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News Seattle mayor to Trump: 'Go back to your bunker' Xeni Jardin

News Meet Rahul Dubey, 'absolute legend' who sheltered ~70 protestors inside his home for 8 hours overnight Xeni Jardin

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uc berkeley College course on "adulting" so popular it's now turning students away Rusty Blazenhoff

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books Boing Boing's 28 favorite books in 2019 Rob Beschizza

media Royal sex scandal lies, lawsuits and hair loss, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

gardening Dog shows us just how great home grown tomatoes taste Jason Weisberger

asmr Enjoy Apple's ASMR videos Mark Frauenfelder

Art and Design Mary Blair Embroidery Patterns Mark Frauenfelder

trump Why the Trump DOJ argues keeping kids in cages is "safe and sanitary" Jason Weisberger

design Free "National Park" typeface that looks like the wood signs on the trails David Pescovitz

happy mutants How to Do Nothing: Jenny Odell's case for resisting "The Attention Economy" Cory Doctorow

amazon Amazon killed Seattle's homelessness-relief tax by threatening not to move into a massive new building, then they canceled the move anyway Cory Doctorow