politics Trump to kick 700,000 Americans off food stamps just in time for holiday cruelty display Xeni Jardin

jeffrey epstein The "Jeffrey Epstein's Financial Assistant Scheme" is a 2020 twist on the classic Nigerian Prince Scam Thom Dunn

police violence A US Air Force Sergeant linked to Boogaloo Bois charged with killing police officer Thom Dunn

police How every police officer becomes complicit in a terrible system Thom Dunn

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

History Jayne Mansfield: Viral Warrior Matt Maranian

george floyd Minneapolis police have allegedly blinded a photojournalist permanently in one eye Thom Dunn

Gadgets Sitting all day can be a killer on your back and this standing desk could be your answer Boing Boing's Shop

tabloids Do the tabloids deserve a government bailout? This week’s dubious offerings make a poor case for their survival. Peter Sheridan

mistakes Woman drowns after petting alligator Rob Beschizza

interviews Talking adventure games with Olivia Wood Jeffery Klaehn

politics India: Worst mass violence in Delhi in decades kills 13 during Trump visit Xeni Jardin

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

Business Why I won't buy an Ipad: ten years later Cory Doctorow

Business Cheating term-paper-for-pay businesses recruited customers through subsidized on-campus parties Cory Doctorow

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

boeing "Piss poor design" and "supervised by monkeys": New documents show what Boeing employees really thought of 737 Max Carla Sinclair

Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow

tabloids Royal brawl in palace, Brad & Jen’s reunion, and 2020 predictions in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan