Stranger Than Fake

August 1, 2023

Donald Trump faces four criminal charges over attempts to overturn the 2020 US presidential election results ^{(theguardian.com)
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How an Artist Helped Millions of Drivers With a Counterfeit Highway Sign ^{(thedrive.com)
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FBI Ordered to Find Out Which Agency Disobeyed White House in Secret Deal, Finds Out It Was Itself ^{(gizmodo.com)
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Mattel wants to pay someone almost $18,000 a month to play Uno ^{(fortune.com)
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Toronto police to shut down bar in headquarters after drunk driving crash ^{(toronto.ctvnews.ca)
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China has denied suggestions that some of its bears were people dressed in costume... F* zoos anyways, amirite? This is much better. Paying a person a liveable wage? Giving them fresh air, sun, exercise? Making zoo-goers happy and educated? Now that's what I call progress!! ^{(edition.cnn.com)
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Obsessed Parents Overanalyze Photos of Their Kids at Camp ^{(wsj.com)
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Elon Musk threatens to sue hate speech monitor for pointing out racists are thriving on his platform ^{(rawstory.com)
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Apple rejects new name 'X' for Twitter iOS app because... rules ^{(bleepingcomputer.com)
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German intel: AfD taken over by extremist factions ^{(dw.com)
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The 'Barbie' Movie Is Ending Relationships Left And Right: "I really didn’t even recognize how he was perceiving it until he asked, ‘Are you crying?’ two or three times throughout." ^{(huffpost.com)
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Warner Bros. Japan Calls Out Western Studio Over Barbenheimer Tweets ^{(gizmodo.com)
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Giant Flashing 'X' Sign Atop Twitter HQ Dismantled Amid Rebranding Efforts: San Francisco building inspectors said that the strobing white lights on Twitter's rooftop were erected without the required safety permits. ^{(huffpost.com)
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