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!
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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: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking
Topics
BBC News: George Floyd death: Ex-officer charged with murder in Minneapolis
BBC News: Twitter hides Trump tweet for ‘glorifying violence’
BBC News: Twitter tags Trump tweet with fact-checking warning
BBC News: Dominic Cummings: What is the scandal about? (Cummings and goings)
Trump predominantly using his personal Twitter account
metro.co.uk: UK Civil Service account tweets about ‘arrogant and offensive’ PM
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