This week on The Bugcast: riots in the US, Dominic Cummings and goings in the UK, plus 8 pieces of great Creative Commons and independent music!

Songs played

• The Spin Wires – Secret Beers – from Buffalo, NY – source
  
• The Victory Drive – The Countdown Pt II – from Belmar, NJ – source
  
• Majed Salih – Eyeillfals – from Syria – source
  
• In Isolation – The Man Who Hides From Love (Radio Edit) – from Nottingham, UK – source
• Elephant Funeral – The Second Son – from Pittsburg, PA – source
  
• Estudiante – Amor y amor – from Havana, Cuba – source
  
• Paxton Pennington – Smoke Rings – from Normanton, OK – source
  
• Tiny Bit of Giant’s Blood – Signoria Dysphoria – from Chicago, IL – courtesy of NoVo Management and Publicity

Intro: <a href="http://chrisjuergensen.com/">Chris Juergensen</a> – Bug Lips<br />
Outro: <a href="http://markmarshall.com/">Mark Marshall</a> – Man Walking

Topics

BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52854025">George Floyd death: Ex-officer charged with murder in Minneapolis</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52846679">Twitter hides Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-52815552">Twitter tags Trump tweet with fact-checking warning</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52811168">Dominic Cummings: What is the scandal about?</a> <em>(Cummings and goings)</em><br />
Trump predominantly using his personal Twitter account<br />
metro.co.uk: <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2020/05/24/uk-civil-service-account-tweets-about-arrogant-offensive-pm-12751992/">UK Civil Service account tweets about ‘arrogant and offensive’ PM</a>

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