Saturday Linkages: News From the Far West

My friend bought a scrying mirror (commonly used in the occult for predicting the future) and walked in to see his black cat standing on two legs and staring into it… pic.twitter.com/h6gtirl1nN — MKB (@MatthewKBegbie) March 28, 2021 The Edwards Go Electric ‘I felt I killed my children’: lead poisons California community – and fills kids’ teeth Last Night in Echo Park More on Echo Park Cult classics: the faded glory of California’s fringe sects –...

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Saturday Linkages: Cat Hugs

A Quick Primer On Poultry Vaccines You’re Likely to Get the Coronavirus Fresh Hell from the Baffler Here’s the File Clearview AI Has Been Keeping on Me, and Probably on You Too Our intersections are too dangerous. Here’s how to fix them Cyclist gets hit by car, then sued for $700 [editors note: this happened to me except it was $900] Listen: The Sound Of The Hagia Sophia, More Than 500 Years Ago The pungent legacy of Axe Body Spray Solar Class Jo...

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Saturday Linkages: Late Again!

...Reddit user BrewCoven repurposed an old TV for a cat bed. ‘Unorthodox and magical’: how tree stumps can transform your garden Weeding and mulching are satisfying, but we need ground covers to eliminate those chores Germinating Bed of Osiris Gilles Deleuze correctly describes the world we live in today back in 1990 Strange real estate listing of the week Resign Mitch O’Farrell: sign the petition!...

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