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Wednesday, 10 June 2020

Gone In A Flush

The Porta-Potty Cheat, Everyone Who's Lost Their Job During The Racism Reckoning Of 2020, 'How My Photo Ended Up Breaking Android Phones'
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TWISTS OF FATE
ALL DOWN THE TOILET
The Porta-Potty Cheat
si.com
He was in many ways the ultramarathoning ideal: a distance-running latecomer with an inspirational story, a slew of wins and an edge that seemed to square with a community that embraces outcasts. Then his story started to unravel, beginning in an outhouse and ending in a courthouse.
OPERATOR? INFORMATION
He Tweeted He Was The Leader Of Antifa. Then The FBI Asked Him To Be An Informant
theintercept.com
The Charlotte, North Carolina man tweeted in protest because he thought the Trump administration's designation of antifa as a terror group was absurd. Then his life became absurd.
OH SNAP
'How My Photo Ended Up Breaking Android Phones'
bbc.com
Gaurav Agrawal, a scientist and amateur photographer living in San Diego, couldn't believe it when he suddenly started seeing a photograph he took last summer popping up on the news.
'WE WERE MORE PROTECTING PEOPLE FROM POLICE'
'What I Saw Was Just Absolutely Wrong': National Guardsmen Struggle With Their Role In Controlling Protests
politico.com
POLITICO spoke to 10 National Guardsmen who have taken part in the protest response across the country since the killing of George Floyd while in police custody.
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QUESTIONABLE FIGURES
'I AM ASHAMED'
Everyone Who's Lost Their Job During The Racism Reckoning Of 2020
thedailybeast.com
From "The New York Times" and CrossFit to the L.A. Galaxy and "Vanderpump Rules," people are losing their jobs over racist or racially insensitive behavior. Here are all of them.
SAVING PRIVATE MONEY
The Looming Bank Collapse
theatlantic.com
The US financial system could be on the cusp of calamity. This time, we might not be able to save it.
KEEPING UP WITH THE KUSHNER
American Psycho
newrepublic.com
Jared Kushner — climber, sycophant, snob — is the perfect avatar of elite incompetence for our times.
GO HOME
The New National Villain Is The Mayor
melmagazine.com
When have you ever been proud of your city's chief executive?
VIDEO OF THE DAY
WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE
Everything Goes Farcically Wrong In This British Cop Chase
digg.com
When real life becomes dripping wet comedy.
IN THE NEWS
19 States See Rising Coronavirus Cases And Arizona Is Asking Its Hospitals To Activate Emergency Plans
Voters See Chaos At Georgia Primary Elections
Trump Accuses 75-Year-Old Shoved By Buffalo Police On Video Of Faking Fall
HBO Max Just Removed 'Gone With The Wind' For Being Too Racist
'Cops' Canceled At Paramount Network
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
'A BANK ROBBER NAMED JUSTICE'
The Bicycle Thief (2019)
chicagomag.com
Tom Justice was once a cyclist chasing Olympic gold. Then he began using his bike for a much different purpose: robbing banks.
OH SHIP
High Tech Cowboys Of The Deep Seas: The Race To Save The Cougar Ace (2008)
wired.com
Salvage work has long been viewed as a form of legal piracy. The insurers of a disabled ship with valuable cargo will offer from 10 to 70 percent of the value of the ship and its cargo to anyone who can save it. If the salvage effort fails, they don't pay a dime. It's a risky business.
At least some good is coming out of 2020.

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