racism It's the 99th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre that destroyed "Black Wall Street" Thom Dunn
Gadgets A company that makes spy-tech for cops threatened to sue Vice for publishing its sales literature (because Iran!) Cory Doctorow
tabloids Killing the Queen, John Lennon’s murder, and William Shatner’s talking horses in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
guns Sting operation: the NRA explains to white nationalist Australian political party how to deflect gun control calls after a massacre Cory Doctorow
human rights Math against crimes against humanity: Using rigorous statistics to prove genocide when the dead cannot speak for themselves Cory Doctorow
ireland Anti-corruption yellow vest protesters in Dublin's streets, protesting the 2008 bailout, Catholic church scandals, spiraling housing costs and no legal weed Cory Doctorow
war criminals How Doonesbury helped turn George HW Bush into a mass-murdering war criminal Cory Doctorow
surveillance Property of the People sues the FBI for details on "Gravestone," its reassuringly named secret mass-surveillance tool Cory Doctorow
security Canada: Trump shows us what happens when "good" politicians demand surveillance powers Cory Doctorow
bad people Twisted History – A grisly page turner about history's worst despots, traitors, and murderers Wink
aviation Airport security officer was alleged war criminal, arrested for lying about participation in "genocidal acts" (UPDATED) Cory Doctorow
picks Children and babies are dying in Nigerian military detention, where they're buried in mass graves Xeni Jardin
