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New York sues to dissolve NRA over “brazen” corruption
At an online press conference this morning, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced legal action to dissolve the National Rifle Association, which she said…
Watch the documentary trailer about rock mag Creem
Creem: America’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll Magazine looks at the freewheeling Detroit-based publication that was as gonzo as the artists they covered. As Craig S….
Cops lie constantly
Police officers lie in arrest reports, court testimony and internal investigations. The lie to suspects, to victims, to judges and to one another. They lie…
Mike Pence attacks Chief Justice John Roberts as “disappointement to conservatives”
Vice President Mike Pence is taking aim at Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, calling him a “disappointment to conservatives” after failing to vote as…
Canada has a long history with systemic racism
As a young child, I was by told my mother that skin color didn’t matter—everyone’s the same. Almost all of the faces I encountered on…
‘SOS’ written in sand helps 3 men get rescued from Pacific island
Three men were rescued from a tiny South Pacific island after they wrote a giant “SOS” sign in the sand, later spotted from search aircraft…
Clorox won’t have enough disinfecting wipes on shelves until 2021, says CEO
COVID-19 sure has created some weird shortages. Clorox disinfectant wipes are one such product. American grocery shelves won’t be fully restocked with Clorox’s disinfecting wipes…
Man builds guitars using wood from a lynching tree
Freeman Vines is a luthier in Fountain, North Carolina. For half a century, he’s crafted beautiful guitars from wood taken from a tree used to…
Giant freshwater fish attacks woman and tears a chunk out of her leg
Kim Driver was wading chest-deep in the Winnipeg River with her husband and friends when she suddenly screamed “Someone’s got my leg,” before being pulled…
Here are the places you can travel with a US passport
America’s colossal mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic means US Passport holders have limited options when it comes to international travel. According to this CNN infographic,…
Read this great graphic novel about how to un-rig our democracy
I recently received a galley copy of Unrig: How to Fix Our Broken Democracy, a new graphic novel from Macmillan’s World Citizen Comics imprint. Here’s…
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized for ‘minimally invasive’ non-surgical procedure: Supreme Court
The U.S Supreme Court announced late Wednesday that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been hospitalized for a ‘minimally invasive’ non-surgical procedure. From the Washington Post:…
Artist Spotlight: Raysa Fontana
A selection of recent work by artist Raysa Fontana. See more images below. …
Detailed explainer on how America was segregated by design
This short documentary explains how St. Louis, Los Angeles, and every other major US city were segregated by design, via decades of federal, state, and…
Strap in for a detailed explainer on flat-earthers’ beliefs
Johnny Harris took on the brain-melting task of truly understanding the argument that the earth is flat, including the modern conspiracy theory that the military…
The UK will soon have wild bison for the first time in 6,000 years
In 2022, four bison will be released in Kent, marking the first time wild bison have roamed in the United Kingdom in six millennia. Similar…
How to Care for an Electric Car
If you own a plug-in hybrid electric (PHVW) or all electric vehicle (AEV), your maintenance requirements Source: https://www.doityourself.com/stry/how-to-care-for-an-electric-car Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
Truth, injustice, and the American chocolate bar, in this week’s dubious tabloids
You’ll need to bring your umbrella and your sunscreen to this week’s tabloids, which run hot and cold with the facts. The ’National Enquirer’ addresses…
Richard Pryor explains how capitalism leads to racism, in a 1977 interview
White homes. [Network executives] worry about that a lot. […] [They’re afraid I’m] going to stop some racism. They’re probably afraid of that. Because then…
Pentagon to release more UFO findings
It turns out that the U.S. military never closed down its investigations into unidentified flying objects. Not only that, but it plans to release its…
Rare Black Panther Shadows His Leopard Mate in Incredible Shot by Photographer Mithun H
“The Eternal Couple.” Image © Mithun H, shared with permission Since 2014, wildlife filmmaker and photographer Mithun H has been pining for sightings of Saya,…
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