police Massachusetts governor proposes a $5000 bonus for cops who undergo anti-racist training Thom Dunn
politics Some organizations to retire non-inclusive tech terms like "master drive" and "slave drive" Andrea James
police brutality North Carolina cop: "We are just going to go out and start slaughtering them f—— n——" Rob Beschizza
militarized policing Handy advice for dodging and disarming the sonic weapons used by militarized police Thom Dunn
neo-nazis Police decline to arrest the leader of a Neo-Nazi terrorist network because he's 13 years old Thom Dunn
fbi The FBI doesn't need Apple to give it a backdoor to encryption, because it already has all the access it needs Thom Dunn
Today in History Today in history 1959: Carl Switzer, actor who portrayed 'Alfalfa' killed over $50 Jason Weisberger
police This popular police "mindreading" technique is bullshit — but the things that cops say about it are somehow even worse. Thom Dunn
tabloids Penis fish, Simon Cowell’s missing boobs, and Hillary Clinton’s gay flings, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow
authoritarianism Cops and spooks all over the world rely on a junk-science "walking polygraph" method to steer their investigation Cory Doctorow
police BREAKING: A quantity of those who labor in police departments are the same as those who ignite crucifixes Thom Dunn
alt-right A former InfoWars employee describes Alex Jones' bizarre and dangerous behavior Mark Frauenfelder
police brutality The NYPD is out of control, paying hundreds of millions a year in settlements to its victims Rob Beschizza