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china China is using recruitment sites to buy top secret information Séamus Bellamy

politics Trump insists Lutnick "very innocent" after photo emerges of him on Epstein's island Rob Beschizza

politics House Ethics Committee found Matt Gaetz likely paid vulnerable 17-year-old for sex Ellsworth Toohey

zoom These renditions of the London Incidental Orchestra's "Every Zoom Call Ever" are hilariously brilliant Jennifer Sandlin

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security Human rights coalition to DHS: don't demand social media passwords from people entering the USA Cory Doctorow

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bitcoin Bitcoin is the sewer rat of currencies Mark Frauenfelder

History Misleading on Marriage: how gay marriage opponents twist history to suit their agenda Lisa L. Spangenberg

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