san francisco "American Indian headdresses" banned from major San Francisco festival Rusty Blazenhoff

COVID-19 The European Union may not admit Americans once their borders reopen Seamus Bellamy

genocide This children's book about Oliver Cromwell is like playful colonialist violence for kids Thom Dunn

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

politics Canadian "protesters" at Huawei extradition hearing say they were tricked, thought they were in a music video Cory Doctorow

authoritarianism Cops and spooks all over the world rely on a junk-science "walking polygraph" method to steer their investigation Cory Doctorow

newsletters The Secret World newsletter John Struan

security Sand thieves believed to be behind epidemic of Chinese GPS jamming Cory Doctorow

Weird Dutch family spent nine years living in a secret room "waiting for the end of time" David Pescovitz

nazis Ikea's founder was a Nazi, and never stopped praising the Nazi leader he called "Best Brother" Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Elisa and the Six Swans: A perfect jewel-box of a ride at the Netherlands' Efteling park Cory Doctorow

religion Full story of the missionary killed when trying to convert an "uncontacted" tribe David Pescovitz

animals Cat and rhino are best friends Xeni Jardin

DRONE Mont Saint Michel and St. Michael's Mount: drone footage of two tidal islands Rob Beschizza

jeffrey epstein Asking for pre-trial release, Jeffrey Epstein's lawyers say he has 'spotless 14-year record of walking the straight and narrow' Xeni Jardin

music Listen to BBC Radio 4's "New Weird Britain" audio program David Pescovitz

happy mutants The 2019 Locus Award nominees: your guide to the best sf/f of 2018 Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Bernie Sanders announces a farmers' right-to-repair and antitrust proposal similar to Elizabeth Warren's Cory Doctorow

books The National Security Sublime: On the Aesthetics of Government Secrecy Matthew Potolsky