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Cute kitten at animal shelter was something else entirely Allan Rose Hill

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law Rich people are killing trees to improve their views, despite massive fines Ruben Bolling

The Internet's newest obsession: Chinese stray cats Grant St. Clair

uk Top British general illegally concealed report that its special forces executed handcuffed prisoners Rob Beschizza

crime Owner of Jekyll and Hyde theme restaurant faces up to 30 years in prison for using COVID relief money to buy Nantucket home Ruben Bolling

uk Independent tribunal concludes that Falun Gong prisoners in China are targeted for organ harvesting Cory Doctorow

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Science The Atlantic again concern-trolls: SHOULD CHILDREN HAVE SEX CHANGES? Andrea James

authors Grant Morrison interview: "Laughter can banish any and all demons" Propaganda Anonymous

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psychology Magic: Conjurers' audiences are most suspicious of extra effort Cory Doctorow

True Crime The 10 most unsolvable unsolved disappearances James Renner

war Research files on El Salvador stolen from human rights group suing CIA over El Salvador Xeni Jardin

Drones and the rise of the high-tech assassins Andrew Cockburn

Excerpts King of the Weeds: the final Mike Hammer novel Mickey Spillane

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