corruption New York cops furious that the union has reduced the number of "get out of jail free" cards they can give to their pals Cory Doctorow

usausausa Donald Trump has filled the swamp with his own gators, hiring 400 lobbyists, conspiracy theorists and trolls Cory Doctorow

gadgets Sony suspends sales of memory cards Rob Beschizza

The world's unluckiest Ferrari has now crashed twice in the same city Ellsworth Toohey

ICE Barbie accused of fast-tracking $11M pier rebuild near rumored boyfriend's house Jason Weisberger

compounds Shampoo king wants to become a war lord with a "quite sizable compound" Rob Beschizza

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jeffrey epstein Jeffrey Epstein's calendar reveals a strange date with Noam Chomsky and Woody Allen Thom Dunn

california California diner Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe 'fails' Rusty Blazenhoff

video games Why did Sega go belly up in the console market? Devin Nealy

Funny These Durex ads from the 2000s are priceless Devin Nealy

jeffrey epstein His lowness Prince Andrew loses royal title Rob Beschizza

tabloids Royal perverts and pedophiles in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

law South Carolina's feudal magistrate system may take a modest step toward modernization Cory Doctorow

crime The bizarre story of China's most prolific bank-robbers, who stole literal tons of cash and spent it on losing lotto tickets Cory Doctorow

racism Meet the Krazy Klown Kavalcade of racists, homophobes, islamophobes and transphobes serving as appointed South Carolina magistrates Cory Doctorow

law South Carolina's magistrate judges are a clown-car of corrupt cronies, but they get to put people in jail Cory Doctorow

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