jzacsh @jzacsh@qoto.org

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“We’ve had a variety of unruly protests by armed, far-right militia groups that the police react to in a very calm manner,” he said. “And yet when you see a group of environmentalists or people who might look similar to the way environmentalists at a protest look, you see a hyper-aggressive police response, even though the level of violence coming from those groups is significantly lower
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-- FBI Chased Imagined Eco-Activist Enemies, Documents Reveal
https://theintercept.com/2020/08/24/fbi-fusion-center-environmental-wind/

Fun: TIL about both an Erdos conjecture, as well as a not-Erdos quote:

https://scientificgems.wordpress.com/2019/11/03/something-is-going-on-with-the-primes/

Oh, nice list: 11 Black Sci-Fi Authors To Read Right Now
https://bookriot.com/black-sci-fi-authors

https://www.tor.com/2020/06/11/an-open-letter-to-j-k-rowling/

Useful post, as I hadn't heard any of this about Rowling before.

Totally agree. Great book.

https://lithub.com/its-the-perfect-day-to-start-reading-octavia-butlers-kindred/

https://youtu.be/2AecAXinars

https://www.citylab.com/life/2020/04/neighborhood-maps-coronavirus-lockdown-stay-at-home-art/610018/

New math theory suggests time travel is impossible
https://thenextweb.com/insights/2020/04/09/new-math-theory-suggests-time-travel-is-impossible/

This was a really fun (and as usual depressing) read.

CNN: The 40 wildest lines from Donald Trump's impromptu Friday press conference.
https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/08/politics/donald-trump-press-conference/index.html

#politics

"The world urban system—from its richest to poorest cities—is not a set of playgrounds or amenity parks but instead a vast system of interlinked workshops."

As a city lover, this was a great read.

Desperately Seeking Cities | Online Only | n+1
https://nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/desperately-seeking-cities/

Ned Flanders Metal Band Okilly Dokilly Appears on ‘The Simpsons’ – Rolling Stone
https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/ned-flanders-metal-band-okilly-dokilly-the-simpsons-819321/

@sindresorhus Wow this is such a good post! And a little sad. Thanks for sharing!

This is really sad

The New York Times: Menial Tasks, Slurs and Swastikas: Many Black Workers at Tesla Say They Faced Racism.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/business/tesla-factory-racism.html

@writeas_dev @write_as interesting! when it was "anonymous" i understood it to mean: URL that's unlisted anywhere. "draft" makes me think "URL that's only accessible to me if i'm logged in". which is actually the case?

really cool digitized online viewer of Leonardo da Vinci sketches

https://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Arundel_MS_263

found via this 2013 article: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2013/feb/12/leonardo-da-vinci-notebooks-art

https://youtu.be/KTT7i3SKpMQ resonates with my reasons for owning a bike and not a car: "it's more fun, cheaper, greener, less stressful"