Teen Skepchick http://teenskepchick.org The future of skepticism Mon, 01 Jun 2020 21:33:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 19981726 Reality Checks: Civil that Disobedience and Film the Police http://teenskepchick.org/2020/06/02/reality-checks-civil-that-disobedience-and-film-the-police/ http://teenskepchick.org/2020/06/02/reality-checks-civil-that-disobedience-and-film-the-police/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2020 13:00:52 +0000 https://teenskepchick.org/?p=50919
  • Guide to ethically and safely filming the police(via Teen Vogue)
  • Police in Atlanta fired after viral film of brutality against 2 college students. (via WSBTV)
  • The Dallas police launch an app to collect videos of illegal activity by protestors and get DDOSed with unrelated content(via Ars Technica)
  • Louisville mayor fires police chief after police fired into a crowd and kill someone. (via wkyt)

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    Is firing bad police enough? No. But it is a good start.

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  • Bolivian orchestra stuck at haunted German castle surrounded by wolves. (via NYPost)
  • Conspiracy theories, anger, and control. (via Vox)
  • Good news on an anti viral drug trial for Covid(via Ars Technica)
  • Getting coronavirus through the eyes. (via NPR)

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  • Ancient fluid in meteors, (via Sciencealert)
  • Trump says covid restrictions on religious gatherings violate religious freedoms. (via LATimes)
  • After infection, COVID patients who test positive are not infectious. (via Ars Technica)
  • Scientist says Florida fired her for refusing to manipulate covid data (via NPR)

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  • Trump fired watchdog who was probing Saudi arms sales. This is all fine. (via Reuters)
  • NASA release the Artemis accords, an agreement for space travel. (via Sciencealert)
  • Stay at home works. (via Ars Technica)
  • Dangers of divisiveness in a pandemic. (via NPR)

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  • How COVID 19 replicates( via Phys.org)
  • Disinfectant poisoning spikes after Trump mentions it. (via The Independent)
  • Trump threatens to sue states that don’t lift pandemic orders. (via Ars Technica)
  • Pence declines to wear a mask, which would not cover his eyes, in order to look people in the eye. (via NPR)

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  • Hypothetically resurrecting neanderthals( via The Guardian)
  • Glowy plants via mushroom dna(via The Gizmodo)
  • The FCC understates the digital divide (via Ars Technica)
  • CDC adds new symptoms(via NPR)

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  • A Salazar Slytherin Snake (via  Independent )
  • The pandemic side effects are good for hte planet. (via The Guardian)
  • Reel to reel tapes can be baked into playability (via Ars Technica)
  • A trial for crimes against humanity in Syria starts thursday (today) in Germany. (via NPR)

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  • How NASA is remotely remotely controlling the Curiousity rover.  (via Techspot)
  • Possible negligence in US care homes. (via al Jazeera)
  • Drought another disaster the US won’t be prepared for. (via Ars Technica)
  • Comic on how to spot fake news. (via NPR)

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