politics Cyprus launches exciting new journalist surveillance program Ellsworth Toohey

eu Relatives and cronies of Cambodia's dictator have bought "golden passports" from Cyprus and exfiltrated millions Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism Ukrainian oligarchs accused of laundering $470b, buying up much of Cleveland Cory Doctorow

Technology "Weird Little Devices": first one listens to Cold War spy radio Ellsworth Toohey

crime South Korean student tortured to death in Cambodia after job scam lure Ellsworth Toohey

genocide Italy and Spain bail on Gaza flotilla as Israel looms Jason Weisberger

Car feature subscriptions make it easy for the government to track you Séamus Bellamy

lawsuits Avon bankrupted by talc cancer lawsuits Rob Beschizza

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youtube YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning instructions, but leaves up the lethal tips Rob Beschizza

blockchain Blockchain, the amazing solution for almost nothing Mark Frauenfelder

futility closet In 1829 a group of convicts stole a ship in Tasmania and made their way into the Pacific Futility Closet

animals Drone walks dog David Pescovitz

The hard science behind transubstantiation Church of Cyprus says it is impossible for sacramental wine and bread to transmit diseases Mark Frauenfelder

facebook Man stole $122m from Facebook and Google by sending them random bills, which the companies dutifully paid Cory Doctorow

usausausa The US requires visas for some EU citizens, so now all US citizens visiting the EU will be subjected to border formalities too Cory Doctorow

let them visit payday loans U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross says he doesn't "understand why" unpaid federal workers need money Mark Frauenfelder

uk Official UK investigation of $100 billion laundered through Scottish Limited Partnerships ignores all evidence Cory Doctorow

privacy New EU border security pilot program is all kinds of creepy. Séamus Bellamy

urban theory How citizenship-for-sale and statelessness change cities Cory Doctorow