politics U.S. budget deficit now $739 Billion, despite GOP promises and Trump tariffs Xeni Jardin

Business Incoherence, multiplied: Sony announces nebulous "blockchain for DRM" Cory Doctorow

ukpoli UK government will deputise newsagents to collect and retain identity documents from the nation's pornography viewers Cory Doctorow

video Idiots and their kids almost become dinner on a wild animal preserve Andrea James

law City of Sarajevo bans unsanctioned utterances of its name, threatens Facebook groups Cory Doctorow

infosec California DMV thinks "INFOS3C" is a dirty word Cory Doctorow

Copyfight European Commission wants to break the web, give publishers the right to charge for inbound links Cory Doctorow

Delightful Creatures Chase freezes man's bank account because his dog's name, 'Dash,' looked like 'Daesh' Cory Doctorow

Gadgets BC town votes to install imaginary GPS trackers in criminals Cory Doctorow

books After 3d grade complaint, Florida school district bans award-winning "This One Summer" from high-school library Cory Doctorow

Business California assemblyman joins NY legislator in proposing ban on crypto for phones Cory Doctorow

Kids New EU rules would ban under-16s from social media Cory Doctorow

Science North Carolina town rejects solar because it'll suck up sunlight and kill the plants Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Britons will need copyright licenses to post photos of their own furniture Cory Doctorow

Kids UK National Crime Agency: if your kids like computers, they're probably criminals Cory Doctorow

security theater TSA says it will sue woman who tried to bring apple butter on plane Mark Frauenfelder