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- The NY Times has a remarkable analysis of police brutality against protesters during the BLM marches last month: "In instance after instance, the police are seen using force on people who do not appear to be resisting arrest or posing an immediate threat to anyone."
- Need a break from your home? Click around on "Window Swap" and see people's views from around the world.
- Here is a terrifying article: what if the country is hit with a second pandemic before the first one is under control?
- The Trump administration has ordered hospitals to bypass the CDC and send all COVID-19 patient information to a privately-contracted central database in Washington.
- A record number of Americans are apparently trying to buy guns right now.
- Jenna Ellis, a senior lawyer to the Trump campaign, has frequently criticized mail-in ballots and voting by mail—but she voted by mail at least three times in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
- The hot new TikTok prank is young people dressing up as grandmas and going to liquor stores for alcohol.
- Could llamas be the key to finding a vaccine for COVID-19?
- Members of the sex cult Nxivm have apparently been holding nightly dances in support of their "cult-like leader" at a federal lockup in Brooklyn
- Whitney is releasing a covers album in August, listen to their cover of The Roches' classic "Hammond Song."
- And finally, this video combines my two great loves: ping pong and blurry dogs.
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