A former Justice Department employee who tossed a Subway sandwich at a federal agent during Donald Trump's law enforcement surge in D.C. did not assault him, jurors found Thursday. A viral video of the incident proved the sandwich's trajectory, but also its triviality; Sean Charles Dunn became a "symbol of resistance" to the authoritarian crackdown. — Read the rest

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I just spent way too much time browsing Amazon's Japan Store. It's dangerous for anyone who gets excited about well-made office products, tools, toys, and home goods you usually can't find in the United States.

The store curates products directly from Japanese companies and artisans, and the kitchen section is my favorite. — Read the rest

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Microsoft has released the source code for Zork I, II, and III under the MIT open-source license, making the legendary text adventure games freely available for anyone to study, learn from, and play.

"Our goal is simple: to place historically important code in the hands of students, teachers, and developers so they can study it, learn from it, and, perhaps most importantly, play it," Microsoft announced on its blog. — Read the rest

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Sabrina Carpenter called White House video "evil and disgusting" after they set footage of arrests to her music, reports The New Republic.

The White House posted a video of people being arrested — pinned to the ground, handcuffed — set to Sabrina Carpenter's sexually charged song "Juno." — Read the rest

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Tardigrades shocked scientists in 2008 by surviving 10 days in low Earth orbit. A simple plant has outdone the hardy water bears. Moss attached to the outside of the ISS survived in space for nine months, and may be capable of much longer periods. — Read the rest

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