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August 5th, 2017 [Sharknado 5: Global Warming] [“Sharknado 5: Global Swarming” makes us question why this keeps happening to us]( Melanie McFarland For the fifth time, "Sharknado" comes to Syfy and we're past the point of diminishing returns. [Stark Mad Abolitionists - Robert Sutton] [“We waked up stark mad Abolitionists”]( Robert K. Sutton Inside the New England big money, made off of slavery, that also funded the fight to keep slavery out of Kansas [eye close up] [Free your brain: How Silicon Valley denies us the freedom to pay attention]( David Priest A continual quest for attention both drives and compromises Silicon Valley's techno-utopian vision [Francis Fukuyama, a former leading light] [Donald Trump and the endgame of “The End of History”: The latest news from World War IV]( Andrew O'Hehir Francis Fukuyama once claimed that history was over and democracy would last forever. 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Here’s why this could mark a political turning point]( Keith A. Spencer Red-bait all you want, but the Democratic Party owes its existence to the radicals who pushed it left [Donald Trump] [This week in Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest: Even the Russia scandal won’t deter him]( Matthew Rozsa Trump couldn't resist this week the urge to promote his businesses, even when signing the Russian sanctions bill [2015 Concordia Summit - Day 1] [First Democratic contenders for 2020 are unveiled: For progressives, it’s not an inspiring batch]( Conor Lynch If chameleonic Kamala Harris and corporate-funded Cory Booker are the frontrunners, there could be trouble ahead [Ridiculous Six] [The 10 best movies with 0% on Rotten Tomatoes]( Matthew Rozsa Sure, they aren't good — but that doesn't mean they have no redeeming qualities [2.14.17_Wochit_StephenMiller_STILLvideo] [Stephen Miller is being considered for White House communications director: Report]( Charlie May President Trump and others in the White House were reportedly impressed with Miller's feud with CNN's Jim Acosta [Japan US Military Osprey] [3 Marines missing after aviation “mishap” involving MV-22 Osprey off Australian coast]( Charlie May Other servicemembers on board were rescued, but a search mission continues for three marines [Screen Shot 2017-08-05 at 9.20.42 AM] [Al Gore: “There are a lot of coastal cities that are going to face a real danger”]( Charlie May On "Real Time" the former vice president discussed his new film, and the increasing dangers of climate change [8.2.17-Marcotte-BitchDoctrine-LauriePenny-COVER] [WATCH: “Just saying that facts matter . . . seems radical today”]( Amanda Marcotte Author Laurie Penny breaks down why the left doesn't understand the importance of emotion in politics [Uber Workers Unite] [Could co-ops replace ridesharing companies like Uber?]( Matthew Rozsa Uber and Lyft have revolutionized transportation, but maybe it's time for another revolution as well [Donald Trump] [Can Trump answer these 5 simple questions?]( Kali Holloway, [Alternet]( He should least be able to pass a high school social studies class. 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