security Amnesty: hackers spent months building personas used to phish Qatari labor activists Cory Doctorow

trump Reddit shuts down The_Donald for hate speech, harassment, and targeting Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids Royals Clash, Clooneys divorce, and Jacko’s rotten feet in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan

coronavirus State governors are taking to smuggling PPE to get around the feds Thom Dunn

coronavirus Self-isolating Oprah Winfrey goaded into "house arrest" denial by conspiracy theorists Rob Beschizza

sex work Someone blew the whistle on Hookers for Jesus Thom Dunn

law Jeffrey Epstein: Why won't Prince Andrew respond to SDNY and FBI interview requests? Xeni Jardin

crime Florida man convicted of smuggling lizards from Philippines in electronics Xeni Jardin

News Feds say video of Jeffrey Epstein cell 'no longer exists' — accidentally destroyed by jail staff, oops Xeni Jardin

videos Today: Take part in an interactive online screening of "The Crossing" for Human Rights Day Cory Doctorow

Weird Alaska man arrested for $400,000 of heroin and meth stuffed in rotten goat guts Xeni Jardin

protest Nicaragua continues to be on its bullshit Seamus Bellamy

crime Owner of taco chain also meth lord, say cops Rob Beschizza

guns Most "black market" guns in America are purchased legally across state lines Thom Dunn

law 39 Chinese nationals found dead in UK truck, driver charged with murder Rob Beschizza

canada Profiles in criminal Canadian bumblefuckery: Canadaland on the Ford Family Cory Doctorow

corruption The world's "free trade zones": hives of scum and villainy Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism The weak spots that let journalists expose the finances of looters, organized criminals and oligarchs Cory Doctorow

egypt Looted ancient Egyptian coffin to finally be returned to Egypt Xeni Jardin