health Mentally ill man jailed over $5 worth of snacks dies in cell after waiting months for mental health care Xeni Jardin

tabletop games Solo roleplaying a Thousand Year Old Vampire Gareth Branwyn

Gadgets These new monitors can bring a whole new shine to your WFH world Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Suit up for the ultimate summer camping trip with these essential items Boing Boing's Shop

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

b-side Boston Dynamics robot dog herds sheep Rob Beschizza

crime Ahmaud Arbery's killers arrested and charged with murder Rob Beschizza

racism Ahmaud Arbery: 2 months ago, unarmed black man shot and killed by civilians for jogging. Video just came out. Thom Dunn

pollution A pandemic seems like a great time to *checks notes* weaken regulations on toxic pollutants? Thom Dunn

Nature A featherless nestling fell out of its nest and onto our doorstep, here's what we did Rusty Blazenhoff

Gadgets These weighted blankets will help soothe those frayed nerves Boing Boing's Shop

social distancing Why is everyone suddenly baking bread? I think I know Gareth Branwyn

News Social security for all — for now Maureen Herman

privacy Spying on everyone to combat COVID-19 will further erode civil liberties just like 9/11, privacy advocates warn Xeni Jardin

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

Gadgets The Food Guard kicks plastic wrap to the curb and solves your missing lid problem forever Boing Boing's Shop

law No jail time for cop convicted of rape Rob Beschizza

web There's a new news aggregator called "Knewz" and I can't believe they actually called it that Rob Beschizza

gender Two years after a federal law banning shackling women during childbirth was passed, prisoners in America are still giving birth in chains Cory Doctorow

finance The cum-ex scam stole $60b from European tax authorities: it's monumentally boring, complicated, and very, very important Cory Doctorow