liars Giuliani appears to lie in hopes it'll distract someone Jason Weisberger

authoritarianism Political journalist Omoyele Sowore arrested and tortured under Nigeria's overbroad "cyberstalking" law Cindy Cohn

late stage capitalism The weird grift of "sovereign citizens": where UFOlogy meets antisemitism by way of Cliven Bundy and cat-breeding Cory Doctorow

censorship Sponsor of the "Discouraging Frivolous Lawsuits Act" sues Twitter cow-account for $250 million Cory Doctorow

politics Judge delays Michael Flynn sentencing for lying to FBI Xeni Jardin

canada Russia-linked hacker Karim Baratov gets 5 years in U.S. prison & $250,000 fine for Yahoo breach Xeni Jardin

Ukraine Ukrainian war hero detained for maybe trying to start a coup Seamus Bellamy

shithole presidency Senator Tammy Duckworth, a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, says she won't clap for "Cadet Bone Spurs" Mark Frauenfelder

News Trump calls Americans who don't clap for him 'treasonous,' 'Un-American' while stock market drops Xeni Jardin

politics Haldeman's papers show Nixon conspired to extend the Vietnam war to improve his presidential chances Cory Doctorow

surveillance Netzpolitik publishes more damning, leaked German surveillance reports, despite previous treason prosecution Cory Doctorow

militia Treasonous Bundy-led militia prepare to open kangaroo court Jason Weisberger

Entertainment The Laws Of God And Men ring cold in Game of Thrones [s4e6] K.M. McFarland

surveillance The Snowden Principle John Cusack