Sixty-four years ago a baby was left in an Ohio phone booth and later adopted. Thanks to DNA testing, he’s meeting his biological mom soon.
A surprising U.S.-Canada border dispute. Fascinating video from the folks over at the Atlantic about how an island and its surrounding waters have been in dispute since the 1800s.
The story behind D.C.’s aqueducts and reservoirs. Over at the Greater Greater Washington blog, there’s a neat look at the Swamp’s aging water system from back in the Civil War days.
Are robot security guards effective? Will they be? Not until they are terrifying, this writer at The Outline argues. If you want to see a terrifying robot, look no further.
Kelli Ward’s last stand? Down in the polls, the Arizona Senate hopeful is going on a bus tour with a collection of the internet’s worst. Including Mike Cernovich, who seems to think he can pretend he wasn’t all about #PizzaGate. But, as this catchy video will remind: the internet is forever.
Ladies and gentlemen, the alt-right has formed a supergroup and their first single is here: PizzaGate Is Real! @RealAlexJones @Gavin_McInnes @Cernovich #TheLingeringWilburys pic.twitter.com/VMuF2hrLeF
— Nick Lutsko (@NickLutsko) August 20, 2018
Is Facebook equipped to fight disinformation? Frederic Fillioux argues that its DNA makes it unable to do so.
D’s get degreez. What happens when your diploma has a spelling error on it? The Wall Street Journal takes a look.
Who doesn’t want to live in a lighthouse? It’s certainly cheaper than anything you can find in Washington. But ig the necessity ofhaving to buy a boat and exist on slow satellite internet didn’t already sound slightly unappealing, living in That Unnamed State Up North is a deal-breaker. (Sorry, some Ohio traditions never die.)
Boot scammer gets jail time. This guy thought he could scam the U.S. military, and he was wrong.
The case for free trade. Given that many on the right have flirted with President Trump’s disastrous economic worldview, it needs restating.
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