The real places and stories behind ‘Parasite’

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I spent weeks reporting on the bushfires. This is the truth about regional Australia Guardian

The real places and stories behind ‘Parasite’ Asia Times. Kevin W: “Worth reading through to the end, especially the end.”

What Is Happening to Assange Will Happen to the Rest of Us Chris Hedges, Truthdig 

Activate this ‘Bracelet of Silence,’ and Alexa Can’t Eavesdrop New York Times. I want one.

 WHO ARE DAVIDS KIDDING? WE KNOW IT’S ALIENS. IT’S ALWAYS ALIENS. The Repeating Signals From Deep Space Are Extremely Unlikely to Be Aliens. Here’s Why.

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Amazing …

Proof you can become a billionaire while remaining a complete fucking idiot. This this asshole has ever gardened?

(6) Cam Edwards on Twitter: "Mike Bloomberg’s contempt for rural America is real. https://t.co/j42L7N5lMB" / Twitter

 Twitter Ran Ads For Human Organs Because Money Is Money Gizmodo

The Ride-Hail Utopia That Got Stuck in Traffic Wall Street Journal

Missouri Farm Awarded $265M in Suit Against BASF and Bayer Associated Press

A Canadian Energy Company Bought an Oregon Sheriff’s Unit Intercept 

Costco Capitalism Brian Lehrer 

 “Burundi’s parliament has voted to pay $530,000 (£400,000) to President Pierre Nkurunziza and provide him with a luxury villa when he leaves office.”

 The Body Shop: “And there’s only three questions to get a job. It’s, ‘Are you authorized to work in the U.S.? Can you stand for up to eight hours? And can you lift over 50 pounds?’”

 Here is a new NIMBY song, a kind of anti-recommended.  The tree song, people are calling in on Twitter.  A reflection of our time?

 Elizabeth Bruenig on epilepsy (NYT).

How to donate a piece of your brain to science — while you’re still alive.

5. The Get Smart “cone of silence” is now a commercial reality (NYT).

 Six hundred U.S. citizens right now quarantined on 15 military bases in this country.