late stage capitalism Ex-Fox & Friends host, accused of a Ponzi scheme that turned Indianapolis real-estate investors into slumlords, moves to Portugal Cory Doctorow

politics Trump commutes Roger Stone's prison sentence Xeni Jardin

drugs Watch Jeanette go from pills to reefer to heroin in this 1961 anti-drug film Andrea James

Business Facial recognition leads to wrongful arrest of Black man in Detroit Xeni Jardin

Aretha Franklin Never-before-heard solo version of Aretha Franklin’s “Never Gonna Break My Faith” Mark Frauenfelder

Chaos in America, O.J. Simpson framed by cops, and Brad Pitt’s saggy butt, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

racism Cop pulls over, warns black man for driving 65 mph in a 70 mph zone Rob Beschizza

videogames COPS, the Atari arcade videogame from 1994 based on the now-cancelled "reality" TV show David Pescovitz

police Military police un-ironically re-stage the Boston Massacre during anti-police protests Thom Dunn

drugs Porn star who makes penis candles arrested for murder after psychedelic toad venom ritual David Pescovitz

george floyd New York Times column calls for U.S. military to suppress protests with "overwhelming force" Rob Beschizza

trump Joe Scarborough in WaPo Op-Ed: The slimy tsunami of bilge spewing from President Trump is hurting innocent people Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids The Man Who Knew Too Much! Why China murdered its own ambassador, in this week’s highly dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fbi Newly released documents show that the FBI used standard FBI tactics on Michael Flynn Thom Dunn

Gadgets Kill house plants because you don’t know how to water? The Dewplanter does it all for you. Boing Boing's Shop

sports Mike Tyson: I once offered a zookeeper $10,000 to fight a gorilla Xeni Jardin

music 1980's 12-year-old post-punk sensation Chandra sings "Concentration" Jason Weisberger

france Explore the Catacombs of Paris with a virtual visit Rusty Blazenhoff

music Donna Summer sings "Bad Girls" a capella David Pescovitz

tabloids An Epstein tell-all, a vengeful Queen wannabe, and Harry & Meghan’s final insult, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan