animals A police dog is running against the goat incumbent mayor of a small Vermont town Thom Dunn

racists Smalltown mayor resigns after bigoted Facebook posts Rob Beschizza

Spoken Word with Electronics For triggers, gates, clocks, and sociopaths alike, "Master/Slave" faces retirement Ethan Persoff

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

News Trump vows to bring U.S. military in to protests, as violent police attacks on protesters and press continue Xeni Jardin

politics Trump threatens to use military to stop protests for #georgefloyd #blacklivesmatter Xeni Jardin

politics Las Vegas mayor offers city as 'control group' to see how many die of COVID-19 without social distancing Xeni Jardin

education #RedForEd rebooted: Chicago's teachers are back on strike Cory Doctorow

politics Mayor accused of failing to fullfil road maintenance promises is dragged through the streets by angry voters Cory Doctorow

elections Clown Car 2.0: Matt Taibbi on the Democratic nomination race Cory Doctorow

crime US Conference of Mayors adopts a resolution to never pay off ransomware attackers Cory Doctorow

corruption Chicago's first gay, Black, woman mayor won all 50 wards, defeating the machine candidate with an anti-corruption campaign Cory Doctorow

surveillance Toronto's aural panic: why we need digital rights now Lilian Radovac

Business 100 US Mayors sign a pledge to boycott ISPs that commit Net Neutrality violations Cory Doctorow

shootings Gun injuries go down by 20% during NRA conventions Clive Thompson

burning man There's a semi-secret Burning Man calendar that you can (shockingly) buy Rusty Blazenhoff

surveillance London demonstrates the stupid, janky future of Smart Cities Cory Doctorow

bernie sanders Sanders-backed politicians are winning battle after battle in southern local elections Cory Doctorow

trump Trump complains Puerto Ricans "want everything to be done for them" Rob Beschizza