security My review of Sandworm: an essential guide to the new, reckless world of "cyberwarfare" Cory Doctorow

russia Leaked Kremlin memos reveal plan to destabilize Ukraine Cory Doctorow

youtube Watch this maker restore a WWI lighter made from a bullet Andrea James

politics Trump wants 25% cut in US military fund to deter Russian aggression Xeni Jardin

dolphins There's a non-zero possibility that Iran has a fleet of Communist assassin dolphins Thom Dunn

picks Maria Butina wants your money Xeni Jardin

politics Read the full text of the Mueller report here, as redacted by Barr Xeni Jardin

Bystander Effect No one stopped this museum visitor from removing a painting from the wall and walking out with it Mark Frauenfelder

tech Slack reportedly bans Iranian users, even if they're not in Iran Rob Beschizza

trump Moscow might have nukes in Crimea, hacked EU cables warn Xeni Jardin

trump Ukraine asks Canada to continue training troops to oppose Russia's invasive bullshit Seamus Bellamy

politics Trump-Putin meeting at G20 is…back on? Says Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Xeni Jardin

picks What 'Independence Day' Is Like In Transnistria, An Unrecognized Country Inside Moldova Katherine Leipper

putin Russians' support for Putin drops off a cliff after pension cuts Cory Doctorow

politics Pompeo: U.S. won't recognize Russia annexation of Crimea Xeni Jardin

sweden Sweden sends "If War Comes" booklet to all of its 4.8 million households Carla Sinclair

happy mutants How to Win Friends and Convince People to Watch Eurovision Catherynne Valente

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

crime @CrimeADay tweets one federal crime a day, and most of them are weird Mark Frauenfelder

trump Occam's Razor and 'the worst case' in Trump's Russia scandal align Jason Weisberger