trump Tell your parents: Trump is lying to them about Medicare Cory Doctorow

Technology Finally revealed: identity of hacker blamed for stealing from 300+ companies and governments, in 44 countries Xeni Jardin

Games Hideous Abomination, a tile-laying game where you never create the same monstrosity twice Rob Beschizza

corruption Trump administration gave a $700M bailout to a $70M truck company after it allegedly defrauded the Pentagon Thom Dunn

Games Kickstarting Sugar Heist, a delightful card game about stealing candy from babies Thom Dunn

publishing Internet Archive ending free e-books program over publisher lawsuit, National Emergency Library to close for 2 weeks Xeni Jardin

ahmed arbery Owner of half-built house says Arbery committed no crime checking it out, denounces killers Rob Beschizza

security State-backed hackers are attacking coronavirus responders, U.S. and UK officials warn in joint statement Xeni Jardin

politics Map of state-level coronavirus coordination efforts look like apocalyptic sci-fi Rob Beschizza

cannabis Celebrate 4/20 by watching the weed exploitation classic Reefer Madness David Pescovitz

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

chiptunes Chiptunes plagiarized Rob Beschizza

fantasy A free short story about Irish history to read while you're quarantined over St. Patrick's Day Thom Dunn

tabloids Coronavirus cured (again), Britain’s Royals clash (again) and the woman who pees alcohol (unprecedented) in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

crime New Mexico woman stole car for joyride and claimed she was Beyoncé, police say Xeni Jardin

crime Louisiana couple stole $1,000 worth of beer from 6 Target stores in 1 week, say cops Xeni Jardin

Technology Investors used Clearview AI app as a personal toy for spying on public Xeni Jardin

Weird Neighbor accused of stealing skeleton in window with middle finger raised offensively Xeni Jardin

crime Ex-Microsoft engineer convicted of 18 felonies after stealing $10M in digital currencies from Microsoft to make extravagant purchases Xeni Jardin

crime Court rules that removing a GPS tracking device from a car isn't the same as stealing it Mark Frauenfelder