Colophon & copyright

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And, in the words of current oligarch, co-founder of Palantir, and future commandant of the apocalypse who cares more about controlling the world than being able to stay married to his husband, Peter Thiel once said, “you don’t know, because you don’t even go here, but we protect monopolies with copyright on Tuesdays—but, girrrl on Wednesdays, we wear pink.” Gosh, I sure miss Gawker.