texas Triumph the Insult Comic Dog mocks Cruz right to his face Rusty Blazenhoff

mistakes Engineering screwup turns Golden Gate Bridge into creepy wind siren Rob Beschizza

elections Clown Car 2.0: Matt Taibbi on the Democratic nomination race Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Cult of the Dead Cow: the untold story of the hacktivist group that presaged everything great and terrible about the internet Cory Doctorow

human rights Elizabeth Warren proposes a ban on private prisons and immigration facilities Cory Doctorow

corporatism Beto O'Rourke just hired a "senior advisor" who used to lobby for Keystone XL, Seaworld and private prisons Cory Doctorow

News Trump campaign won't say no to hacked political dirt, Democrats agree not to use illegally obtained data Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Bernie Sanders raises $18.2m from 525,000 small-money donors (including me) Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Beto O'Rourke was in the Cult of the Dead Cow and his t-files are still online Cory Doctorow

texas Willie Nelson debuts song at Beto rally: 'Vote'em Out' Rusty Blazenhoff

health High carb diet linked to Alzheimer's Mark Frauenfelder

video $80K in donations for hot dog vendor after cop takes money during bust Andrea James

politics Ted Cruz's Democratic challenger is a small-dollars fundraising monster who won't take PAC money Cory Doctorow

china As Tibetans celebrate the Dalai Lama's 78th birthday, a video snapshot of Tibet Lobby Day Xeni Jardin

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