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How a pot crisis restarted a conversation about public banking in America.

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RIDING A HIGH LOANS FOR STONERS The Ultimate Cash Crop newrepublic.com How a pot crisis restarted a conversation about public banking in America. PURE FLAVOR An MSG Convert Visits The High Church Of Umami newyorker.com Olive oil, kosher salt and monosodium glutamate end up in almost everything I prepare — the MSG, with its savory chemical magic, is particularly useful as rocket fuel for dishes of raw fruits and vegetables. STRANGE BREW Where Spring Break Lasts Forever topic.com Five days at the Lani Kai, a resort in Fort Myers, Florida where spring break has been going strong for over two decades. ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER DIGNIFIED DOLLAR Basic Income Is Already Transforming Life And Work In A Postindustrial Canadian City motherboard.vice.com In Hamilton, Ontario, a basic income pilot is improving individual lives — but bureaucratic pitfalls and tepid goals can limit its potential. BANKING WE DIGG | SPONSORED Very Cool Bank Alert™ go.radiusbank.com Along with cutting-edge mobile banking technology, Radius Bank's Hybrid account comes with time saving built-ins like budgeting tools and P2P payments and doesn't charge any ATM fees. They'll even reimburse you if other banks do. THE WEEK IN PICTURES THE COLORS OF SATURN The Week's Coolest Space Images digg.com Every day satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system and outer space. Here are the highlights from this week. PICTURE THIS The Best Photography Of The Week digg.com A fashion show inside a Brazilian prison, South Africa's "white-only" squats and the opening of the US's first lynching memorial. THE AGE OF MEN PATRON SAINT OF VIOLENT MISOGYNISTS Elliot Rodger And The 'Incels' Who Canonize Him jezebel.com There is perhaps nothing more potent for the aggrieved followers of Rodger than acting as judge, jury and executioner for any and all women. WHEN EXILE IS TOO KIND What Do We Do With These Men? nytimes.com If we want the #MeToo movement to be about more than just which celebrity will be the next to fall, or whose comeback must be stopped — if we want it to lead to real, lasting and widespread cultural change — we need to talk. About what we do with the bad men. BRUTE FORCE TERRORISM Why Cars Intentionally Ramming Into Crowds Is A Relatively New Problem jalopnik.com This is, in essence, a whole new form of terrorism. VIDEO OF THE DAY WILL KEEP YOU STABLE FOR DAYS Gary Numan's 'Cars' Was Meant To Be Played By This Computer Hardware Orchestra digg.com Gary might not have known upon its writing, but this "floppotron" cover is the song's ultimate destiny. FROM THE DIGG STORE This Is Everything You'd Want In A Cloud Storage Solution store.digg.com It's secure, accessible, speedy and intuitive to use. Not only do you get 2TB of cloud storage and 2TB of download link traffic without taking up any space on your computer, similarly to Dropbox, you can collaborate quickly and easily with upload links and shared folders. Ask Justin Timberlake what it's gonna be after this weekend. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: cars and cities do not mix, electric scooters and San Francisco do not mix and China's social credit system is the start of a dystopia.

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THIS CITY IS UNRECOGNIZABLE WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK Cars Do Not Belong In Cities, And Other Facts digg.com ​Welcome to What We Learned This Week, a digest of the most curiously important facts from the past few days. This week: cars and cities do not mix, electric scooters and San Francisco do not mix and China's social credit system is the start of a dystopia. THE SEATTLE OF POWER 'My Generation Is Never Going To Have That' politico.com In Seattle's red-hot housing market, a group of millennial techies is using data skills to alter the look, and affordability, of their adopted city. IN THE HEAD OF FRED Freddie Foreman Is The Last Of London's Old-School Gangsters vice.com We spoke to the director of a new documentary about the one-time Kray associate, and last vestige of a bygone age. MORTGAGES WE DIGG | SPONSORED Homeownership May Be More Attainable Than You Think better.com If you're thinking about buying a home and want a real answer to how much house you can afford, Better Mortgage just may be your best bet. Take 3 minutes to get pre-approved and see your estimated monthly payment. TRY TO KEEP UP JUST THE IMPORTANT BITS Getting Dragged To See 'Infinity War'? This Marvel Spoiler Guide Is For You, Friend digg.com Haven't seen all 18 movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Worried you won't be able to follow all the plot threads of "Infinity War?" Don't worry, we've tried to make things as simple as possible for you. Really. THE RING OF TRUTH That Time My Ex Found The Fake Wedding Registry I'd Made for Us thecut.com As he was putting together a real one with his new fiancée. OR PEWDIEPIE TRYIN' YouTube's Plan To Clean Up The Mess That Made It Rich bloomberg.com Extremist propaganda, dangerous hoaxes, videos of tasered rats — the company is having its worst year ever. Except financially. VIDEO OF THE DAY TECHNICALLY NOT A CLOAK This Is The Closest We'll Ever Get To Having A Real-Life Invisibility Cloak digg.com It's magic! Okay, not really. It's something even better — it's science. IN THE NEWS Koreas Make Nuclear Pledge After Historic Summit Watch The Moment Kim Jong Un Crosses The DMZ And Over The South Korean Border Bill Cosby Convicted Of Drugging And Raping Andrea Constand In 2004 Tom Brokaw Accused Of Sexually Harassing Two Women At NBC In The 1990s Trump-Supporting Duo Diamond And Silk Lied Under Oath Before Congress Amazon Is Increasing The Cost Of Annual Prime Memberships From $99 To $119 FROM THE DIGG STORE The Gold Standard Of Vacuums store.digg.com If you think investing in a good vacuum is unnecessary, then you aren't cleaning hard enough. Dyson doesn't let a single speck of dust escape its cyclonic power, making your life easier and a hell of a lot cleaner. Grab one now while they're $20 off. The Infinity War never ends. But the workweek does. Happy Friday. View the Edition at Digg.com »

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