Business Privatized energy utilities are burning down their states, but antitrust can make them stop Cory Doctorow

Business Camp Fire: PG&E pleads guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for negligence in California’s worst wildfire Xeni Jardin

music A rare, new interview with Bob Dylan David Pescovitz

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music And another surprise stunner from Bob Dylan! David Pescovitz

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Camp Fire Pacific Gas and Electric pleaded guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2018 Camp fire Mark Frauenfelder

insurance Utility company asks for proof that a $280 million emerald was lost in California wildfire John Struan

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Business Trump's trade war cost the world $2t, wiping 6% off the global one percent's books Cory Doctorow

Coffee Power outage coffee: using Stanley's camping French Press at home Jason Weisberger

music THE BUREAU: Part Seven, "Lockdown in the Building, News of an Active Shooter Near the Cafeteria" — with Mr Quintron's Circuit-Bent Guitars Ethan Persoff

fun with babies Perhaps not the best way to burp a baby Jason Weisberger

music Insane Clown Posse's Shaggy 2 Dope tries and fails to dropkick Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit Rob Beschizza

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corruption NYPD has no backup for its seized property database, recording millions in annual seizures Cory Doctorow