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Stories discussed:

 

LGBTQ people protected under Title VII

DACA is saved… for now

Supreme Court punts on qualified immunity

 

COVID deaths have been falling consistently since mid-April

Number of COVD cases has been flat, and ticked up slightly recently

Differences in COVID rates are very regional

Zvi Moskowit’s latest COVID update

The Governor of Nebraska is withholding funding to counties that require masks in government buildings and courthouses

How CHAZ Became CHOP

 

dath ilan (“Which I am not capitalizing, because by [dath ilanite] conventions dath ilan is the name of a civilization, and doesn’t get the emphasis-marks that would signify a personal name, which matters because a civilization is not a person.”)

 

Soho Forum Debate on Constitutional Originalism

Howl (written)

Howl (read by the poet)

The People v. Ferlinghetti: The Fight to Publish Allen Ginsberg's Howl

 

The Left Changed the Virus Narrative Overnight

The Real Transphobes Are The Ones We Made Along The Way

 

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David wanted to make sure that everyone knows the WHO story from last episode was misleading. Turns out that while asymptomatic transmission is rare, presymptomatic transmission is not, so please continue social distancing! 

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News discussed:

 

Justin Amash is introducing a bill to end qualified immunity

Samuel Sinyangwe’s Twitter thread proposing police reforms 

The NAACP’s demands

The 8 Can’t Wait Campaign

Congress has announced hearings on legislation to end or curtail the program giving excess military equipment to police

Tyler Cowen article on police unions

The Cato Institute explaining police courtesy cards

Slatestarcodex on race and justice 

Radley Balko on police violence and race 

Zvi Mowshowitz on quarantine restrictions going forward

Trevor Bedford Twitter thread on the effects of protest on quarantine and followup

Asymptomatic spreading is “very rare” says WHO

Phil Magness’ Facebook post regarding Sweden

 

Happy News!

 

UK welcomes Hong Kongers fleeing tyranny

 

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News discussed:

 

Chaos in Minneapolis  

The Cato Institute on Qualified immunity and the Floyd Case

Trump: “When the looting starts, the shooting starts”

Venture Beat on Trump’s ongoing feud with Twitter

Mourning in America ad  

CAPX proposal to build Hong Kong 2.0 in the UK  

My Immortal as Alchemical Allegory

 

Happy News!

 

SpaceX launch successful!

Pennsylvania and Minnesota ended child marriage 

NJ’s Lighthouse Film Festival is going all drive-in

 

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Eneasz had a scheduling conflict, so Wes and David are having a discussion about liquid democracy. The regular episode should be out later this week.

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News discussed:

 

Conversation With Tyler on 10% Less Democracy

Bryan Caplan's paper-length version of the Myth of the Rational Voter   Bryan Caplan on whether migration harms native Americans  

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News discussed:

 

Justin Amash is running for President

The Transhumanist Party

Power Problems’ discussion of the USS Roosevelt 

The Supreme Court is taking another look at abortion rights 

Kevin Drum: We Are About to Commit Collective Suicide?

John Cochrane: Dumb Reopening Might Work

Marginal Revolution: Did We Lock Down Some Parts of the Country Too Early?

Maryland Governor Worried That the Federal Government Will Seize Their Supplies

Short Circuit podcast on qualified immunity

 

Happy News!

 

The Supreme Court may be reevaluating qualified immunity

Tests in recovered patients found false positives, not reinfections, experts say

Test introduced to market with 99% accuracy

 

The HU - Shoog Shoog

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The Bayesian Conspiracy Reddit, featuring Sonarman720’s feedback from last episode

 

News discussed:

The Navy is now recommending that Capt. Crozier be reinstated

Georgia is opening up some businesses

Florida beaches are limiting the hours they are open

State are forming regional coalitions to coordinate reopening

The FDA is no longer arbitrarily blocking non-cotton swabs being used in coronavirus testing

World Food Program warns of worldwide food shortages 

Trump wants to cure Coronavirus by injecting bleach into people

The cholera riots

Michigan (not Wisconsin!) seems to have some arbitrary social distancing rules

Robert Graboyes #PostCOVID twitter thread

 

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Listen to Planet Money!

Las Vegas has a drive in strip club

Emergent Ventures: supporting entrepreneurs with ideas for meaningfully improving society

 

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Reason article on the allegations against Joe Biden

• And followup about media blackout

Slatestarcodex: Against Overgendering Harrassment

The Bayesian Conspiracy - David on a Negative Income Tax  

80,000 Hours: Good News About Covid-19

George Orwell: Politics and the English Language

 

And for next time::

Robert Graboyes #PostCovid predictions

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Politics is the mind killer, so come get mind-killed! Your hosts Wesley Fenza, Eneasz Brodski, and David discuss the week's news. 

Top story: The Hammer and the Dance

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