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Apr 2022
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Elon Musk Is Hilaaarious Bro, NPR = ASMR...

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In episode 1237, Jack and Miles are joined by Bridget Todd to discuss…Online Harassment Of Marginalized People Is A Problem That Means The Musk Twitter Purchase Is Not a Funny Joke, Russia’s Neo-Nazi Raid is Hilariously Unconvincing, NPR ASMR weirdness again and more!

  1. Breakingviews: Elon Musk probably won’t buy Twitter
  2. Alleged Russian sting operation uncovers ‘The Sims 3,’ guns, grenade
  3. Russia appears to confuse ‘The Sims’ for SIM cards in possible staged assassination attempt
  4. Video of the purported raid
  5. Reported Russian media
  6. Russian TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov banned from entry to Latvia
  7. Solovyov's documentary
  8. Video of the purported raid
  9. Fact Check: Social Media Posts MAY Show Russian Agents Arresting 'Neo-Nazis' -- But Clues Suggest It Could Be Staged, Fabricated
  10. Bellingcat breaks stories that newsrooms envy — using methods newsrooms avoid
  11. Elliot Higgins Tweet
  12. Sloppy Russian Propaganda Says Nazi Assassins Owned The Sims 3
  13. Russia Declares The Sims 3 as Evidence of a Nazi Assassin Plot
  14. Tweet #1 About NPR
  15. Tweet #2 About NPR
  16. When one way of speaking dominates, who gets to tell their stories on public radio?
  17. Does listening to NPR have a calming effect on you too?
  18. Tweet #3 About NPR
  19. Tweet #4 About NPR
  20. Tweet #5 About NPR
  21. Tweet #6 About NPR
  22. Does anyone else find simply listening to NPR somewhat ASMR-inducing?
  23. Tweet #7 About NPR
  24. Testing the Tingles: The Science Behind ASMR

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