diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/classes/class-twentynineteen-walker-comment.php b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/classes/class-twentynineteen-walker-comment.php
index b39185e45e2..a6e0c345d1f 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/classes/class-twentynineteen-walker-comment.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/classes/class-twentynineteen-walker-comment.php
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ protected function html5_comment( $comment, $depth, $args ) {
 							 * fill color to the inner check shape when in circle form.
 							 */
 							if ( twentynineteen_is_comment_by_post_author( $comment ) ) {
-								/* translators: %s: SVG Icon */
 								printf( '<span class="post-author-badge" aria-hidden="true">%s</span>', twentynineteen_get_icon_svg( 'check', 24 ) );
 							}
 
@@ -110,5 +109,4 @@ protected function html5_comment( $comment, $depth, $args ) {
 			?>
 		<?php
 	}
-
 }
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/functions.php b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/functions.php
index 1498ee2c52e..ba21c092d8a 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/functions.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/functions.php
@@ -221,8 +221,6 @@ function twentynineteen_scripts() {
 
 	wp_style_add_data( 'twentynineteen-style', 'rtl', 'replace' );
 
-	wp_enqueue_script( 'twentynineteen-skip-link-focus-fix', get_template_directory_uri() . '/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js', array(), '20151215', true );
-
 	if ( has_nav_menu( 'menu-1' ) ) {
 		wp_enqueue_script( 'twentynineteen-priority-menu', get_theme_file_uri( '/js/priority-menu.js' ), array(), '1.0', true );
 		wp_enqueue_script( 'twentynineteen-touch-navigation', get_theme_file_uri( '/js/touch-keyboard-navigation.js' ), array(), '1.0', true );
@@ -236,6 +234,24 @@ function twentynineteen_scripts() {
 }
 add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', 'twentynineteen_scripts' );
 
+/**
+ * Fix skip link focus in IE11.
+ *
+ * This does not enqueue the script because it is tiny and because it is only for IE11,
+ * thus it does not warrant having an entire dedicated blocking script being loaded.
+ *
+ * @link https://git.io/vWdr2
+ */
+function twentynineteen_skip_link_focus_fix() {
+	// The following is minified via `terser --compress --mangle -- js/skip-link-focus-fix.js`.
+	?>
+	<script>
+		/(trident|msie)/i.test(navigator.userAgent)&&document.getElementById&&window.addEventListener&&window.addEventListener("hashchange",function(){var t,e=location.hash.substring(1);/^[A-z0-9_-]+$/.test(e)&&(t=document.getElementById(e))&&(/^(?:a|select|input|button|textarea)$/i.test(t.tagName)||(t.tabIndex=-1),t.focus())},!1);
+	</script>
+	<?php
+}
+add_action( 'wp_print_footer_scripts', 'twentynineteen_skip_link_focus_fix' );
+
 /**
  * Enqueue supplemental block editor styles.
  */
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/inc/template-tags.php b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/inc/template-tags.php
index c23e859932d..e99ef86962d 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ function twentynineteen_posted_on() {
 	 */
 	function twentynineteen_posted_by() {
 		printf(
-			'<span class="byline">%1$s<span class="screen-reader-text">%2$s</span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="%3$s">%4$s</a></span></span>',
 			/* translators: 1: SVG icon. 2: post author, only visible to screen readers. 3: author link. */
+			'<span class="byline">%1$s<span class="screen-reader-text">%2$s</span><span class="author vcard"><a class="url fn n" href="%3$s">%4$s</a></span></span>',
 			twentynineteen_get_icon_svg( 'person', 16 ),
 			__( 'Posted by', 'twentynineteen' ),
 			esc_url( get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ) ),
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ function twentynineteen_entry_footer() {
 			/* translators: used between list items, there is a space after the comma. */
 			$categories_list = get_the_category_list( __( ', ', 'twentynineteen' ) );
 			if ( $categories_list ) {
-				/* translators: 1: SVG icon. 2: posted in label, only visible to screen readers. 3: list of categories. */
 				printf(
+					/* translators: 1: SVG icon. 2: posted in label, only visible to screen readers. 3: list of categories. */
 					'<span class="cat-links">%1$s<span class="screen-reader-text">%2$s</span>%3$s</span>',
 					twentynineteen_get_icon_svg( 'archive', 16 ),
 					__( 'Posted in', 'twentynineteen' ),
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ function twentynineteen_entry_footer() {
 			/* translators: used between list items, there is a space after the comma. */
 			$tags_list = get_the_tag_list( '', __( ', ', 'twentynineteen' ) );
 			if ( $tags_list ) {
-				/* translators: 1: SVG icon. 2: posted in label, only visible to screen readers. 3: list of tags. */
 				printf(
+					/* translators: 1: SVG icon. 2: posted in label, only visible to screen readers. 3: list of tags. */
 					'<span class="tags-links">%1$s<span class="screen-reader-text">%2$s </span>%3$s</span>',
 					twentynineteen_get_icon_svg( 'tag', 16 ),
 					__( 'Tags:', 'twentynineteen' ),
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js
index 0037752e09c..32ba80cc3cb 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/js/skip-link-focus-fix.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  *
  * Helps with accessibility for keyboard only users.
  *
+ * This is the source file for what is minified in the twentynineteen_skip_link_focus_fix() PHP function.
+ *
  * Learn more: https://git.io/vWdr2
  */
 ( function() {
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/sass/blocks/_blocks.scss b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/sass/blocks/_blocks.scss
index 7bb49633514..28572e08233 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/sass/blocks/_blocks.scss
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/sass/blocks/_blocks.scss
@@ -324,6 +324,7 @@
 			margin-top: calc(4 * #{ $size__spacing-unit});
 			margin-bottom: calc(4.33 * #{ $size__spacing-unit});
 			margin-right: 0;
+			padding-left: 0;
 		}
 
 		p {
@@ -578,6 +579,10 @@
 		.blocks-gallery-item:last-child {
 			margin-bottom: 16px;
 		}
+
+		figcaption a {
+			color: #fff;
+		}
 	}
 
 	//! Captions
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/single.php b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/single.php
index 2e367523bef..02f178c28f9 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/single.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/single.php
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 					// Parent post navigation.
 					the_post_navigation(
 						array(
-							'prev_text' => _x( '<span class="meta-nav">Published in</span><br/><span class="post-title">%title</span>', 'Parent post link', 'twentynineteen' ),
+							/* translators: %s: parent post link */
+							'prev_text' => sprintf( __( '<span class="meta-nav">Published in</span><span class="post-title">%s</span>', 'twentynineteen' ), '%title' ),
 						)
 					);
 				} elseif ( is_singular( 'post' ) ) {
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/style-rtl.css b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/style-rtl.css
index bb5e4592b50..d0fc3e6627a 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/style-rtl.css
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/style-rtl.css
@@ -3765,6 +3765,7 @@ body.page .main-navigation {
   margin-top: calc(4 * 1rem);
   margin-bottom: calc(4.33 * 1rem);
   margin-left: 0;
+  padding-right: 0;
 }
 
 .entry .entry-content .wp-block-pullquote p {
@@ -4047,6 +4048,10 @@ body.page .main-navigation {
   margin-bottom: 16px;
 }
 
+.entry .entry-content .wp-block-gallery figcaption a {
+  color: #fff;
+}
+
 .entry .entry-content .wp-block-audio figcaption,
 .entry .entry-content .wp-block-video figcaption,
 .entry .entry-content .wp-block-image figcaption,
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/style.css b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/style.css
index 20d5d725a86..45b3e543666 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/style.css
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/style.css
@@ -3777,6 +3777,7 @@ body.page .main-navigation {
   margin-top: calc(4 * 1rem);
   margin-bottom: calc(4.33 * 1rem);
   margin-right: 0;
+  padding-left: 0;
 }
 
 .entry .entry-content .wp-block-pullquote p {
@@ -4059,6 +4060,10 @@ body.page .main-navigation {
   margin-bottom: 16px;
 }
 
+.entry .entry-content .wp-block-gallery figcaption a {
+  color: #fff;
+}
+
 .entry .entry-content .wp-block-audio figcaption,
 .entry .entry-content .wp-block-video figcaption,
 .entry .entry-content .wp-block-image figcaption,
diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/template-parts/post/author-bio.php b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/template-parts/post/author-bio.php
index 4f62904e88b..d1ba8c3f762 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/template-parts/post/author-bio.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/template-parts/post/author-bio.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 if ( (bool) get_the_author_meta( 'description' ) ) : ?>
 <div class="author-bio">
 	<h2 class="author-title">
+		<?php /* translators: %s: author name */ ?>
 		<span class="author-heading"><?php echo esc_html( sprintf( __( 'Published by %s', 'twentynineteen' ), get_the_author() ) ); ?></span>
 	</h2>
 	<p class="author-description">
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 8ae0d66f054..05309bc7e9c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.0.2-alpha-44195';
+$wp_version = '5.0.2-alpha-44196';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.