crooks NY attorney general tells convicted fraudster Jim Bakker to stop peddling alleged coronavirus cure Mark Frauenfelder

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crooks Former Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca loses appeal for obstructing justice and lying to federal authorities Mark Frauenfelder

crooks Martin Shkreli ordered to give up $7.4 million, including his one-of-a-kind Wu Tang Clan album Mark Frauenfelder

crooks Watch: thieves steal wallet from bartender's bag Mark Frauenfelder

Covid-1984 bullshit Reporter asks why Trump cult covidiots won't wear masks Mark Frauenfelder

martial arts Documentary about martial arts fraudsters and fakes Rob Beschizza

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privacy New York Times analyzes a leaked set of location data from a private broker, sounds the alarm Cory Doctorow

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trump Former national security advisor Susan Rice says Lindsay Graham is "a piece of shit" Rob Beschizza

crime Your phone is a crimewave in your pocket, and it's all the fault of greedy carriers and complicit regulators Cory Doctorow

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uk UK ISP Association, spies, censorship organsation jointly condemn Mozilla for supporting secure DNS because it breaks UK internet censorship rules Cory Doctorow