COVID-19 A train engineer in California took the Trolley Problem way too literally and did it bad Thom Dunn
singer/songwriter A delightful cover of "I Saw A Tiger," the insane country anthem from "Tiger King" Thom Dunn
books 92-year-old's memoir tells the forgotten story of a German official who sabotaged Nazi deportations and saved more Jews than Schindler Cory Doctorow
trump White House Chief of Staff in a rage after leak reveals that Trump congratulated Putin against Cabinet advice Cory Doctorow
Gadgets This meditation cushion is the right way to find your zen and feel comfortable doing it Boing Boing's Shop
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
voter suppression Trump's campaign against mail-in voting is backfiring by discouraging Republican absentee voters Thom Dunn
psychology How Maria Konnikova used her psychology background to be a champion poker player Mark Frauenfelder
voter suppression Kentucky Election Board conveniently cuts 3,500 polling stations ahead of primaries Thom Dunn
facebook Over 30 ex-Facebook employees slam Zuckerberg's inaction on harmful political posts in open letter Carla Sinclair
politics Twitter says it won't remove Trump tweets on deceased former Joe Scarborough staffer Lori Klausutis Xeni Jardin
mitch mcconnell Trump also fired another watchdog investigating Elaine Chao, wife of Mitch McConnell Thom Dunn
Post-truth is pre-fascism Excellent Atlantic article about QAnon and how it is becoming an anti-Enlightenment religion Mark Frauenfelder
tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan