security Man discovers he has been impersonated on Amazon by a money-launderer selling $555 "books" full of computer-generated word salad Cory Doctorow
politics Carl Bernstein: Trump 'delusional' & danger to national security — McMaster, Tillerson, Bolton, Mattis, Kelly Xeni Jardin
tabloids An Epstein tell-all, a vengeful Queen wannabe, and Harry & Meghan’s final insult, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
corruption Defense contractors gleefully report record earnings in divisions that bid on "classified" projects, the fastest-growing part of the Pentagon's budget Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Margaret Atwood's "The Testaments": a long-awaited Handmaid's Tale sequel fulfills its promise Cory Doctorow
corruption Hunter Biden's Ukraine gig was corrupt, just not in the way Republican conspiracists claim it was Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Med students are being paid to act as Instagram "influencers" on behalf of cosmetics and other products Cory Doctorow
moral panics 1978 NBC news segment on the horrors of The Sex Pistols coming to America Mark Frauenfelder
corruption Defense contractors already making millions off detention of immigrant kids in #TrumpsCamps Xeni Jardin
fake news Royal twins, Robert Blake’s murder confession, and the secret to long life, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
Gadgets The business-logic of Silicon Valley means that it can only make creepy, surveillant, pointless "smart" sex toys Cory Doctorow
happy mutants China's private data-brokers will sell you full dossiers on anyone in the country Cory Doctorow
class war Giving companies more money (loans, tax-breaks) only increases investor payouts, not expansion Cory Doctorow
