total disaster Trump hotel bookings plummet Mark Frauenfelder

News Trump tweets 6 crazy lies on Biden and Swine Flu in one single tweet Xeni Jardin

health U.S. Covid-19 death toll passes 100,000 Rob Beschizza

coronavirus Nearly 3 million more unemployment claims in U.S. as COVID-19 job losses total 36 million Xeni Jardin

politics Senate unanimously passes ~$500 billion coronavirus relief bill to add funds for hospitals, testing, small business loans Xeni Jardin

COVID-19 Manhattan cathedral has been converted into a field hospital Seamus Bellamy

coronavirus New York's 'system for managing our dead' overwhelmed, says NYC councilman Xeni Jardin

social distancing Why is everyone suddenly baking bread? I think I know Gareth Branwyn

bitcoin Cryptopocalypse — Bitcoin drops almost 40% in one day Mark Frauenfelder

late stage capitalism Doomsday Preppers are now selling timeshares, too Thom Dunn

mistakes British Nazi set self on fire trying to burn down synagogue Rob Beschizza

happy mutants Extinction Rebellion floats a drowned house down the Thames Cory Doctorow

climate change There's 22 million gallons of nuclear waste under a concrete dome on a Pacific Island, and it's sinking Thom Dunn

climate change UK officials blame asthmatics for the carbon footprints of 180,000 cars Thom Dunn

google Indigenous elder on Sidewalk Labs's Toronto consultation: "like being given blankets and gun powder and whisky to trade for our participation" Cory Doctorow

science fiction Paolo Bacigalupi's "A Full Life": climate apocalypse with a side of intergenerational warfare and science denial Cory Doctorow

christ what an asshole Alex Jones's deposition over his role in the harassment of Sandy Hook parents is a total shitshow Cory Doctorow

censorship That German-French Deal to "Rescue" the EU Copyright Directive? Everyone Hates It. EVERYONE. Cory Doctorow

Science NOAA says 2018 was 4th warmest year on record, in an undeniable global warming trend Xeni Jardin

trump Trump chose a thin-skinned, blowhard ignoramus as ambassador to Germany, and now no one will talk to him except Nazis Cory Doctorow