Happy Mutants The American Burqini, and modesty throughout the ages. Xeni Jardin

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Civlib London cops finally apologise for mugging geek — four years later Cory Doctorow

Copyfight France adopts law that lets entertainment goons take your family off the net if one member is accused (without evidence) of violating copyright Cory Doctorow

Kids Puerto Rican education system bans kids' books Cory Doctorow

politics JUSTICE Act: a bill to restore the Bill of Rights to America Cory Doctorow

politics Europeans! Call your MEP to protect Net Neutrality Cory Doctorow

Civlib Rich Seattle suburbs install ubiquitous surveillance cameras, cops follow all "suspicious" vehicles Cory Doctorow

Civlib Russia: Journalists' advocacy group digs into unsolved murders of 17 reporters. Xeni Jardin

politics Obama gets mixed grade on privacy issues in EPIC report Xeni Jardin

Book When Guantánamo came to America: "Zeitoun." Xeni Jardin

politics Two Muslim guys photo-blog 30 NYC mosques in 30 days Xeni Jardin

Copyfight Brits: sign petitition to kill proposal to disconnect accused infringers from the net! Cory Doctorow

politics Brutal police violence at Berlin "Freedom not Fear" demonstration Cory Doctorow

Funny Randall Munroe reading to benefit EFF, San Francisco, Sept 21 Cory Doctorow

Happy Mutants UK: Treatment of (gay) genius mathematician Alan Turing "appalling" Xeni Jardin

Copyfight Lawyers for TV überdouche Glenn Beck go after satirical website, saying the url itself is defamatory Xeni Jardin

Funny Interview with John Marcotte, author of bill to ban divorce Mark Frauenfelder

politics UK police watchdog finally gets off its butt to investigate terrorism detention-and-search of children, theft of electronics Cory Doctorow

politics More on court ruling against Ashcroft and "preventative detention" under Bush administration Xeni Jardin