Quickies: Inside a border patrol Facebook group
Mindfulness and a science experiment at a pageant
Inside the secret Facebook group of US border patrol agents – CW: Death, police brutality, sexual assault, racism. ProPublica covers the disgusting content found in one border patrol group of 9500 members, especially their focus on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leading up to and after her visit to one of the concentration camps.
The mindfulness conspiracy – Is the current form of and push for mindfulness a form of societal anesthesia? Does it keep us from fully absorbing and reacting to the injustices happening around us?
Biochemist crowned Miss Virginia after performing science experiment as a talent – She chose a great flashy one, too – “catalytic decomposition of hydrogen peroxide” otherwise known as the elephant’s toothpaste. If you’ve never seen it before, definitely go look up some videos. (This rainbow colored example is pretty cool.)