Stories by samizdis

The Double Standard of the American Riot

Dallas Police asked public for videos of protesters–it didn’t go well

New biotech rule will foster public distrust and impede progress in science

Telescope instrument is poised to begin its search for answers about dark energy

1968 Kerner Commission Got It Right, but Nobody Listened (March 2018)

America has more new spaceships on the way

Facebook employees revolt over Zuckerberg’s stance on Trump

How do you kneel on a neck for nine minutes?

America’s inequalities burst into the open [via FT]

China blasts Trump over his response to US unrest

Smartphone sales in Q1 [Report based on Gartner analysis]

Prospect of eco-labelled bluefin tuna raises fears for recovering stocks

'Mr President, don't go hide': China goads US over George Floyd protests

Wayward whale takes city break in Montreal

Microsoft and VMware end grudge with new VM privilege workaround

The psychopath in chief. [Tony Schwartz, ghost author, The Art of the Deal]

The most mendacious president in U.S. history

Jeff Bezos invests in UK digital logistics startup Beacon

Electrifying West Africa with a renewable grid

The Geo-Museum of North African and Middle Eastern Jewish Life