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  • A rare, new interview with Bob Dylan

    Bob Dylan – Murder Most Foul (Official Audio)Watch this video on YouTube Since the pandemic began, Bob Dylan has released his first two songs in almost a decade, "Murder Most… Read the rest of the article: A rare, new interview with Bob Dylan

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  • iPhone shortcut to record encounters with the police

    After you install an iPhone shortcut called "Pulled Over By Police" all you have to say is "Siri, I’m being pulled over” and the shortcut will record the encounter. From… Read the rest of the article: iPhone shortcut to record encounters with the police

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  • Tickets for Trump rally come with Covid-19 liability waiver

    Tickets for Trump's forthcoming rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, come with a liability waiver in which you could become infected with coronavirus there. “By clicking register below, you are acknowledging that… Read the rest of the article: Tickets for Trump rally come with Covid-19 liability waiver

    • Rob Beschizza
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  • Facebook account that copies Trump's posts word-for-word gets flagged for inciting violence

    Just like the Twitter experiment, and to nobody's surprise — a Facebook account that copies and re-posts President Donald Trump's posts word-for-word is immediately flagged for inciting violence.

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  • Internet Archive ending free e-books program over publisher lawsuit, National Emergency Library to close for 2 weeks

    Copyright law being behind the times is why we can't have nice things.

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  • Police brutality gag from Bee Movie: "I can't breathe!"

    WHY IS THIS IN THE BEE MOVIE? "I CAN'T BREATHE!"Watch this video on YouTube In this scene from 2007's Bee Movie, police accost an old lady eating honey, one grabs… Read the rest of the article: Police brutality gag from Bee Movie: "I can't breathe!"

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  • Russian cake shop builds life-sized Putin cake bust for Russia Day with 'mystery filling'

    Okay, so what's the mystery filling?

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  • UK antitrust watchdog to investigate Facebook acquisition of Giphy

    The United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority, the UKs antitrust watchdog, has begun an investigation into Facebook's acquisition of Giphy.

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  • Save over 45% on this Italian designed inkless pen that writes forever

    If you’re someone who buys their pens in three-packs from Target or cherishes their steady supply of free pens from new businesses, political candidates, and banks, then there’s a strong… Read the rest of the article: Save over 45% on this Italian designed inkless pen that writes forever

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  • Trump defends tear gas church photo op: 'I think Christians think it was a beautiful picture' TRUMP

    Donald Trump today spoke on Fox News about the wide condemnation of his St. John's Church photo op, which involved tear-gassing and brutalizing peaceful protesters and shoving priests out of… Read the rest of the article: Trump defends tear gas church photo op: 'I think Christians think it was a beautiful picture'

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  • Peter Thiel's Palantir to IPO within weeks, start trading before election

    Bloomberg News reports on Friday that the secretive big-data and surveillance technology firm Palantir is preparing to register an S-1 filing confidentially, and plans to go public in the coming… Read the rest of the article: Peter Thiel's Palantir to IPO within weeks, start trading before election

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  • Twitter kills 32,242 propaganda accounts, Russia, China, Turkey 'state-linked information operations'

    Russia-linked accounts supported Kremlin infowar campaigns, China bots spread ‘deceptive’ claims about COVID and Hong Kong politics

    • Xeni Jardin
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  • 'Redneck' comedian rants on NASCAR's Confederate flag ban

    Nascar Confederate FlagWatch this video on YouTube Wow, I didn't expect it to go like that. Brent Terhune, I applaud you. It's heritage, not hate. It just so happens that… Read the rest of the article: 'Redneck' comedian rants on NASCAR's Confederate flag ban

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  • Covid-19 is making New York kinky again

    Memo: Wash your hands, and your sex toys. The New York Health department has issued a “harm reduction strategy” document encouraging city residents to eschew in-person hookups and opt instead… Read the rest of the article: Covid-19 is making New York kinky again

    • Matt Maranian
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  • Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station

    On Friday, June 5, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced a 30-day ban on police using tear gas. By Sunday night, the police had already broken that rule. Come Monday, the… Read the rest of the article: Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station

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  • Generative Shan Shui landscape paintings

    {Shan, Shui}* is art-generating code that produces traditional Chinese landscape paintings. It's running here and here and each time you load the page, you'll get a new landscape. {Shan, Shui}*… Read the rest of the article: Generative Shan Shui landscape paintings

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  • Distillery accidentally sold gin bottles filled with hand sanitizer

    Like many boozemakers, Apollo Bay Distillery in Victoria, Australia pivoted their production from alcoholic beverages to hand sanitizer when COVID-19 hit. Unfortunately though, nine bottles of their SS Casino Gin… Read the rest of the article: Distillery accidentally sold gin bottles filled with hand sanitizer

    • David Pescovitz
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  • Onyx is the home fitness app that knows when you’re cheating and isn’t afraid to tell you

    Fitness apps offer some great routines and points of action for those with the motivation to stick to a program and do it right. However, we know that not every… Read the rest of the article: Onyx is the home fitness app that knows when you’re cheating and isn’t afraid to tell you

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  • Get over 40 hours of software development training for just $40

    For those looking to launch a career as a web developer, there are a lot of decisions to make. Which programming languages do you use? Do you have the background… Read the rest of the article: Get over 40 hours of software development training for just $40

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  • Justifiably angry man hacks evil GE refrigerator

    An anonymous hero created a website called GE Filtergate. The website describes how his GE refrigerator issued an ominous warning that he had seven days to install a new GE… Read the rest of the article: Justifiably angry man hacks evil GE refrigerator

    • Mark Frauenfelder
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