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protests "Imagine the worst, most foul thing you have ever smelled" – protestors sprayed with crowd-control chemical report severe symptoms Mark Frauenfelder
education Free school lunches are not worth the cost, according to rich, out-of-touch pundit Ben Shapiro Mark Frauenfelder
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russia Secret video of barracks for Russian draftees: filthy, garbage-strewn, and overcrowded Mark Frauenfelder
politics Mississippi gave $1m of welfare money to Brett Favre for "speeches" he never made—and has just fired an investigator looking into it Rob Beschizza
late stage capitalism Something to buy if you have too much money: ratty designer sneakers from Balenciaga Jennifer Sandlin
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canada Oil industry asked to pony up dough to offset climate change expenses in filthy rich Canadian town Séamus Bellamy
fake news Queen collapses, Stacy Peterson's body found, Jennifer Aniston's post-divorce hook-ups, and other news that never happened, in this week's fact-challenged tabloids. Peter Sheridan
happy mutants Weaponized narrative: the stories we tell change our theories about the world Cory Doctorow