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COVID Conspiracy Theorists ‘Alpha Men Assemble’ Hold Combat Training Sessions in UK

“If Alpha Men Assemble were a US-based group, those videos would have them shooting guns in a field, without a shadow of a doubt,” said one misinformation expert.
Tim Hume
1.7.22
amazon

Amazon Hires Trump Hotel Union Buster

Amazon has hired an anti-union consultant used by Trump International Hotels to crush a union drive at its largest New York City warehouse, new disclosures show.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
1.7.22
Tech news

Chinese Rover Reaches Mysterious Moon Cube: It's a Rock

We can’t say we weren’t warned about the "mystery hut" on the far side of the Moon.
Jordan Pearson
1.7.22
Politics

Watch Ted Cruz Literally Beg Tucker Carlson for Forgiveness

Cruz was spanked for calling the Jan. 6 Capitol riot a “violent terrorist attack.”
Cameron Joseph
1.7.22
Climate Summit
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Mental Health

What exactly are the mental health impacts of a crisis-stricken world? How do we process, manage, and move through them?
gamification

Tech Startup Wants To Gamify Suing People Using Crypto Tokens

The new company plans to let everyday Americans bet on civil lawsuits by buying and trading associated crypto tokens in "initial litigation offerings.”
Maxwell Strachan
1.7.22
Asteroid

The Planet-Killing Asteroid Is Always Political

Every generation gets the planet-killer story it deserves. ‘Don’t Look Up’ is no exception.
Ingrid Burrington
1.7.22
Tech

Piracy Will Never Die

This week’s Cyber is all about Popcorn Time, the Wu-Tang Clan, and a keyboard so good some people think it’s cheating.
Matthew Gault
1.7.22
data selling

Crook Sells Access to Data Tool Used by Private Investigators

TransUnion's TLO can be used to lookup a person's SSN and other sensitive information.
Joseph Cox
1.7.22
mexico

‘I Take Photos With Everyone’: Soccer Star Posed for Photo With Drug Cartel Bosses

Cuauhtémoc Blanco is now a state governor, who ran on a promise to quell violence.
Nathaniel Janowitz
1.7.22
qanon

QAnon Shaman Celebrated Jan. 6 in Prison With a Wild New Conspiracy Theory

Jacob Chansley, aka the QAnon Shaman, dialed in to a QAnon show to share a conspiracy theory about advanced underground civilizations.
David Gilbert
1.7.22
Black Pride

Black Hair in Video Games Is Terrible. These 3D Artists Are Changing That.

The Open Source Afro Hair Library, slated to launch on Juneteenth 2023, will be the gaming world’s first free database of 3D-modeled Black hairstyles.
Trone Dowd
1.7.22
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