voter suppression Trump's campaign against mail-in voting is backfiring by discouraging Republican absentee voters Thom Dunn
jeffrey epstein The "Jeffrey Epstein's Financial Assistant Scheme" is a 2020 twist on the classic Nigerian Prince Scam Thom Dunn
youtube Fraudsters are shaking down YouTubers. Won't the company do anything to stop them? Rob Beschizza
Business Trump threatens GOP control of Twitter, Facebook: 'We will strongly regulate, or close them down' Xeni Jardin
politics Trump tweets he'll kill Nevada's federal funds if state votes by mail, after threatening state of Michigan with the same Xeni Jardin
politics Trump threatens to cut Michigan from federal money over mail-in voting, as 10,000 in state flee breaking dams Xeni Jardin
varsity blues Federal prosecutors release rowing photos Lori Loughlin allegedly used to get daughters into USC Mark Frauenfelder
crime Ex-Microsoft engineer convicted of 18 felonies after stealing $10M in digital currencies from Microsoft to make extravagant purchases Xeni Jardin
mistakes You'll never want to use AirBnB again after reading Vice's investigation into all the scams run on travelers Rob Beschizza
youtube Youtube's Content ID has become the tool of choice for grifty copyfraudsters who steal from artists Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz
trumpism Betsy DeVos quietly spends millions to promote the unpopular policies she hopes to enact as a federal official Cory Doctorow
politics Large, diverse coalition of civil society groups tell the US, UK and Australian governments not to ban working encryption Cory Doctorow
