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Joe Rogan Still Hasn’t Addressed His Friend's Sexual Misconduct Allegations

While many comedians have condemned Chris D'Elia's allegedly predatory behavior, the most high-profile podcaster in the world has remained silent.
Ashwin Rodrigues
6.29.20
Broadband

COVID Is Over, Apparently: ISPs Are Bringing Back Broadband Data Caps

Broadband companies got rid of data caps to help people stay at home and work at home during the pandemic. The crisis is still raging, but the caps are coming back.
Kevin Truong
6.29.20
police

California Police Are Using Copyright to Hide Surveillance Documents

California police are refusing to release documents about the surveillance technology it uses, despite a new law that requires their release.
Edward Ongweso Jr
6.29.20
Twitch

Twitch Suspends Trump for 'Hateful Conduct'

Twitch suspended the Trump campaign’s Twitch account for violating its restrictions against ‘hateful conduct.’
Matthew Gault
6.29.20
Art

To Luis Alberto Rodriguez "There is No Such Thing as a Neutral Gesture"

The photographer takes on Irish culture in his latest series and book, 'People of the Mud,' applying his signature dance-inspired lens to Gaelic sports and traditions.
Wilbert Cooper
6.29.20
police brutality

Custodial Killing of a Father and Son in Tamil Nadu Exposes India’s Police Brutality Problem

The pair had allegedly kept their phone store open past curfew. Events like this are tragically common in India.
Shamani Joshi
6.29.20
Tech news

Nuclear Radiation Is Floating Above Northern Europe and Nobody Knows Why

Multiple European monitoring agencies have detected nuclear radiation, likely from a power plant of unknown origin, floating above northern Europe.
Matthew Gault
6.29.20
Reddit

The Great Ban: Reddit Bans 2,000 Communities Including the_donald, ChapoTrapHouse

"Communities and users that promote hate based on identity or vulnerability will be banned."
Jason Koebler
6.29.20
guaranteed income

These 11 Mayors Are Really Trying to Get Their Cities’ Residents a Guaranteed Income

A global pandemic that threatens to worsen the country’s already staggering income inequality might be the perfect time.
Emma Ockerman
6.29.20
face recognition

Detroit Police Chief: Facial Recognition Software Misidentifies 96% of the Time

Detroit regulated facial recognition software. It's still used only on Black people.
Jason Koebler
6.29.20
PROTESTS

A Detroit Cop Drove an SUV Through a Crowd and Sped Away With a Protester on the Hood

"He went super fast. Me and a couple of other organizers that were with me just went flinging off," said one protester.
Paul Blest
6.29.20
LGBTQ

The World Today Was Built on Queer Bodies

An incomplete timeline of our LGBTQ forebears using their bodies to make change when they had few other tools to work with.
Tom Fitzgerald
Lorenzo Marquez
6.29.20
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