picks New study discovers why coffee can protect the brain, and it has to do with the kind of roast you drink Carla Sinclair

sponsored If Cannabis Is “A Potential Way To Prevent COVID-19” Then Why Is Trump Blocking Research? Boing Boing

coronavirus Doctors say DO NOT take Dexamethasone to prevent COVID-19, no evidence it works as a coronavirus prophylaxis Xeni Jardin

vote California Republicans sue to stop mail-in voter ballots Thom Dunn

Camp Fire Pacific Gas and Electric pleaded guilty to 84 counts of involuntary manslaughter for the 2018 Camp fire Mark Frauenfelder

Business Four US senators write Jeff Bezos to ask how Amazon protects workers from COVID-19 Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Heimdal Thor cleans up viruses, blocks future malware, and may just extend the life of your computer Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets These home vision tests offer a clear look at the state of your eyesight Boing Boing's Shop

climate change UK officials blame asthmatics for the carbon footprints of 180,000 cars Thom Dunn

health In Kansas's poor, sick places, hospitals and debt collectors send the ailing to debtor's prison Cory Doctorow

corruption The corrupt Brazilian prosecutors who locked up Lula now want to release him, to make him less sympathetic Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Protect your dog and learn its lineage with these DNA kits Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Guard against cyber threats with this ethical hacking course Boing Boing's Shop

tabloids Dying Angie, Divorce Bombshells, and a Julian Assange Sex Tape, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

security Wireless vulns in Medtronic's implanted defibrillators allow remote shocks, shutdown, denial-of-service battery attacks and data theft Cory Doctorow

happy mutants #SAD: Doonesbury's collected Trump strips afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted Cory Doctorow

health Atul Gawande on the importance of preventative care and the disastrous Senate "health" bill Cory Doctorow

Kids Incredibly relaxing video of a seaweed farmer Andrea James

health Maryland will fully fund Planned Parenthood to make up for federal cuts Cory Doctorow

Harry Tuttle – Heating Engineer Pothole in your neighborhood? Tell Portland Anarchist Road Care to fix it Mark Frauenfelder