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  • Garbage piles up in Paris as collectors continue to strike

    Over 9600 tonnes (~10582 U.S. tons) of waste is rotting away in the streets and sidewalks of Paris, as garbage collectors continue to strike. The sanitation workers are protesting President… Read the rest of the article: Garbage piles up in Paris as collectors continue to strike

    • Rusty Blazenhoff
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  • Improv Everywhere spreads joy through spontaneous comedy

    When I was in high school, I was in show choir, where I used to get to sing and dance to my little heart's content. Somehow, though, that wasn't enough… Read the rest of the article: Improv Everywhere spreads joy through spontaneous comedy

    • Jennifer Sandlin
      at 6:36
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  • Nick Cave announces solo tour with Radiohead's Colin Greenwood on bass

    Nick Cave is embarking on a solo North American tour this fall. He will be joined by Radiohead bassist Colin Greenwood. Consequence: Cave's solo tour begins in Asheville, North Carolina… Read the rest of the article: Nick Cave announces solo tour with Radiohead's Colin Greenwood on bass

    • Rusty Blazenhoff
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  • Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert tour a DC jail to re-assure their insurrectionist base

    I must have missed these two burying the hatchet. Georgia's Marjorie Taylor Greene and Colorado's Lauren Boebert slid into a Washington DC jail with a small cohort of congresspeople to… Read the rest of the article: Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert tour a DC jail to re-assure their insurrectionist base

    • Jason Weisberger
      at 4:52
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  • Police struck by crabs in protestor-related incident

    From The Daily Mail: Demonstrators are said to have thrown crabs at police following a week of violent clashes over France's reforms to the national pension age. A stand-off over maritime… Read the rest of the article: Police struck by crabs in protestor-related incident

    • Thom Dunn
      at 4:10
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  • A good bookstore in Torrance, California

    I seek out good bookstores wherever I travel, and really good ones that specialize in commix/art/illustration can be hard to find. Cool places like Meltdown in LA are gone, but… Read the rest of the article: A good bookstore in Torrance, California

    • Bob Knetzger
      at 3:24
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  • Manhattan DA receives death threat along with white powder in mail

    Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg received a threatening letter that said, ""ALVIN: I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!" along with white powder today, according to NBC News. The death threat comes… Read the rest of the article: Manhattan DA receives death threat along with white powder in mail

    • Carla Sinclair
      at 2:31
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  • Did you miss National 3D Day?

    I missed it—did you?  Wednesday, March 22, was National 3D Day (celebrated on the 3rd day of the 3rd full week of the 3rd month—get it?) But it's not too… Read the rest of the article: Did you miss National 3D Day?

    • Bob Knetzger
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  • The dark side of how silk is actually made

    I knew silkworms in captivity had a hard life, I just wasn't prepared to see actual footage of the process. After dining on leaves and sleeping for a month, they… Read the rest of the article: The dark side of how silk is actually made

    • Rusty Blazenhoff
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  • Daily Wire host laughs at Uganda's anti-LGBTQ bill that includes death penalty (video)

    Daily Wire host Michael Knowles got a real chuckle over Uganda's recent anti-LGBTQ bill that makes it illegal to identify as LGBTQ and imposes the death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality."… Read the rest of the article: Daily Wire host laughs at Uganda's anti-LGBTQ bill that includes death penalty (video)

    • Carla Sinclair
      at 12:30
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  • Florida state representative unwittingly reads "Anita Dick" and "Holden Hiscock" into the record

    When Florida State Rep. Will Robinson Jr. read a list of names into the record, he didn't notice that a joker slipped in "Anita Dick" and "Holden Hiscock." He read… Read the rest of the article: Florida state representative unwittingly reads "Anita Dick" and "Holden Hiscock" into the record

    • Mark Frauenfelder
      at 11:02
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  • Former Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany attacked as a "traitor" and "disgusting" for praising Pence Kayleigh McEnany

    2024 presidential hopeful Mike Pence doesn't seem to understand how much Republicans hate him for not overturning the election when he demanded it. And here's another clear piece of evidence… Read the rest of the article: Former Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany attacked as a "traitor" and "disgusting" for praising Pence

    • Mark Frauenfelder
      at 10:54
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  • Rudy Giuliani tells his listeners they're better off uneducated (audio)

    "I love the poorly educated," Donald Trump said in 2016 after polls showed that most of his support came from people who did not attend college. And so does Rudy… Read the rest of the article: Rudy Giuliani tells his listeners they're better off uneducated (audio)

    • Carla Sinclair
      at 10:51
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  • UK Prices soar as food inflation hits record highs

    Food inflation in the UK has been on a steady rise, and the situation is only getting worse. According to the Office for National Statistics, food inflation reached a staggering… Read the rest of the article: UK Prices soar as food inflation hits record highs

    • Mark Frauenfelder
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  • Kickstart the audiobook for Cory Doctorow's new novel, Red Team Blues

    Cory Doctorow just launched a Kickstarter campaign to create a self-produced audiobook of his new book, Red Team Blues. It's a high-tech heist novel — the first in a new… Read the rest of the article: Kickstart the audiobook for Cory Doctorow's new novel, Red Team Blues

    • Thom Dunn
      at 9:45
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  • Elden Ring adds ray-tracing at long last

    After initially being promised close to launch, Elden Ring has finally received its ray-tracing update a little more than a year later. The patch was stealth dropped in the truest… Read the rest of the article: Elden Ring adds ray-tracing at long last

    • Grant St. Clair
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  • Mehdi Hasan on the right's dog-whistling over DA Alvin Bragg and George Soros

    Republicans didn't miss a beat, insisting that Democratic sugar daddy George Soros is the grand puppeteer behind Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's pursuit of the justice in the Donald Trump hush-money… Read the rest of the article: Mehdi Hasan on the right's dog-whistling over DA Alvin Bragg and George Soros

    • Gareth Branwyn
      at 9:44
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  • Judge says jurors in Trump rape lawsuit trial to be anonymous, fearing "harassment or worse"

    A judge is allowing the jury for Donald Trump's rape lawsuit trial to remain anonymous, citing "a very strong risk" to jurors' safety if their identities are disclosed. Because as… Read the rest of the article: Judge says jurors in Trump rape lawsuit trial to be anonymous, fearing "harassment or worse"

    • Carla Sinclair
      at 9:42
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  • A parent found that "The Bible" is full of stuff Utah's book-banning laws prohibit, and filed a formal complaint to have it removed

    Utah has a law that requires committees to review any book submitted by parents via a web portal for removal from their district libraries. This law was put into place… Read the rest of the article: A parent found that "The Bible" is full of stuff Utah's book-banning laws prohibit, and filed a formal complaint to have it removed

    • Jason Weisberger
      at 9:42
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  • Watch this excellent explainer video on how vinyl records produce stereo sound

    Vinyl records, despite having only one groove, can produce sound in stereo, a concept that has puzzled many people. Technology Connections, a popular YouTube channel, recently released a video that… Read the rest of the article: Watch this excellent explainer video on how vinyl records produce stereo sound

    • Mark Frauenfelder
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