education How to teach gerrymandering and its many subtle, hard problems Cory Doctorow

tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

voter suppression Trump's campaign against mail-in voting is backfiring by discouraging Republican absentee voters Thom Dunn

Gadgets Here are 39 of the best July 4th deals to help keep some money in your wallet Boing Boing's Shop

corruption Trump administration gave a $700M bailout to a $70M truck company after it allegedly defrauded the Pentagon Thom Dunn

science fiction "Southland Tales" is the perfect hot mess of a movie for the 4th of July in the hellscape of 2020 Thom Dunn

tabloids Hollywood hypocrites tearing America apart and rioters battling to destroy the United States, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Gadgets If you’ve had dreams of crafting your own video game, this training can make that dream a reality Boing Boing's Shop

writing Raymond Chandler is the once and future king of opening paragraphs Seamus Bellamy

Science We are all part of the biggest psychological experiment in history David Pescovitz

trump John Bolton's book, packed with dirt on Trump, is out tomorrow Rob Beschizza

infosec How to spy on someone using a lightbulb as a remote microphone Thom Dunn

police Rayshard Brooks: Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe charged with felony murder + 10 other crimes Xeni Jardin

Business Plagued by security woes, Zoom promises end-to-end encryption starting in July Xeni Jardin

white supremacists Noted white nationalist and guy who got punched in the face Richard Spencer is "financially crippled" from lawsuit Thom Dunn

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

drugs Today is the 50th anniversary of Dock Ellis's legendary baseball no-hitter on LSD Thom Dunn

coronavirus GOP Ohio lawmaker: 'African Americans or the colored population' get coronavirus because they 'do not wash their hands as well as other groups' Xeni Jardin

police In Portlandia, police confiscated chickpeas and White Claw Thom Dunn

Comics MAD Magazine legend Al Jaffee retires at age 99 Janelle Hessig