Links for you. Science:
Scientists consider captive breeding program for enigmatic little walking fish
Grantsmack: Overambitious
In the US, computer science is (unfortunately) a privilege
The growing global battle against blood-sucking ticks
White sky at night not a city bird’s delight
Other:
Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders Are Calling for a Revolution: Differentiating between political revolutions real and counterfeit; those encouraging true activism and those hoping for applause.
I was a civil rights activist in the 1960s. But it’s hard for me to get behind Black Lives Matter. (not sure all of the complaints are legit, but interesting perspective; definitely shows the limits of testimonial reasoning)
Radical Sandcastles
Why Biden Would Be a TERRIBLE President
Cloud of sequestration looms over D.C. region
The FDA is making a big change to nutrition labels. And it’s probably a big mistake
Predicting Recessions The Easy Way: Monetarists, MMT, And The Money Stock
D.C. mayor to ask for expanded police powers amid homicide spike (can’t see what could possibly go wrong with that)
What People in One of America’s Richest Neighborhoods Say About the Homeless When They Think No One’s Watching
It’s More Expensive For a Family of Four to Live Comfortably in D.C. Than in New York, Analysis Finds
How companies make millions off lead-poisoned, poor blacks (horrifying)
Places Where I Don’t Want to Sit
DEAR NATIONAL MEDIA: PLEASE COVER POLICE BRUTALITY IN BOSTON
Hey look, that flawed Texas A&M traffic study is back and grabbing the usual headlines (‘think’ tank follies!)
Narrow Roads Are Better Than Crosswalks
Firearm Violence Is Inherently Political
The Reactionary Soul
mikethemadbiologist
I think that WP article on BLM has some serious flaws, most notably in that the writer has some problems with race. The most telling place was where she made it pretty clear that she has trouble differentiating between BLM and looter because of how they were dressed.
While Dr. King deserves all the praise for how he changed this country, he and social movements have been whitewashed since. If you show anger, you are dismissed. Show up looking less than perfectly respectable, you are dismissed. Don’t have an immediate plan as you get organized, you are lazy.
Oh and make sure you can be connected to a church, because that shows you are respectable.
Great ways to dismiss actual movements and how to turn it ever into “Well, we COULD give you the rights you deserve, but you’re just not what we picture as deserving those rights.”