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Policing

Millions Are Demanding Justice for Elijah McClain, Who Died After Cops Put Him in a Chokehold Last Year

The three officers involved in the arrest were never charged.
Emma Ockerman
6.24.20
Policing

Officers Targeted Racialized Canadians When Enforcing COVID-19 Rules: Report

"Overzealous, technical enforcement of confusing, broad, and vague laws frequently led to fines that were completely disconnected with the goal of protecting public health."
Jillian Kestler-D’Amours
6.24.20
Quarantine Conspiracy Show
11:33

Down the 5G & COVID-19 Conspiracy Rabbithole

Lee Adams hosts a show about the dark corners of the internet, filmed on the internet, for the internet.
Games News

'Assassins Creed Valhalla' Director Steps Down Amid Scandal

Ashraf Ismail announces departure on Twitter after accusations leveled against him.
Gita Jackson
Patrick Klepek
Rob Zacny
6.24.20
extremism

The U.S. Military Has a Boogaloo Problem

Some of the largest private Facebook groups catering to the boogaloo movement have scores of members who identify as active-duty military.
Tess Owen
6.24.20
mind

How to Handle a Demanding, Lonely Friend

If your loved ones seem to need more from you right now, there are plenty of ways to be there for them and be good to yourself, too.
Andrea Bonior
6.24.20
Hacking

Republicans Who Don’t Understand Encryption Introduce Bill to Break It

Senators have introduced a new bill that would force tech companies to undermine their own encryption to help police investigate crimes.
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai
6.24.20
Advice

Buy More Fireworks

Time for your weekly edition of Drew Magary’s Funbag. Today, we're talking about baseball, sandwiches, birthdays, mustard, and more.
Drew Magary
6.24.20
tech-science

Future Humans Can Mine Black Holes for Energy by Feeding Them, Experiment Suggests

A famed physicist dreamed decades ago that future humans, or aliens, could generate energy from black holes. Now, physicists have experimentally shown that it could one day be possible.
Becky Ferreira
6.24.20
Data Rights

Andrew Yang's Data Dividend Isn't Radical, It's Useless

Yang's Data Dividend Project aims to put a little money in Americans' pockets in exchange for their data, but experts say it will likely be ineffectual and entrench existing power dynamics.
Edward Ongweso Jr
6.24.20
terrorism

Neo-Nazi Memoir Describes Terror Group’s Acid-Soaked Ram Sacrifice

The bizarre ritual by the terror group The Base was infiltrated by the FBI.
Ben Makuch
Mack Lamoureux
6.24.20
body

Sports Bras for Big Boobs: A Guide

I've put my tatas through sports of all intensities, including high-impact ones. Here are all the lessons I've learned about picking good sports bras.
Casey Johnston
6.24.20
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