE WILL NO LONGER Wins: C.Briscoe, 2; N.Gragson, 2; H.Burton,
mento Kings announced on Tues- TOLERATE THE ASSASSINA- Some teams spoke through He has often clashed with fans, 1; B.Jones, 1.
day that Grant Napear, their long- ERY SINGLE ONE!!!” some of their most visible figures among whom he is largely reviled. Top 16 in Points: 1. C.Briscoe, 300; 2.
The phrase “All Lives Matter” TION OF PEOPLE OF COLOR IN N.Gragson, 291; 3. H.Burton, 274; 4.
time television play-by-play THIS COUNTRY,” adding, “WE or the owners themselves. The To- And his statement also stands in J.Allgaier, 256; 5. R.Chastain, 248; 6.
broadcaster, had resigned, two has often been used dismissively ronto Raptors shared an op-ed on contrast to his own willingness to
A.Cindric, 244; 7. B.Jones, 229; 8. J.Haley,
221; 9. R.Sieg, 215; 10. R.Herbst, 177;
against people noting the specific WILL NO LONGER ACCEPT 11. D.Hemric, 176; 12. B.Brown, 174; 13.
days after tweeting “All Lives THE ABUSE OF POWER FROM social media written by their team be publicly political. During the M.Annett, 170; 14. J.Williams, 155; 15.
Matter” in an exchange with one prejudices faced by black Ameri- president, Masai Ujiri, for The 2016 presidential election cycle,
cans. LAW ENFORCEMENT,” and
of the team’s former players. “WE WILL NO LONGER SHUT Globe and Mail. Dolan spent hundreds of thou- TRANSACTIONS
“If it came across as dumb I sands of dollars to help elect Don-
In addition, Bonneville Interna- UP AND DRIBBLE.” One fran- “A death like this happens,”
apologize,” Napear said in an- FOOTBALL
tional, which owns the Sacra- chise, the Minnesota Timber- Ujiri wrote, “and we rage about it, ald J. Trump as president. He has
other tweet on Sunday night. N.F.L.
mento radio station at which Na- wolves, shared a video showing and the headlines recede, and the also previously weighed in after
“That was not my intent. That’s MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed RB
pear had co-hosted a sports show, players going to demonstrations. world moves on, and then a few the shooting of a black man. He Malcolm Perry.
how I was raised. It has been en-
announced that it had parted grained in me since I can remem- Representatives for the Knicks weeks later, something else hap- once sang a song about Trayvon
COLLEGE
ways with him. Napear, the com- ber. I’ve been doing more listening did not respond to a request for pens and we’re outraged again Martin with his band, JD & the
TUSCULUM — Named Camden
pany said, had made comments than talking the past few days. I comment. and then we move on, again. We Straight Shot. Some of the lyrics: Boehner assistant women's basketball
that it deemed “particularly in- believe the past few days will The Knicks’ crosstown rival, the have to stop that cycle.” Ujiri had “Who is that walking?/A shadow coach.
sensitive” as protests against po- change this country for the bet- Nets, released a statement the his own altercation with a police in the street/Looks like trouble
THIS DATE IN SPORTS
lice brutality continued to sweep ter!” same day that said, “We mourn officer last year after the Raptors from a judgment seat/There’s no
across the country in the wake of Napear, who was often critical the senseless loss of George won the championship at Oracle good under that hood.” JUNE 3
the death last week of George of Cousins during his time with Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arena in Oakland, Calif. The Knicks were on a pace to
1932 — Lou Gehrig becomes the first
Floyd at the hands of the Minne- the team, also told The Sacra- Arbery and countless others who Michael Jordan, the owner of miss the playoffs for the seventh major league player to hit four consecutive
apolis police. mento Bee in an interview this lost their lives because of racial the Charlotte Hornets, said in a straight season — until the cam- home runs in a game, giving the New
York Yankees a 20-13 win over the
Napear, 60, became embroiled week that he was “not as educated bias.” Taylor, an emergency room statement: “I stand with those paign was postponed because of Philadelphia A's. Gehrig's feat, however, is
overshadowed by the resignation of John
in controversy on Sunday after he on B.L.M. as I thought I was.” He technician who was black, was who are calling out the ingrained the coronavirus pandemic in McGraw, manager of the New York Giants
had an exchange on Twitter with added, “I had no idea that when I shot in her apartment by the po- racism and violence toward peo- March. Shortly after the suspen- for 30 years.
DeMarcus Cousins, a former All- said, ‘All Lives Matter,’ that it was lice in Louisville, Ky., after the ex- ple of color in our country. We sion, Dolan announced that he had 1944 — Bounding Home, ridden by G.L.
Star center for the Kings. Cousins counter to what B.L.M. was trying ecution of a “no-knock warrant” in have had enough.” tested positive for the virus. He Smith, wins the Belmont Stakes by one-
half length over Pensive, the winner of the
asked Napear what he thought of to get across.” March. Arbery a 25-year-old black Dolan’s two-decade-long tenure has since recovered. Kentucky Derby and Preakness.
B10 N THE NEW YORK TIMES OBITUARIES WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020
ways nailing down ‘What’s the Elsa Dorfman in a 2007 self-portrait with her instant camera of choice, the Polaroid 20x24.
now?’ ” she said in the film, “it
doesn’t matter how much you try.
company that acquired Polaroid pose of total naturalness and total where she worked as a secretary
The now is racing beyond you.”
materials. “Typically, two or three attention — ‘sonomama.’ As my at Grove Press during its heyday
In a sense, Ms. Dorfman was
people run one of these things.” work on this camera has evolved, as a Beat Generation clubhouse.
racing against time almost from
As unwieldy as the camera I have come to realize that my por- She befriended poets like Gins-
the moment she embarked on her
could be, Ms. Dorfman’s concerns traits are about affection and sur- berg, serving as what she called
Polaroid work. The company en-
about her photographs were more vival.” their devoted and decidedly
tered a precipitous decline in the
1980s, outpaced by photographic philosophical than technical. She As she told Mr. Morris: “The square “handmaiden,” helping
technology. Before declaring camera is like a fork or a spoon. them manage their correspon-
bankruptcy in 2001, it closed sev- It’s an instrument you eat your dence and readings schedules.
eral factories, and in 2008 it soup with. It’s not the soup.” The poet Gary Snyder sent her
To criticism that her work was a Mamiya camera from Japan in
ceased mass production of the
film and chemicals she needed to
‘In love’ with a device not sufficiently deep or critical, 1967, and she began using it tenta-
tively at first, feeling that she did
make her prints, meaning she had
to rely on a stockpile maintained
that created a giant that too many people in her pic-
tures were smiling, she added dis- not possess the temperament of a
by Polaroid enthusiasts. image in moments. missively that unhappiness was
burden enough: “You don’t need
real photographer. “Except that I
was a starer,” she wrote in “Elsa’s
“It’s dwindling, and I’m dwin-
dling,” she said in an interview to walk around with a picture of Housebook: A Woman’s Photo-
it.” journal,” a book of her black-and- pensive — but soon realized that man and Jane Steele.
with The New York Times in 2016
wanted her subjects to be able to Elsa Susan Dorfman was born white portraits, published in 1974. she had taken 30. On the occasion of Ms. Dorf-
as she began ramping down her
studio’s operations. present themselves as they saw on April 26, 1937, in Cambridge, “I looked at everything and stared “No wonder they were aghast,” man’s first career retrospective,
But for as long as it lasted she fit, with her own sensibility kept the eldest of three daughters of at everyone.” she wrote of the company’s offi- which opened at the Museum of
reveled in the imperiled, defiantly outside the frame. Arthur and Elaine (Kovitz) Dorf- It was Ginsberg and his partner cials. “The amaryllis we had Fine Arts in Boston in February, a
analog nature of her work, which The closest she came to an art- man. Her father was a fruit and Peter Orlovsky who were her en- brought to the studio went from reporter for The Boston Globe re-
required sheer physical stamina ist’s statement, pinned to her stu- vegetable buyer for the Stop & tree to the Polaroid world. The tight shut to full bloom under the counted one of her favorite quota-
in wrestling the prints from the dio door, said of her subjects, “I do Shop grocery chain; her mother company agreed to subsidize a studio lights. I was hooked.” tions, borrowed from André Bre-
camera’s wooden body. not try to probe or illuminate their was a homemaker. Ms. Dorfman photo shoot if the two were her In addition to her husband, a ton, who regarded it as a riddle.
“She ran this camera alone for souls.” It added: “They embrace grew up in the Roxbury section of subjects. Ginsberg held an prominent civil liberties lawyer Ms. Dorfman, on the other hand,
30 years, which is kind of insane,” their uneven features and the Boston and Newton, Mass. amaryllis and in short order shed and writer, Ms. Dorfman is sur- considered it a way of life: “Seeing
said Nafis Azad, former director cowlick that won’t stay down — She studied French literature at his clothes, as did Orlovsky. Ms. vived by a son, Isaac Dorfman Sil- you for the first time, I recognized
of photography for the 20x24 Stu- even the few extra pounds. The Tufts University and, after gradu- Dorfman was supposed to take verglate; two grandchildren; and you without the slightest hesita-
dio, a now-closed Massachusetts Japanese have a word for this ating, moved to New York City, only 10 exposures — each was ex- her sisters, Sandra Phyllis Dorf- tion.”
Pat Dye, 80, Coach Who Elevated Auburn, Pat Dye in late 1988 during a
practice for the Sugar Bowl.
He led Auburn to five top-10
Reshaped a Rivalry and Left After a Scandal finishes in his 12 seasons.
By ALAN BLINDER Dye reshaped the very archi- starting on both defense and of- ments to players, a violation of the
Pat Dye, who revived Auburn tecture and culture of the rivalry fense. National Collegiate Athletic Asso-
University’s football program and that consumes the state, espe- “He had so many assets as a ciation’s amateurism rules. When
made it a power of the Southern cially in November. Irritated by player — quick, creative — as Dye learned of possible violations,
gridiron but ultimately saw his how the annual Iron Bowl show- great of a competitor as I ever the N.C.A.A. wrote in a report in
reputation and that of the school downs were played at the not- played with,” Fran Tarkenton, a 1993, he effectively ignored them
undercut by scandal, died on Mon- truly-neutral Legion Field in former Georgia quarterback who because he did not believe Ram-
day in Auburn, Ala. He was 80. Birmingham, which essentially had an 18-year Hall of Fame ca- sey’s parallel charge that racism
The university announced the served as an Alabama stronghold, reer in the N.F.L., said in a state- had infected Auburn.
Dye was largely responsible for ment, adding, “He loved the physi- “Had there been a commitment
death, at a hospice facility. Bill
bringing the series to Auburn’s cal contact, he liked to mix it up.” on the part of the athletics depart-
Harris, the coroner for Lee
home stadium regularly. After stints in Canadian football ment staff to investigate possible
County, Ala., said the cause was
When the game was first played and the Army, Dye was hired as an violations of N.C.A.A. rules when
complications of kidney and liver
in Auburn in 1989, he coached the assistant coach at Alabama in they came to light, this case might
failure. He said Dye had tested
1965 by Bear Bryant, who was be-
positive for Covid-19 but had been never have occurred, or it possibly
ginning to make the Crimson Tide
asymptomatic. would have been only a secondary
a mainstay of the biggest bowl
Under Dye, Auburn — its teams violation,” the association said.
variously featuring one of the Bringing some games games. Dye remained at Ala-
bama, in Tuscaloosa, for nine sea-
BILL HABER/ASSOCIATED PRESS “Because that did not occur, very
serious major violations were
most skilled running backs ever to
play the college game, a top pick in
against Alabama to sons, helping to turn it into a foot- in 1981, was inauspicious, ending vanquishing Bryant in his final committed by members of the
ball dynasty and recruiting play- with a 5-6 record. For Dye’s sec- Iron Bowl appearance.
the National Football League his team’s stadium. ers who would reliably torment ond season, though, a tailback The next season brought the
football coaching staff and repre-
sentatives of its athletics inter-
draft and a defensive tackle who Auburn in Iron Bowls.
was later memorialized in a mural from suburban Birmingham first of Dye’s four Southeastern ests.”
He also led teams at East Car- named Bo Jackson arrived on Conference titles, and in 1985 he
at the university’s Jordan-Hare olina University and the Univer- Dye, who was divorced, is sur-
Stadium — contended for national Tigers to a 30-20 victory. campus. Nebraska walloped Au- coached Jackson to the Heisman vived by four children — Brett
sity of Wyoming. It was at Auburn, burn early in the season. Then
glory and became a counter- “This is the reason we work you Trophy, college football’s most Dye, Pat Dye Jr., Missy McDonald
however, that Dye became a na-
weight to its in-state archrival, the in the summertime, in January came losses to Florida and Geor- revered individual honor. and Wanda Dye — and nine
tional figure.
University of Alabama. and February and in the spring,” gia. Yet none of Dye’s dozen teams grandchildren, as well as Nancy
When he arrived in Auburn, in
He had a 99-39-4 record at Au- Dye told his team afterward. eastern Alabama near the Geor- But in Alabama, just about any at Auburn won a national champi- McDonald, his partner for 18
burn in 12 seasons. Five of his “This is the reason we push you gia state line, the football program campaign can be fully redeemed onship, almost certainly keeping years.
teams finished their seasons beyond what you think you can do, was in what counted as a crisis in a by a win in the Iron Bowl. In the him, Finebaum said, from being “a Although Dye resigned from
ranked in the top 10. to experience moments like this.” Southern college town. In the five 1982 rendition, Alabama led late in Mount Rushmore coach in the Auburn with the school in turmoil,
“Pat Dye could have won any- Patrick Fain Dye was born on years since Ralph Jordan, one of the fourth quarter when Auburn SEC.” he remained a campus fixture.
where; he was the toughest coach Nov. 6, 1939, in Augusta, Ga. He the university’s most celebrated faced a fourth-and-goal from in- Dye’s simultaneous service as Last year, in the Iron Bowl, the Ti-
I’ve ever seen or been around or later recalled that the frustration coaches, had retired, the football side the 1-yard line. Dye agreed to the university’s athletic director gers upset Alabama, 48-45, knock-
covered,” said Paul Finebaum, the of often losing to two older broth- team had managed just two win- a play that relied almost exclu- contributed to scandals that tem- ing the Crimson Tide out of con-
ESPN commentator whose long- ers whenever they competed ning seasons. Auburn had last sively on the freshman Jackson, pered his on-field successes and tention for a national champi-
time radio show out of Birming- against one another in sports had won a national title in football in handing him the ball and having led to his exit in 1992. Most nota- onship.
ham, Ala., was in essence a broad- forged a toughness that was on 1957 — and it had watched Ala- him leap over a swarm of linemen bly, Eric Ramsey, a defensive The euphoric crowd in Auburn
cast barroom brawl between dis- display when he played football bama win six since then. for a touchdown. back, had secretly recorded Au- rushed onto what had by then
ciples of Auburn and Alabama. for the University of Georgia, The new coach’s first campaign, Auburn hung on to win, 23-22, burn coaches discussing pay- been named Pat Dye Field.
3 MUSIC 5 BOOK REVIEW
Pandemic
Puts Strain
On Lifeline
For the Arts
Some organizations, staggered
by upheaval, are dipping
heavily into their endowments.
By GRAHAM BOWLEY
and JULIA JACOBS
Endowments have long been viewed as the
bedrock upon which the long term financial
health of arts organizations are built —
money that was painstakingly accumulated
and protected over decades to finance the
future.
They are not rainy day funds, or pots of
gold to be casually raided to cover some un-
foreseen expense. A manager who dipped
into theirs excessively, taking out more
than the widely embraced standard of 5 per-
cent, could put themselves at risk of being
cast as shortsighted, or worse, a spend-
thrift.
But the coronavirus pandemic has chal-
lenged that orthodoxy because so many
largely dormant museums, orchestras and
ballet troupes are facing unmatched finan-
cial problems.
So elite organizations like the Lyric Opera
WOLFGANG VOLZ/CHRISTO of Chicago and the Los Angeles Philhar-
monic — institutions with veteran leader-
ship and a track record of solid financial
management — now feel they have to blow
past the stop signs.
The Lyric plans to spend $23 million from
its $173 million endowment this year, almost
triple what it typically takes. It canceled its
season in March, furloughed staff and cut
salaries, but is still facing a huge deficit.
“This is an unprecedented situation,”
said Anthony Freud, the Lyric’s general di-
rector.
The Los Angeles Philharmonic is draw-
ing down $37 million from its endowment,
more than twice what it would normally
take, to offset crippling losses of revenue
from performances, including its season at
the Hollywood Bowl.
The story is much the same for the New
York City Ballet. It had planned to take
roughly $11 million from its endowment, or
the typical 5 percent. Faced with a looming
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time.”
Undaunted, Christo seemed almost Top, Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s than two decades and spent some $15 mil-
pleased by the rejection. “I find it very in- “Wrapped Reichstag” (1971-95). Center lion of their own money on a project in Col-
spiring in a way that is like abstract poetry,” row, from far left: Christo introduced orado — a fabric canopy suspended over 42
he said. His aesthetics, as he repeatedly de-
his under-wraps work called snaking miles of the Arkansas River —
fined them, encompassed “everything in-
“Empaquetage,” tied up in a baby Christo suddenly walked away from the
buggy, in 1963; “The Pont Neuf work at the 11th hour. The land was federal-
volved in the process — the workers, the
Wrapped, Paris” (1975-85); and Christo ly owned, he pointed out, which made Don-
politics, the negotiations, the construction working on “Surrounded Islands” in the
difficulty, the dealings with hundreds of ald J. Trump its landlord.
early 1980s. Below, “The Floating “I came from a Communist country,” he
people.” Piers,” a 2016 work in Italy. explained. “I use my own money and my
The actual end product — the wrapped
own work and my own plans because I like
bridge or running fence — was the culmina-
to be totally free.”
tion of this process and just as ephemeral. WOLFGANG VOLZ/CHRISTO Gabrovo is the Central Balkan version of
With his interest in intangibles and the borscht belt, a hardscrabble, endearing
process, Christo was like many other con- creation was a personal obsession requir-
city with a proud, headstrong populace and
ceptual artists of the ’60s and ’70s. That his ing public consent — dependent on a messy,
an impish streak. Under Soviet rule, it be-
approach involved wrapping things in or- slow political theater that was the ultimate
came Communism’s capital of humor, home
der to reveal them was itself a familiar con- conceptual point of the art.
to a wonderfully oddball, hangdog museum
ceptualist concept. What set him apart was Which made the wrapped bridge or build- called the House of Humor and Satire, a col-
the fact that his work attracted such large ing the after-party, a celebration of hard- lector of bad puns, Cold War broadsides and
masses of people, global media attention, earned consensus, the affirmation, through untranslatable jokes, now a faded relic of a
and generated no small measure of happi- art, of an open society. It was also Christo’s vanished era. The sign that still greets vis-
ness and awe. good-humored gift, wrapped in pink or or- itors to town says “Welcome and good rid-
It riffed on the utopianism of Soviet So- ange vinyl instead of a bow. dance.”
cialist Realism, which postured about being “I am an educated Marxist,” he once said. I have visited Gabrovo over the years, the
an art for the Everyman. In lieu of that sham “I use the capitalist system to the very end.” last time not so long ago, and contemplated
populism, which produced supersize monu- He added that his and Jeanne-Claude’s Christo, native son made good, recalling the
ments to Marx and Mother Russia — public projects “exist in their time, impossible to sight of him dashing around the Reichstag
works meant to last for the ages and im- repeat. That is their power, because they and stamping his feet in icy Central Park,
posed by the state on a captive populace — cannot be bought, they cannot be pos- the center of attention, basking in the glow
Christo flipped the script. He trafficked in a sessed.” of “The Gates.”
passing sort of abstraction whose meanings All of which helps explain why, in 2017, af- Headstrong, impish, endearing. That was
remained open-ended and up for debate. Its ter he and Jeanne-Claude labored for more Christo.
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Streaming Visions
Of Divided Selves
The Belarus Free Theater novel. I am grateful to have done so, since
otherwise I would truly have been adrift for
offers a mind-bending take much of this onscreen, 90-minute adapta-
on life in the Soviet era. tion.
Without that grounding, I probably would
have enjoyed the online “School” in the way
THE DIVIDED SELF finds a natural home I’d savor a nonlinear head-trip film. Not that
among the multiplying split screens of “A the pleasures of Haradnitski’s production
School for Fools,” a mind-bending adapta- are imitatively cinematic. This production
tion of Sasha Sokolov’s 1975 novel about one is exuberantly and inventively acted by a
damaged soul’s infinitely subjective and po- team that was clearly trained in make-do
etic take on life in the Soviet Union. This theater.
bravura production from the intrepid Bela- There’s an inspired spirit of improvisa-
rus Free Theater, which made its tion-born comedy in the cast’s interpreta-
livestreaming debut on Monday out of tions of gargoylish Dickensian authority
Minsk, portrays the world of Soviet Russia figures (a judge, a psychiatrist, the tyran-
through the prismatic gaze of a young man nical head of the “special” school to which
for whom reality is an ever-morphing our hero has been consigned); his exasper-
phenomenon. ated, unhappily married parents; fright-
Make that two men — sort of. The first- ened, anxiously talkative Soviet citizens; PHOTOGRAPHS BY SARA KRULWICH/THE NEW YORK TIMES
person (or persons) narrator of Sokolov’s and the people he idealizes, especially his
masterwork is identified only as “student beloved geography teacher, who may or Scenes from the Belarus
so-and-so” or, occasionally, “patient so-and- may not be dead. (Played with elegant be- Free Theater’s “A School for
so.” And one part of him is always arguing musement by Siarhei Kvachonak, this liv- Fools.” The play is
with and interrupting his other half. He ing corpse is hauntingly seen rising, in a performed and broadcast
does not, in other words, get along with him- sopping business suit, from his bathtub.) live from Minsk, in a
self. His goal in life, he (or one of him) says, We watch these varied souls interacting succession of coups de
is to be “free to be whatever I want to be, with our narrator — who is embodied by Zoom, from the bedrooms,
together and separately.” both Aliaksei Naranovich and Roman Shyt- kitchens and bathrooms of
This bifocal view allows rich opportuni- sko — in schoolrooms, a graveyard, a psy- the 12-member ensemble,
ties for imaginative play with the Zoom for- chiatrist’s office, a streetcar, the family’s including Roman Shytsko,
mat. Pavel Haradnitski, the show’s writer cherished country retreat and the apart- above, and Andrei Urazau
and director, and Svetlana Sugako, who ment where his mother (Maryna and Maryna Yakubovich,
oversees its narrative technology, have Yakubovich) conducts an affair with her bottom.
come up with an exhilarating succession of
son’s accordion teacher.
coups de Zoom, in which its 12-member cast
In most cases, we are seeing what the
seems to be occupying — together and sep- A School for Fools
narrator is seeing, or what his other is imag-
arately, at the same time — contradictory Thursday nights
ining, not that it’s easy or perhaps even de-
visionary zones that summon and distort through July 9 from
sirable to distinguish between them. Most
the joyless Moscow of the post-World War II the Belarus Free
of the actors are performing from their own
era. (The production, which features un- Theater, streaming
apartments, but via green screens and pro-
usually literate English subtitles, can be by appointment:
streamed by appointment on Thursday jected photographs, they step into a rich as-
sortment of shabby urban and lush pastoral belarusfreetheatre
nights through July 9.) .com.
Like the recent Bard College online inter- environments. (Our narrator’s paradise
pretation of Caryl Churchill’s “Mad Forest,” lost is his family’s dacha.)
“School” had begun rehearsals as a play to What’s uncanny about the acting here is
be performed in a theater. Then the coro- how it suggests a child’s (or man-child’s)
navirus came to Minsk. And while Belarus’s eye-view of the people the performers are
autocratic leader, Aleksandr G. Lukashen- playing. These are creatures mythologized
ko, may deny the gravity of the virus, the by memory and imagination, a bit like the
Free Theater — an underground troupe still townspeople in Fellini’s “Amarcord.” The
officially forbidden to perform in its own women, in particular, are rendered as crea-
country — took the pandemic seriously tures both endlessly seductive and puzzling
enough to quarantine this production’s cast. to a boy who doesn’t understand what sex is
Being resourceful during dangerous but knows he would like to experience it.
times is business as usual for this 15-year- Stanislava Shablinskaya gives a delicate,
old company. As Haradnitski observed dur- witty performance as a postal worker who
ing a post-show discussion, this was an un- becomes an unwitting object of desire; and
usual performance for the troupe, in that it Yakubovich is hilarious in single-handedly
was less likely to be interrupted by the ar- creating the illusion of the mother’s forbid-
rival of armed police than by a pizza deliv- den love affair in action.
ery person. The synchronicity of these performances
In artistic terms, “School” could scarcely is a marvel, as the actors exchange bottles
be more fraught. It requires the orchestra- and books, share a bed with a partner, dance
tion of the cast of 12 performing live in dif- à deux (with themselves) and even tie a tie
ferent locations, and 15 separate video de- around the neck of someone else — all the
vices, including smartphones and drones. while remaining in their separate frames.
This show also takes off from a supremely The subliminal disjointedness suits the nar-
quixotic starting point: making sense, in rator’s view of a disconnected world.
theatrical terms, of a notoriously complex, But at the same time — and this is the
time-tripping work of literature, written in beauty of it — these frame-to-frame interac-
what its author described as “proetry” (be- tions signal the survival of artistic connec-
tween poetry and prose). tion in the age of social isolation. Perhaps
Reissued three years ago in a fine and the production’s most charming moment is
supple new translation by Alexander Bo- its prologue, in which we find the entire
guslawski via New York Review Books cast, along with Haradnitski, on split-screen
Classics, the novel brings to mind the James “Brady Bunch” display.
Joyce of “Ulysses” and even “Finnegans One of them coughs into a sheet of paper,
Wake,” presenting consciousness as a river then unfolds it and holds it up to reveal the
that snakes through and transforms a name of his character. He passes it on to the
known, highly detailed landscape. The book figure in the next screen, who unfolds it to —
is also dense with wordplay and ricocheting miraculously — reveal the name of her
cultural references that the non-Russian character, and so on and so on until the ros-
reader can’t be expected to get. ter is completed. It’s the virus of creative
I do not read Russian, yet I fell completely transformation that’s being circulated here.
into the cadenced, transporting flow of the Catching it is good for your health.
C6 N THE NEW YORK TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020
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transition into adulthood. But how many
feature a boy becoming a man in an in-
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stant? The boy here is Billy (Asher Angel),
FLIX Election (1999). Matthew Broderick, . Dick (1999). Kirsten Dunst. Nixon’s teenage dog walk- . Bridget Jones’s Diary (2000). Renee Zellweger. (R) Blue Valentine (2010). Ryan Gosling. Young marriage
Reese Witherspoon. (R) (6:15) ers unravel Watergate. Uproariously dizzy satire. (PG-13) (9:35) slowly sputters. Fine acting, to little effect. (R) (11:15) a teenage orphan who is given magic pow-
HBO l Shazam! (2019). Betty “Perstepha- Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel Re- X-Men: First Class (2011). James McAvoy. The mutants’ early year, during I Know This Much Is True “Episode 4.” Downton Abbey ers that allow him to transform into an
(PG-13) (5:15) nie.” (MA) starting pro sports in America. cold war. Fifth chapter bounces back to life. (PG-13) (MA) (11:15) (2019). (PG) (12:15) adult superhero (Zachary Levi) by saying
HBO2 What’s My Name The Kitchen (2019). Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish. Wives of imprisoned . Precious (2009). Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique. Abused Harlem teen tries to The Meg (2018). Jason Statham, Li “shazam.” His character is based on a
gangsters take over Hell’s Kitchen. Witless mess. (R) (7:45) change her life. Risky and remarkable. (R) Bingbing. (PG-13) (11:25)
MAX . Rescue Dawn (2006). Christian The Mule (2018). Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper. Lily-growing grandpa car- The Eagle (2011). Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell. Roman soldier on a mission Unfaithful (2002). lesser-known DC superhero created in 1939
Bale, Steve Zahn. (PG-13) (5:50) ries drugs for cartel. Sentimental and teasingly offensive. (R) in ancient Britain. Solemn and muscle-bound. (PG-13) (R) (11:55) — but the movie’s blasé humor is very
SHO Under the Tuscan Sun (2003). Diane The Affair “107.” The Solloways return Couples Therapy Work in Progress Ode to Joy (2019). Martin Freeman. Man conks out when The Best of Enemies (2019). Taraji P. contemporary. It’s “a nice change of pace
Lane, Sandra Oh. (PG-13) (6) to Brooklyn. (MA) “107.” (MA) (MA) he experiences pleasure. Contrived malady-com. (R) Henson. (PG-13) (11:45)
for a big-screen mega-comic, if not a revo-
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STARZ Hollywoodland Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012). Johnny Blaze is Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000). Eddie Murphy. Buddy Love flash- The Equalizer 2 (2018). Robert McCall battles assassins her review for The New York Times. “The
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to the heroic template, which means there’s
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MTV Ridiculousness Ridiculousness The Challenge An alliance comes to a crossroads. (N) Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness Ridiculousness the relationship between Rogers and Lloyd
NBCS N.F.L. From Feb. 1, 2009 in Tampa Bay, Fla. Motorcycle Racing Monster Energy Supercross. From Salt Lake City. Vogel (Matthew Rhys), a fictional, strug-
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OVA . The Terminator (1984). Linda Hamilton. Ruthless cyborg from future. Fast, vivid sci-fi. (R) The Craft (1996). Teenage witches. Cheesy but entertaining. (R) Tremors (1990). Kevin Bacon. (PG-13) but the biggest draw for many is, of course,
OWN 20/20 on OWN “Rear Window.” (14) 20/20 on OWN “After Midnight.” 20/20 on OWN “Stolen at Birth.” 20/20 on OWN “Who’s Guilty?” (14) 20/20 on OWN “Witness.” (14) 20/20 on OWN seeing Rogers, the ultimate TV nice guy,
OXY Dateline: Secrets Uncovered (PG) Dateline: Secrets Uncovered (PG) Dateline: Secrets Uncovered (PG) Dateline: Secrets Uncovered “Infatuation.” (PG) Dateline: Secr. played by Hanks, the ultimate Hollywood
PARMT Two/Half Men Two/Half Men CMT Celebrates Our Heroes: An Artists of the Year Special (N) (PG) Red (2010). Bruce Willis. Retired spies take on former employer. Well-aged ham. (PG-13) nice guy. “I think it’s an essence thing,”
SCIENCE Impossible Engineering How It’s Made (N) (G) Building Giants (N) (PG) Sea Monsters (N) (PG) Engineering Catastrophes (PG) Building Giants Heller told The Times last year, in refer-
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STZENF Adventures-Rocky & Bullw. Thunderbirds (2004). Bill Paxton. (PG) (8:02) Masters of the Universe (1987). Dolph Lundgren. (PG) (9:38) Getting Even With Dad (11:25) and behind the eyes that you feel the same
SUN Criminal Minds “Lessons Learned.” Criminal Minds “Sex, Birth, Death.” Criminal Minds “Profiler, Profiled.” Criminal Minds “No Way Out.” A prolif- Criminal Minds “The Big Game.” A Criminal Minds way looking at him as you feel looking at
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SYFY . Jurassic Park (1993). Sam Neill, Laura Dern. Spielberg’s prehistoric ani- . The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997). Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore. Mercenaries, scientists and genetically Jurassic Park III
Mister Rogers, and that was what was so
mal blockbuster, via Crichton novel. Gripping. (PG-13) (6:05) engineered dinosaurs. Messy but entertaining. (PG-13) (2000). (PG-13) important to me. I never wanted him to be
TBS The Big Bang The- The Big Bang The- The Big Bang The- The Big Bang The- The Big Bang The- The Big Bang The- The Big Bang The- Full Frontal With Conan (N) (14) Full Frontal With Brooklyn Nine- doing an imitation.”
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TLC My 600-Lb. Life (14) (6) My 600-Lb. Life “Joyces Story.” Joyce needs home health care. (14) My 600-Lb. Life “Lindsey’s Story.” Lindsey goes on a weight loss journey. My 600-Lb. Life
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p.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. Trends Temperature Precipitation
Little Rock 88/ 69 0 86/ 70 PC 90/ 72 T New Delhi 99/ 78 0.21 101/ 79 PC 96/ 74 C
Cities Los Angeles 84/ 66 0 86/ 63 S 82/ 61 PC Riyadh 109/ 81 0 111/ 84 PC 111/ 83 PC Average Average
High/low temperatures for the 16 hours ended at 4 Louisville 89/ 70 0 91/ 72 PC 88/ 71 T Seoul 73/ 57 0.38 79/ 62 PC 79/ 61 PC Avg. daily departure Avg. daily departure Below Above Below Above
p.m. yesterday, Eastern time, and precipitation (in inches) Memphis 90/ 72 0 87/ 72 PC 87/ 74 T Shanghai 91/ 70 0.13 81/ 73 R 85/ 71 C from normal from normal Last 10 days
for the 16 hours ended at 4 p.m. yesterday. Miami 87/ 78 0.28 86/ 77 T 83/ 78 T Singapore 90/ 79 0.17 90/ 77 PC 87/ 79 T this month
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Milwaukee 91/ 69 0.05 83/ 61 T 82/ 65 S Sydney 63/ 48 0.12 63/ 48 W 61/ 45 PC 30 days
Expected conditions for today and tomorrow.
Mpls.-St. Paul 92/ 63 0 86/ 65 S 86/ 65 T Taipei City 90/ 77 0.04 95/ 77 PC 95/ 77 PC 90 days
C ........................ Clouds S .............................Sun Nashville 90/ 68 0 90/ 71 PC 86/ 69 T Tehran 100/ 78 0 102/ 79 PC 100/ 78 PC Reservoir levels (New York City water supply) 365 days
F............................. Fog Sn ....................... Snow New Orleans 90/ 75 0 87/ 76 T 89/ 77 S Tokyo 79/ 68 0.06 81/ 69 C 79/ 70 C
H .......................... Haze SS .......... Snow showers Norfolk 82/ 70 Tr 92/ 74 PC 90/ 72 T Yesterday ............... 98% Chart shows how recent temperature and precipitation
Oklahoma City 86/ 67 0 92/ 71 PC 95/ 72 C Europe Yesterday Today Tomorrow
I............................... Ice T............ Thunderstorms Est. normal ............. 99% trends compare with those of the last 30 years.
Omaha 94/ 68 0 89/ 67 PC 90/ 70 T Amsterdam 77/ 56 0 68/ 51 C 59/ 48 T
PC ............. Partly cloudy Tr ......................... Trace Athens 73/ 58 0 75/ 60 T 77/ 60 S
Orlando 85/ 70 0.20 86/ 72 T 81/ 72 T
R ........................... Rain W ........................ Windy Berlin 81/ 50 0.01 77/ 56 PC 76/ 56 C
Philadelphia 75/ 64 0.01 90/ 70 T 87/ 69 T
Sh ................... Showers –............... Not available Brussels 82/ 55 0 74/ 53 PC 61/ 46 C
Phoenix
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Recreational Forecast
N.Y.C. region Yesterday Today Tomorrow
Portland, Me. 65/ 52 0 70/ 53 PC 76/ 54 PC Copenhagen 77/ 54 0 63/ 51 PC 66/ 52 T
New York City 72/ 59 0 84/ 68 T 85/ 67 PC Portland, Ore. 76/ 52 0 74/ 50 PC 73/ 52 PC Dublin 75/ 45 0 60/ 41 C 60/ 42 C Sun, Moon and Planets Beach and Ocean Temperatures
Bridgeport 72/ 55 0 79/ 64 T 82/ 65 PC Providence 71/ 56 0 81/ 62 T 85/ 65 PC Edinburgh 73/ 49 0.08 57/ 42 C 57/ 41 C
Caldwell 74/ 52 Tr 85/ 65 T 89/ 68 PC Raleigh 84/ 67 Tr 92/ 72 S 92/ 71 T Frankfurt 82/ 54 0 80/ 58 C 68/ 50 T Full Last Quarter New First Quarter
Danbury 71/ 49 0 82/ 60 T 85/ 63 PC Reno 88/ 58 0 92/ 60 S 91/ 60 S Geneva 79/ 55 0 77/ 55 T 63/ 52 T Today’s forecast
Islip 74/ 54 0.01 81/ 63 T 83/ 64 PC Richmond 84/ 71 0.01 94/ 75 PC 93/ 72 T Helsinki 61/ 43 0 63/ 48 S 62/ 50 C
Newark 75/ 56 Tr 86/ 68 T 87/ 69 PC Rochester 71/ 62 0.07 78/ 59 T 79/ 59 S Istanbul 68/ 57 0.19 69/ 58 Sh 74/ 62 S
Trenton 72/ 53 0.05 87/ 65 T 86/ 67 T Sacramento 98/ 64 0 103/ 63 S 99/ 59 S Kiev 55/ 43 0.14 63/ 46 PC 65/ 50 Sh June 5 June 13 June 21 June 28
White Plains 71/ 52 0 82/ 63 T 84/ 64 PC Salt Lake City 87/ 65 0 91/ 71 PC 93/ 73 S Lisbon 75/ 62 0 76/ 61 PC 74/ 59 T 3:11 p.m. 2:41 a.m.
United States Yesterday Today Tomorrow San Antonio 87/ 71 0.04 90/ 73 PC 93/ 73 PC London 77/ 54 0 66/ 50 C 62/ 47 C Kennebunkport
San Diego 75/ 65 0 76/ 63 PC 74/ 65 PC Madrid 88/ 60 0 84/ 61 S 74/ 51 T Sun RISE 5:26 a.m. Moon S 4:02 a.m. 69/54 A shower or thunderstorm
Albany 73/ 57 0.04 80/ 60 C 84/ 61 PC Moscow 52/ 47 0.10 60/ 55 R 68/ 51 R
San Francisco 81/ 58 0 80/ 55 S 73/ 54 S SET 8:23 p.m. R 6:02 p.m.
Albuquerque 89/ 64 0 92/ 66 PC 95/ 66 S Nice 73/ 64 0.08 73/ 62 PC 69/ 60 R
San Jose 92/ 63 0 94/ 63 S 88/ 57 S NEXT R 5:26 a.m. S 4:37 a.m. Cape Cod 40s
Anchorage 61/ 49 0 62/ 47 PC 57/ 46 C Oslo 77/ 51 0 70/ 51 PC 66/ 51 R
San Juan 90/ 78 0.03 91/ 78 PC 92/ 78 S 74/63 A shower or thunderstorm
Atlanta 86/ 68 0 88/ 70 PC 85/ 69 PC Paris 86/ 59 0 79/ 55 C 64/ 50 C Jupiter S 8:48 a.m. Mars R 1:39 a.m.
Seattle 65/ 51 0 69/ 51 PC 68/ 51 PC
Atlantic City 72/ 63 Tr 85/ 69 T 79/ 66 PC Prague 68/ 47 0.49 74/ 51 PC 73/ 54 C R 11:16 p.m. S 12:46 p.m.
Sioux Falls 90/ 59 0 84/ 64 PC 85/ 64 T L.I. North Shore
Austin 88/ 69 0.07 90/ 71 T 92/ 72 PC Rome 74/ 55 0 77/ 59 S 75/ 64 W
Spokane 72/ 46 0 71/ 49 PC 71/ 51 PC Saturn S 9:13 a.m. Venus R 5:25 a.m.
Baltimore 76/ 63 0.08 94/ 70 PC 88/ 69 T St. Petersburg 63/ 40 0 66/ 53 PC 63/ 52 R 81/65 An afternoon thunderstorm
St. Louis 91/ 71 0 93/ 71 T 86/ 73 T R 11:32 p.m. S 8:23 p.m.
Baton Rouge 89/ 72 0 87/ 70 T 89/ 71 T Stockholm 63/ 50 0 65/ 41 PC 64/ 47 PC
St. Thomas 88/ 80 0 89/ 80 PC 89/ 80 S
Birmingham 88/ 69 0 86/ 67 T 83/ 67 PC Vienna 70/ 49 0 72/ 52 PC 78/ 60 C L.I. South Shore
Syracuse 69/ 60 0.13 77/ 59 T 81/ 59 S Boating
Boise 83/ 59 0 86/ 59 PC 84/ 59 PC Tampa 88/ 73 0.15 84/ 74 T 81/ 75 T Warsaw 68/ 48 0.01 61/ 45 PC 70/ 52 PC 77/65 An afternoon thunderstorm
Boston 66/ 58 Tr 80/ 63 PC 84/ 63 PC Toledo 85/ 72 0.16 84/ 61 T 87/ 64 PC 50s
North America Yesterday Today Tomorrow From Montauk Point to Sandy Hook, N.J., out to 20
Buffalo 69/ 62 0.14 74/ 58 T 79/ 61 S Tucson 102/ 75 0 104/ 77 S 106/ 79 PC N.J. Shore
Burlington 68/ 55 Tr 71/ 54 C 77/ 56 PC nautical miles, including Long Island Sound and New York
Tulsa 87/ 71 0 91/ 73 PC 94/ 74 PC Acapulco 86/ 74 0 84/ 76 C 84/ 76 PC 85/69 An afternoon thunderstorm
Casper 82/ 50 0 82/ 53 PC 87/ 50 W Harbor.
Virginia Beach 79/ 69 0 89/ 72 PC 87/ 70 T Bermuda 71/ 64 0 73/ 68 S 76/ 69 S
Charlotte 84/ 67 0 89/ 71 S 88/ 68 T Washington 78/ 68 0.06 94/ 73 PC 92/ 72 T Edmonton 68/ 44 0 62/ 41 Sh 63/ 39 PC Wind will be from the southwest at 8-16 knots. Wave Eastern Shore
Chattanooga 88/ 68 0 89/ 71 PC 84/ 69 T Wichita 91/ 70 0 95/ 71 PC 96/ 72 PC Guadalajara 87/ 62 0 92/ 61 PC 95/ 61 PC heights will be a foot or less on Long Island Sound and 90/70 Much warmer
Chicago 94/ 73 0 86/ 66 T 88/ 69 PC Wilmington, Del. 72/ 61 0.03 90/ 67 PC 86/ 66 PC Havana 88/ 72 0.02 87/ 75 T 85/ 75 C New York Harbor and 2-4 feet on the ocean. Visibility
Cincinnati 86/ 67 0 87/ 69 PC 83/ 68 T Kingston 88/ 77 0 89/ 78 W 88/ 79 W reduced in a thunderstorm, mainly late. Ocean City Md.
Cleveland 82/ 70 0.12 79/ 63 T 82/ 65 PC Africa Yesterday Today Tomorrow 60s
Martinique 90/ 78 0.10 87/ 78 Sh 88/ 77 Sh 84/68 Warmer with some sun
Colorado Springs 86/ 56 0 84/ 57 PC 87/ 56 PC Algiers 83/ 59 0 84/ 62 PC 88/ 64 W Mexico City 78/ 55 0.04 78/ 55 T 80/ 54 T High Tides
Columbus 86/ 68 0.04 87/ 68 T 84/ 69 T Cairo 88/ 70 0 89/ 69 S 92/ 68 S Monterrey 84/ 69 0.20 89/ 70 T 90/ 71 PC Virginia Beach Color bands
Concord, N.H. 70/ 51 0 79/ 55 PC 84/ 55 PC Cape Town 65/ 49 0 68/ 48 C 74/ 51 PC Montreal 66/ 47 0.04 64/ 49 R 75/ 57 PC Atlantic City .................... 5:54 a.m. .............. 6:28 p.m. indicate water
89/72 Partly sunny, warmer
Dallas-Ft. Worth 87/ 72 0 92/ 74 PC 95/ 75 S Dakar 81/ 73 0 81/ 74 PC 80/ 74 PC Nassau 85/ 78 0.12 86/ 77 T 86/ 76 PC Barnegat Inlet ................. 6:07 a.m. .............. 6:39 p.m. temperature.
Denver 88/ 57 0 87/ 57 PC 89/ 58 PC Johannesburg 74/ 39 0 72/ 42 PC 69/ 42 PC Panama City 84/ 74 0.25 83/ 76 T 85/ 76 T The Battery ..................... 6:44 a.m. .............. 7:15 p.m.
Des Moines 92/ 69 0 87/ 68 PC 87/ 70 T Nairobi 77/ 55 0.04 77/ 55 PC 76/ 56 C Quebec City 66/ 38 0 65/ 43 PC 73/ 47 C Beach Haven .................. 7:32 a.m. .............. 8:06 p.m.
Detroit 87/ 72 0.17 84/ 63 T 85/ 64 PC Tunis 79/ 60 0 82/ 66 S 94/ 67 PC Santo Domingo 88/ 73 0.02 91/ 73 PC 92/ 74 PC Bridgeport ...................... 9:50 a.m. ............ 10:10 p.m.
El Paso 97/ 71 0 102/ 77 S 104/ 79 PC Toronto 70/ 55 0.26 78/ 58 T 79/ 61 PC City Island ..................... 10:09 a.m. ............ 10:23 p.m.
It will be a much warmer and humid day
Fargo 81/ 56 0.01 85/ 58 S 79/ 55 PC Asia/Pacific Yesterday Today Tomorrow Vancouver 55/ 49 0.06 63/ 48 C 64/ 49 C
Hartford 75/ 57 0 82/ 60 T 87/ 61 PC Baghdad 108/ 77 0 106/ 74 PC 105/ 77 PC Fire Island Lt. .................. 7:00 a.m. .............. 7:34 p.m. at most beaches, but some areas from
Winnipeg 80/ 56 0.01 81/ 56 PC 78/ 51 T
Honolulu 88/ 75 0 87/ 75 Sh 87/ 74 Sh Bangkok 93/ 77 0.36 93/ 80 T 93/ 79 T Montauk Point ................ 7:26 a.m. .............. 7:49 p.m. eastern Long Island through Cape Cod
Houston 90/ 72 Tr 90/ 73 T 91/ 73 PC Beijing 92/ 61 0 97/ 63 S 89/ 60 C South America Yesterday Today Tomorrow Northport ..................... 10:07 a.m. ............ 10:24 p.m.
Indianapolis 86/ 67 0 87/ 68 T 82/ 68 T Damascus 95/ 55 0 83/ 49 PC 87/ 54 PC Buenos Aires 58/ 43 0 58/ 46 C 58/ 51 S Port Washington ........... 10:25 a.m. ............ 10:37 p.m. will remain cool. There will be showers
Jackson 90/ 71 0 86/ 71 PC 86/ 71 PC Hong Kong 89/ 80 0.22 91/ 83 PC 91/ 83 Sh Caracas 84/ 72 0 85/ 74 Sh 86/ 75 S Sandy Hook .................... 6:14 a.m. .............. 6:48 p.m. and thunderstorms at some New England
Jacksonville 83/ 65 0 88/ 71 PC 79/ 71 T Jakarta 91/ 77 0.12 91/ 77 T 93/ 76 Sh Lima 68/ 63 0 69/ 62 PC 68/ 61 PC Shinnecock Inlet ............. 6:01 a.m. .............. 6:30 p.m.
Kansas City 88/ 71 0 90/ 71 T 88/ 72 T Jerusalem 81/ 60 0 75/ 54 S 81/ 57 S Quito 61/ 50 0.25 67/ 51 Sh 68/ 50 R Stamford ........................ 9:59 a.m. ............ 10:17 p.m.
beaches, but they won’t occur not until
Key West 86/ 79 0 86/ 80 T 86/ 81 T Karachi 94/ 83 0 95/ 83 PC 96/ 85 PC Recife 88/ 75 0.06 86/ 75 PC 85/ 76 Sh Tarrytown ....................... 8:33 a.m. .............. 9:04 p.m. late in the day or at night farther south
Las Vegas 103/ 80 0 103/ 80 PC 106/ 81 S Manila 97/ 82 0.03 96/ 81 S 97/ 81 PC Rio de Janeiro 77/ 66 0 77/ 70 PC 76/ 70 PC
Lexington 86/ 67 0 88/ 69 PC 85/ 68 T Mumbai 91/ 81 0.24 85/ 80 R 89/ 83 T Santiago 57/ 43 0.02 53/ 36 Sh 59/ 36 S
Willets Point .................. 10:07 a.m. ............ 10:21 p.m. through New Jersey.
2 A GOOD APPETITE 4 ORIGIN STORY
Patient conservation efforts by the Yakama Nation have preserved the The Columbia River once
snaked freely through
Columbia River and nurtured its fish. Now those long-term investments the Pacific Northwest.
are reaping a healthy ecosystem and lucrative caviar. For almost a century,
dams like the Dalles
Dam, above, have broken
ecological disruption. Along with many its flow and devastated
By AMELIA NIERENBERG
other species, the sturgeon population the river’s sturgeon
THE YAKAMA NATION, WASH. — For cen- dwindled to a fraction of what it once was. population. But in the
turies, sturgeon the size of great white But in the past decade, the fish have been past decade, the
sharks swam the Columbia River. Its cur- coming back. In 2009, Donella C. Miller sturgeon, left, have been
rents spread their eggs, scattering them started building the Yakama Nation White coming back with the
across the bottom. Its waterfalls churned Sturgeon Management Project in an aban- help of the Yakama
up food for them to eat. Some lived as long doned cornfield in Toppenish, Wash., about Nation.
as 150 years and grew longer than 15 feet. 160 miles southeast of Seattle. To date, she
But in the late 1800s, commercial fisher- and her crew of three men have released
men came, killing the fish for their caviar, more than 91,000 sturgeon into the river.
which was shipped around the country as a “They seem ancient,” Ms. Miller said.
delicacy. Half a century later, in the 1930s, “They just look through you.”
hydroelectric dams fractured the river’s As she walks by the pools in the hatchery,
snaking flow. Soon, the entire Columbia ba- Ms. Miller often drags her fingertips across
sin, which stretches through the Pacific the surface of the water, just saying hello. A
Northwest into Canada, faced a profound CONTINUED ON PAGE D7
PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAVID MALOSH FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES. FOOD STYLIST: SIMON ANDREWS.
Peak Strawberries
Get to Shine Bright
Simplicity and in-season that some brands of shortbread have more
sugar than others and may require a little
beauties yield a special pie. less sweetener in the crust mixture. Gra-
ham crackers or chocolate wafers would be
By SAMANTHA SENEVIRATNE nice, too.
Strawberries may grace the supermarket Inside is simply a mixture of fresh, quar-
produce aisle all year round, but the juicy, tered strawberries and a quick jam of
brightly colored varieties that come around cooked strawberries, strawberry preserves
in late May and June are almost a different and cornstarch. Some recipes rely on straw-
species, altogether soft and delicate and berry gelatin to hold it all together, but here
needing to be devoured as quickly as possi- real strawberry is the star: The preserves
ble. You can smell their floral, candylike help bind the filling, while adding even
aroma at the market before even laying more fruit flavor. A quarter-cup of corn-
eyes on them. starch may seem like a lot, but you’ll need it
Still, all strawberries have a place in the with those height-of-season gushers to en-
kitchen. The key is to know which to use sure that the final dessert is sliceable.
when. Out-of-season berries are great for (Deep-dish fruit pies made with strawber-
baked pies and cakes, since cooking or mac- ries may taste good, but they can cascade
erating them concentrates their flavor. But like a burst dam when sliced.)
those in-season beauties are best used gen- Finished with a cloud of lightly sweet-
tly, in applications that accentuate their ened, freshly whipped cream, this pie is a
essence with as little heat and manipulation sight to behold. All in all, its simplicity
as possible. makes fresh strawberry pie so special. The
That’s why, when strawberries are at fruit has been gussied up, but only enough
their peak, it’s time to make a fresh straw- to allow it to shine.
berry pie. LINDA XIAO FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES
This one starts with an easy, press-in
cookie crust. Using store-bought short- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice in quarters or eighths, if they are large. Transfer
bread minimizes the amount of time the FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE 2 cups berries to a small saucepan and crush
oven has to be on in the summer, and the For the Topping
buttery cookies create a pairing reminis- completely with a potato masher. Set aside the
TIME: 45 MINUTES, PLUS CHILLING 1 cup/240 milliliters cold heavy cream
cent of strawberry shortcake. Keep in mind YIELD: 8 TO 10 SERVINGS remaining berries in a large bowl. Add the
1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar
sugar, preserves, cornstarch, 1 tablespoon
For the Crust: ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract (optional)
water and salt to the saucepan.
10 ⅔ ounces/300 grams shortbread cookies
CORRECTION 1. Prepare crust: Heat oven to 350 degrees. In 3. Bring strawberry mixture to a boil over
(two 5⅓-ounce packages)
A recipe for carne asada cheese fries, accompa- a food processor, combine shortbread cookies, medium heat and then cook it an additional 2
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
nying an article last Wednesday about 12 sugar, flour and salt and blend until you have minutes, stirring constantly. Add strawberry
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
popular American restaurants, omitted the fine crumbs. Transfer crumbs to a medium mixture and lemon juice to the strawberries in
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
ingredients for serving. They are ½ cup finely mixing bowl. Add butter and mix with a fork the bowl and stir to combine. Transfer to the
chopped yellow or white onion, ½ cup chopped
¼ cup/55 grams unsalted butter, melted
until crumbs are evenly moistened. Tip crumbs prepared crust and gently tap it down into an
fresh cilantro leaves and 1 tablespoon fresh For the Filling: even layer. Transfer to the fridge to set for at
lime juice, mixed together for a garnish, and into a standard 9-inch pie plate and press them
2½ pounds/about 1 kilogram strawberries in an even layer on the bottom and up the sides least 4 hours.
1½ pounds homemade French fries or any
(about 8 to 10 cups), hulled of the plate. Bake until golden brown and set,
fresh or frozen fried potato variety, such as 4. Just before serving, whip cream,
home fries, waffle fries, curly fries or Tater ⅓ cup/65 grams granulated sugar 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a rack to cool confectioners’ sugar and vanilla, if using, to soft
Tots. Finally, the dish is served with extra lime 3 tablespoons strawberry preserves completely. peaks. Top pie with whipped cream.
wedges and an optional Crema Mexicana or ¼ cup/30 grams cornstarch
sour cream. Pinch of kosher salt 2. Prepare filling: Cut each of the strawberries
THE NEW YORK TIMES, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020 N D3
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makes wraps, pizza crusts and baum was out of a job and de- Spanish Gin
TO FILL crackers, and has a matching cided to pursue his fascination And a Cocktail, Too
A Slider Bun Packed bread donation program for those with European meat-curing tradi-
in need: Angelic Bakehouse slider tions. He stocked up on heritage Spaniards love gin. In Bar-
With Whole Grains buns, $4.99 for nine; hot dog and pork, and a year later, he started celona, there are more than a
I’ve left Martin for another hamburger buns, $5.59 for eight; Charlito’s Cocina to sell his hand- dozen bars devoted entirely to it.
slider bun. Angelic Bakehouse in free shipping to select areas for made dry-cured salami. The story And though gin has been made in
Cudahy, Wis., makes its new ones purchases over $30; behind the company name? In Spain for centuries, only a hand-
with seven sprouted whole grains angelicbakehouse.com. addition to being Jewish-Ameri- ful of Spanish gins are sold in the
can, he’s also part Cuban. A fac- United States for that classic
tory in Gloversville, N.Y., “gintonic,” as it’s said in Spain.
produces an array of salami, The latest arrival is Ginraw, made
dry-cured and long-lasting. The in Barcelona using two distilling
salamis are aged at his base in methods: the classic copper pot
Long Island City, Queens. He is still to create the spirit and, for
TO SCOOP now offering the large, 1.5-pound introducing ingredients like cit-
black truffle (trufa seca) salami rus, laurel and cardamom, a
Oat Milk Powers some of its more than 50 roasters
live. In cities across the country,
This Ice Cream 20 companies have come up with
Planet Oat Oatmilk has intro- limited-edition roasts for a lineup
duced nondairy frozen desserts in called Come Together Coffee.
six flavors: vanilla, chocolate, Customers can select the roaster
cookies and crème, coffee fudge from a list that rotates weekly;
swirl, chocolate peanut butter the profits from the sale will be
swirl and blueberry oat crumble. donated to a charity the roaster
The collection of six is notable for chooses. The coffees are $18 for 12
its smooth texture; they behave ounces, and a subscription is not
like ice cream. Aside from the required for purchase: Trade,
rather sweet blandness of the drinktrade.com/come
vanilla, the others are very ap- -together-coffee.
pealing: Planet Oat Frozen Des-
serts, $4.99 a pint at Stop & Shop, PLANET OAT (ICE CREAM); THUSS+FARRELL (SALAMI);
SONNY FIGUEROA/THE NEW YORK TIMES (GIN); TRADE
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HEADLINER Forsythia Beyond Sushi This vegan and lyn, a new source (local delivery
A “soft opening” for a new restaurant once meant easing into business kosher chain for tasty, colorful and for nationwide shipping) for
with limited reservations for friends, family and staff. But, in today’s sushi rolls, tacos, dumplings and little doughnut-shaped cakes in a
world, it means starting with takeout. Such is the case for Forsythia at wraps, with seven Manhattan multitude of flavors, some infused
9 Stanton Street. “In the middle of construction, everything went on locations, has opened a kitchen in with spirits and all with colorful
pause,” said Jacob Siwak (right), formerly of Olmsted, who is the exec- Long Island City and will offer toppings.
utive chef and owner. For the rustic Italian restaurant, where Mark delivery to that neighborhood,
Massimo Bottura Mr. Bottura
Coleman, formerly of Rezdôra, is sous-chef, and Brian Maxwell, of Astoria and Sunnyside: 43-44 21st
closed his Michelin three-star
Gulfstream in Newport Beach, Calif., is baking, they are waiting until Street (44th Avenue), Long Island
Osteria Francescana in Modena,
indoor dining restrictions are lifted before opening. In the meantime, it City, Queens, beyondsushi.com.
Italy, on March 10 because of
is offering takeout from a temporary East Village location, in a space
Covid-19. On Tuesday, he re-
that’s usually a cooking school. The menu is based on a working so- CHEFS ON THE MOVE opened with a new menu inspired
journ in Italy the men took before the coronavirus pandemic, and has
Justin Smillie A California native by the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s
Roman overtones. Focaccia with mortadella, short rib meatballs, supplì
who was the executive chef at Lonely Hearts Club Band.” On
cheese and rice balls with asparagus and mushrooms, stuffed pastas
Upland in Murray Hill and Miami Wednesday at 11 a.m. Eastern
like scarpinocc and tortellini, and a brioche bun filled with whipped MORGAN HARARY
Beach, Mr. Smillie is back at Il time, he will discuss quarantine
cream are some of the dishes they’re planning and preparing for four-
Buco Alimentari e Vineria in and the menu in a Zoom presenta-
course takeout menus, $30 per person. The kitchen is open from 4:30 to too, along with staples like kitchen — cooking facilities with-
NoHo, where he had been its tion called Dare to Dream, orga-
6 p.m. daily, except Sundays. Once the Stanton Street location opens, cheeses and granola, all for take- out a storefront — that will pre-
executive chef before joining nized by Satopia Travel, a com-
they will close the East Village location and use the bar in front of the out and delivery daily. There’s pare food to go for the downtown
Upland. Now, he will be expand- pany that offers trips involving
Lower East Side restaurant as a takeout counter: 104 East Seventh also an oyster bar: Wythe Hotel, Kissaki and offer pickup and
ing the takeout and delivery gastronomic experiences. On
Street (First Avenue), 646-540-5406, forsythianyc.com. 80 Wythe Avenue (North 11th delivery for sushi and other Japa-
options at Il Buco Alimentari e Friday, Carlo Cracco of Milan will
Street), Williamsburg, Brooklyn, nese specialties. Omakase menus
Vineria. be the guest, followed by Marco
718-460-8004, lecrocodile.com. are $35 to $147, and there are also
Pierre White, on Monday:
OPENING cocktails and coffee has opened in Kissaki The Japanese restaurant à la carte items, including nigiri, Tarran Hatton This baker, who
satopiatravel.com.
the courtyard adjacent to Le on the Bowery has added a Mid- futomaki, rolls and rice bowls: 55 worked at Milk Bar, is now the
Le Crocodile Garden Cafe An . ...................................................................
Crocodile brasserie. Need some town location inside Nerai, a East 54th Street, 212-577-1141, executive pastry chef at Bliss-
outdoor nook for sandwiches, More restaurant news is online
ramp butter? They’re selling that, Greek restaurant. It’s a ghost explorekissaki.com. Bomb in Carroll Gardens, Brook-
pizza, roast chicken, pastries, at nytimes.com/food.
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