News Bully cop tickets black man for made-up law of not having ID while walking Carla Sinclair

sponsored CBD on Amazon: Not Such a Great Deal Boing Boing

police In Portlandia, police confiscated chickpeas and White Claw Thom Dunn

tabloids Kim Jong-un is dead, Prince Andrew is broke, and Kobe Bryant killed himself, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan

coronavirus Here are the 5 kinds of pandemic villains who are making things worse for the rest of us Mark Frauenfelder

politics WATCH: Fox News hosts say coronavirus is fake news, then change their tune Rob Beschizza

satire Marco Rubio's recent rant on socialism accidentally proved Marx right Thom Dunn

eff In serving big company interests, copyright is in crisis Cory Doctorow

ice New undercover recruitments recordings expose ICE's entrapment tactics at their fake university Thom Dunn

fonts TT2020: an old-timey typewriter typeface that doesn't look fake Rob Beschizza

police A bunch of rookie cops have recently been fired for doing bad things. Let's think about that for a moment. Thom Dunn

politics Devin Nunes: 'It’s possible' I talked to Lev Parnas Xeni Jardin

News UPDATED: Tony Robbins accused of sexually assaulting high schooler at summer camp Xeni Jardin

Business New 5G vulnerabilities could put phone users at risk Xeni Jardin

law Feds sue Match.com after users complain of swindles and spam Rob Beschizza

twitter Twitter bans more psyops accounts: China, UAE, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Spain, and Ecuador Xeni Jardin

law Creating a "coercion resistant" communications system Cory Doctorow

Business Adblocking: How about nah? Cory Doctorow

pranks Guy pulls a Breaking Bad prank and it goes over too well Mark Frauenfelder