Copyfight Wikipedia's warning: EU copyright changes threaten the internet itself Cory Doctorow

corruption Trump administration gave a $700M bailout to a $70M truck company after it allegedly defrauded the Pentagon Thom Dunn

politics Google says China- and Iran-backed hackers hit Biden and Trump campaigns Xeni Jardin

facebook Over 30 ex-Facebook employees slam Zuckerberg's inaction on harmful political posts in open letter Carla Sinclair

neo-nazis Police decline to arrest the leader of a Neo-Nazi terrorist network because he's 13 years old Thom Dunn

Weird Search for Bigfoot, Nessie, UFOs, and ghosts from your home David Pescovitz

warnings A "Live Laugh Love" sign but it's the nuclear waste warning message for future generations Rob Beschizza

Gadgets If you want to test CBD’s impact on your health, these gummies could be the answer Boing Boing's Shop

education Boston Police Union throws a tantrum over Black Lives Matter at school week Thom Dunn

eff The EFF says public WIFI isn't so bad any more Jason Weisberger

coronavirus U.S. State Department issues "Do Not Travel" advisory for China Mark Frauenfelder

cults Love Letters to Hitler Mike Shaughnessy

Copyfight Three years after the W3C approved a DRM standard, it's no longer possible to make a functional indie browser Cory Doctorow

robots AI, machine learning, and other frothy tech subjects remained overhyped in 2019 Cory Doctorow

DIY New demand for very old farm tractors specifically because they're low tech David Pescovitz

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

Gadgets Debullshitifying the Right to Repair excuses Apple sent to Congress Cory Doctorow

disasters Nixon deepfaked to read his prepared speech for a moon-landing disaster Rob Beschizza

race White supremacists record video at the new, bulletproof Emmett Till memorial sign Cory Doctorow

kooks If Trump is removed from office, says famous pastor, "veterans, cowboys, mountain men" will go on a Democrat killing spree Mark Frauenfelder