Business Camp Fire: PG&E pleads guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for negligence in California’s worst wildfire Xeni Jardin
Harvey Weinstein In unsealed court papers, Weinstein suggested Jennifer Aniston should be killed for complaining about him Mark Frauenfelder
law Mass convictions of local warlords for 2009 massacre revive faith in Philippines' justice system Cory Doctorow
News NJ to expunge criminal records of many pot offenders, and restore voting rights for 80,000+ convicts Xeni Jardin
Right Man Syndrome McDonald's customer sentenced to 3 years in prison for throwing hot coffee in employee's face Mark Frauenfelder
authoritarianism Cops and spooks all over the world rely on a junk-science "walking polygraph" method to steer their investigation Cory Doctorow
corruption The corrupt Brazilian prosecutors who locked up Lula now want to release him, to make him less sympathetic Cory Doctorow
christ what an asshole Pressed about Amazon deforestation, Bolsonaro proposes only shitting on alternate days to remediate climate change Cory Doctorow
Science The new £50 notes will feature Alan Turing (whilst HMG proposes bans on Turing complete computers AND working crypto) Cory Doctorow
china Hong Kong's #612strike uprising is alive to surveillance threats, but its countermeasures are woefully inadequate Cory Doctorow
bong bong California inmates can have marijuana in prison so long as they don't smoke or eat it David Pescovitz
late stage capitalism UPDATE: New York State goes after the Sackler family's opioid fortune, claims they funneled their Oxy millions through offshore laundries Cory Doctorow
corruption An end-run around Citizens United: passing state laws that ban rewarding campaign donors with political favors Cory Doctorow
