crime Come for the opportunity, leave because of the poor healthcare, education and culture wars: Texas and Florida slump in livability rankings Rob Beschizza
dupe MyPillow founder Mike Lindell auctions off company equipment after massive product cancellation Mark Frauenfelder
"Dig Where Your Stand", Swedish rallying cry for workers, translated into English for the first time Elías Villoro
gop Missouri Sen. Mike Moon called out for voting against bill to ban 12-year-olds from marrying adults Mark Frauenfelder
crime North Carolina town on alert after "multiple" razor blades found on gas pump handles Carla Sinclair
ai art Jason Allen takes 1st place in "Digital Category" at Colorado State Fair with AI-Generated content Andrew Yi
Christians Christian furries who don't want Christians to know they're furries and don't want furries to know they're Christian Jennifer Sandlin
abortion Catholic Priests used to perform abortions, and it was considered a lesser sin than fornication Thom Dunn
politics George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, Democrats' police reform bill, passes in House & heads to Senate Xeni Jardin
class war The right is bankrolled by self-interested one-percenters making long-term investments; the left, by one-percenters with "moral whims" Cory Doctorow
design Vans sneakers boycotted in Hong Kong after they pulled a protest-themed shoe design from public competition David Pescovitz
racism Catherynne Valente schools her racist neighbors about the asylum seekers in their midst Catherynne Valente
uk On Grenfell's second anniversary, 60,000 Britons are still living in firetraps clad in the same deadly, decorative materials Cory Doctorow