trumpism Correlates of Trump voting: searches for erectile dysfunction, hair loss, how to get girls, penis enlargement, penis size, steroids, testosterone and Viagra Cory Doctorow
corruption The US has spent $122B training foreign cops and soldiers in 150+ countries, but isn't sure who Cory Doctorow
sponsored It's Time for Silicon Valley To Finish Its Job of Disrupting the Racist Drug War Boing Boing
politics Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot has 2 words for Donald Trump: 'It starts with F and ends with U' Xeni Jardin
podcasts A new podcast explores the CIA's involvement with writing a hit song for the Scorpions Thom Dunn
tabloids Predator priests, Game of Thrones, and why Italians don’t use Viagra, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow
privacy New York Times analyzes a leaked set of location data from a private broker, sounds the alarm Cory Doctorow
los angeles Hollywood assistants are the latest group to come together, share their salaries, and demand better working conditions Thom Dunn
uk Opendemocracy: the Libdems tried to censor our article about their sale of voter data, then used a forged email to intimidate us Cory Doctorow
Business A sweeping new tech bill from Silicon Valley Democrats promises privacy, interoperability, and protection from algorithmic discrimination and manipulation Cory Doctorow
corruption 1 in 14 Trump appointees is a former lobbyist, four times the rate under Obama Cory Doctorow
Journalism After a police raid, a Nicaraguan cartoonist has found sanctuary in the United States Thom Dunn
late stage capitalism #29leaks: someone leaked 15 years' worth of data from London's most notorious shell-company factory Cory Doctorow
health After Propublica expose, the "nonprofit," "Christian" Memphis University Hospital suspends practice of suing the shit out of poor people Cory Doctorow
