corruption Facebook lied: its in-home "Portal" cameras will collect your data Cory Doctorow

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fake news Queen collapses, Stacy Peterson’s body found, Jennifer Aniston’s post-divorce hook-ups, and other news that never happened, in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids. Peter Sheridan

Dungeons & Dragons Gift Guide for Tabletop Gamers 2017 Gareth Branwyn

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books Reminder: Neal Stephenson predicted Donald Trump in 1994 Cory Doctorow

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Business Trump Casinos lost millions every single year that Donald Trump ran it (but he's still rich) Cory Doctorow

corruption Omnibus budget/spying bill is a corrupt, stupid mess Cory Doctorow

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Games The Dwarven Lord of Kickstarter Ethan Gilsdorf

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

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fiction A Reasoned Account of Seasonal Anthropomorphism and Hoarding George Chen

psychology Willpower as a rechargeable battery David McRaney

Star Trek Phase II ups the ante on authenticity Daniel DeFabio