newsletters Recommended newsletter: Exploding Topics, "a list of rapidly trending topics, insights and analysis." Mark Frauenfelder
Business T-Mobile hit with cell phone outage, voice and text down for thousands of users throughout U.S. Xeni Jardin
police The ACLU analyzed the number of police in schools compared to social workers, and the results are staggering Thom Dunn
north korea Kim Jong-un's not dead, he's at his seaside palace relaxing with his 2,000 sex slaves, say papers Mark Frauenfelder
News He tweeted once at Trump, then got $69 Million from New York for ventilators that were never delivered Xeni Jardin
Business Four US senators write Jeff Bezos to ask how Amazon protects workers from COVID-19 Xeni Jardin
tabloids Coronavirus cured (again), Britain’s Royals clash (again) and the woman who pees alcohol (unprecedented) in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
Gadgets This top-rated meditation app on the App and Google Play Store is on sale for 50% off Boing Boing's Shop
politics Trump DoJ steps in to shorten Roger Stone’s prison sentence (which is yet to be announced) Xeni Jardin
politics Andrew Cuomo's naked hostility drives out MTA president Andy Byford, the "Train Daddy" who has transformed the world's rail systems Cory Doctorow
machine learning Gmail's "Smart Compose" feature is terrible at helping freelancers negotiate Thom Dunn
happy mutants Radicalized is a Canada Reads finalist, will be a graphic novel, and is eligible for the Hugo Award! Cory Doctorow
events Angelenos! I'm speaking in Culver City tomorrow about the sale of .ORG to private equity Cory Doctorow