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This day in history

2002, 2012, 2017, 2021.

Cory Doctorow
2 min readMay 6, 2022

#20yrsago Emulating an IBM mainframe on a Psion palmtop https://web.archive.org/web/20020605082600/http://www.conmicro.cx/hercules/

#10yrsago New Kansas abortion bill lets doctors lie to patients, withhold cancer treatmenthttps://web.archive.org/web/20120508004509/https://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/05/04/478174/kansas-anti-abortion-bill-would-force-doctors-to-warn-women-of-false-cancer-risk/

#5yrsago In Oklahoma, a law to bankrupt groups that organize political protests https://theintercept.com/2017/05/06/oklahoma-governor-signs-anti-protest-law-imposing-huge-fines-on-conspirator-organizations/

#5yrsago Soupy Leaves Home: a masterpiece of YA graphic storytelling, about hobos on the open road https://memex.craphound.com/2017/05/06/soupy-leaves-home-a-masterpiece-of-ya-graphic-storytelling-about-hobos-on-the-open-road/

#5yrsago Idaho GOP Congressjerk: “Nobody dies because they don’t have access to health care” https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/article149013339.html>

#1yrago NY AG attributes Net Neutrality fraud to telcos: 18 million fraudulent comments filed in the FCC docket https://pluralistic.net/2021/05/06/boogeration/#pais-lies

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Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow

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