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censorship Church of England refuses to allow foreign language on a gravestone, calling it a "political statement" Thom Dunn

police brutality Wife of George Floyd's Killer has filed for divorce Thom Dunn

coronavirus New York's 'system for managing our dead' overwhelmed, says NYC councilman Xeni Jardin

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music Genesis Breyer P-Orridge of Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, RIP David Pescovitz

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los angeles LA police union will not defend cop accused of sexual assault on a corpse Cory Doctorow

law Sandy Hook dad to get $450,000 from conspiracy theorist Xeni Jardin

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nra After the Parkland shooting, NRA official reached out to Sandy Hook denier to discuss possibility that it was an anti-gun conspiracy Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Artist Nan Goldin leads protests at the Guggenheim and the Met over their reputation-laundering of the Sacklers' opioid epidemic fortunes Cory Doctorow

dogs Helping my fat little dog not be so fat Jason Weisberger

happy mutants Seattle passes America's most comprehensive labor protections for domestic workers Cory Doctorow

facebook An elegant plan to use peer-pressure to fight Alex Jones on Facebook Cory Doctorow

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