Copyfight How fanfic archives lead the world in data organization Cory Doctorow

canada Canada Post apologizes for stamps bearing decapitated head of prime minister John Macdonald statue David Pescovitz

Spoken Word with Electronics Sound Design: How to Make Your Home Into Eraserhead or 2001: A Space Odyssey Ethan Persoff

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police Massachusetts governor proposes a $5000 bonus for cops who undergo anti-racist training Thom Dunn

psychology How Maria Konnikova used her psychology background to be a champion poker player Mark Frauenfelder

militarized policing Handy advice for dodging and disarming the sonic weapons used by militarized police Thom Dunn

Spoken Word with Electronics In Praise of THE SPAMP! And SPIT-COIN: A Proposal to Convert All Money to Saliva Ethan Persoff

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white supremacists Noted white nationalist and guy who got punched in the face Richard Spencer is "financially crippled" from lawsuit Thom Dunn

drugs Today is the 50th anniversary of Dock Ellis's legendary baseball no-hitter on LSD Thom Dunn

occupy Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn

Chaos in America, O.J. Simpson framed by cops, and Brad Pitt’s saggy butt, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

police In Portlandia, police confiscated chickpeas and White Claw Thom Dunn

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politics Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis denounces Trump as a threat to America, compares him to Nazis Rob Beschizza

star wars Listen to the original NPR radio drama adaptations of the first STAR WARS trilogy Thom Dunn

mushrooms Artists worldwide to play "hide and seek" with mushroom art for "Game of Shrooms" Rusty Blazenhoff

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Post-truth is pre-fascism Excellent Atlantic article about QAnon and how it is becoming an anti-Enlightenment religion Mark Frauenfelder