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national parks $100m gift to the National Park Service is "transformative" Rob Beschizza

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bitcoin Bitcoin philanthropist donated $1 million to psychedelics research David Pescovitz

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Science Why did it take a private foundation to do public science right? Cory Doctorow

art The strange economics of setting your own cash on fire Ellsworth Toohey

politics Commerce secretary admitted to lying about Epstein island visit Ellsworth Toohey

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amazon James Bond is (almost) back in action Mark Cerulli

charity Rare coins and other valuables found in Salvation Army donation buckets across the US Allan Rose Hill

elon musk Elon Musk's unpleasant persona hurts Tesla brand: survey says Mark Frauenfelder

twitter Nazi cartoonist meets the Streisand Effect after Twitter censors discussion of his identity Rob Beschizza