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politics White House asks fans to report anti-Trump 'political bias' online Xeni Jardin

happy mutants The 2019 Locus Award nominees: your guide to the best sf/f of 2018 Cory Doctorow

Man spent more than a month in jail for heroin that was actually laundry detergent David Pescovitz

psychedelic A handful of psychedelic "Atlantis" mushrooms in Amsterdam Jason Weisberger

airplane robberies Flight attendant robs three brothers of $2,600 while flying on Emirates Carla Sinclair

mid-flight bandits Police were called on plane after passengers were robbed of jewelry and cash mid-flight Carla Sinclair

advertising There's jockstrap huffing in this TV commercial for Gain Rusty Blazenhoff

Keep the homeless homeless Man who invites homeless people to his home during freezing temperatures threatened by city officials Carla Sinclair

tech Recommended: Ifixit's Pro Tech Toolkit Michael Borys

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