politics WATCH: Trump claims 'coup' against him led by Mueller, 'I didn't need a gun' to defeat 'attempted overthrow' Xeni Jardin

Ukraine Ukrainian war hero detained for maybe trying to start a coup Seamus Bellamy

politics The neoliberal politicians who impeached Brazil's president and took over are imploding in spectacular corruption scandals Cory Doctorow

picks Turkey coup: military says it controls country Rob Beschizza

Gadgets Busuu can teach you your favorite foreign language and you’ll have worldwide help Boing Boing's Shop

guns Not first rodeo for gun-toting St. Louis couple Rob Beschizza

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

politics Here's where Donald Trump is dining with rich donors tonight, raising $10 million with tickets at $580,600 per couple Xeni Jardin

free speech Why Harper's "Letter on Justice and Open Debate" is dumb Mark Frauenfelder

video Watch this animation of a dream filled with optical illusions Andrea James

Barbados If you can work remotely, Barbados want you to come and stay for a year Mark Frauenfelder

futility closet Two settlers disappeared from a small Eastern Pacific island in 1934 Futility Closet

black lives matter Angry couple tries to paint over city-approved BLM mural, community fights back Carla Sinclair

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

racism Lawyer for gun-toting St. Louis couple describes his clients as "melanin-deficient human beings" Thom Dunn

facebook In a panic over fleeing advertisers, Facebook launches PR blitz to announce it is "a mirror to society" Mark Frauenfelder

racism Karen's Got a Gun, the song Rob Beschizza

racism St Louis couple point guns at peaceful protestors on street by mansion Rob Beschizza

sponsored It's Time for Silicon Valley To Finish Its Job of Disrupting the Racist Drug War Boing Boing

Business Colin Kaepernick joining the board of Medium David Pescovitz