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trump Wonder why Donald Trump is 6 months late on his annual physical? Xeni Jardin

television Watch Johnny Carson joke about the toilet paper shortage David Pescovitz

music Interview with musician and artist Genesis P-Orridge Sarina Sinclair and Case Esparros with Kane Lafia

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

Journalism VICTORY! New Free File rules ban tax-prep firms from hiding their offerings, allow IRS to compete with them (a love-letter to Propublica) Cory Doctorow

bitcoin The mysterious correlation between avocado and Bitcoin prices Thom Dunn

happy mutants Medallion Status: comparison is the thief of joy, and John Hodgman is the thief-taker Cory Doctorow

World Mental Health Day It’s World Mental Health Day: A primer on depression for the public-at-large Maureen Herman

law Identity theft's newest target: your face Albert Fox Cahn

books Permanent Record: Edward Snowden and the making of a whistleblower Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Republic of Lies: the rise of conspiratorial thinking and the actual conspiracies that fuel it Cory Doctorow

politics Trump blames LED lightbulbs for making him look orange Rob Beschizza

Technology Trailer for new documentary series about Bill Gates David Pescovitz

science fiction Read: Jeannette Ng's Campbell Award acceptance speech, in which she correctly identifies Campbell as a fascist and expresses solidarity with Hong Kong protesters Cory Doctorow

privacy Interoperability and Privacy: Squaring the Circle Cory Doctorow

privacy Putting a price on our data won't make the platforms stop abusing our privacy Cory Doctorow

trump London police official warns journalists not to publish leaks on pain of imprisonment Cory Doctorow