#15yrsago UK Tories get majority of funding from bankers https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/feb/08/tory-funds-half-city-banks-financial-sector

#15yrsago Colorado Springs school bans kid who takes THC lozenges for neuro condition from attending because of “internal possession” https://www.coloradoindependent.com/2011/02/07/teens-medical-marijuana-fight-escalates-as-school-says-he-cannot-come-back-to-class-after-going-home-for-medicine/

#15yrsago Hamster-powered strandbeest walker https://crabfuartworks.blogspot.com/2011/02/hamster-powered-walker.html

#15yrsago Daytripper: wrenching existential graphic novel https://memex.craphound.com/2011/02/08/daytripper-wrenching-existential-graphic-novel/

#15yrsago Pactuator: a mechanical, hand-cranked Pac-Man https://upnotnorth.net/projects/pac-machina/pactuator/

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#20yrsago Adbusters and the Economist have the same covers https://pieratt.com/odds/adbusters_vs_theeconomist.jpg

#20yrsago Head of British Vid Assoc: Piracy doesn’t hurt DVD sales http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4691228.stm#6

#20yrsago Countries around the world rebelling against extreme copyright https://web.archive.org/web/20060629232414/http://www.michaelgeist.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1095

#20yrsago Web 1.0 logo-mosaic https://web.archive.org/web/20060506074530/https://www.complexify.com/buttons/

#15yrsago Is it legal to print Settlers of Catan tiles on a 3D printer? https://web.archive.org/web/20110131102845/https://publicknowledge.org/blog/3d-printing-settlers-catan-probably-not-illeg

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#25yrsago Yours is a very bad hotel https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/yours-is-a-very-bad-hotel/34583

#20yrsago Kids refuse to sell candy after completing health unit https://web.archive.org/web/20060223010123/http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5600588,00.html

#20yrsago Disneyland model recreates Yippie invasion of 1970 https://web.archive.org/web/20051228122604/http://dannysland.blogspot.com/2005/12/great-moments-in-disneyland-history.html

#20yrsago Canadian Red Cross wastes its money harassing video game makers https://web.archive.org/web/20060221020835/https://www.igniq.com/2006/02/canadian-red-cross-wants-its-logo-out.html

#20yrsago How Yahoo/AOL’s email tax will hurt free speech https://web.archive.org/web/20060213175705/https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/archives/004398.php#004398

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* 10 Reasons This Is the Worst Crypto Winter Ever https://archive.is/U5ede#selection-1246.0-1246.1

* The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/opinion/capitalism-industry-financialization.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KFA.Vslp.8Xqe7KWGEwRu&smid=nytcore-ios-share

* Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad https://www.forever-wars.com/ron-wyden-only-talks-like-this-when-the-spies-do-something-real-bad/

* Hollywood Is Losing Audiences to AI Fatigue https://www.wired.com/story/hollywood-is-losing-audiences-to-ai-fatigue/

* Waymo Exec Admits Remote Operators in Philippines Help Guide US Robotaxis https://eletric-vehicles.com/waymo/waymo-exec-admits-remote-operators-in-philippines-help-guide-us-robotaxis/

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* The Big Idea: Justin C. Key https://whatever.scalzi.com/2026/02/05/the-big-idea-justin-c-key/

* Jeff Bezos Just Taught Liberal Elites How Oligarchy Really Works https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/jeff-bezos-finally-pulls-the-mask

* Yes, Democrats should run on ICE https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/yes-democrats-should-run-on-ice

* "ICE Out of Our Faces Act" would ban ICE and CBP use of facial recognition https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/ice-out-of-our-faces-act-would-ban-ice-and-cbp-use-of-facial-recognition/

* ‘Ripping’ Clips for YouTube Reaction Videos can Violate the DMCA, Court Rules https://torrentfreak.com/ripping-clips-for-youtube-reaction-videos-can-violate-the-dmca-court-rules/

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* The Scourge of Online Sports Betting https://prospect.org/2026/02/04/feb-2026-magazine-sports-scourge-online-betting-fanduel-draftkings/

* ICE has offices in 5 Canadian cities. Here’s what it can — and can’t — do https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9.7073273

* RIP, Fobazi M Ettarh https://bsky.app/profile/fobettarh.bsky.social/post/3me34k3rtvc2j

* The Roots of the Youth Sports Gold Rush https://prospect.org/2026/02/05/feb-2026-magazine-youth-sports-private-equity/

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* Ken MacLeod: Imagined Futures https://plutopia.io/ken-macleod-imagined-futures/

* Elbows Up: How Canada Can Disenshittify Its Tech, Reclaim Its Sovereignty, and Launch a New Tech Sector Into a Stable Orbit https://archive.org/details/disenshittification-nation

* HOPE IS NOW A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION https://2600.com/content/hope-now-501c3-non-profit-organization

* Department of Justice appeals Google search monopoly ruling https://www.theverge.com/tech/873438/google-antitrust-case-doj-states-appeal

* List of Kennedy Center cancellations during the Trump administration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kennedy_Center_cancellations_during_the_Trump_administration

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* To Avoid a Tax Hike, Billionaires Decide to Take Over California https://prospect.org/2026/02/02/billionaires-california-tax-hike/

* Mentioned in Hell’s Dispatches https://ftrain.com/mentioned-in-satans-dispatches

* U.S. Envoys Refused to Report "Apocalyptic" Conditions in Gaza. Exclusive Photos Show the Reality They Suppressed https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/northern-gaza-apocalyptic-wasteland-jack-lew-israeli-war-supressed

* MAGA's "People's Capitalism" https://www.unpopularfront.news/p/magas-peoples-capitalism

* The Onion’s Exclusive Interview With Pete Hegseth https://theonion.com/the-onions-exclusive-interview-with-pete-hegseth/

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