Pluralistic: 2024 (apart from the obvious) (11 May 2026)

Today's links

2024 (apart from the obvious): Some unforced errors.
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
Object permanence: Denmark legalizing music trading; Babysuit; Patent Office invites "peer review"; DRM protest at the Bastille; Scientology's "super powers"; Banana Dalek; Florida v pediatricians' gun safety advice; Copyright filters and wage theft; "Who Broke the Internet?" Vatican astronomer v Creationism; Teens, privacy and Facebook; Čapek's graveside robot; Save iTunes; NZ laundered money for Latinamerica's looters; Memex Method.
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What the fuck is a PBM? Matt Stoller's got you covered (but your health insurer doesn't).
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Brinkwhump Linkdump: A varied mixture for the weekend.
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Dinkclump Linkdump: A rare, out-of-cycle linkdump.
The Bezzle excerpt (Part VI): The thrilling conclusion!
This day in history: 2009, 2014, 2019
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Brinklump Linkdump: Indiscriminate heterogeniety for the sabbath.
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The FTC has Big Pharma's number: The sleazy game of Orange Book evergreening.
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This day in history: 2013, 2018, 2022
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Uncle Sam paid to develop a cancer drug and now one guy will get to charge whatever he wants for it: Making billionaires, one patent at a time.
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This day in history: 2008, 2013, 2018
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Capitalists hate capitalism: Merck's version of "market pricing" is "whatever we ask for."
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Monopolizing turds: The FDA granted a pharma company a literal monopoly on shit.
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The public paid for "Moderna's" vaccine, and now we're going to pay again (and again and again): Herd immunity is incompatible with shareholder capitalism.
How Facebook's Real Names policy helps Cambodia's thin-skinned dictator terrorize dissenters: "Yes, our beaches are the most beautiful, but our leaders are the dirtiest in the world, aren’t they?"
Hey look at this: Delights to delectate.
This day in history: 2003, 2013, 2018
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