law Disabled patients in Iowa state-run home used as “guinea pigs” in sexual arousal experiments, lawsuit charges Xeni Jardin

tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

science fiction "Southland Tales" is the perfect hot mess of a movie for the 4th of July in the hellscape of 2020 Thom Dunn

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misogyny "Tingle Monsters" is an incredibly unsettling ASMR feminist horror film Thom Dunn

Technology Senate GOP introduce bill to end 'warrant-proof' encryption, end-to-end encryption on WhatsApp is targeted Xeni Jardin

police violence A US Air Force Sergeant linked to Boogaloo Bois charged with killing police officer Thom Dunn

police brutality Police union leader invites bad cops to work in Florida Rob Beschizza

police In Portlandia, police confiscated chickpeas and White Claw Thom Dunn

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shitfluencers YouTuber Jake Paul charged with criminal trespassing and unlawful assembly for being in mall while looters looted Xeni Jardin

nypd New York Police Union doxxed Mayor DiBlasio's daughter on Twitter Thom Dunn

#fixthepolice How the Supreme Court uses an obscure legal doctrine to let cops kill with impunity Mark Frauenfelder

podcasts Open Culture has a new directory of the "Best Podcasts to Enrich Your Mind" Mark Frauenfelder

Spoken Word with Electronics David Wojnarowicz (1954-1992) is the most essential punk artist of the last century. In this Covid era, he's even more vital. Ethan Persoff

interviews Talking Comics with Ignatz Award-Winning Cartoonist Noah Van Sciver Jeffery Klaehn

storytelling John Stirratt from Wilco reads THE LORAX by candlelight Thom Dunn

tabloids Roy Horn lives, China lied, and Murder Hornets Swarm America, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

facebook Facebook must pay $52M for 11,250 content moderators' mental health issues caused on the job Xeni Jardin