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government shutdown Passenger confronts Republican Congressman sitting in first class on plane during government shutdown Carla Sinclair

b-side White House tells furloughed workers to exchange manual labor for their rent Carla Sinclair

let them eat cake Steven Mnuchin and Louise Linton may have used a government plane to watch the eclipse Mark Frauenfelder

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class war "Nothing in life is truly free" -Billionaire heiress Betsy Devos, explaining to Bernie Sanders why your kids won't get free college tuition Cory Doctorow

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books "Let's Never Talk About This Again" is a touching memoir about birth, death, and dad's amateur erotica career Thom Dunn

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baking Pandemic sourdough waffles Jason Weisberger

art Art in the age of artifice Ferdinando Buscema

Gadgets Upgrade your bedroom with premium sheets that won't break the bank Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Flip your flapjacks & omelets in style with this twin-skillet design Boing Boing's Shop

pizza Irish people have a very strange understanding of "pizza" Thom Dunn

privacy The top FBI lawyer who tried to force Apple to backdoor its crypto now says working crypto is essential to public safety and national security Cory Doctorow

movies Storyboards, concept art, and more from Netflix's excellent new horror film In the Tall Grass John Struan

cheese World's first cheese conveyor belt restaurant opens Rusty Blazenhoff