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Worst Opinion of the Week: Stop Being Mean to Dominic Cummings!

Unsurprisingly, the "Leave Britney Alone!" of right-wing politics doesn't have quite the same charm as the original.
NEO
5.29.20
amazon

TV Stations Broke Law by Airing Amazon Propaganda as News, Experts Say

Rampant industry consolidation has gutted quality local media, replacing it with fluff and nonsense to the detriment of everyone.
Karl Bode
5.29.20
george floyd

New Video Shows 3 Cops Kneeling on George Floyd as He Lay Dying

“I can’t breathe, man,” Floyd cries out to the cops in the video. “Please. Please let me stand.”
Paul Blest
5.29.20
News

An Alberta MLA Is Trying to Evict His Tenant During the Pandemic

Many provinces have banned evictions during the coronavirus pandemic, but not Alberta, where United Conservative Party MLA Drew Barnes is a landlord with many properties.
Luke Ottenhof
5.29.20
Games Features

How Board Gamers Embraced Tabletop Sims During Lockdown

When coronavirus ended normal get-togethers, tabletop gaming simulators—formerly a niche-within-a-niche hobby—became the only way to play.
Brian Boyle
5.29.20
minneapolis

Watch Police Arrest a CNN Crew Live on Air While They Cover Protests in Minneapolis 

CNN called the arrests "a clear violation of their First Amendment rights."
David Gilbert
5.29.20
nukes

Testing Nuclear Weapons Again Would Be a Terrible Idea

The Washington Post has reported that the Trump administration discussed conducting the first U.S. nuclear test explosion since 1992. Experts say this is a bad way to make a political point.
Matthew Gault
5.29.20
tech-science

Scientists Found Weed at an Ancient Altar From Biblical Times

A sanctuary called the “Holy of Holies” offers “the earliest evidence for the use of cannabis in the Ancient Near East.” Who was the Kingdom of Judah’s pot dealer?
Becky Ferreira
5.29.20
Film

Woke Teens Review Bollywood Movies Millennials Grew up Watching

“Akash in Dil Chahta Hai might've been celebrated back then, but is essentially what you’d call a fuckboy today.”
Satviki Sanjay
5.29.20
george floyd

Here’s What You Need to Know About the George Floyd Protests That Just Went National

Protesters in Minneapolis set a police station on fire, while seven people were shot in Louisville and someone tried to run over a protester in Denver.
David Gilbert
5.29.20
minneapolis

CNN News Crew Arrested Live On Air as Civil Unrest Continues in Minneapolis

Thursday saw the third night of protests following the death of George Floyd in police custody on Monday.
VICE Staff
5.29.20
Donald Trump

Twitter Just Censored a Trump Tweet Glorifying Violence Against Minneapolis ‘Thugs’

The president's tweet won't be deleted, but you can't share it or like it.
David Gilbert
5.29.20
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