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George Floyd’s murder sparked worldwide protests against police brutality. When it came to new police accountability measures enacted in Washington state this year, the focus was on people killed closer to home. 

Views: It probably shouldnt surprise anyone that it was this easy to find over 100 willing knuckleheads from retired brass in the U.S. military who think Joe Biden, of all people, is a communist. A group of more than 100 retired generals and admirals who have accused President Joe Biden of being a communist have been pranked by a faux flag officer going by the nom de guerre “Rear Adm. Jack Meehoff.” If you don’t get the joke, just say the name “Jack Meehoff” aloud. That’s right. Yo...

Brianna Henesy (left), 19, a UF marketing freshman, and Veronica De Los Santos, 18, a UF nursing freshman, sit in a hammock at Midpoint Park and Eatery on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. They wandered over from Opus Coffee, which sits across the street from the park, and ordered food from the Da Kine Poke food truck before sitting down to study for upcoming exams. (Julia Coin/WUFT News) Home/Business and development/Gainesville Food Truck Park Could Serve Alcohol By Fall Gainesville Food Truck Park...

US Air Force/R. Nial Bradshaw Pentagon weapons programs are rarely cancelled, no matter how poorly they performs, how much they go over budget, or how long they take to field. Political, economic, and cultural factors keep that trend going, and that needs to change, writes William J. Astore, a history professor and retired Air Force lieutenant colonel. Cancel culture is a common, almost viral, term in political and social discourse these days. Basically, somebody e...

March 7, 2021 By William ASTORE Cancel culture is a common, almost viral, term in political and social discourse these days. Basically, somebody expresses views considered to be outrageous or vile or racist or otherwise insensitive and inappropriate. In response, that person is “canceled,” perhaps losing a job or otherwise sidelined and silenced. In being deplatformed by Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites, for instance, this country’s previous president has, it could be argu...

The Pentagon is running a system that seems to eternally reward failure, from poorly performing generals to endless wars that cost a fortune.

Why Pentagon weapons programs rarely get canceled despite major problems...

(Cliff Grassmick/Daily Camera via AP) On Friday, the Justice Department announced the indictment of two members of the “Proud Boys” stemming from their conversations before the riot at the US Capitol on January 6. Dominic Pezzola, 43, of Rochester, New York, and William Pepe, 31, of Beacon, New York, were indicted today in federal court in the District of Columbia on charges of conspiracy; civil disorder; unlawfully entering restricted buildings or grounds; and disorderly and disruptive con...

“So do war crimes matter to the average American? In the short term, it appears that war crimes and their related pardons are simply new battlegrounds in the ever-expansive culture war between left and right, liberals and conservatives, that seems to have enveloped modern politics rather than becoming matters of human dignity in their own…

Popular Science’s favorite stories of 2020 PopSci Staff In a given year, the Popular Science staff produces hundreds of stories, from news articles and series to lean-back-and-read-it-through narratives. From the origin of our favorite companion species (read: dogs) to an in-depth look at the camera in your pocket, the tales that stick on our heads have one thing in common: These yarns reveal little-known truths about our world. Below are some of our favorite reads, including...