June 29, 2015

• SCOTUS takes a Monday victory lap with three final cases.
• Arsonists have targeted at least six black churches in the South over the past week.
• White supremacy, undercover.
• Lessons learned by @afamhistfail after six years of teaching plantation tours.
• Following ACA decision, investors bet on insurance market consolidation.
• Texas to county clerks: Expect lawsuits if you refuse gays and pray you get a pro-bono lawyer.
• How Obergefell v. Hodges is today's Loving v. Virginia.
• A brief history of the Rainbow flag, which first flew in 1978.
• Facebook's rainbow overlay is an experiment in social movement theory.
• In much of the world, the plight of LBGT people is only getting worse.
• It's time to legalize polygamy.
• Defeating ISIS requires a transformed Baghdad.
• Ramadan fast daunts Muslims recovering from eating disorders.
• Street murals in eastern Congo depict 24's Jack Bauer as a folk hero.
• Global Jewish population nears pre-Holocaust numbers.
• When the government dropped infrastructure, Google stepped in to upgrade internet speeds.
• "Manipulating aspects of a virtual environment can affect the perception of empathy."
• Google tech support AI answers questions about life, the universe, and morality.
• We're obsessed with the illusion of agency a responsive machine can provide.
• A timeline of mass extinction.
• "Using nuclear devices to deflect asteroids is still being considered as a viable option."
• The Deck Network has slots open for summer. New advertisers: Get in touch for a nice price.
• Inside Rikers.
• At Wimbledon, Serena Williams is on track to win a calendar grand slam.
• Tennis lefties once dominated—now just two of the top 32 men are southpaws.
• Shark attacks on humans are increasing in the Carolinas.
• Episcopal Church elects its first African American presiding bishop.
• The most inspiring quotes from SCOTUS's uninspiring lethal injection ruling.