Here’s What Happened When Right and Left-Wing Protesters Talked it Out in Portland Portland averted large-scale street violence over the weekend as a mix of right-wing groups gathered Saturday to proclaim their love of America — and their disgust with Antifascists. While Antifascist organized its own counter-protest, law enforcement mostly kept the two groups apart. The…
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Vice: The Evolution (Or Not) Of School Shootings In America Since Columbine
The evolution (or not) of school shootings in America School shooting survivors discuss progress — or lack thereof — with gun violence in this segment. When the Columbine shooting happened in 1999, the survivors had no concept of what a school shooting was. Neither did most of America. “We thought there was some sort of…
Vice: This App Lets You Give Money to People Experiencing Homelessness
This App Lets You Give Money to Homeless People From Your Phone What if you combined the functionality of Venmo and GoFundMe with the user interface of a dating app to fight homelessness? “Samaritan” is a new startup out of Seattle that provides homeless people with small “beacons” (a key fob that functions as a…
Great Big Story: Believe Us, You’ve Never Seen a Clam Like This
Believe Us, You’ve Never Seen a Clam Like This A geoduck is the world’s largest burrowing clam. That’s pronounced “gooey duck.” And it looks like a… um… (well, you have eyes.) This saltwater clam is unique to the Pacific Northwest and is challenging to harvest. But the crew at Taylor Shellfish Farms in Bow, Washington,…
VICE: This app will pay anyone to shoot news videos
Americans’ trust in news media is at an all-time low. But local news is the source people trust the most. Now there’s an app called Fresco that could complicate that. Local news stations around the country are using it to outsource the gathering of news footage to anyone with a smartphone. VICE News’ Elle Reeve…