Out d'Coup | Rest in Power Michael Brooks; Portland Uprising; Wall of Moms; 717 Restaurant Workers United; Mars Rover; Levante Brewing; Free Will Brewing; Mystic Ways Brewing comes to Perkasie

<p>We lost such an important voice on the Left this week. Michael Brooks died suddenly on Monday at the age of 36. Michael was the co-host of the Majority Report and the host of his own show, The Michael Brooks Show, better known as TMBS. In so many ways, Michael was just getting going. Rest in Power, brother.</p> <p> </p> <p>Trump is calling for a <a href='https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/jul/22/coronavirus-us-live-news-trump-pandemic-get-worse-briefing-updates?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Save_to_Diigo'>surge of Federal forces</a> into American cities, extending his “Portland Model” of brutal suppression of dissent and abduction of activists. </p> <p> </p> <p>Philly is one of the cities that Trump is targeting for the surge. DA Larry Krasner says he will pursue criminal charges against Federal officers who violate the Constitutional rights of activists or break city, state, or federal laws around policing. </p> <p> </p> <p>Meanwhile in Portland’s “<a href='https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/07/23/wall-of-moms-protests-portland'>Wall of Moms</a>” has new allies. The Dads have gotten off the couch and join the Moms in the streets. They <a href='https://truthout.org/articles/portlands-wall-of-moms-joined-by-dads-with-leaf-blowers-against-trumps-police/'>brought leaf blowers</a> to the barricades to blow smoke from tear gas back in the direction of police. </p> <p> </p> <p>It turns out that material reality does register on some level. Trump announces that he is <a href='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-coronavirus-press-briefing-today-jacksonville-rnc-cancelled-republican-convention-a9635441.html'>canceling the Republican convention in Jacksonville</a> next month. The move comes after it was pretty clear he would be facing half-empty rooms, lawsuits, and strict health regulations. Trump said the timing of the event was not right given the explosion of coronavirus cases in Florida. Instead, he’s going to be giving a speech to a gathering in Charlotte, NC. Be