A.M. Links: More Unrest in Ferguson, Rick Perry Indicted for Trying to Force DUI D.A. to Resign, Facebook Testing “Satire” Tag for Fake News

Yesterday was the ninth night
of protests in Ferguson. Missouri’s Democrat Gov.
Jay Nixon, who declared a state of emergency in Ferguson and
ordered a midnight to 5 a.m. curfew on Saturday, has now ordered
the
National Guard in. Nixon blamed the police chief in
Ferguson for provoking this weekend’s violence by releasing
surveillance video purporting to show Michael Brown, who was shot
by cops last Saturday, robbing a corner store a few minutes
earlier. Results of the autopsy reveal
Brown was shot at least six times.
Texas Gov.
Rick Perry was indicted for “coercion” and “abuse of power” for
using his power to try to force a District Attorney responsible for
public integrity accused of drinking (heavily) and driving to
resign. The only reason the indictment has any traction is because
Perry is a Republican and the D.A., Rosemary Lehmberg, is a
Democrat. New York‘s
Jonathan Chait, no fan of Perry, called the indictment
“unbelievably ridiculous.”
The California
Supreme Court ruled that a suspect’s silence before pleading
the Fifth can be used to demonstrate guilt.
Kurdish and Iraqi troops have retaken the Islamic
State-controlled dam in
Mosul, with help from U.S. air strikes, according to an Iraqi
military spokesperson.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said it
was his understanding he would be leaving the Ecuadorian Embassy in
London, where he has stayed the last two years to avoid arrest in
Great Britain and extradition to Sweden for questioning.
The social networking website
Facebook is testing a “satire” tag for fake news.