Obama Cancels Meetings With Putin

The Associated Press reports:

In a rare diplomatic rebuke, President Barack Obama on Wednesday canceled his Moscow summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The decision reflected both U.S. anger over Russia's harboring of National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden and growing frustration within the Obama administration over what it sees as Moscow's stubbornness on other key issues, including missile defense and human rights. Obama will still attend the Group of 20 economic summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, but a top White House official said the president had no plans to hold one-on-one talks with Putin while there. Instead of visiting Putin in Moscow, the president will add a stop in Sweden to his early September travel itinerary.

The above-linked story makes no mention of Russia's crackdown on gays, but does note that some members of Congress have suggested boycotting the Olympics.

Greek Referendum Dominates G20

It's a snowballing mess.

TORONTO: Chief Of Police Heckled By Gay G20 Protesters At Pride Party

Angry about their treatment by city police at last weekend's G20 Summit, a group of gay anti-globalists heckled the Toronto chief of police yesterday as he attempted to enter a cocktail party at the headquarters of Pride Toronto. Demonstrators denounced Pride Toronto as a "disgrace and a sellout" for hosting the police at their party. If it's not one thing, it's another for beleaguered Pride Toronto. Things get really heated at times in the below clip.

Retail Therapy

As G20 Summit rioters nearby were smashing storefronts and burning police cars, on Sunday Toronto's landmark Eaton Center Mall quickly locked their doors, trapping at least a few patrons inside. But this guy wanted IN, he wanted to SHOP, bitches. This clip has already gone viral, so expect an auto-tuned remix any minute.

(Via - Durban Bud)

Protesters Riot At Toronto's G20 Summit

(Via - Gothamist and EyeWeekly, tipped by JMG reader Dwerk)

Sonic Weapon Used On Protesters At G20 Summit In Pittsburgh

Police used a sonic weapon to drive back the protesters at the G20 Summit in Pittsburgh on Thursday afternoon. It's believed to be the first time such a weapon was used on a crowd in the United States.