elections DNC's new rules: cutting superdelegates from 715 to 315, making their votes reflect the wishes of their states Cory Doctorow
Post-truth is pre-fascism Excellent Atlantic article about QAnon and how it is becoming an anti-Enlightenment religion Mark Frauenfelder
Gadgets Think you can’t draw? This package of expert training might just change your mind. Boing Boing's Shop
Business House Judiciary demands Jeff Bezos testify on Amazon's alleged misuse of third-party seller data Xeni Jardin
security 95% of America's largest voting districts' mailservers lack basic anti-phishing protection Cory Doctorow
elections When Republicans say "How will you pay for Medicare for All?" Democrats should answer: "Mexico will pay for it" Cory Doctorow
web theory Freedom House: Thanks to social media, internet freedom is down for the the ninth straight year Cory Doctorow
class war How the British left should seize this moment to strip finance of its political clout Cory Doctorow
toronto Leaked document reveals that Sidewalk Labs' Toronto plans for private taxation, private roads, charter schools, corporate cops and judges, and punishment for people who choose privacy Cory Doctorow
russia Trump's former Russia adviser Fiona Hill to testify on Giuliani, Sondland, 'shadow Ukraine policy' before Congress: Reports Xeni Jardin
impeachment Mitt Romney almost-kinda-sorta gets close to saying Trump did a bad thing Jason Weisberger
canada Critical essays (including mine) discuss Toronto's plan to let Google build a surveillance-based "smart city" along its waterfront Cory Doctorow
