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tyrannical tacticts Trump is wrong again: turns out Springfield's goose killer was a white man Carla Sinclair

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1980s 80 songs from the 80s, performed by members of Magnetic Fields, TMBG, and more Thom Dunn

The Beatles The strange case of John Lennon's missing wristwatch Mark Frauenfelder

History 10 bizarre facts about the Symbionese Liberation Army Ellsworth Toohey

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

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documentaries Top talent voice actor demonstrates 10 different speaking tones Mark Frauenfelder

music What happens when you use music reviews as prompts for AI generated music? Thom Dunn

politics Jimmy Levy, of "Boycott Target" infamy, is back with some more shitty MAGA "music" for your listening (dis)pleasure Jennifer Sandlin

podcast Fire Draw Near is a fascinating monthly podcast dedicated to the history of Irish folk songs Natalie Dressed

groovy tunes Groove to more 1960s LA rock Bob Knetzger

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Science Ivory-billed woodpecker, thought to be extinct, turns up in Louisiana Rob Beschizza