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"Is he coming? Is he? Oh God, I think he is."
One year ago, a heavily armed man dressed as a police officer appeared on the beach of a youth summer camp in Utøya, Norway. The kids had no way of knowing he was targeting them for the ills of Europe. Then he started shooting. And shooting. As told by the survivors, these are the beat-by-beat horrors of those terrifying 198 minutes
Sean Flynn·GQ9.3(3)(1)
"Is he coming? Is he? Oh God, I think he is."
How Sparing the Parkland Shooter's Life Changed Florida's Death Penalty
How Sparing the Parkland Shooter's Life Changed Florida's Death Penalty
9.5(2)(2)
When Following the Rules Leads to Disaster
When Following the Rules Leads to Disaster
8.0(1)
The Agent
The Agent
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The Agent
Politics
The Agent
Lawrence Wright·The New Yorker
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How Sparing the Parkland Shooter's Life Changed Florida's Death Penalty
Crime
How Sparing the Parkland Shooter's Life Changed Florida's Death Penalty
Joe Sexton·The Marshall Project
9.5(2)(2)
America has a child marriage epidemic
Human Rights
America has a child marriage epidemic
Qasim Rashid·Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid
9.5(2)(1)
"Is he coming? Is he? Oh God, I think he is."
Crime
"Is he coming? Is he? Oh God, I think he is."
Sean Flynn·GQ
9.3(3)(1)
They Gave Her A Lobotomy So Her Brother Could Be President
History
They Gave Her A Lobotomy So Her Brother Could Be President
Linda Caroll·Substack
9.0(1)
'Gavin, Gavin, we love you!'
Politics
'Gavin, Gavin, we love you!'
Deborah Friedell·London Review of Books
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A Murder Foretold
Crime
A Murder Foretold
David Grann·The New Yorker
9.0(1)(1)
Corn-Pone Opinions
Culture
Corn-Pone Opinions
Mark Twain·Books & Collections
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Mexico is officially launching universal healthcare this week, giving all 120 million citizens access to all public health institutions
Health
Mexico is officially launching universal healthcare this week, giving all 120 million citizens access to all public health institutions
Tech Fixated·Tech Fixated
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When Following the Rules Leads to Disaster
Politics
When Following the Rules Leads to Disaster
Graeme Wood·The Atlantic
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India's Gen Z 'Cockroach People's Party' started as satire but is serious about change
Politics
India's Gen Z 'Cockroach People's Party' started as satire but is serious about change
Omkar Khandekar·NPR
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The manosphere’s testosterone obsession reaches the highest levels of US military
Health
The manosphere’s testosterone obsession reaches the highest levels of US military
Victoria Song·The Verge
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Right-Wing Media and the Death of an Alabama Pastor: An American Tragedy
Politics
Right-Wing Media and the Death of an Alabama Pastor: An American Tragedy
Mark Warren·Esquire
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Tulsi Gabbard, her guru and the mysterious messages that helped shape her political career
Politics
Tulsi Gabbard, her guru and the mysterious messages that helped shape her political career
Jon Swaine·The Washington Post
8.0(1)(1)
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
Finance
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
Michael W. Green·Yes, I give a fig... thoughts on markets from Michael Green
8.0(1)
An investor called $140,000 the new poverty line. Experts disagreed but said he had a point.
Finance
An investor called $140,000 the new poverty line. Experts disagreed but said he had a point.
Julie Z. Weil·The Washington Post
8.0(1)
The dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism: ‘Attaining nirvana can wait’
Religion
The dangerous rise of Buddhist extremism: ‘Attaining nirvana can wait’
Sonia Faleiro·The Guardian
7.0(2)(1)
PPE bans not only risk reporters. They risk the public’s right to know
Politics
PPE bans not only risk reporters. They risk the public’s right to know
Caitlin Vogus·Freedom of the Press
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U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus
War
U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus
Jonathan Larsen·Jonathan Larsen's Substack
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The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers (Published 2022)
Economics
The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers (Published 2022)
Catherine Porter&Constant Méheut&Matt Apuzzo&Selam Gebrekidan·The New York Times
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