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  1. The battle over the Dakota Access Pipeline, explained – Vox<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Donate to the Standing Rock Medic + Healer Council<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. It\u2019s time to kill the $100 bill – The Washington Post<\/a> and, by the same author (Larry Summers), India just made a big mistake with its currency ban – The Washington Post<\/a>. An interesting issue that I’ve never thought about before – high-value currency fosters crime, but getting rid of it has to be done the right way.<\/li>\n
  4. Harry Potter and the Conscience of a Liberal – The Baffler<\/a>
    \nA bit of a long read, but interesting, about the moderate-liberal Rowling versus how Harry Potter’s more radical fans interpret the Potter books.<\/li>\n
  5. Was Lee Harvey Oswald Just a Bad Shot? | Mother Jones<\/a>
    \nLike Kevin, I have no clue if this is a reasonable argument or not. Anyone know?<\/li>\n
  6. Please don\u2019t try to get screenings of The Red Pill cancelled :: We Hunted The Mammoth<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. The inexplicably ubiquitous phenomenon of \u2018woods porn\u2019 | Dangerous Minds<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Sex, death and aliens: a feminist watches \u2018Arrival\u2019 | language: a feminist guide<\/a>
    \nSpoiler alert! But interesting stuff.<\/li>\n
  9. Self-Driving Trucks Are a Canary in the Coal Mine | Mother Jones<\/a><\/li>\n
  10. Big Farms Are Getting Bigger And Most Small Farms Aren\u2019t Really Farms At All | FiveThirtyEight<\/a><\/li>\n
  11. Whimsical Storybook Beasts and Birds Illustrated by Vorja S\u00e1nchez<\/a>
    \nThose illustrations near the bottom of the post, of people affectionately holding monsters, are gorgeous.<\/li>\n
  12. Oregonians: Do you want pavement or gravel & dust? You decide. – BlueOregon<\/a><\/li>\n
  13. Right-Wing Media Misquoted a Gay University Official and Tried to Get Him Fired \u2013 WATCH<\/a><\/li>\n
  14. 5 Huge Driverless Car Problems (Besides The Obvious Ones)<\/a>
    \nWill driverless cars kill radio?<\/li>\n
  15. A Brilliant Version of Pink Floyd\u2019s \u2018Another Brick in the Wall\u2019 Played on a Traditional Korean Gayageum<\/a><\/li>\n
  16. The North Pole is an insane 36 degrees warmer than normal as winter descends – The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n
  17. Clickclickclickclick <\/a>is sort of brilliant. I won’t describe it, just go check it out. Have the sound on.<\/li>\n
  18. Street photographer’s fantastic series of “then and now” photos<\/a>
    \nI’m oddly fascinated by this genre of photos.<\/li>\n
  19. NASA Team Claims \u2018Impossible\u2019 Space Engine Works \u2014 Get the Facts<\/a>
    “The long-standing catch is that the EmDrive seemingly defies the laws of classical physics, so even if it\u2019s doing what the team claims, scientists still aren\u2019t sure how the thing actually works.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n