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black lives matter Angry couple tries to paint over city-approved BLM mural, community fights back Carla Sinclair

COVID-19 Obsessive-compulsive disorder as practice for COVID-19 David Pescovitz

riots BBC coverage of 1990 tax riots in London Rob Beschizza

coronavirus South Dakota governor tries to crush Native American efforts to contain the coronavirus Thom Dunn

coronavirus Here are the 5 kinds of pandemic villains who are making things worse for the rest of us Mark Frauenfelder

coronavirus Right-wing websites are weighing the pros and cons of letting people die from coronavirus to help the economy Thom Dunn

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Science NASA won't be able to talk to Voyager 2 for the next year David Pescovitz

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happy mutants Jonathan Lethem on Edward Snowden's "Permanent Record" Cory Doctorow

Business The DoJ's corporate "diversion" program is supposed to change bad corporate culture, but really, it enables repeat offenders Cory Doctorow

Business Gaming's #MeToo moment: male fragility versus women's fundamental rights Cory Doctorow

science fiction Read: Jeannette Ng's Campbell Award acceptance speech, in which she correctly identifies Campbell as a fascist and expresses solidarity with Hong Kong protesters Cory Doctorow

facebook Instagram's new solution against bullying: Artificial Intelligence, and 'Restrict' Xeni Jardin

trumpism Howto: stay civil while discussing the children in America's concentration camps Cory Doctorow

politics Boris Johnson tops first vote in UK Conservative Party election; winner will be prime minister too Rob Beschizza