racism Trump spent $200,000,000 on the election stunt of sending 6,000 troops to the border, then withdrew them before the caravan arrived Cory Doctorow

News Trump orders 5,200 more troops & 1,500 miles of concertina wire to U.S.-Mexico border Xeni Jardin

music Is the acapella version of "Caravan of Love" by The Housemartins a Christmas song? Elías Villoro

literature Moby Dick translated into Gen Z English Thom Dunn

trump Video showcases Trump's dull, low-energy persona Mark Frauenfelder

media theory How Fox News controls the conversation at every midterm election Thom Dunn

Rich People Measuring their Schlongs Burning Man meets Davos at a "wealth festival" that says the quiet part out loud Jason Weisberger

Ford How Ford created the minivan for Chrysler Andrew Yi

faux news Fox News talking about migrant caravans with footage of the Canadian trucker mess works too well Jason Weisberger

when qnuts invade Butterfly Center in TX forced to shut down after QAnoners make bizarre, 'credible threats' Carla Sinclair

domestic terrorism Pro-Trump terrorists who tried to run Biden campaign bus off the road are being sued under an anti-KKK act Mark Frauenfelder

jazz The unique and hugely influential Canterbury music scene of the 60s and 70s Gareth Branwyn

ewoks PornHub shirt but it's Ewoks Thom Dunn

politics India: Worst mass violence in Delhi in decades kills 13 during Trump visit Xeni Jardin

art Call for entries: Share Festival 2020, themed "RIOTS Here we are" Cory Doctorow

trumpism Despite denials, it's clear that Google's new top national security hire was instrumental to Trump's #KidsInCages policy Cory Doctorow

corruption Leaks reveal that disgraced, hacked surveillance company wrote Republican Congressman's border security talking-points Cory Doctorow

xenophobia CBP employees' new challenge coin mocks care for migrant kids Cory Doctorow

music Chuck Klosterman on space rock David Pescovitz

health Insulin: why the price of a 100-year-old drug has tripled in a decade Cory Doctorow