trumpism In DHS tests, prototypes of Trump's chosen barrier posts were easily defeated by hacksaws Cory Doctorow

Spider-Man Bolivian brothers let a black widow bite them all in hopes of getting superpowers Thom Dunn

History Aviation museums' "most wanted list" of cool aerospace artifacts lost to history David Pescovitz

animals Watch Pigeon vs. Rat, a decidedly NYC brawl David Pescovitz

surveillance What you need to know about police drone surveillance at protests against police brutality Thom Dunn

statues Melania statue in Slovenia is removed after it was burned by mysterious "vandals" Carla Sinclair

DIY Analog Tetris — the homemade cardboard version Rusty Blazenhoff

News SUV plows into BLM protest in NYC's Times Square, similar potentially deadly attacks happening around U.S. Xeni Jardin

coronavirus Covid-19 hospitalizations increased 50% in California Mark Frauenfelder

law I found out about this amusing Karen parody of American Girl dolls because they want it taken down Rob Beschizza

black hills Why Native Americans are protesting Trump's celebration at Mount Rushmore Maddie Lee

design Pop-up wearable tent for COVID-19 protection in offices, schools, and medical facilities David Pescovitz

Technology YouTube bans 6 channels for hate speech, white supremacists Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, and Richard Spencer among them Xeni Jardin

Weird Mysterious group carrying suitcases spotted at UK reservoir David Pescovitz

books Please don't microwave your library books David Pescovitz

photographs The chemist who made big bucks hoaxing ghost photos David Pescovitz

History Watch the rise and fall of Blockbuster Video in under four minutes Seamus Bellamy

police Massachusetts governor proposes a $5000 bonus for cops who undergo anti-racist training Thom Dunn

politics Vanity Fair: Trump campaign manager and "website guy" Brad Parscale to quit Rob Beschizza

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