December 9, 2015

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Not that it matters, but Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim policy proposal would be impossible to implement.

J.K. Rowling says Donald Trump is worse than Lord Voldemort.

Pop star Zayn Malik’s soft, subtle revolution against Islamophobia and fear of Muslim men.

Study confirms that text messages ending with a period are perceived as being less sincere.

Austrian city of Linz removes its gay-themed pedestrian crossing lights.

They share memes and inside jokes. Small community of ISIS supporters in the US said to be diverse except for similar online behaviors.

One way to rid America of many of its woes: do away with private housing.

Human Rights Watch calls for the Attorney General to investigate CIA and government officials who conspired to torture prisoners in the War on Terror.

Almost 1% of Iceland joins the Zuist movement in protest at paying taxes to the state church and other religious bodies.

The most effective philanthropy is the “contentious and controversial use of private wealth.” #opinions

Innocent people pleading guilty to drug charges in Houston, only to be exonerated later, accounted for much of a 37% national spike in exonerations.

Investigation into the personal and public costs incurred when someone is shot.

Why we won’t get any kind of gun control anytime soon: 2013 report on the NRA’s stranglehold on Congress.

Esprit and North Face co-founder Doug Tompkins dies following a kayaking accident in Patagonia.

Why do Jack­son’s friends sud­denly sound so wor­ried about his leg­acy?  Profile of Rev. Jesse Jackson, post-Black Lives Matter.

Matthew Baldwin’s follow-up—expansion pack?—to this year’s guide to the year’s best board games.

Celebrating the 20th birthday of This American Life, much darker than its critics give it credit for.

The Julia Child guide to stoned cooking.