nostalgia Do people actually drink Lancers wine? Jason Weisberger

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Chaos in America, O.J. Simpson framed by cops, and Brad Pitt’s saggy butt, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

fbi Newly released documents show that the FBI used standard FBI tactics on Michael Flynn Thom Dunn

tabloids Royals Clash, Clooneys divorce, and Jacko’s rotten feet in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

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varsity blues Federal prosecutors release rowing photos Lori Loughlin allegedly used to get daughters into USC Mark Frauenfelder

surveillance What it's like inside the CIA during Donald Trump's "Deep State" purge Thom Dunn

police Chicago PD's predictive policing tool has been shut down after 8 years of catastrophically bad results Cory Doctorow

cults Love Letters to Hitler Mike Shaughnessy

politics Large, diverse coalition of civil society groups tell the US, UK and Australian governments not to ban working encryption Cory Doctorow

elections ​Twitter is awash in disinformation bots tweeting lies about the Kentucky gubernatorial election results Cory Doctorow

tabloids How Mafia Killed the Pope, Meghan & Harry quit the Royal Family, and the Obamas divorce, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

music What's cooler than being cool? Hundreds of musicians protesting ICE and Amazon Thom Dunn

happy mutants The Black Ghost: superhero noir comic starring an antiestablishment vigilante and a hacktivist sidekick Alex Segura and Monica Gallagher

corruption Hunter Biden's Ukraine gig was corrupt, just not in the way Republican conspiracists claim it was Cory Doctorow

Japan Tokyo Listening – an interview with author Lorraine Plourde Roger Park

security You have the right to remain encrypted Albert Fox Cahn & Ayyan Zubair

security William Barr's terrible, stupid idea to ban working crypto is slightly less terrible and stupid than earlier ideas Cory Doctorow

human rights Elizabeth Warren proposes a ban on private prisons and immigration facilities Cory Doctorow