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uk Leaked Grenfell Towers papers: Tory politicians rejected fireproof cladding proposal for a 5.7% savings Cory Doctorow

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religion Dutch panic over infiltration of an apostate Scientology-alike into education and government Cory Doctorow

canada How Google's Sidewalk Labs has outmaneuvered Toronto in its bid to build a "smart city" Cory Doctorow

uk Rich people in Bristol install anti-bird spikes in trees to keep shit off their cars, rendering trees "literally uninhabitable" by local wildlife Cory Doctorow