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privacy Facebook's internal security goons track ex-employees and critics using Facebook's apps Cory Doctorow

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bullies-in-chief Trump furious that Gov. Newsom isn't "thanking" him for L.A. chaos Carla Sinclair

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History Top UK police chief: no apology for force's past persecution of gays Rob Beschizza

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Technology Disney and Universal file major copyright lawsuit against Midjourney over AI-generated characters Ellsworth Toohey

party crashers Trump's fascist birthday parade falls on No Kings Day — the largest nationwide protest yet Carla Sinclair

japanese cuisine "Ramen Heads" documentary spotlights Japan's obsessive noodle masters Mark Frauenfelder

Back in print: chilling collection of 300 dreams under Nazi totalitarianism Mark Frauenfelder

california Violent ICE theatrics terrorize LA's Boyle Heights Jason Weisberger

china Inside Qingdao's authentic German quarter: A colonial legacy in modern China Séamus Bellamy

pranks Serving sommeliers wine brewed in a toilet Grant St. Clair

Science Meet nature's smartest blob: The mysterious world of slime molds Popkin