activism Activist Shaun King relaunching Frederick Douglass' abolitionist paper, North Star Rusty Blazenhoff
occupy Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn
tabloids Royal sex & drug scandal, the Queen & Michael Douglas dying, and Miley Cyrus’s demonic possession, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
racism A black guest of DoubleTree gets kicked out of the hotel for calling his mother in the lobby Carla Sinclair
Gadgets Vulnerabilities in smart electric plugs give attackers a staging point for scanning and attacking your whole network Cory Doctorow
Copyfight Antivirus maker Sentinelone uses copyright claims to censor video of security research that revealed defects in its products Cory Doctorow
Officer Unfriendly Cop tases man for not being able to put his legs straight out and cross them at the same time Mark Frauenfelder
aviation Last Friday, a white dude tried to blow up a plane to "fight a war" in America and no one cared Cory Doctorow