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

genocide This children's book about Oliver Cromwell is like playful colonialist violence for kids Thom Dunn

trump Here's what's in Trump's executive order against social media companies David Pescovitz

Comic Books Talking Jack Kirby: The Epic Life of the King of Comics with Visionary Comic Book Creator Tom Scioli Jeffery Klaehn

crime "Officer, you don’t want to do that.” — Idaho mom arrested for COVID-19 'Playdate Protest' Xeni Jardin

politics Trump calls Voice of America's work “disgusting”, threatens to adjourn Congress so he can put a crony in charge of VOA Xeni Jardin

Gadgets These weighted blankets will help soothe those frayed nerves Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Did you go crazy at the grocery store? These portable fridges and freezers can help Boing Boing's Shop

Robert Anton Wilson Robert Anton Wilson's daughter Christina on the new edition of her father's book, Ishtar Rising Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Bigfoot sighted, the Queen’s $1 trillion tax bill, and coronavirus targets the stars, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

tabloids Megxit Explodes – Who’s to blame? in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Science CLIMATE: 2019 was hottest year on record, NASA and NOAA report Xeni Jardin

graphic design A deep dive into the visual branding of Cyberdyne Systems from the "Terminator" films Thom Dunn

white nationalism This Washington State Representative has been accused of domestic terrorism and won't step down Thom Dunn

politics The 2010s were the decade of Citizens United Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Americans should definitely be worried about the EU's new copyright rules Cory Doctorow

tabloids Killing the Queen, John Lennon’s murder, and William Shatner’s talking horses in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

authoritarianism Political journalist Omoyele Sowore arrested and tortured under Nigeria's overbroad "cyberstalking" law Cindy Cohn