To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android. What can we possibly make of the crisis that unfolded in the remote Oregon seaside town of Coquille? It is miles and miles from nowhere. But Fox News is in a frenzy about rioters and looters, and President Trump warns about the anti-fascist movement known as antifa. Almost 200 local people, some shouldering rifles and others holding flags, gathered to protect their town (overshadowing the handful of people who had come to wave Black Lives Matter signs).

Source: New York Times June 17, 2020 23:48 UTC