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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/

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

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"