terrorism “Your son died as a martyr” text to a mom reveals third Bataclan attacker Xeni Jardin

Civlib France declares state of emergency, gives government Web-blocking, device search powers Cory Doctorow

paris attacks Footage of Paris cafe attack posted Rob Beschizza

coronavirus More deaths now in U.S. from coronavirus than 9/11 terror attacks Xeni Jardin

security Browser plugins from Avast and AVG yanked for stealing user data Cory Doctorow

veterans Just in time for Veterans Day, Donald Trump Jr compares himself to dead soldiers in his new book Thom Dunn

trump Here's the mashup video of Trump mass-murdering his enemies, shown at his resort to supporters Rob Beschizza

security Information security and warfare metaphors: a toxic mix made in hell Cory Doctorow

law Germany demands an end to working cryptography Cory Doctorow

law A report from the Christchurch Call, where the future of "anti-extremist" moderation was debated at the highest levels Cory Doctorow

piketty After Notre Dame bailout Yellow Vests urge more Victor Hugo tributes, starting with "Les Miserables" Cory Doctorow

louisiana Help rebuild 3 historically Black churches in Louisiana Gina Loukareas

uk The Chinafication of the internet continues as the UK proposes blocking any service that hosts "illegal" or "harmful" material Cory Doctorow

politics Paul Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison in Virginia trial, sentencing in Washington DC case next week Xeni Jardin

art Banksy mural stolen from Bataclan in Paris David Pescovitz

medicine Ho ho no: risk of suffering a heart attack is 40% higher on Christmas Eve Seamus Bellamy

News Trump ex-attorney Michael Cohen sentenced: 3 years prison, $500,000 forfeiture, $1.4 million restitution, $50,000 fine Xeni Jardin

corruption Using data-science to evaluate whether Xi Jinping's anti-corruption sweeps were really about consolidating power Cory Doctorow

Science Steganographically hiding secret messages in fake fingerprints Cory Doctorow

happy mutants China Telecom has been using poisoned internet routes to suck up massive amounts of US and Canadian internet traffic Cory Doctorow