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Link Roundup: May 7, 2016

   

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Video Games

  * [With Stellaris, Paradox is making a better Star Trek game than any official Star Trek game](http://www.pcworld.com/article/3007737/software-games/with-stellaris-paradox-is-making-a-better-star-trek-game-than-any-official-star-trek-game.html) -- OK, the title could use some cleanup, but _Stellaris_ sounds really great.

Politics

  * [In reversal, Trump expresses openness to raising minimum wage](http://thehill.com/policy/finance/278778-trump-expresses-openness-to-raising-minimum-wage) -- Pretty soon he's going to look like the most liberal candidate. Of course, he'll still be a horrible, repulsive racist and misogynist.
  * [When #NeverTrump becomes #ImWithHer](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/05/03/when-nevertrump-becomes-imwithher.html?via=desktop&source=twitter) -- I wonder how many Republicans actually will cross over and vote for a Democrat this year.
  * [Obama makes case against Donald Trump, saying Presidency "is not a reality show"](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/07/us/politics/obama-jobs-economy-donald-trump.html?_r=0) -- He's right, of course.
  * [Top Democrat suspended for mysterious voter purge](http://nypost.com/2016/05/05/top-democrat-will-be-suspended-for-mysterious-voter-purge/) -- This is on the heels of a Republican being suspended, too. Guess corruption is bipartisan.
  * [One top taxpayer moved, and New Jersey shuddered](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/01/business/one-top-taxpayer-moved-and-new-jersey-shuddered.html?_r=1) -- When a billionaire moves out-of-state, the state budget goes pear-shaped. Imagine that.
  * [TakeTown](http://web.archive.org/web/20161005142319/http://taketown.com/) -- Not a specific article, just everything there is awesome and hilarious.
  * [Antisemitism in the Labour Party -- what's going on? ](http://crookedtimber.org/2016/05/01/antisemitism-in-the-labour-party-whats-going-on/)-- This one is about UK politics, but I found it very informative as an outsider who doesn't really get what the deal is.

Science

  * [Top five myths of genetically modified seeds, busted](http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/10/18/163034053/top-five-myths-of-genetically-modified-seeds-busted) -- Good information here. I knew most of it, but everyone should, really.

Dating

  * [Inside the "Asian men black women" dating scene](https://www.vice.com/read/inside-the-asian-men-black-women-online-dating-scene-456) -- Something I didn't really know anything about.

Social Justice

  * ["Sounds like black privilege to me": rampant racism forces Fox News to close comments section on Malia Obama article](http://www.salon.com/2016/05/03/sounds_like_black_privilege_to_me_rampant_racism_forces_fox_news_to_close_comments_section_on_malia_obama_article/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow) -- Shocking! Racism on a Fox News website? Hard to imagine. The surprise here is that someone at Fox finally found this embarrassing enough to do something about it.

Film

  * [The _Ghostbusters_ trailer backlash shows men believe in the power of representation (but only when it applies to them) ](http://www.masksheets.com/mediheal-w-h-p-charcoal-mineral-mask-b.html)-- Seriously, some men have been huge jerks about this movie seemingly from day one. Get over it, guys.