pollution A pandemic seems like a great time to *checks notes* weaken regulations on toxic pollutants? Thom Dunn

Games Gamer who attacked wife on livestream reinstated by Twitch (UPDATE: banned again) Rob Beschizza

tumblr Before Tumblr switched off access to NSFW blogs, it blocked archivists who were trying to preserve them Cory Doctorow

flowers Do you have trouble keeping your plants alive? Try this Atreyu and Artax flower pot set. Thom Dunn

tabloids An Epstein tell-all, a vengeful Queen wannabe, and Harry & Meghan’s final insult, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tips Getting rid of silverfish with lavender oil Mark Frauenfelder

Business Goodbye Libra, hello Facebook Pay Xeni Jardin

politics William Barr, Nihilist: 'Everyone dies' Xeni Jardin

Milo Yiannopoulos Milo Yiannopolous plays the victim in Facebook tirade Gina Loukareas

bugs New tick menace has the potential to spread terrifying viruses Seamus Bellamy

Science Mice can get into amazingly tight spaces Seamus Bellamy

Reviews This device lets me work in mosquito-free bliss Seamus Bellamy

discrimination ICE agents remove legal foreign worker from farm, threaten farmer when questioned about having a warrant Seamus Bellamy

ice ICE lawyer used his position to steal personal information from immigrants Seamus Bellamy

picks I rode Amtrak's Coast Starlight the wrong direction. I still loved it. Jason Weisberger

motorcycle Hunter Thompson's Ducati 900 Supersport review Jason Weisberger

History Everyday antisemitism: a 1936 letter from Germany to America Rob Beschizza

science fiction In defense of left-wing space utopias Cory Doctorow

Weird Creepy Mall Santas Rob Beschizza

trump Brexit: a timeline of the coming slow-motion car-crash Cory Doctorow