Plus 61 free shows to see at the fair.
Racket
• Jessica Armbruster
Freeloader Friday: 102 Free Things To Do This Weekend
Racket
• Jessica Armbruster
Plus 61 free shows to see at the fair.
Schneier on Security
• Bruce Schneier
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
“Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) said Thursday he was informed by the Department of Justice that his phone calls with a Virginia state legislator in the spring were wiretapped,” Axios reports. “The Democratic congressman is casting the tap as part of a pattern of the DOJ targeting President Trump’s political enemies, calling the incident ‘deeply concerning.'”
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
“South Korea is reviewing a possible military deployment to the Strait of Hormuz, as the country comes under pressure from Donald Trump’s White House to contribute to security in the Middle East,” the Financial Times reports. “South Korea’s presidential Blue House said it was considering various options including dispatching a warship to the strait. Trump […]
Longreads
• Brendan Fitzgerald
"Just inside the Farm Bureau Center, the doormats were already covered in fur."
Ars Technica
• Ryan Whitwam
Fairphone's CTO explains how and why the Dutch company builds a different kind of smartphone.
TPM – Talking Points Memo
• Layla A. Jones
When longtime Indiana politician Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) lobbed a powerful allegation against the Census Bureau last October, what had...
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
“William Lawrence, the Democratic nominee in one of the country’s most competitive House races in Michigan, deleted hundreds of old social media posts in which he embraced police and prison abolition, called for nationalizing fossil-fuel companies to end their production, attacked moderate Democrats and argued for a ‘fundamental overhaul’ of the Constitution,” CNN reports. “Other […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
“Germany’s anti-immigration, nationalist AfD looks set to emerge as the dominant party in key state elections this weekend, cementing its rise and reshaping of the country’s politics. Recent polling published by Die Zeit showed, however, that the party will fall short of winning an absolute majority in Saxony-Anhalt,” Semafor reports. “Sunday’s vote kicks off a […]
PRINT Magazine
• Steven Heller
'Make It Matter' is a free opportunity to turn creativity into action.
The post The Daily Heller: Activate Your Art, Whatever and Wherever appeared first on PRINT Magazine.
WIRED
• Caroline Reilly
The success of a program linking zoos across the US has created social media stars and generated a wave of interest in how to protect the endangered great apes in the wild.
WIRED
• Emily Mullin
With the risk of infection rising, parents and young adults are facing agonizing choices about being out in public as school starts back up.
WIRED
• Maddy Varner
Homeland Security Investigations agents hit the outdoor retailer with a controversial subpoena as part of a dragnet search for the identities of protesters who entered a Minnesota church in March.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
“President Donald Trump plans to fly to Ireland next week aboard the Boeing 747 gifted to him by Qatar, a senior White House official said, marking his first international trip on the jet since a security threat in July prompted him to leave Turkey secretly aboard an alternate aircraft,” the Washington Post reports. ”The trip […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
“Ukraine is planning to step up the presence of its drones near Russian airports to compel their closure, while warning international airlines to re-evaluate the safety of flying there, as part of its effort to disrupt Russia’s economy and pressure Moscow to end the war,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
“Nigel Farage lost two of his closest advisers after they were caught in an undercover sting investigating party financing,” Politico reports.
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Schneier on Security
• Bruce Schneier
The Wolf – Hudson Valley’s New Country
• CJ McIntyre
A 10-year-old boy who was reported missing after leaving his home Wednesday night has been located and is safe in Kingston, NY. Continue reading…