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late stage capitalism 20% of New York retail space is sitting vacant Cory Doctorow

corruption Chicago police data reveals how dirty cops spread corruption like a disease Cory Doctorow

police Broken Windows policing is nonsense Cory Doctorow

politics Mardi Gras revelers boo Cybertrucks invading parade routes Jennifer Sandlin

elon musk Toddler trapped in a Tesla after its battery discharged Jennifer Sandlin

protests Columbia University shuts down as protestors barricade inside building (video) Carla Sinclair

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public art The Chairy Orchard, a funky art park in Denton, Texas, is closing after eight years Jennifer Sandlin

weather Watch high winds carry a couch past a high-rise apartment in San Francisco Jason Weisberger

animals Cow collides with Tesla, breaks windows, poops on hood. Cow OK. David Pescovitz

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