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shithole presidency Senate confirms a homophobic climate change denier with no scientific credentials to lead NASA Mark Frauenfelder

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fake news World War III, Trump, and proof Princess Diana was murdered, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

happy mutants How science fiction writers' "design fiction" is playing a greater role in policy debates Cory Doctorow

picks The 2017 Hurricane season has started, but Trump hasn't appointed a FEMA or NOAA director Carla Sinclair

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