happy mutants With EraseCOVID, artists and designers have created cool Public Safety Art Rusty Blazenhoff

music Watch Blondie's Debbie Harry on a pogo stick explaining the punk Pogo dance (1978) David Pescovitz

police Police militarization is objectively bad for police and for society, according to science Thom Dunn

News Arizona closes bars, nightclubs, gyms, movie theaters and water parks for 30 days as coronavirus ravages state Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Microsoft to permanently close its retail stores Rob Beschizza

jeffrey epstein The "Jeffrey Epstein's Financial Assistant Scheme" is a 2020 twist on the classic Nigerian Prince Scam Thom Dunn

books The "Into the Wild Bus" is gone David Pescovitz

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to serve and protect and slash tires Cops slash dozens of car tires, then lie about why they did it Mark Frauenfelder

coronavirus Autopsy shows George Floyd tested positive for COVID-19 in April Xeni Jardin

police brutality Wife of George Floyd's Killer has filed for divorce Thom Dunn

politics Donald Trump campaign resumes in-person fundraisers in June. What COVID-19? Xeni Jardin

Business Investigation into TikTok as risk to U.S. children's privacy urged by 4 U.S. senators Xeni Jardin

Food FDA relaxes food labeling regulations for pandemic Rob Beschizza

Business Tesla gets approval for U.S. factory 'reopening as soon as next week' Xeni Jardin

b-side Trump administration is drafting plans for corporate moon mining Thom Dunn

That is the rule that is the policy Utah banned a man from job because he lives 3 minutes away from Utah border Mark Frauenfelder

politics Hydroxychloroquine whistleblower: Read full statement from Rick Bright, HHS official who says he was demoted for speaking out Xeni Jardin

police Protesting is a non-essential activity, according to the Raleigh Police Department Thom Dunn