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And finally, the most chucklesome story in a week that’s been light on laughs: Our @NewsDesk reported on The Onion’s acquisition of Infowars, which its founder was forced to sell after being successfully sued by the families of Sandy Hook victims. “They are a true unicorn, capable of simultaneously inspiring public support for billionaires and stoking outrage at an inept federal state that can assassinate JFK but can’t even put a man on the Moon,” said CEO Bryce P. Tetraeder in a statement.

Here’s @AssociatedPress’s story on the takeover, which includes not just the site, but the social media presence, video archives, trademarks, and even Jones’ studio in Austin, Texas.

apnews.com/article/onion-buys-

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FILE - Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in front of a bankruptcy judge, Friday, June 14, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
AP News · The Onion buys Alex Jones' Infowars with help from Sandy Hook familiesBy DAVE COLLINS
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If you are pregnant and seeking an abortion, you need to ensure you get accurate information, and can protect your privacy. Here’s @themarkup's story on everything from how to read Google search results to getting good advice while staying anonymous.

themarkup.org/the-breakdown/20

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themarkup.orgHow Do I Protect My Privacy If I’m Seeking an Abortion? – The MarkupA guide to keeping your plans private through every step of an abortion in any state, including Florida and South Dakota
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How does technology impact your life and community, and how would you represent that in a photo? If you know how, and have the shot, enter @restofworld's photography contest. Find out more about the rules here — the contest is open for entries until Nov. 30.

restofworld.org/pages/photogra

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A combination of photos from the Rest of World 2023 photo contest.
Rest of WorldEnter Rest of World’s 2024 photography contestSubmit a photo showing how technology is impacting your world for a chance to win $1,000 cash prize.
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A new French film, “L’Histoire de Souleymane” (Souleymane’s Story) is reviewed in the latest edition of @thecontinent. Here’s what they thought of this story of a young Guinean man’s undocumented life in Paris.

“[Abou] Sangare’s emotional performance explores Souleymane’s vulnerabilities and anxieties as if they were his own. Perhaps it helped that the actor himself had only recently been granted a six-month temporary visa in France after living undocumented since 2017. He knew those anxieties intimately,” write Line Sidonie and Talla Mafotsing.

continent.substack.com/p/revie

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The Continent · Review: A ride through Paris – and life – with SouleymaneBy The Continent
#Paris#Movies#Film
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Now, to earwigs, which seemingly have more vibrant social lives than we do (though based on this @KnowableMag story, we’ll stick with what we’ve got). Tim Vernimmen writes about their 20-hour mating rituals, peculiar penises, protective parenting, and occasional cannibalism.

knowablemagazine.org/content/a

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Knowable Magazine | Annual ReviewsShe ain’t scary, she’s my motherElaborate courtship, devoted parenthood, gregarious nature (and occasional cannibalism) — earwigs have a lot going for them
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PTX Diverse is an advocacy group in Princeton, Texas, one of America’s fastest growing cities. Its goal is to promote diverse education, and it was also the organizer of Princeton’s Pride events for several years. @TexasObserver reports on how the city’s school board used technicalities in its permitting to cancel Pride. “The school board’s votes represent one of the first Pride events ever canceled by a government entity in the state, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas, transforming Princeton’s LGBTQ+ advocates into a symbol of progressive Texans’ struggle to survive in pockets of the state that have been targeted for right-wing school board takeovers,” writes Candice Bernd.

texasobserver.org/pride-and-pr

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The Texas Observer · Pride and Prejudice in Princeton, TexasA school board vote to cancel a summer Pride event represented one of the first government-sponsored cancellations of the LGBTQ+ celebration in the Lone Star State.
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No one likes school vouchers — even conservative voters. Here’s @ProPublica’s story on how “school choice” was rejected at the polls in Kentucky, Nebraska, Colorado, but is sneaking through as Republicans build legislative majorities that can enact voucher laws, regardless of what voters want.

propublica.org/article/school-

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ProPublicaDespite Trump’s Win, School Vouchers Were Again Rejected by Majorities of Voters
More from ProPublica
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Don’t worry, America, Elon Musk is coming to save you — or so the AI slop going megaviral on Facebook would have you believe. @404mediaco reports on proliferating nonsense about how Trump’s latest BFF is going to solve climate change and the housing crisis.

[This story may be paywalled]

404media.co/absurd-ai-slop-abo

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404 Media · Absurd AI Slop About How Elon Musk Will Fix America Is Megaviral on FacebookSome of the most popular content on Facebook leading up to the election was AI-generated Elon Musk inspiration porn made by people in other countries that went viral in the US.

A curious theme emerged when we were compiling this week’s — the importance of down-ballot elections in the U.S. School choice, state judicial elections, and school boards don’t get a lot of attention, but can have a long-lasting, outsized impact on people’s lives. If you’re motivated to run for something and don’t know how, it’s worth following @amandalitm, who founded the Run For Something organization. But we digress.

Also in this week’s selection, find stories about alternatives to loss and damage funds for climate disasters, going incognito, Infowars, earwigs, and, of course, Elon Musk. Please check out the stories, follow the publications, click on the stories, subscribe, donate and otherwise support if you can.

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Nearly two million Massachusetts residents are food insecure, and that’s been exacerbated by rising prices and the end of pandemic measures. @gbhnews reports on a new group, the Make Hunger History Coalition, which aims to solve the problem of hunger, not just through food donations and charity but by addressing the underlying issues that cause it.

wgbh.org/news/local/2024-11-08

A young girl holds onto the strap of her mother's purse as the mom carries a box and two plastic bags.
GBH · Can Massachusetts lead the nation in abolishing food insecurity?By Andrea Asuaje
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Last year, the Indian government announced they had found a huge reserve of lithium in Kashmir. Now, @restofworld reports that extraction plans have been halted as industry experts say government info on the land is “misleading and quite inadequate.”

restofworld.org/2024/india-lit

Rest of World · India’s ambitious lithium dreams have stalledLast year, India touted the discovery of a huge reserve of valuable lithium in Kashmir. Experts say optimism around the discovery was overblown.
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People in Ukraine are worried about how Trump’s victory might affect them. The team at @timkmak’s Counter Offensive talked to people on the ground about their concerns. “If we get discouraged because an election has taken place in another country and we don't like the president elected, we will never have independence and autonomy,” says 21-year-old Yelyzaveta Kanievska.

counteroffensive.news/p/the-st

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak · The street-level view from Kyiv on Trump's electionBy Myroslava Tanska-Vikulova
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Tech site @404mediaco says people have been canceling their subscriptions to the site out of a general sense of depression since the Republicans clinched the presidency and the Senate in the U.S. election. Here, co-founders @jasonkoebler, @emanuelmaiberg, Samantha Cole and @josephcox explain why their work is still valuable.

404media.co/why-the-work-still

404 Media · Why the Work Still MattersWhen Donald Trump won in 2016, we weren't sure if good journalism mattered anymore. Now, we're more sure than ever it does.