surveillance Parolee arrested after making and posting video on how to remove ankle monitor with butterknife David Pescovitz

trump #TrumpRaids are coming: ICE raids and mass deportations as early as Sunday in these 10 cities Xeni Jardin

tabloids Aretha Franklin murdered, Kevin Spacey in slaying scandal, and Obama’s secret lover, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Kids Chicago is demanding that children on bail wear private-sector ankle-cuffs with mics that can record them without their consent Cory Doctorow

privacy On the cruelty of ankle-monitors Cory Doctorow

fake news Prince Charles’ love child, Jack Ruby’s faked murder, and Jennifer Aniston’s shattered world, in this week’s tabloids Peter Sheridan

High Intensity Supervision Program Judge: Paul Manafort must keep his ankle monitor on Mark Frauenfelder

slim chances Paul Manafort wants to remove his ankle monitor, offers his Trump Tower condo as collateral Mark Frauenfelder

picks A DIY Peloton at-home stationary cycling solution for introverts Jason Weisberger

corruption ICE agent arrested restaurateur on fake trafficking charges in exchange for free Korean food from rival Cory Doctorow

happy mutants The Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock designed a shoe whose profits will go to Planned Parenthood Cory Doctorow

science fiction Fiction: The Boy Who Made Flowers S.B. Divya

police In Texas, a 12 year old Sikh boy was arrested for "terrorism" over a solar charger Cory Doctorow

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Fiction: Someone to Watch Over Me Angus McIntyre

DRONES How Dan Shapiro created the most-backed game in Kickstarter history Mark Frauenfelder