politics Why was Facebook's Joel Kaplan sitting right behind Brett Kavanaugh during bizarre Senate hearings? Xeni Jardin

white supremacists The legal battle over those novelty Sea Monkeys and X-Ray Specs involves white supremacy and a 60s bondage film star Thom Dunn

police brutality New court documents allegedly connect Breonna Taylor's murder to a massive real estate conspiracy Thom Dunn

Killers hunt Prince Andrew, Brad Pitt’s secret daughter, and George Clooney’s plastic surgery shocker, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

ads CNBC sting: most ad networks accepted fake news site full of scraped content Rob Beschizza

arbitrage Doordash charges $16 for a $24 pizza, so the pizzeria bought its own pizzas and made money Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Want to join the gig economy? FlexJobs can save you a lot of time and heartbreak Boing Boing's Shop

politics Jared Kushner casually talks about canceling election, then tries to walk it back Xeni Jardin

pollution A pandemic seems like a great time to *checks notes* weaken regulations on toxic pollutants? Thom Dunn

Comics "The Black Ghost" is a fun Latina twist on urban noir superheroes Thom Dunn

disappointment Apple buys excellent Dark Sky weather app, kills it for Android users Mark Frauenfelder

Business The illegal things that unscrupulous auto dealers do to close a sale David Pescovitz

Gadgets Coronavirus a perfect excuse for shady crowdfunded gadgets Rob Beschizza

surveillance Clearview client list "stolen" Rob Beschizza

scams Shady home builder exposed Rob Beschizza

tabloids Bigfoot sighted, the Queen’s $1 trillion tax bill, and coronavirus targets the stars, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

events Angelenos! Come to ICANN this Friday to Save Dot ORG! Cory Doctorow

Games Japan’s "Filthiest Underground Gaming Magazine" enters the Internet Archive Rob Beschizza

politics Rudy Giuliani's shady links to Ukraine energy projects probed by feds Xeni Jardin

prague Foreign currency exchange office in Prague caught on camera breaking the law Mark Frauenfelder