bad news Mysterious doorbell ringer is now safe, boyfriend is dead David Pescovitz

tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

media Right-wing media ran dozens of "Middle East hot takes" by fake authors Rob Beschizza

police Police militarization is objectively bad for police and for society, according to science Thom Dunn

tabloids America set to be nuked, anarchy in the US, and the men who knew too much, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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Gadgets Microsoft to permanently close its retail stores Rob Beschizza

unsolved mysteries Unidentified object in Japan leaves people asking if it's a UFO…or a coronavirus contraption Carla Sinclair

politics Trump calls John Bolton a 'Sick Puppy,' and puppies must be fired Xeni Jardin

genocide This children's book about Oliver Cromwell is like playful colonialist violence for kids Thom Dunn

News Brazil now digging up the dead from cemeteries to make room for new COVID-19 deaths Xeni Jardin

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racism Statue of scouting founder and Nazi sympathizer Robert Baden-Powell to be removed Rob Beschizza

police brutality Police union leader invites bad cops to work in Florida Rob Beschizza

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drugs Porn star who makes penis candles arrested for murder after psychedelic toad venom ritual David Pescovitz

surveillance Zoom CEO says it won't encrypt free calls because it wants to share them with law enforcement Rob Beschizza

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