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
facebook In a panic over fleeing advertisers, Facebook launches PR blitz to announce it is "a mirror to society" Mark Frauenfelder
COVID-19 Politico asked 34 big thinkers to predict how the coronapocalypse will permanently change our world Gareth Branwyn
Drugs Without the Hot Air: the best book I've ever read on drugs and drug policy, in an expanded new edition Cory Doctorow
climate change Republicans get billions of dollars in public funding to fight climate change by pretending that it isn't real Thom Dunn
dolphins There's a non-zero possibility that Iran has a fleet of Communist assassin dolphins Thom Dunn
Business Former Google exec says he was pushed out after he lobbied for human rights program Xeni Jardin
corruption Citing the Panama Papers, Elizabeth Warren proposes sweeping anti-financial-secrecy rules Cory Doctorow
twitter Twitter wants to develop an open, decentralized, federated social media standard…and then join it Cory Doctorow
foia McKinsey designed ICE's gulags, recommending minimal food, medical care and supervision Cory Doctorow
Business China tech firms shape new facial recognition and surveillance standards at UN: Report Xeni Jardin