corruption White SC cops pull black passenger out of car, take turns publicly cavity-searching him Cory Doctorow

surveillance FBI chief says warrantless spying on Americans is essential Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets The cordless vacuum CNN called better than a Dyson is now just $170 Boing Boing's Shop

ethics A woman perfectly explains why "two weeks' notice" is dead Jason Weisberger

tabloids "Unhinged Putin" and World War III in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Boing Boing Gadgets Protect yourself from roadside disasters with this handy warning device Boing Boing's Shop

politics Marjorie Taylor Greene banned from Twitter after posting more "Covid misinformation" Rob Beschizza

crime Woman who walked across thermal features at Yellowstone sentenced to a week in the slammer Mark Frauenfelder

Games Control for Playstation 1 Rob Beschizza

copyright Cops playing copyrighted music to stop video of them being posted online Rob Beschizza

writing Rules for Predicting the Future, according to Octavia Butler Thom Dunn

social distancing Idiots in the UK risk their community for the sake of socialization and bouncy castles Séamus Bellamy

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

death Woman killed by metal drinking straw Séamus Bellamy

religion Pope urges barbers and hair stylists not to gossip David Pescovitz

privacy Firefox is getting more browser fingerprinting protection courtesy of Tor Browser's "letterboxing" technique Cory Doctorow

health FDA warns against robotic surgery for breast cancer, cervical cancer, & other women's cancers Xeni Jardin

Business Marriott hack update: Hotel now admits hackers got passport numbers Xeni Jardin

News FBI describes 'Proud Boys' as 'extremist group with ties to white nationalism' in law enforcement document Xeni Jardin

tiny houses What it's like to live in the house from "American Gothic" Clive Thompson