transparency How the Trump administration is putting public records under threat, so history may never know the awful things they did Thom Dunn
corruption Trump administration gave a $700M bailout to a $70M truck company after it allegedly defrauded the Pentagon Thom Dunn
tabloids Hollywood hypocrites tearing America apart and rioters battling to destroy the United States, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
trump James N. Miller quits Defense Science Board, citing Defense Secretary Mark Esper's "blatant violations" of oath to "support and defend the Constitution" Mark Frauenfelder
tabloids The Man Who Knew Too Much! Why China murdered its own ambassador, in this week’s highly dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
trump Trump insists he was trolling with the bleach suggestion, but he may have gotten the idea from a religious cult Thom Dunn
corruption Senators to U.S. Ethics Official: 'Ensure COVID-19 Decisions Serve the American Public, Not President Trump's & Jared Kushner's Financial Interests' Xeni Jardin
politics Boris Johnson, British Prime Minister, hospitalized with "persistent" coronavirus symptoms Rob Beschizza
politics Night of the Long Boris: several UK cabinet members fired, finance chief quits Rob Beschizza
politics UK to empower media regulator Ofcom to regulate internet, remove 'harmful' content Xeni Jardin
tabloids Bigfoot sighted, the Queen’s $1 trillion tax bill, and coronavirus targets the stars, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
Business US Interior bans Chinese drones and UAVs with made-in-China parts over espionage concerns — with few exceptions Xeni Jardin
crime Court case lays bare KPMG's crimes: poaching employees from its own regulators and making them steal government secrets Cory Doctorow
class war Top tech grads are increasingly unwilling to work for Big Tech, viewing it as a new, unethical Wall Street Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Documentation Gathering, Sanitization, and Storage: an excerpt from "A Public Service" Tim Schwartz