class war The Gates Foundation spent $775m on a Big Data education project that was worse than useless Cory Doctorow

military US Navy bans hemp shampoos, lotions, and soaps David Pescovitz

activism How to be a guerrilla theatre activist David Pescovitz

music Eddy Grant sues Trump campaign for copyright infringement over "Electric Avenue" David Pescovitz

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tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Games Peculiarities and miscellanea of the Street Fighter series Rob Beschizza

pandemic In an ominous sign for economy, 32% of US fell short on July housing payments Mark Frauenfelder

#deletefacebook Facebook is still running white nationalist advertising Mark Frauenfelder

sponsored If Cannabis Is “A Potential Way To Prevent COVID-19” Then Why Is Trump Blocking Research? Boing Boing

News WHO says 'evidence emerging' airborne COVID-19 spread may be a threat indoors Xeni Jardin

rona Screaming man threatens shoppers at Florida Costco Rob Beschizza

politics Kanye not actually running for president yet Rob Beschizza

statues There are 43 giant stone Presidential heads crumbling in a field in Virginia Thom Dunn

music This ska-jazz cover of the Animal Crossing: New Horizons theme is everything Rusty Blazenhoff

Space US silver dollar coin design commemorating astronaut/schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe David Pescovitz

corruption Trump administration gave a $700M bailout to a $70M truck company after it allegedly defrauded the Pentagon Thom Dunn

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advertising French ad authority bans e-bike commercial because it "discredits the automobile sector" Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids America set to be nuked, anarchy in the US, and the men who knew too much, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan