picks Turkey: Military junta takes over CNN Turk studios, but broadcast continues and it's surreal Xeni Jardin
germany Accused Turkish cybercriminal extradited to U.S. to face charges of hacking ATMs worldwide Xeni Jardin
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politics Carl Bernstein: Trump 'delusional' & danger to national security — McMaster, Tillerson, Bolton, Mattis, Kelly Xeni Jardin
politics Twitter kills 32,242 propaganda accounts, Russia, China, Turkey 'state-linked information operations' Xeni Jardin
History This unlucky fellow was the first person to have been killed by a meteorite in recorded history David Pescovitz
music Classical guitarist built a microtonal guitar from LEGO and it sounds beautiful David Pescovitz
tv TV's Robin had to take pills to shrink his genitals while Batman stuffed his underwear David Pescovitz
books William Gibson talks about scrapping and rewriting a novel after the 2016 Trump election Cory Doctorow