Deeper in the Numbers

To put it another way: dentist offices account for a full 10 percent of the jobs gained last month across the entire American economy. https://t.co/26xq1G9VrF

— Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) June 5, 2020

Greatest economy ever?

The unemployment rate dropped to 13.3% in May, a report by the Labor Department showed https://t.co/7X1bYPq0QJ pic.twitter.com/URvhxdJ0op

— Reuters (@Reuters) June 5, 2020

And behind the stories of violence and looting:

alongside the tension, some protesters and police leaders report that a new dynamic of cooperation has emerged, one designed to prevent conflicts, vandalism and looting.

w/⁦@vbauerlein⁩ https://t.co/tJoFe4eBFm

— Josh Jamerson (@joshjame) June 5, 2020

Which came first?  The order?  Or the Mayor's letter?

JUST IN via @CBSDavidMartin: Defense Sec. @EsperDoD has given the order to return all active duty troops brought into the D.C. region to their home bases.

— Ed O'Keefe (@edokeefe) June 5, 2020

BTW:

New NPR/PBS/Marist poll:

-62% of voters think the demonstrations following Floyd’s death are “mostly legitimate protests,” just 28% say they’re “mostly people acting unlawfully.”https://t.co/YY0UFzcNvS

— Kevin Robillard (@Robillard) June 5, 2020

The section of 16th street in front of the White House is now officially “Black Lives Matter Plaza”. pic.twitter.com/bbJgAYE35b

— Mayor Muriel Bowser (@MayorBowser) June 5, 2020