american history "What the Constitution Means To Me" is a good alternative to doomscrolling that still engages with important issues Thom Dunn
politics Ukraine: 4 or more U.S. officials were so upset by Trump's pressure on Zelensky, they spoke to W.H. lawyer Xeni Jardin
trump Regardless of whether it ends his term, impeaching Trump have five likely benefits Cory Doctorow
law Federal judge orders emergency injunction and restraining order ending Trump's #muslimban Cory Doctorow
trumpism Acting Attorney General orders DoJ lawyers not to defend the #muslimban UPDATE: she's fired Cory Doctorow
politics Lawrence Lessig on how Congress should behave when the president breaks the law Cory Doctorow
MAGA cultists NY Times headline from 2025: "America's emerging dictatorship has liberals on edge. But for some, the stability and absence of hard choices is a welcome change." Boing Boing
News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin
It Can't Happen Here Trump is too inept and too unpopular to stage a coup, says NYT columnist Mark Frauenfelder
politics Trump calls Voice of America's work "disgusting", threatens to adjourn Congress so he can put a crony in charge of VOA Xeni Jardin
coronavirus Taiwan lockdown: cops visited, threatened man whose phone ran out of batteries Rob Beschizza
COVID-19 Right-wing websites are weighing the pros and cons of letting people die from coronavirus to help the economy Thom Dunn
web theory Freedom House: Thanks to social media, internet freedom is down for the the ninth straight year Cory Doctorow
privacy The top FBI lawyer who tried to force Apple to backdoor its crypto now says working crypto is essential to public safety and national security Cory Doctorow
