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I'm about halfway through Cory Doctorow's _Little Brother_. It is _the_ novel for libertarian geeks. Published in 2008, but it hasn't lost its relevance.

The Floyd killing was the spark, but was the lockdown the powder keg? The lockdown must surely have resulted in police harassment of black people like never before. Their liberal "friends" were on the side of the cops. It may not have been the explicit motive, but it must have contributed to a mood that was ready for rioting.

I updated (definitely not "upgraded") my Mac to Catalina. It's a nightmare. Impossibly slow, with constantly repeated alerts that make no sense. Apple has followed Microsoft's practice of taking control away from the user.

Libertarian Party selects Jo Jorgensen as 2020 presidential candidate. https://reason.com/2020/05/23/jo-jorgensen-wins-libertarian-party-presidential-nomination/

Can anyone here point at a good explanation of negative interest? It bewilders me why anyone would prefer lending at negative interest to putting money in a vault.

Justin Amash announces he is not a candidate for president. https://twitter.com/justinamash/status/1261714484479041537

Justin Amash believes that a fertilized ovum is a human being with rights, even if he doesn't go far enough for some "pro-life" groups. https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2012/07/justin_amash_loses_right_to_li.html

People have really believed that destroyed businesses would pop right back as long as the government gave away lots of money that it didn't have. They're finally catching on to Bastiat's broken-window fallacy. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-investment-analysi/storm-clouds-gather-over-u-s-stocks-as-hopes-of-quick-recovery-fade-idUSKBN22Q0HV

Good news for today: Utah decriminalizes polygamy! https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2020/05/12/removing-polygamy-felony/

Forced relocation in America. https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/sites/default/files/images/admin/2020/Press/2020.04.09%20Ltr%20OAG%20to%20Gunnison%20County.pdf

This month's Captain Obvious award goes to Reason Magazine.

Waiting to hear all the cries of "It's snowing in May! See? Global warming is a myth."

This is not what assisted suicide is supposed to mean. https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/ag-rules-fatal-police-shooting-in-manchester-justified/article_2c48a3ef-7395-5207-983d-c89f3fed0396.html

Perhaps Zoom is finally taking security seriously. https://threatpost.com/zoom-acquires-keybase-encryption/155557/

Trump ordered meat packing plants to stay open. Someone should tell him Directive 10-289 was a warning. not a template. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-28/trump-says-he-s-issuing-order-for-tyson-s-unique-liability

Another blog worth following:
https://logical-atheist.blogspot.com/

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Update: I went by bicycle, which means it wasn't a crime. Exercise is permitted!