surveillance German government giving up on digital reassembly of shredded Stasi files, resorting to manual puzzlings Cory Doctorow

Barbados If you can work remotely, Barbados want you to come and stay for a year Mark Frauenfelder

education Harvard and MIT are suing over the Trump administration's student immigration ruling Thom Dunn

sponsored If Cannabis Is “A Potential Way To Prevent COVID-19” Then Why Is Trump Blocking Research? Boing Boing

Technology Finally revealed: identity of hacker blamed for stealing from 300+ companies and governments, in 44 countries Xeni Jardin

racism The US Department of Justice was originally created to tackle white supremacy Thom Dunn

fireworks Government safety video reminds us that fireworks are no joke Rusty Blazenhoff

corruption Trump administration gave a $700M bailout to a $70M truck company after it allegedly defrauded the Pentagon Thom Dunn

politics Mike Pence Arizona trip was delayed because Secret Service agents got coronavirus Xeni Jardin

advertising French ad authority bans e-bike commercial because it "discredits the automobile sector" Mark Frauenfelder

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News DHS announces 'Task Force to Protect American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues' Xeni Jardin

racism Facebook says they removed 220 'Boogaloo' groups and 95 Instagram accounts Xeni Jardin

about face Fox host Steve Doocy pushes the idea that Trump should wear a mask Carla Sinclair

vehicles UK to allow electric scooters on roads, but only if you rent one Rob Beschizza

punk rock Celebrate Emma Goldman's birthday (belatedly) with this radical song Thom Dunn

tabloids Hollywood hypocrites tearing America apart and rioters battling to destroy the United States, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

sponsored It's Time for Silicon Valley To Finish Its Job of Disrupting the Racist Drug War Boing Boing

coronavirus The world is putting America in quarantine Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Microsoft to permanently close its retail stores Rob Beschizza