“This father, wrongfully imprisoned for 22 years, gets to see his son graduate” and other Tweeted Links…
This father, wrongfully imprisoned for 22 years, gets to see his son graduate [blavity.com]
Jonathan Bachman of @Reuters is doing such strong work in #BatonRouge. Powerful images. [twitter.com]
@SaaSy_Sistah to be honest Obama speaking about it didn't make me feel one lick better. I don't want to be placated. I want solutions
Those who don't understand the plight of the poor & unsafe need to become more resilient against their own fear of becoming poor/unsafe
Only with this degree of resilience can they can embrace the dialog to become part of the change to create an equal & prosperous society
“Police and African-Americans have one very serious thing in common that no one wants to admit.” by @iAyori [medium.com]
Mutabaruka:Cutting Edge,Leonard Howell & The Vision of Africa... [youtu.be] @Mutabaruka_Ja
India mandates panic button on all phones to help keep women safe @tamtamsworld [theverge.com]
$951M Bank of Bangladesh Hack Hit SWIFT System [onthewire.io]
The Rise and Nature of Alternative Work Arrangements in the United States [pdf] [krueger.princeton.edu]
Status Quo Effects Upon Hiring Bias [hbr.org]
Famed poet, Claudia Rankine, will join the faculty of Yale University [blavity.com]
“you will soon be entitled to overtime pay if you make less than $50,000 per year” [yro.slashdot.org]
What’s it like to spend 23 hours a day in a cell measuring 6x9... [guardian.tumblr.com]
Japan's Growing Poverty Defies Glib Explanations [bloombergview.com]
Mitsubishi has been cheating fuel economy tests for 25 years [theverge.com]
Volkswagen seriously made a PowerPoint presentation on how to cheat emissions tests [theverge.com]
Bertha Benz, the Fugitive Road-Tripper Who Helped Launch the Modern Automobile [core77.com]
Google, Ford, and Uber just created a giant lobbying group for self-driving cars [theverge.com]
Fantasy Math Is Helping Companies Spin Losses into Profits [nytimes.com]
“Manufacturing jobs are on the decline in factories around the world.” [nytimes.com]
Mile-long “Band of Holes” in Peru may be remains of Inca tax system [arstechnica.com]
Amazon illegally billed parents for kids' in-app purchases, judge rules [theverge.com]
Apple now makes more money from its services than selling Macs [theverge.com]
really? “It’s official: Millennials have surpassed baby boomers to become America’s largest living generation” [washingtonpost.com]
Some US States Warming at Twice Global Rate [climatecentral.org]
Suicide Among African Slaves: The Very Last Resort to Freedom [blackthen.com]
Wikipedia Is Basically a Corporate Bureaucracy, Says Study [science.slashdot.org]
If Your Science Professors Aren’t Confusing, They’re Doing It Wrong [wired.com]
George Coleman Poage: First African-American Athlete to Win a Medal in the Olympic Games [blackthen.com]
“A Women’s History of Silicon Valley” by @jessiwrites [backchannel.com]
What your city looks like when nearly every store is mapped [washingtonpost.com]
Singapore Is Taking the ‘Smart City’ to a Whole New Level [wsj.com]
The Surprising History of the Infographic [smithsonianmag.com] via @smithsonianmag [twitter.com]
Sylvia Robinson: Mother of Hip Hop and the Real Cookie Lyon of Empire [VIDEO] [blackthen.com]
“English spelling - a bit mad, but perhaps the best system around” [youtube.com]
Hidden motors in cycling: Van den Dreissche banned for 6 years, titles stripped [cyclingtips.com]
Our Dated Model of Theatrical Release Is Hurting Independent Cinema [newyorker.com]
The newest Alien adventure is an audio drama starring Rutger Hauer [theverge.com]
Francis Ford Coppola Says His Next Project Will Take 5 Years and Push Cinematic Boundaries [indiewire.com] [twitter.com]
FilmStruck is a streaming service for movie nerds, and it's launching this fall @megafunkmega [theverge.com]
also on @netflix: the documentary about Donald Crowhurst and the TEIGNMOUTH ELECTRON [amazon.com] [twitter.com]
Why Moscow Has Suddenly Been Filled with Tacky, Terrible Art [newyorker.com]
after upgrading @WordPress, the [kintespace.com] blog is down
the [kintespace.com] @WordPress blog is up again -expecting a security patch like before
“who to tip covers tipping practices for hotels, restaurants…” [whototip.net] [yes, it should be whom to tip] @TamTamsWorld
Just enjoyed California Olive & Rosemary Crackers Alive! from @SkyIslandOrg -no flax! [twitter.com]
Enjoy, @BryanWilhite [twitter.com]