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tabloids The tabloids use news stories to mirror and amplify their own Weltanschauung Peter Sheridan

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elections After Istanbul voters rejected Turkish strongman Erdogan, he made them vote again — and lost by the biggest landslide in 35 years Cory Doctorow

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picks German couple who tested ricin on hamster charged with 'plotting Islamist attack' Xeni Jardin

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human rights A 1×1 tracking pixel was used as evidence of treason against 30,000 Turks, sent tens of thousands to jail Cory Doctorow

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