politicians While AR-15s are "sporting rifles" in congress, retired general major calls them "weapons of war. Period" Carla Sinclair

art Mindbending art 'zine Faesthetic is back with a beautiful new print issue! David Pescovitz

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Copyfight Happy Public Domain day: for real, for the first time in 20 years! Cory Doctorow

Copyfight On Jan 1, awesome stuff will enter the public domain: HG Wells, Gertrude Stein, Buster Keaton, Walt Disney, Lenny Bruce (but not in the USA) Cory Doctorow

politics 370 economists sign letter slamming Trump for 'magical thinking and conspiracy theories' Xeni Jardin

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