makers In an engineering paper, bunnie Huang and Ed Snowden describe a malware-resistant hardware Iphone privacy overlay Cory Doctorow

facebook Facebook makes 'Boogaloo' groups advocating US civil war harder to find, after arrest of participants plotting violence Xeni Jardin

podcasts A new podcast explores the CIA's involvement with writing a hit song for the Scorpions Thom Dunn

politics Trump spoke with Russia's Putin today, wonder what advice Vladimir gave Donald Xeni Jardin

Technology Damien Patton, CEO of tech surveillance company Banjo, once helped KKK shoot up a synagogue: Report Xeni Jardin

politics Trump was briefed on coronavirus 12+ times in Jan-Feb, kept downplaying it Xeni Jardin

Boston Marathon A healthcare worker ran her own Boston Marathon to spell out "Boston Strong" but she spelled it wrong Thom Dunn

Drugs Without the Hot Air: the best book I've ever read on drugs and drug policy, in an expanded new edition Cory Doctorow

Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson's daughter Christina on the new edition of her father's book, Ishtar Rising Mark Frauenfelder

Business FTC orders Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft to provide details on prior acquisitions of small companies Xeni Jardin

gifs Original 3D dancing baby model found and rendered in high resolution Rob Beschizza

Gadgets Take your gaming to the next level with these chairs and desks Boing Boing's Shop

police A new study further confirms that most crime TV shows are good PR for cops Thom Dunn

crime White nationalists planned to murder cops and pro-gun protesters in Virginia Cory Doctorow

fashion Boda Boda fashion show: equipping Nairobi motor taxi drivers with outfits to match their glorious bikes Cory Doctorow

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

Environment Greta Thunberg has a crisply articulated demand Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz

privacy AI Now's annual report: stop doing "emotion detection"; stop "socially sensitive" facial recognition; make AI research diverse and representative — and more Cory Doctorow

law Do It For State: epic domain name shakedown article Rob Beschizza