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politics Canadian "protesters" at Huawei extradition hearing say they were tricked, thought they were in a music video Cory Doctorow
authoritarianism Cops and spooks all over the world rely on a junk-science "walking polygraph" method to steer their investigation Cory Doctorow
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nazis Ikea's founder was a Nazi, and never stopped praising the Nazi leader he called "Best Brother" Cory Doctorow
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religion Full story of the missionary killed when trying to convert an "uncontacted" tribe David Pescovitz
jeffrey epstein Asking for pre-trial release, Jeffrey Epstein's lawyers say he has 'spotless 14-year record of walking the straight and narrow' Xeni Jardin
happy mutants Bernie Sanders announces a farmers' right-to-repair and antitrust proposal similar to Elizabeth Warren's Cory Doctorow