Draining the orange swamp Infographic shows the Blue Wave in action Mark Frauenfelder

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epa Federal court rules that Scott Pruitt’s sham EPA can’t ban scientists from its scientific advisory board Thom Dunn

animals Horse rescued from Virginia swimming pool David Pescovitz

b-side Someone is draining the blood from cattle, leaving them looking like "deflated plush toys" John Struan

Business Thomas Cook travel collapsed and stranded 150,000 passengers, but still had millions for the execs who tanked it Cory Doctorow

corruption Leaked emails suggest Trump's US interior secretary may have corrupt role in gas project Xeni Jardin

trumpism The NRA begs gun nuts for donations, spends lavishly on its board of directors and execs Cory Doctorow

elections Europe's surging, far-right, "anti-establishment" parties: funded by billionaires, voting for billionaire-friendly policies, lining their own pockets Cory Doctorow

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security Political candidate's kids use his election flyers to fool his laptop's facial recognition lock Cory Doctorow

patents Patent trolls celebrate as Trump's new rules breathes fresh life into parasitic grifter capitalism Cory Doctorow

bugs New tick menace has the potential to spread terrifying viruses Seamus Bellamy

Gadgets Machine learning may be most useful in tiny, embedded, offline processors Cory Doctorow

picks Testing USB battery pack capacity with a USB multi-meter Jason Weisberger

elections Republicans destroyed Oklahoma with billionaire/corporate tax cuts and got killed in the following election Cory Doctorow

economics Crash ahoy! London real-estate prices stagnate Cory Doctorow

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