france The French Republic claims France.com as its own Jason Weisberger

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

coronavirus CDC officially adds 6 new symptoms to its Covid-19 webpage Carla Sinclair

Gadgets Clean up and class up your bathroom with this sensor-driven, hands-free soap dispenser Boing Boing's Shop

contagion FDA warns Purell to back off hand sanitizer germ-killing claims Rob Beschizza

college A 52-year-old ex-Navy SEAL reflects on his first semester as a freshman at Yale Thom Dunn

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

health The "ghost networks" of mental health professionals that US health insurers rely on to deny care to their patients Cory Doctorow

Business Rumor: DoJ is going to investigate Google for antitrust violations Cory Doctorow

censorship That German-French Deal to "Rescue" the EU Copyright Directive? Everyone Hates It. EVERYONE. Cory Doctorow

censorship Bird Scooter tried to censor my Boing Boing post with a legal threat that's so stupid, it's a whole new kind of wrong Cory Doctorow

Science Voyager 2 has entered interstellar space! David Pescovitz

Science Happy anniversary, Voyager 1 and the Voyager Golden Record! David Pescovitz

bugs New tick menace has the potential to spread terrifying viruses Seamus Bellamy

addiction Public ignorance about “drunk/drugged up losers” is expensive and deadly Maureen Herman

NASA How to decode the images on the Voyager Golden Record Ron Barry

corruption The IRS deliberately targeted innocents for civil forfeiture program that stole millions from Americans Cory Doctorow

britain UK court refuses to let wife divorce husband, tells her unhappiness is to be expected in marriage Rob Beschizza

politics Venezuela takes two of our own as political prisoners. Help us free them. Xeni Jardin

makers Adam Savage announces the White House's upcoming National Week of Making Gareth Branwyn