world government Arthur C. Clarke and his vision of world government Stephen Baxter

Barbados If you can work remotely, Barbados want you to come and stay for a year Mark Frauenfelder

Technology Finally revealed: identity of hacker blamed for stealing from 300+ companies and governments, in 44 countries Xeni Jardin

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

tabloids Hollywood hypocrites tearing America apart and rioters battling to destroy the United States, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

sponsored It's Time for Silicon Valley To Finish Its Job of Disrupting the Racist Drug War Boing Boing

coronavirus The world is putting America in quarantine Mark Frauenfelder

censorship Church of England refuses to allow foreign language on a gravestone, calling it a "political statement" Thom Dunn

facebook Facebook's new Fact-Checking policies have carved out an exemption for climate deniers Thom Dunn

COVID-19 The European Union may not admit Americans once their borders reopen Seamus Bellamy

Science Scientists have mapped 20 percent of the ocean floor David Pescovitz

trump Donald Trump threatens protesters while promoting Oklahoma campaign rally during pandemic Xeni Jardin

Business Peter Thiel's Palantir gets $500 million from Japan, just before expected IPO Xeni Jardin

Technology Hacking firm in India spied on 10K+ email accounts over 7 years: Report Xeni Jardin

facebook Facebook makes 'Boogaloo' groups advocating US civil war harder to find, after arrest of participants plotting violence Xeni Jardin

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

mistakes On anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre, a call for blood in America Rob Beschizza

australia Mining company destroys sacred Aboriginal cave in Western Australia. They're "sorry." David Pescovitz

politics State Department inspector general Steve Linick fired on a Friday night, weird, wonder why? Xeni Jardin

conspiracy theories How come so many Christians fall for conspiracy theories? Thom Dunn