authoritarianism Climate purge: Trump demands list of Department of Energy climate negotiators Cory Doctorow

education A database of professors who've traumatized the right's pampered little Special Snowflakes Cory Doctorow

politics Gun control is a great idea, terrorist watchlists are bullshit Cory Doctorow

racism NRA TV was so racist even the NRA says it was racist Rob Beschizza

insects Did the US try to weaponize ticks? David Pescovitz

leaks #TelegramGate: leaks show Puerto Rico's appointed officials mocking the dead as hurricanes devastate the island Cory Doctorow

fortnite Fortnite forces console cross-play for Xbox One and PS4 Jason Weisberger

picks Israeli spyware firm NSO Group 're-acquired' by founders Xeni Jardin

music Listen to this reverb, as a vocalist sings 'Rejoice' Xeni Jardin

media Nicaragua moves to silence independent media and NGOs critical of government Seamus Bellamy

Entertainment Taylor Swift used facial recognition tech at concerts to spy on stalkers Xeni Jardin

social malaise This 70-year-old book about racist mass movements perfectly describes Trumpism Mark Frauenfelder

corruption Mining the Panama Papers and other leaks to reveal the hidden looting of West Africa by its corrupt elite Cory Doctorow

facebook The emerging split in modern trustbusting: Alexander Hamilton's Fully Automated Luxury Communism vs Thomas Jefferson's Redecentralization Cory Doctorow

freedom of the press Report: Freedom of the Press in decline around the world Seamus Bellamy

uk Teachers on four continents stage mass strikes Cory Doctorow

spooks Reality Winner profile is a beautiful portrait of a brilliant, principled patriot who messed up Cory Doctorow

futurism A great look back at Soviet futurism Andrea James

christ what an asshole The world recoils as Turkey's president steals dictatorial powers (but Trump congratulates him) Cory Doctorow

Internet Martin Shkreli buying domain names of people who write about him Rob Beschizza