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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Conservatives Descend on Facebook Headquarters

    Facebook invited a group of conservatives to their headquarters in Menlo Park after the web site Gizmodo claimed they were suppressing conservative news. Meanwhile, Google seems to have invited the rest of the world to the Googleplex for their developer conference. We’ll talk about that and more web news in our weekly chat with Xeni Jardin.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 19, 2016 • 1 min read

    Facebook invited a group of conservatives to their headquarters in Menlo Park after the web site Gizmodo claimed they were suppressing conservative news. Meanwhile, Google seems to have invited the rest of the world to the Googleplex for their developer conference. We’ll talk about that and more web news in our weekly chat with Xeni Jardin.

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    The Drought Isn't Over, but Calif. Is Loosening Water Rules
    1. 0:30Despite Ongoing Drought, California Loosens Water Restrictions
    2. 8:58Is Climate Change a Threat to National Security? The US Military Thinks So
    3. 17:45Voters to Decide on Future of California’s Death Penalty
    4. 26:16Anthony Weiner Bares All in a New Documentary
    5. 41:14Conservatives Descend on Facebook HeadquartersYou’re reading this
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    5 of 5
    The Drought Isn't Over, but Calif. Is Loosening Water Rules
    1. 0:30Despite Ongoing Drought, California Loosens Water Restrictions
    2. 8:58Is Climate Change a Threat to National Security? The US Military Thinks So
    3. 17:45Voters to Decide on Future of California’s Death Penalty
    4. 26:16Anthony Weiner Bares All in a New Documentary
    5. 41:14Conservatives Descend on Facebook HeadquartersYou’re reading this
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