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occupy Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn

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animals A police dog is running against the goat incumbent mayor of a small Vermont town Thom Dunn

tories The UK's Conservative Party recently put up a new statue of known anti-Semite Nancy Astor Thom Dunn

facebook Amnesty International: Google and Facebook spell trouble for human rights Seamus Bellamy

florida Florida man tries to have sex with Olaf from "Frozen" and a stuffed unicorn in a Target Thom Dunn

Games Review / Control Rob Beschizza

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privacy Microsoft contractors are listening to your Skype conversations Seamus Bellamy

makers Interview with Dan Shapiro, creator of the Glowforge laser cutter Mark Frauenfelder

Business Bird Scooter reportedly lost $100m in three months, needs more capital to stay afloat Cory Doctorow

Business Riot Games employees walk out to protest forced arbitration for sexual harassment lawsuits Xeni Jardin

fake news Scientology hell, Hollywood destroyed, and Prince Charles’ illegal marriage, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

books Matt Taibbi on Chris Christie's "agonizing" memoir: "an epic literary self-own" Cory Doctorow

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Business Concealed Carry scammers spent $2m on gunhumper scare-ads on Facebook during the 2018 midterms Cory Doctorow

Science Bacteria shown to have built immunity to hand sanitizers Seamus Bellamy