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racism Jewish human rights scholar: yes, America has built concentration camps Cory Doctorow

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politics Zinke fingered in Bears Ears corruption probe over uranium mining interests Xeni Jardin

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Science ARPA-E, a sustainable energy moonshot agency of the US government, is absolutely kicking ass Cory Doctorow

corruption Appeals court kills the dirty trick of using Indian tribes as a front for patent trolls and claiming sovereign immunity Cory Doctorow

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youtubers Logan Paul finally booted from YouTube ad program after tasering dead rat Rob Beschizza

fake news Stevie Wonder’s vision restored, O.J. Simpson’s hookers, and Hugh Hefner didn’t have to die, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

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