corruption Illinois's "anti-corruption" Republican governor handed out $300,000 in cash at a campaign rally Cory Doctorow
tabloids Jeffrey Epstein’s prison confession, the world’s most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
Business Facebook ad boycott includes Ben & Jerry's, REI, Patagonia, North Face, Eddie Bauer Xeni Jardin
tabloids His Royal High-ness Prince Harry’s Pot Farm, and stars with only months to live, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
politics Researchers say Voatz voting app has big security flaws, 4 states using it for 2020 elections anyway Xeni Jardin
Business FTC orders Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft to provide details on prior acquisitions of small companies Xeni Jardin
tabloids Nipple clamps, squeezed breasts, and a Royal rude awakening, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
california LA is going to get cheap nighttime power from a massive solar and battery array in the Mojave Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Thomas Piketty's new book uses data to trace how inequality changes ideology Cory Doctorow
Tulsi Gabbard Tulsi Gabbard, most-searched candidate during Democratic debates, sues Google Xeni Jardin
drugs Oakland, California decriminalized shrooms, peyote, and other psychoactive plants and fungi David Pescovitz
tabloids RFK’s mystery shooter, the Queen’s wrath, and Doris Day’s dogs, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
abortion These corporations backed the politicians who will murder women by banning legal, safe abortions Cory Doctorow
fake news Wacko Jacko “Perv” proof, Queen shafts Prince Charles, and Angie “anorexic” (again) in this week’s fact-challenged tabloids Peter Sheridan
google Amazon is using purchase data to sell targeted ads, which is creepy, but not because they've invented a mind-control ray Cory Doctorow