Three Quick Links for Tuesday Noonish

09:57

Some misconceptions about the civil rights movement & protests. "Sorry, guys. MLK wasn't about going to protest in a designated area and playing by the rules. His goal was to make people uncomfortable and cause chaos. He ADVOCATED breaking the law." [twitter.com]

"Because they are unable to stop the new robot editor selecting stories from external news sites...the remaining human staff have been told to stay alert and delete a version of this article if the robot decides it is of interest..." [theguardian.com]

This is not the last pandemic. "We've created almost a perfect storm here for the emergence of pandemics." [bbc.com]

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