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https://makelinux.github.io/kernel/map/

Ars Technica: https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/06/astronomers-have-finally-measured-the-distance-of-first-observed-einstein-ring/

The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/08/edward-colston-statue-history-slave-trader-bristol-protest

Source: Ottawa’s lifeline to Saudi LAV maker raises questions – The Globe and Mail

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/fifth-estate-d-andre-campbell-police-shooting-family-1.5602503

Climate models are an invaluable tool for predicting the trajectory of the climate crisis, but we need them to be as accurate as possible if we’re going to model everything from its pace, to its consequences, to its tipping points. Source: Earth’s Atmosphere Is 4x Dustier Than We Thought, Which Continue Reading

Bloomberg gave media advice to the Sacklers and recommended his longtime mayoral spokesman to them. The relationship could shadow his presidential bid. Source: When the Billionaire Family Behind the Opioid Crisis Needed PR Help, They Turned to Mike Bloomberg — ProPublica

Armed with new evidence that federal immigration officials accessed a state database of licensed Maryland drivers dozens of times in the last two years, state lawmakers are proposing legislation to limit their access in the future. Source: ICE has access to Maryland driver’s license records. State lawmakers want to limit Continue Reading

Security analyst John Strand had a contract to test a correctional facility’s defenses. He sent the best person for the job: his mother. Source: How a Hacker’s Mom Broke Into a Prison—and the Warden’s Computer | WIRED