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Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

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M.I.A. drops conspiracy-tinged streetwear line, including a 5G-blocking tin foil bucket hat

Posters are claiming they were targeted by the woke mob to try to trick X into giving them their accounts back

Suspended X users have found a cheat code that tricks Musk into restoring their accounts

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

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‘3 minutes of IRL therapy’: BetterHelp’s compensation for exposing users’ data to Meta is laughably small

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

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Cybertrucks still can’t recognize other Cybertrucks—4 years after Musk promised they would

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TikToker spins elaborate tow truck-Tesla conspiracy after car crashes into his house

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A corporate landlord was raided by the FBI in a rent-fixing investigation—but renters online long fostered complaints

Posts from @ sjpcolumbia saying their account is being surpressed

String of Palestinian college activists had Instagram accounts locked for supporting ‘dangerous’ people

Tesla Cybertruck silhoutted over abstract background of cut vegetables

Sharp panels on Cybertrucks are sending owners to the ER

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Google's AI Overview tool suggests adding glue to pizza sauce to stop the cheese from sliding off

Google’s news AI search pulls answers from decade-old Reddit troll post—suggesting glue on pizza

Google’s new AI search tool keeps claiming dogs play professional sports 

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