Science The Atlantic again concern-trolls: SHOULD CHILDREN HAVE SEX CHANGES? Andrea James

politics Who decided Corbyn was "unelectable"? Cory Doctorow

books "Let's Never Talk About This Again" is a touching memoir about birth, death, and dad's amateur erotica career Thom Dunn

Internet Parler, the "free speech" alternative to Twitter, breaks out the ban-hammer Rob Beschizza

#deletefacebook How Ben Shapiro exploits Facebook's networks of "racial bias, religious bigotry, and violence" to reach a huge audience Mark Frauenfelder

politics Devin Nunes loses legal battle with fictional cow Rob Beschizza

racism The US military is allegedly investigating the cause of racial disparities in the US military Thom Dunn

sponsored CBD on Amazon: Not Such a Great Deal Boing Boing

censorship Read the text of Trump's draft Executive Order about Social Media Thom Dunn

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

Technology Trump to sign social media executive order, after lashing out at Twitter Xeni Jardin

Technology Teenagers interview A.I experts about the future of thinking machines David Pescovitz

Trump halts some residency applications, backing off promised suspension of all immigration Rob Beschizza

Business US DOD inspector general finds Pentagon decision to award $10B JEDI contract to Microsoft 'consistent' with acquisition standards Xeni Jardin

bongbong Not all CDB drops are created equal: I found the best Matt Maranian

epa Federal court rules that Scott Pruitt’s sham EPA can’t ban scientists from its scientific advisory board Thom Dunn

prison Why aren't more conservatives concerned about felon voting rights? Thom Dunn

police A bunch of rookie cops have recently been fired for doing bad things. Let's think about that for a moment. Thom Dunn

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

foia Why is the FBI protecting Superman's civilian identity? Thom Dunn