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death If you think Jeffrey Epstein was murdered because no prison would treat an inmate that negligently… Cory Doctorow

lies Warning: It's April Fools' day Rob Beschizza

guns Google donated $5k to GOP Senator who "joked" about attending a lynching with her Black opponent Cory Doctorow

comedy The Big Bang Theory but the studio audience is replaced by Ricky Gervais Rob Beschizza

politics Trump staffer convicted of felony election fraud in 2012 case Rob Beschizza

soylent Soylent bars recalled amid gastrointestinal mayhem Rob Beschizza

law Satirical column removed Rob Beschizza

art The artist reviving the exquisite techniques of the Old Masters Rob Beschizza

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Entertainment "Pixels" movie is sexist pile of crap Xeni Jardin