immigration CBP went against court orders and deported an Iranian student with a fully legal presence in the country Thom Dunn

Enjoy this Star Trek fan's delightful "Ode to Spock" recorded after the Vulcan's film death in 1982 David Pescovitz

happy mutants Bunnie Huang's classic "Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen" is now free online Cory Doctorow

ice ICE arrested 250 foreign-born people for the most heinous of crimes: pursuing higher education Thom Dunn

facial recognition Ant-facial recognition tech at the Hong Kong protests was an art project Thom Dunn

Gadgets Learn piano the fun way with this new, hands-on method Boing Boing's Shop

unlicensed barbers Teacher arrested after cutting off student's hair while singing national anthem Rob Beschizza

religion Interview: Dr. Karl E H Seigfried talks Ásatrú, Heathenry and beards Seamus Bellamy

obits Mandy Johnson, 1953-2015 Rob Beschizza

politics Trump threatens to publicly release private data of immigrants and foreign visitors, ACLU responds Xeni Jardin

usausausa In the chaos of the Muslim ban, the rule of man trumps the rule of law Cory Doctorow

Business Steve Bannon wants to deport Asian-born tech CEOs to preserve "civil society" Cory Doctorow

trump California postures toward secession Jason Weisberger

fiction The Man Who Sold The Moon Cory Doctorow

music Wrong notes and syntax errors: The joy of improv in music and code Maddy Myers

The Twinkie Murder trial of Harvey Milk's killer Paul Krassner