Copyfight Happy Public Domain Day 2020! Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Happy Public Domain day: for real, for the first time in 20 years! Cory Doctorow

happy mutants On January 1, America gets its public domain back: join us at the Internet Archive on Jan 25 to celebrate Cory Doctorow

Spider-Man Bolivian brothers let a black widow bite them all in hopes of getting superpowers Thom Dunn

aviation Pilots over LAX report "a guy in a jetpack" flying beside them David Pescovitz

surveillance What you need to know about police drone surveillance at protests against police brutality Thom Dunn

korea After being accused of sexual assault, the mayor of Seoul is found dead Mark Frauenfelder

trees Your allergies are bad because of tree sexism Thom Dunn

coronavirus Covid-19 hospitalizations increased 50% in California Mark Frauenfelder

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

animals Cannabis dispensary giving free CBD dog treats to reduce fireworks anxiety David Pescovitz

punk rock Celebrate Emma Goldman's birthday (belatedly) with this radical song Thom Dunn

jeffrey epstein The "Jeffrey Epstein's Financial Assistant Scheme" is a 2020 twist on the classic Nigerian Prince Scam Thom Dunn

police Massachusetts governor proposes a $5000 bonus for cops who undergo anti-racist training Thom Dunn

racism The US military is allegedly investigating the cause of racial disparities in the US military Thom Dunn

facebook Patagonia joins advertising boycott against Facebook Mark Frauenfelder

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

History Juneteenth: "Emancipation is a marker of progress for white Americans, not black ones." David Pescovitz

COVID-19 Pro-Trump activist kicked off plane for refusing to wear a mask Mark Frauenfelder

COVID-19 Obsessive-compulsive disorder as practice for COVID-19 David Pescovitz