picks Vindictive Trump dragged on providing aid to 188,000 Americans displaced by Oroville dam crisis Jason Weisberger

trump Trump threatens to pull federal support of California universities Jason Weisberger

california California gets ready to punch back Jason Weisberger

trump John Bolton's book, packed with dirt on Trump, is out tomorrow Rob Beschizza

coronavirus State governors are taking to smuggling PPE to get around the feds Thom Dunn

frakes Jonathan Frakes asking important questions Rob Beschizza

books Boing Boing's 28 favorite books in 2019 Rob Beschizza

animals Chinese farmers breeding pigs as heavy as polar bears Rob Beschizza

Nick Fury Is Scaramucci assembling the Avengers, or the Bad News Bears? Jason Weisberger

politics Only jerks are invited to Trump social media summit Xeni Jardin

politics Elizabeth Warren profile: portrait of a savvy politician who appeals to working people, and who can get stuff done Cory Doctorow

trumpism The NRA begs gun nuts for donations, spends lavishly on its board of directors and execs Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Most Americans want a 70% tax rate on earnings over $10,000,000 Cory Doctorow

Technology Arizona: People are violently attacking driverless cars from Google/Alphabet's Waymo Xeni Jardin

News Vladimir Putin's old Stasi ID card discovered Xeni Jardin

Copyfight Taylor Swift makes a payout to all Universal artists a clause in her new record deal Cory Doctorow

guns Washington State county sheriff refuses to enforce new gun laws Seamus Bellamy

Business Patagonia wants the outdoor industry to start a pro-public lands movement as powerful as the NRA Cory Doctorow

picks What 'Independence Day' Is Like In Transnistria, An Unrecognized Country Inside Moldova Katherine Leipper

politics Roy Moore sues Sacha Baron Cohen over "pedophile detector" stunt Rob Beschizza