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UFOs Pentagon releases UFO footage Thom Dunn

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security Internet of Battle Things: a militarized IoT where "cognitive bandwidth constraints" require "autonomous cyber agents" Cory Doctorow

fake news Hillary Clinton's funeral plans, and how to be like Donald Trump, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

picks Puerto Rico's streets crawl with heavily armed, masked mercenaries bearing no insignia or nametags Cory Doctorow

let them eat cake Steven Mnuchin and Louise Linton may have used a government plane to watch the eclipse Mark Frauenfelder

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corruption America: a welcome home for corrupt foreign politicians and businesspeople Cory Doctorow

media How to tell a victim of demonic possession apart from someone with a mental disorder Peter Sheridan

Science Chelsea Manning interview: DNA, big data, official secrecy, and citizenship Cory Doctorow

racism America's broken promise to veterans who survived race-based chemical weapons testing in WWII Xeni Jardin