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infosec A webcomic explainer on how the census deals with digital privacy Thom Dunn

trump Trump defeated: 2020 Census will not contain citizenship question Cory Doctorow

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gerrymandering Supreme Court declines to save Republicans from their own redistricting arms race Jason Weisberger

Science Facts about mouthwash Jennifer Sandlin

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records Jeanne Calment, world's oldest human being, might not have been 122 after all Rob Beschizza

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News COVID-19 grows in Los Angeles's poorer communities Jason Weisberger

colonialism Inside the effort to save an indigenous Pacific Island language that the US tried to destroy Thom Dunn

elections Bernie Sanders is the most popular candidate among young people, who could determine the outcome of the 2020 election Cory Doctorow

happy mutants William Gibson, danah boyd and Oakland Privacy will all receive this year's EFF's Pioneer Award Cory Doctorow

elections Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is preparing for New York's establishment Dems to eliminate her district Cory Doctorow

politics Sheryl Sandberg ordered Facebook staff to investigate George Soros after he gave THIS speech (READ IT) Xeni Jardin

News California Sues Trump Over Citizenship Census Question Xeni Jardin

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