snowden Real-world whistleblowing vs Malcolm Gladwell's bizarre theory of whistleblowing Cory Doctorow

activism How to be a guerrilla theatre activist David Pescovitz

free speech Why Harper's "Letter on Justice and Open Debate" is dumb Mark Frauenfelder

voter suppression Trump's campaign against mail-in voting is backfiring by discouraging Republican absentee voters Thom Dunn

black lives matter "Promissory Note" marries MLK's moving words with music and imagery Andrea James

News WHO says 'evidence emerging' airborne COVID-19 spread may be a threat indoors Xeni Jardin

Gadgets MagiMask is the next stage in the evolution of augmented reality Boing Boing's Shop

racism Racist professor fired Rob Beschizza

science fiction "Southland Tales" is the perfect hot mess of a movie for the 4th of July in the hellscape of 2020 Thom Dunn

tabloids America set to be nuked, anarchy in the US, and the men who knew too much, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

science fiction Philip K. Dick: "If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others" David Pescovitz

vehicles UK to allow electric scooters on roads, but only if you rent one Rob Beschizza

transgender Bank card makes it easier for trans and non-binary people to display their true names Thom Dunn

Tom the Dancing Bug Four years of Trumpist surrealism and horror in one Book: Into the Trumpverse, comics by Ruben Bolling Boing Boing

Virtual reality Digital synesthesia: Tricking your brain into experiencing smell as temperature in virtual reality David Pescovitz

Gadgets The Smart Beat monitor knows and studies your baby’s breathing as they sleep Boing Boing's Shop

COVID-19 New York Times shows how the virus won Mark Frauenfelder

facebook Facebook's new Fact-Checking policies have carved out an exemption for climate deniers Thom Dunn

Gadgets If you’ve had dreams of crafting your own video game, this training can make that dream a reality Boing Boing's Shop

Business Facebook ad boycott includes Ben & Jerry's, REI, Patagonia, North Face, Eddie Bauer Xeni Jardin