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Top 10 science stories of 2016: Gravitational waves, Zika, Proxima b and more
The detection of gravitational waves takes the top spot in our top 10 stories of 2016. Also on the list: Zika’s devastation, a nearby exoplanet discovery and more.
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NSFW 18 Y/O Student Creates Powerful Photo Series Using Trump’s Quotes About Women
Aria Watson, an 18-year-old student from Oregon, never cared about politics, but this year was different.
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Insiders: Trump Team Dangled Ambassadorships for Inauguration Singers
Two entertainment insiders say Donald Trump’s inauguration team, seeking acts like Katy Perry, Beyonce and Bruno Mars, have dangled ambassadorships. By Itay Hod.
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Donald Trump, Roger Ailes, Bill Cosby, and the Sex Assault Scandals of 2016
From Trump’s ‘locker-room’ talk to the testimonies of survivors, 2016 has been a charged and conflicted year for how society perceives and punishes assault. By Lizzie Crocker.
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Archaeology’s Top 10 Discoveries of 2016
Archaeology’s editors reveal the year’s most compelling finds.
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The Top Books of 2016
The [New York] Times’s critics give their choices of the best fiction and nonfiction works of the year.
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What Does Russia Really Want?
The hyperventilation by the press over Russian interference in our elections is playing right into Putin’s hands. By Damir Marusic.
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Questions for the Electors on Russian Hacking
It is being reported that John Podesta, Chairman of the defeated $1.2 billion Clinton presidential campaign, is supporting the call by various officials, including at least forty Electors… By Andrew Cockburn.
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How Clinton lost Michigan — and blew the election
Across battlegrounds, Democrats blame HQ’s stubborn commitment to a one-size-fits-all strategy. By Edward-Isaac Dovere.
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US Judge Rejects Green Party's Pennsylvania Recount Case
The Green Party-backed push for a recount in Pennsylvania has been abruptly halted by a federal court judge in Philadelphia, who ruled their suspicion of a “hacked election borders on the irrational”. Judge Paul Diamond wrote in his ruling that lawyers for presidential candidate Jill Stein presented “no credible evidence.”
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David Brock blasts Brooklyn, ‘animals’ in press
The Democrats’ dark-arts master questions the Clinton campaign’s toughness, declares war on media. By Glenn Thrush.
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A New Study Shows How Severe Inequality Is — and How Little We’re Doing About It
The average income for the bottom 50 percent is the same as in 1980 — while the average income for the top one percent has more than tripled. By Eric Levitz.
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The Roots Of The Democratic Debacle
The defeat of Hillary Clinton was a consequence of a political crisis with roots extending back to 1964. The warning signs should have been obvious. By Jerome Karabel.
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US Intel Vets Dispute Russia Hacking Claims
As the hysteria about Russia’s alleged interference in the U.S. election grows, a key mystery is why U.S. intelligence would rely on “circumstantial evidence” when it has the capability for hard evidence, say U.S. intelligence veterans.
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The Democrats “Russia Hacking” Campaign is Political Suicide
The Democratic Party is doing incalculable damage to itself by shapeshifting into the party of baseless conspiracy theories, groundless accusations, and sour grapes. By Mike Whitney.
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Why We Must Protest
Peaceful protest is as much a part of democracy as elections. By Masha Gessen (Nov. 21, 2016)
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Corruptions of Empire
This year, Hillary Clinton actually out-sloganed Trump to become, if not the loudest, then certainly the most romantic envoy of true-blue American exceptionalism. By Suzy Hansen.
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Did Russia Elect Trump?
Foreign espionage is routine. Careless use of unsecure email shouldn’t be. By Phillip Garaldi.
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[1.85% of] Electors demand intelligence briefing before Electoral College vote
The request represents the latest effort by Democratic electors to look to the Electoral College as a possible bulwark against a Trump presidency. By Kyle Cheney and Gabriel Debenedetti,
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Manufacturing Normality
“Mostly it has to do with words, especially binary oppositions like ‘real’ and ‘fake,’ and ‘normal’ and ‘abnormal,’ which are, of course, essentially meaningless … their value being purely tactical. Which is to say they denote nothing.” By CJ Hopkins.
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