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parrots Zoo's new strategy to teach manners to foul-mouthed parrots David Pescovitz

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racists Influencer receives backlash after telling Home Depot worker: "Go back to your country" Carla Sinclair

tabloids Monkeypox is a Chinese bioweapon in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics Exit Mundi, classic website collection of possible end-of-the-world scenarios, had "mass insanity" down for 2020 Rob Beschizza

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elections The Rich and the Normal Jasmina Tesanovic

floss F-Droid: A free, open, privacy-oriented Android app store that corrects Android's "original sin" Cory Doctorow

gender #Metoo: from the Balkans to Twitter Jasmina Tesanovic

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cookbooks Learn how to eat a lobster and answers to other etiquette questions with this beautifully illustrated guide Marykate Smith Despres

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