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conspiracy theories 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

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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

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