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racism Facebook says they removed 220 'Boogaloo' groups and 95 Instagram accounts Xeni Jardin

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Business Facebook bans Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, Laura Loomer, Louis Farrakhan, as 'dangerous' Xeni Jardin

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happy mutants A list of all the booze in Casablanca (surprisingly long!) Cory Doctorow

politics Two GOP reps meet racist troll Chuck Johnson 'to discuss genetic testing and DNA' Xeni Jardin

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videos Family calls cops for help with harassment, cop shoots their dog and complains about the cost of the bullet Cory Doctorow

airlines Southwest says it will no longer overbook its flights Mark Frauenfelder

happy mutants The BBC will air a docudrama on Terry Pratchett's life and his struggle with Alzheimer's Cory Doctorow