picks Shirtless gentleman arrested for shooting corncobs at neighbor's home with potato gun Xeni Jardin

podcasts This true crime podcast is actually a cool modern adaptation of Lovecraft Thom Dunn

real estate The US government just "disestablished" a Native American reservation Thom Dunn

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

real estate This $3.5 million mansion includes a replica of Bruce Wayne's study and so much more Thom Dunn

guns Seattle authorities used "Red Flag" gun laws to disarm a Neo-Nazi Thom Dunn

law Purdue's court filings understate its role in the opioid epidemic by 80% Cory Doctorow

trump Immigrant detention facility driver slams truck into protesters, causing serious injuries Xeni Jardin

security The voting machines that local officials swore were not connected to the internet have been connected to the internet for years Cory Doctorow

trumpism State department official alleged be behind white nationalist terror-supporter pseudonym: "[Whites] need a country of our own with nukes" Cory Doctorow

artificial intelligence Why didn't OpenAI release the "Unicorn" version of its AI storytelling software? Mark Frauenfelder

late stage capitalism How a millionaire slumlord got sweetheart government deals to maintain armed forces housing and then left them to rot Cory Doctorow

law Rhode Island lawsuit argues that the Constitution guarantees a right to sufficient education to be an informed citizen Cory Doctorow

News In U.S. prisons, women are disciplined at a higher rate than men Xeni Jardin

elections Climate change is AWOL in America's political debates Cory Doctorow

elections 2018's Blue Wave needs to take down Trump, and the right-wing establishment of the Democratic Party Cory Doctorow

trumpism 22 states jointly petition the Federal Circuit appeals court to reinstate Net Neutrality Cory Doctorow

taylor swift Rob a bank in an effort to pitch woo at Taylor Swift and you're gonna have a bad day. Seamus Bellamy

Business Now that public companies must publish the CEO-median worker wage ratio, cities and states can tax the most unequal firms Cory Doctorow

web theory Rhode Island proposes blocking all online porn and charging $20 to unblock it Cory Doctorow