corruption Olympics warns athletes that kneeling, fist-raising and other political actions will be banned at the Tokyo 2020 games Cory Doctorow

gop Republican lawmaker who dared AOC to come visit coal miners in his constituency gets scared, withdraws offer Cory Doctorow

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politics Theresa May says she won't debate party leaders before election Cory Doctorow

books Arkansas wants to ban all classroom mentions of Howard Zinn (teachers, get your free books!) Cory Doctorow

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christ what an asshole Wall Street Journal's top editor says they won't call Trump a liar when Trump lies Cory Doctorow

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tucker carlson Tucker Carlson told a church crowd that he hasn't been vaccinated against Covid-19 Mark Frauenfelder

fascism Paul Krugman in NY Times: "government by the people may soon perish from the earth" Mark Frauenfelder

star wars Disney+ adds Navajo language dubbing to STAR WARS Thom Dunn

The QAnon party AOC exposes Kevin McCarthy as weak House Minority Leader who now kowtows to QAnon Carla Sinclair