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Safe Sesh

The Government Is Ignoring the UK's Drug Crisis
Once again, drug deaths are at their highest rate since records began.
David Hillier
8.16.19
News

Guns N' Roses Settles Lawsuit Over Guns 'N' Rosé Ale
Colorado brewery Oskar Blues tried to make a case for the name of their prickly pear and hibiscus beer, but Axl and co. weren't having it.
Jelisa Castrodale
8.16.19
tech-science

Epstein Truthers Are Obsessed With a Sci-Fi Book About Child Sex Slavery Written by Bill Barr’s Dad
I bought a novel by Donald Barr about sex slaves in space for $1.95. Now, it’s worth hundreds.
Becky Ferreira
8.16.19
New music

Taylor Swift's 'Lover' Will Never Escape Its Name
The upcoming album is tainted because of it.
Kate Dries
8.16.19
identity-rights

New Trump Rule Would Let Many Companies Fire People for Being Pregnant, Gay, or Trans
Employers with federal contracts may be allowed to effectively discriminate against workers based on the employer’s religious beliefs.
Susan Rinkunas
8.16.19
Weed

The Coast Guard Just Fished 1,300 Pounds of Weed Out of the Ocean
A "concerned citizen" spotted 43 plastic bales floating off the coast of Catalina Island.
Kelly Vinett
8.16.19
Rashida Tlaib

Rashida Tlaib Just Canceled Her Trip to "Racist and Oppressive" Israel
The congresswoman announced Friday morning, right after Israel reversed course and said it would let her into the country.
Tim Marcin
8.16.19
Trump

"Go Home, Start Exercising:" Trump Fat-Shamed Someone at His Rally
It's not clear if Trump was even insulting the right person.
Emma Ockerman
8.16.19
Tech news

NASA Made a Rare Flight Right Through a Thundercloud Formed by a Wildfire
Scientists conducted the most detailed reconnaissance of one of Earth's rarest atmospheric phenomena in a spectacular flight.
Maddie Stone
8.16.19
Hacking

Inside Def Con: World's Biggest Hacker Gathering
Whatever this massive hacker-party-turned-industry-extravaganza has become, this week host Ben Makuch descended on Las Vegas to see what Def Con is all about in 2019.
Ben Makuch
8.16.19
amazon

Big Brands Are Using Amazon’s Anticounterfeiting Measures to Crush Small Businesses
Amazon sometimes requires small businesses to get permission from manufacturers to sell their products on Amazon Marketplace.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
8.16.19
Science

Birds Used to Be Freakin’ Huge
From giant penguins to super-tall parrots, human-sized birds used to roam the earth. What happened to them?
Madeleine Gregory
8.16.19
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