movies Trailer: The Art of Self-Defense looks terrible in the best possible way Seamus Bellamy

unsolved mysteries Unidentified object in Japan leaves people asking if it's a UFO…or a coronavirus contraption Carla Sinclair

crime Ahmaud Arbery's killers arrested and charged with murder Rob Beschizza

racism Ahmaud Arbery: 2 months ago, unarmed black man shot and killed by civilians for jogging. Video just came out. Thom Dunn

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

grifters George Zimmerman is suing Trayvon Martin's mother for $100M in order to promote a movie Thom Dunn

Business Behind the One-Way Mirror: EFF's "deep dive into corporate surveillance" Cory Doctorow

star wars Han and Greedo now shoot simultaneously in latest version of Star Wars: A New Hope Rob Beschizza

law Proud Boys jailed, obviously Rob Beschizza

guns Seattle authorities used "Red Flag" gun laws to disarm a Neo-Nazi Thom Dunn

wikipedia Someone at the NRA has been quietly editing Holocaust Denial articles on Wikipedia Thom Dunn

china Hong Kong protests level up in countermeasures, tactics, art and deadly seriousness Cory Doctorow

texas Brass knuckles are now legal in Texas David Pescovitz

guns Sting operation: the NRA explains to white nationalist Australian political party how to deflect gun control calls after a massacre Cory Doctorow

fake news Queen in drunken brawl, Prince Harry’s hell, and Meghan Markle’s secrets, in this week’s dubious Royal tabloids Peter Sheridan

weapons NY's 1974 ban on nunchaku just deemed unconstitutional David Pescovitz

Technology Canadian Intelligence warns against buying tech from state-owned companies Seamus Bellamy

law Badass Army: revenge-porn survivors teach each other digital and legal self-defense Cory Doctorow

security Wired releases a surveillance self-defense guide Cory Doctorow

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