This is based on the what-if scenario of a group of pirates operating a rogue trade under the nose of the Dutch East India Company, during its exclusive monopoly. More Information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company

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The story for today is based on the voluntary administration of leading online bookseller ‘Booktopia’ and what such development means for the book-reading world. In particular, what would a former notable bookseller have to say of such a predicament? (A tribute to Larry McMurtry). See more on the story here: https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/online-bookseller-booktopia-enters-voluntary-administration-20240703-p5jqpb.html

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This is a fictional account of the creation of the Kelly Gang’s infamous suits of armor. They were rumored to have been constructed from donated metals out in the bush. More information can be found here:

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The feeling that only a free man with time to kill could enjoy.

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The fictional scenario of the other person whose life was intertwined with that of the Wikileaks founder: https://www.vox.com/media/356911/julian-assange-espionage-act-wikileaks-chelsea-manning-whistleblower-ed-snowden-reality-winner-iraq

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Co-pilots of a private plane discuss the circumstances of their passenger who remains unnamed on the flight manifest. Based on this: https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/julian-assange-expected-to-plead-guilty-to-us-espionage-charge-document-says-20240625-p5joh5.html

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This is an account of the writing process of today’s fiction and the horrible realization that came with a little post-fact googling.

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Helen Starkweather was the mother of Charles Starkweather. This is a fictional account of a day in her life.

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This story is not based on anything other than an attempt to summon the unconscious into receiving and then re-transmitting something that the netherworld would like to have submitted on file for us all.

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This is a fictional account of a scene from this documentary by The New Yorker - A Look Inside a Taliban Courtroom | Swift Justice | The New Yorker Documentary -

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