punk rock Famed music producer Steve Albini owns up to his edgelord past in the best way Thom Dunn

petard News crew discovers 40 cellphone-tracking devices operating around DC Cory Doctorow

surveillance Russian soldiers pick smartphones over safety Jason Weisberger

guns The problem with "Red Flag" gun laws Thom Dunn

fbi Native American activist, dubiously convicted in murder of FBI agents, gets first parole hearing in 15 years Natalie Dressed

politics Voter suppression: Trump campaign wants its "soldiers" in your polling place Jason Weisberger

News Fulton County DA confident there will be jail time for Trump and his co-conspirators Jason Weisberger

law Putin bans criticism of the mercenaries propping up Russia's war in Ukraine Rob Beschizza

texas Texas man arrested after filming traffic stop Rob Beschizza

sexual assault Livingston couple faces 150 felony charges, including sexual abuse of dog and serving semen-tainted pastries Jess Sabine

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

Delightful Creatures This fellow trained his goldfish to play soccer Andrea James

crime Ahmaud Arbery's killers arrested and charged with murder Rob Beschizza

racism Ahmaud Arbery: 2 months ago, unarmed black man shot and killed by civilians for jogging. Video just came out. Thom Dunn

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

law Facebook sues notorious spyware company NSO Group for 1,400 attacks on diplomats, journalists, dissidents, and government officials Cory Doctorow

jeffrey epstein Asking for pre-trial release, Jeffrey Epstein's lawyers say he has 'spotless 14-year record of walking the straight and narrow' Xeni Jardin

Copyfight How Metabrainz stood up to a predatory copyright lawsuit and won Cory Doctorow

Kids Chicago is demanding that children on bail wear private-sector ankle-cuffs with mics that can record them without their consent Cory Doctorow

politics Paul Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison in Virginia trial, sentencing in Washington DC case next week Xeni Jardin