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Students Boycott, Destroy Newspaper that Criticized Black Lives Matter

A group of students at Wesleyan University are demanding “safe space” for students of color and declaring they intend to “dispose of” copies of the school newspaper found on campus until their demands are met. The demands arose after the paper ran an opinion piece critical of the Black Lives Matter movement last week.

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CAIR Calls in FBI… Over Spray Paint

The Council On American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), an American Muslim advocacy group with deep ties to Islamist outfits, has asked for the FBI to step in and investigate a purported case of vandalism against a mosque in Kentucky.

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Hacking: Internet Lines Cut in California

You might call it old-school hacking—the kind of hacking you do with an axe. California police are dealing with a rash of attacks on Internet fiber optic cables. An incident Monday night brought the total number of attacks to 15 since last summer.

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Canada’s ‘HitchBOT’ Destroyed in Philadelphia

HitchBOT’s co-creators Frauke Zeller and David Smith said Monday that they’ve been overwhelmed with support and offers to revive the robot since it was vandalized beyond repair and left on a street in Philadelphia on Saturday and they are considering rebuilding it.

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‘Silent Disco’ Hits San Francisco

Scores of celebratory San Franciscans dancing to synced headphone tunes joined Thursday in a trendy silent disco for the re-opening of San Francisco’s $20.5 million remodeled Dolores Park.

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Drone Vandal Tags Gigantic NYC Kendall Jenner Billboard

Wednesday morning, a notorious New York City graffiti artist and vandal used a hacked Phantom drone to deface Kendall Jenner’s face on one of New York City’s largest billboards. Thursday he told Wired his use of a drone for vandalism was likely just the beginning.

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Video: Accused Vandal Rants ‘Sexist Argument’ to Conservative Female Candidate

“It’s a sexist argument that a blonde can occupy the office,” ranted 2010 Alaska Assembly candidate Joshua Whittaker on video to Anchorage mayoral candidate and conservative State Assemblywoman Amy Demboski. She says she caught him walking toward one of her large campaign signs “with a box cutter.” This came after reports that at least 18 of Demboski’s signs had been vandalized.

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