- newIsrael's response to rape allegations: threaten the newspaper
Threatening the messenger instead of addressing the message is one of history's less convincing tells.Nicholas Kristof publishes a deeply reported piece in the New York Times collecting horrific allegations of sexual abuse against Palestinian detain…
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- new1936 exposé: How Chicago's charity rackets worked
The January 1936 issue of Real America magazine ran a long exposé by De Lysle Ferree Cass, general manager of the Illinois Intelligence Bureau, on a Depression-era racket — organized gangs of "charity chiselers" running phone-bank fundraisers out…
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- newU.S. expects the smallest US wheat crop since 1972
Bread is about to get more expensive. The last time U.S. farmers brought in a wheat harvest this small, Richard Nixon was still president. The USDA told farmers on Monday that the 2026/27 crop will come in around 1.561 billion bushels, a drop of more…
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- newAfter 3.5 trillion guesses, a forgotten $400k Bitcoin wallet finally opened
Eleven years ago, an X user who goes by cprkrn changed the password on a Bitcoin wallet holding 5 BTC. He was stoned at the time. He forgot the new password by morning, and 5 BTC sat untouched while it grew to roughly $400,000. — Read the rest The…
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- newCory Doctorow's "Reverse Centaur" book — why AI is hell on workers
A centaur is a person assisted by a machine — anything from a bicycle to a spell-checker. A reverse centaur, Cory Doctorow says, is "a person who has been conscripted to assist a machine." Most of the people AI is being inflicted on today are rever…
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- newAs usual, Trump has now never heard of his close personal reflecting pool guy
The "sir" anecdote is always a handy red flag that reality has left the building.Once again, as constant as the northern star, Donald Trump has entered the familiar third act of his scandal lifecycle: after publicly enthusing about his wonderful han…
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- newChinese leadership watches Grandpa Pudding Brains confidently explain imaginary fast-food statistics
Beijing once again gets the full Grandpa Pudding Brains experience!There's diplomacy, and then there's whatever it's called when The Orange Menace visits China and attempts cultural flattery by inventing restaurant statistics on the spot. Offering B…
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- newGhostly girl sculptures haunt the woods at Jupiter Artland
This ethereal, spooky sculpture garden at Jupiter Artland is by artist Laura Ford. The sculptures show ghostly girls standing amongst the trees with their hair covering their faces. There is something obviously horror-movie-esque about them, but they…
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- newStore Called Store is a shoppable art installation in Brooklyn
The Store Called Store is selling wonderful objects in Brooklyn, NY. It's described here as:"A colorful, fun shoppable art installation by artist Kelly Adelia, open since October 2025. Think vintage toys, magnets, stickers, puzzles, Polly Pockets,…
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- newMan lovingly rocks his pet baby donkey in wholesome video
Here's your daily dose of wholesome cuteness: a man rocking his pet baby donkey in his arms. Both the man and the donkey look like they're in a state of pure bliss. This might be the most adorable thing I've ever seen on the internet. — Read the re…
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