politics Trump administration sues John Bolton to block publication of new book that claims presidential misconduct Xeni Jardin
trump Facebook account that copies Trump's posts word-for-word gets flagged for inciting violence Xeni Jardin
Gadgets Puppy training doesn’t have to descend your house into chaos thanks to these online classes Boing Boing's Shop
Technology Zoom transmits your info through China, and uses non-standard encryption, researchers say Xeni Jardin
coronavirus Here are the 5 kinds of pandemic villains who are making things worse for the rest of us Mark Frauenfelder
coronavirus There will be no new comic books in any stores "until further notice," thanks to coronavirus. Thom Dunn
tabloids Prince Harry begs forgiveness, the Queen shops Prince Andrew to the Feds, and Kirstie Alley’s secret life, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
rpgs Crowdfunding an old school gaming zine as part of Kickstarter's Zine Quest 2 campaign Gareth Branwyn
Gadgets A company that makes spy-tech for cops threatened to sue Vice for publishing its sales literature (because Iran!) Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz
Copyfight Three years after the W3C approved a DRM standard, it's no longer possible to make a functional indie browser Cory Doctorow
Entertainment Netflix's "The Circle" is my seventh layer of hell, and I can't stop watching it Thom Dunn
happy mutants Bunnie Huang's classic "Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen" is now free online Cory Doctorow