July 21, 2015

• Humans are bad. Even the ones who made this spectacular video for Azel Phara.
• Reporter asks hackers to commandeer his car to prove they could kill him.
• Donald Trump's McCain comments show he doesn't know what he doesn't know about war.
• Hot chicken was one of Nashville’s last institutions to desegregate.
• Businessman pledges $100 million to search for alien life, an effort he calls "Breakthrough Listen."
• For SETI, $100 million means seeing the whole sky, not just a third of it.
• Death of Sandra Bland in a Texas jail cell now being treated as murder investigation.
• VA manager indicted on 50 counts of falsifying records detailing veterans' wait for healthcare.
• Insurance companies can deny coverage over "illegal activity"—without any conviction or charges.
• Californian immigration officials cracking down on Chinese immigrants convicted of decades-old US felonies.
• Just by acknowledging segregation in public schools, the De Blasio administration is making unusual strides.
• Flash flood washes away highway bridge between Los Angeles and Phoenix.
• Employees' unauthorized salary spreadsheet confirms Google's unfair pay practices.
• There were 19 million weather refugees in 2014—this is actually fewer than in recent years.
• GOP's Trump damage control reveals more concern for McCain than Hispanics.
• An early Voice Trump profile.
• "Dr. V's Magical Putter" author regrets ignoring concerns by his wife and his fact-checker.
• Five transgender people discuss Dr. V and how the media sensationalizes.
• Seattle teen finds photos of Nirvana's first gig, at her dad's house in 1987.
• Reddit: "The moderator class has become detached from its mediating role."
• America's amazing trash-creating abilities: We have 4% of the children, who use 40% of the toys.