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Researchers Say Many Of The Brexit Party’s Twitter Followers Aren’t Behaving Like Genuine Voters

Nigel Farages Brexit Party is attracting big crowds, thousands of small donors, healthy support in opinion polls and a legion of Twitter followers sharing its campaign messages at a breathless rate. 100,000 Twitter followers! the party tweeted after its laun…

bubmagMay 18, 2019

Bees

Boltzmann Brain

This sci-fi story about resilience and hope by Kristine Ong Muslim was originally published in Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation We hope you are out there, and that you are reading this message. We are broadcasting from 78°1409N 15°2929E, t…

bubmagMay 18, 2019

Air Pollution

Air pollution hotspots in Europe

Big cities beset with gridlocked traffic, major regions producing coal, pockets of heavy industry encased by mountainsEurope's air pollution hotspots are clearly visible from space on most sunny weekdays. All across the continent, tens of millions of people …

bubmagMay 18, 2019

VR

Best sex toys for men: Fleshlights, VR, and cock rings — oh my!

The world of sex toys for men has more options than ever before. From sex toys for trans men to sex toys designed specifically to satisfy your geekier side, the wide range of options available means theres truly something for everyone. While it may seem som…

bubmagMay 18, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

U.S. State Department approves possible $314 million sale of missiles to South Korea

SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has cleared $314 million in possible sales of air defense missiles to South Korea, the Pentagon said on Friday, as tensions re-emerge on the Korean peninsula. South Korea, a key Asian ally of the United States, as…

bubmagMay 18, 2019

Korean Peace Talks

U.S. State Department approves possible $314 million sale of missiles to South Korea

SEOUL (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has cleared $314 million in possible sales of air defense missiles to South Korea, the Pentagon said on Friday, as tensions re-emerge on the Korean peninsula. South Korea, a key Asian ally of the United States, ask…

bubmagMay 18, 2019

NSA

AI and 5G will create an explosion in cybersecurity risks, says FBI agent and general counsel at $50 billion firm

Ari Mahairas, a special cybersecurity agent at the FBI's New York office, and Peter Beshar, the general counsel of $50 billion professional services firm Marsh & McLennan, have an unusual relationship. Over the years they have forged an unlikely public…

bubmagMay 18, 2019

Matteo Salvini

Salvini and Le Pen headline European nationalist rally in Milan

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, of the anti-immigrant League party, is staging a rally in Milan on Saturday for nationalists and far-right movements from 12 European countries in hopes to forge a united front ahead of next week's European parlia…

bubmagMay 18, 2019

Jamal Khashoggi

Maher guest Fran Lebowitz’s Trump comments light up social media with reactions – Fox News

Social media lit up Friday night after liberal author Fran Lebowitz suggested that President Trump should be turned over to the Saudis. "The same Saudis who got rid of that reporter, you know. Maybe they can do the same for him," Lebowitz said during an appe…

bubmagMay 18, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

Istanbul airport witnesses first drug bust, Iranian suspects held

At least five kilograms of heroin capsules have been seized in the first drug bust at the newly-opened Istanbul Airport, Turkish media reported. According to the state-run Anadolu Agency, nine Iranian suspects, who flew to Istanbul from Turkey's southeastern…

bubmagMay 18, 2019

Researchers Say Many Of The Brexit Party’s Twitter Followers Aren’t Behaving Like Genuine Voters

Boltzmann Brain

Air pollution hotspots in Europe

Best sex toys for men: Fleshlights, VR, and cock rings — oh my!

U.S. State Department approves possible $314 million sale of missiles to South Korea

U.S. State Department approves possible $314 million sale of missiles to South Korea

AI and 5G will create an explosion in cybersecurity risks, says FBI agent and general counsel at $50 billion firm

Salvini and Le Pen headline European nationalist rally in Milan

Maher guest Fran Lebowitz’s Trump comments light up social media with reactions – Fox News

Istanbul airport witnesses first drug bust, Iranian suspects held

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