health California reports first coronavirus death, and Los Angeles county declares emergency Xeni Jardin
tabloids Killing the Queen, John Lennon’s murder, and William Shatner’s talking horses in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
class war The Labour manifesto: transformation of the welfare system, fair conditions for workers, universal housing, home care for elderly, fully funded NHS, fair taxes for the rich Cory Doctorow
poetry Joy Harjo named 23rd Poet Laureate, first Native American to serve in U.S. position of honor Xeni Jardin
music Video for Patti Smith's gorgeous tribute to avant-garde poet/dramatist Antonin Artaud David Pescovitz
donald trump Trump to armed border agents: “If judges give you trouble, say, 'Sorry, judge, I can't do it.'” Xeni Jardin
politics WATCH: Adult baby diaper Trump balloon flies over Donald's US-Mexico border visit Xeni Jardin
migration U.S. government now caging asylum seekers under the international bridge in El Paso, Texas Xeni Jardin
politics Thousands of migrant kids were shipped to this for-profit facility with no state oversight Xeni Jardin
politics Shutdown: Dot-gov websites vulnerable to cyberattacks, certificates expiring amid funding pause Xeni Jardin
fake news Alien attack imminent, Buckingham Palace is a drug den, and the Queen is a criminal mastermind, in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids. Peter Sheridan
surveillance Oh for fuck's sake, not this fucking bullshit again (cryptography edition) Cory Doctorow
