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Colombia’s clampdown against demonstrators in 2021 was the first time Venom had ever been used in Latin America, and one of the most brutal examples of its indiscriminate use by police against civilians anywhere in the world. 📸: Wil Sands 8/ https://t.co/5DMCNgICas — PolitiTweet.org

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Like manufacturers of firearms, Combined Systems have federal firearm licenses and federal explosive licenses. However, there is no federal regulation that distinguishes lethal from less-lethal firearms. 7/ — PolitiTweet.org

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When the smoke cleared that night in Popayan, protester Sebastian Munera was lying on the ground with a fist-sized hole in his neck, bleeding out onto the pavement. The result of a canister fired by the "non-lethal" Venom. 📸: Wil Sands 6/ https://t.co/xsBqofRDc1 — PolitiTweet.org

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The Venom multi-launchers are manufactured, assembled, and shipped from nearly 3,000 miles away, in the Rust Belt of western Pennsylvania. 📸: Wil Sands 5/ https://t.co/KCaZZMctPl — PolitiTweet.org

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The projectiles were launched from a remote-controlled launcher called a Venom, made by the US firm Combined Systems, Inc. Long used by the US Marine Corps for combat operations in Iraq, Venom is capable of firing up to 30 tear-gas or flash-bang canisters at a time. 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Without warning, a rapid succession of deafening blasts echoed down the block. A barrage of blunt, barely visible projectiles ricocheted against the shuttered windows, off shields and bodies, as the street filled with a dense fog of tear gas. 📸: Wil Sands 3/ https://t.co/m7Cw7jQb4D — PolitiTweet.org

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In Popayán, Colombia, a small city about 250 miles southwest of Bogotá, in the spring of 2021, scores of young demonstrators were crouching behind a line of homemade shields, trying to hold back the authorities. 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Since the 1920s, law enforcement and military experts have described less-lethal crowd-control devices as a “humane” alternative to conventional arms. Here’s how America’s sketchy “less-lethal” weapons industry exports its brand of violence world-wide: https://t.co/iJK0nIlksL 1/ https://t.co/emnv3XRJsF — PolitiTweet.org

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New Covid-19 variants have rendered existing antibody drugs ineffective against the virus. Immunocompromised people are especially at risk, so where do we go from here? 📸: Jonathan Nackstrand/Getty Images https://t.co/Kc92KfZbPR https://t.co/85So5UlHLH — PolitiTweet.org

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Antibody drugs have kept high-risk patients out of the hospital. Over the past two years, the FDA authorized a handful of them for the treatment of mild to moderate Covid-19, but one by one, all of them faltered as the virus mutated. https://t.co/wDY3XJVwbT — PolitiTweet.org

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Say goodbye to Monterey and hello to Ventura—MacOS Ventura, that is. MacOS 13, Apple’s latest operating system is finally available for download. We've gathered all the top features available with MacOS Ventura and tell you how to download it. https://t.co/MD760HxJ83 — PolitiTweet.org

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Russian antiwar activists primarily relied on Telegram to communicate, but the app has the capacity to share nearly any confidential information a government requests. https://t.co/Tm9JIh62Iy — PolitiTweet.org

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US lawmakers are working together to kiss TikTok goodbye for good—but it might not be as easy as they expected. https://t.co/UedAEUgdgD — PolitiTweet.org

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US lawmakers are working together to kiss TikTok goodbye for good—but it might not be as easy as they expected. https://t.co/murkiYaZIG — PolitiTweet.org

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“Esports are unusually unstable compared to other sports and still command only a relatively niche audience even among people who regularly play or watch video games.” https://t.co/Qw91wIJ0XE — PolitiTweet.org

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Samsung says the cameras in the new S23 smartphones are the most powerful one they've ever put in a smartphone. The S23 Ultra's camera now boasts 200-megapixels! More here: https://t.co/Wa0t8vfD88 📸: @JulianChokkattu https://t.co/8ojYKd0HCE — PolitiTweet.org

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Say hello to the new Samsung Galaxy S23 series feature the S23, S23+ and the S23 Ultra. Today's #SamsungUnpacked is actually filmed by one of them. Read all about them here: https://t.co/Wa0t8vfD88 #SamsungUnpacked https://t.co/5Kkgh5rWzU — PolitiTweet.org

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A tiny village in Scotland is taking a risky bet on rocket launches. Will it blast them out from a history of inquity, or send their community into flames? Read the full feature: https://t.co/udnUjVxayB 🎨: @annahuix https://t.co/0e7y3BvNU5 — PolitiTweet.org

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Artificial intelligence might just be dumber than humans after all. https://t.co/E0LdWoNUXD — PolitiTweet.org

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Police are secretly using facial recognition to reduce crime and identify possible suspects, but sometimes even AI gets it wrong. https://t.co/XVAnfKIMuy — PolitiTweet.org

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Every week, @epsneider highlights the best and weirdest stories from @WIRED’s iconic archive. You can sign up to receive the Classics newsletter for free here: https://t.co/AUlCqnpTaV — PolitiTweet.org

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Don't waste time finding something to watch. These are our WIRED recommendations the best movies to stream on Amazon right now. https://t.co/aK5CxRBRsH — PolitiTweet.org

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Crispr is moving into agriculture and climate space to radically improve human health in a holistic way that can better safeguard our society and enable millions of people around the world to flourish. https://t.co/KDUPnywP9e — PolitiTweet.org

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Move over, Google. if you’re seeking less specific, more entertaining results—a search process more akin to social discovery—then TikTok is making a strong play. https://t.co/dP81A9GYav — PolitiTweet.org

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You don't have to do this anymore. the real thing is almost here. (From 2014) https://t.co/p9H0RCufAZ — PolitiTweet.org

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A public education app exposed the data of millions of students and teachers to hackers, scammers, and virtually anyone who knew where to look for over a year. https://t.co/7Tn4adc9Hr — PolitiTweet.org

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In a series called Tested, session guitarist and songwriter, Jim Lills brings you along on his personal journey as he compares various components of the electric guitar & its many accessories aiming to determine what makes the biggest difference in sound. https://t.co/gTZFkAxcNX — PolitiTweet.org

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@DxEverywhere, a group of animal rights activists, released recordings that are the first to reveal what really happens inside a US pig slaughterhouse gas chamber. Warning: The following video shows the killing of pigs in a CO2 gas chamber. Viewer discretion is advised. https://t.co/FjtylRDm8u — PolitiTweet.org

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Make sure your furry friend doesn't have a field day the next time you leave the house with these awesome pet cameras. https://t.co/HqmtihdJUg — PolitiTweet.org

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Algorithmiq is developing ways to counteract the noise that afflicts quantum computers: not the whir of a cooling fan, but the tiny environmental changes that can nudge qubits out of a delicate state called superposition. https://t.co/VlfDpG8UOz — PolitiTweet.org