coronavirus How the coronavirus response reveals the arbitrary bullshit of so many US policies Thom Dunn

nihilism Two great deep-dives mine the endless hole at the bottom of Mitch McConnell's inhumanity Thom Dunn

protest Nicaragua continues to be on its bullshit Seamus Bellamy

News Racism via dress code is not uncommon Jason Weisberger

privacy Linkedin to libraries: drop dead Cory Doctorow

france Famous racist does everyone a favor and dies Seamus Bellamy

privacy WSJ: Yahoo plans to scan users' messages for data to sell to advertisers Seamus Bellamy

Copyfight Antivirus maker Sentinelone uses copyright claims to censor video of security research that revealed defects in its products Cory Doctorow

politics Trump threatens to revoke security clearance of intel chiefs who criticize him (LOL, half those guys lost theirs already) Xeni Jardin

News Facebook moderation guidelines leaked Rob Beschizza

Gadgets FTC orders manufacturers to cut it out with the unenforceable "Warranty Void if Removed" stickers Cory Doctorow

Business Just because Cambridge Analytica tells its customers it can sway elections, it doesn't follow that they're any good at it Cory Doctorow

donald trump Facebook bans British bigots Seamus Bellamy

News RNC backs Trump's military transgender ban: A 'disqualifying psychological and physical' condition Xeni Jardin

corruption Peak no-fucks-given Jeff Sessions boosts asset forfeitures Cory Doctorow

Kids In Rhode Island, students and parents must let schools spy on them day and night through their laptops Cory Doctorow

picks Facebook is still a gun marketplace Mike Monteiro

Science Why all scientific diet research turns out to be bullshit Cory Doctorow

offworld No gay nudity on Twitch, but blue alien boobs are fine Leigh Alexander

copyright Hakim, the Masked Gamer of Minneapolis Rob Beschizza