The Coming ‘Instant Planetary Emergency’ | The Nation

umairh: Go, capitalism! “@johnbattelle: This is terrifying. http://t.co/nOcClETWXV”

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Google’s Ray Kurzweil predicts how the world will change

West Virginia chemical spill cuts water to up to 300,000, state of emergency declared
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A Death at Tough Mudder
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NSA’s Secret Toolbox: Unit Offers Spy Gadgets for Every Need – SPIEGEL ONLINE

djcp: NSA’s Secret Toolbox: Unit Offers Spy Gadgets for Every Need http://t.co/9V3zHOkfqZ via @SPIEGELONLINE

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An explosion in slow motion: How 2013 blew apart our notions of privacy
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Guilty Until Proven Innocent

markjaquith: My Reason cover story on the new campus war on “the rape culture” is online. Guilty Until Proven Innocent http://t.co/kBuYJhjsEj via @reason

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Invisible Child: Dasani’s Homeless Life

umairh: Wow. A stunning portrait of a broken society. “@ron_fournier: The story of our times: http://t.co/O6rO1MOa98”

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Explain Bitcoin Like I’m Five

thadallender: “Explain Bitcoin to me like I’m five” https://t.co/bJCYLhTuVh

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Sex, Drugs, and the Biggest Cybercrime of All Time | Culture News | Rolling Stone
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