germany The far-right German provocateur who faked being a Syrian refugee Thom Dunn

police violence A US Air Force Sergeant linked to Boogaloo Bois charged with killing police officer Thom Dunn

News Campbell Soup Co. fires exec who tweeted racist Soros #MigrantCaravan conspiracy Séamus Bellamy

firefox Mozilla is killing Pocket and Fakespot Séamus Bellamy

ice ICE enlists Palantir to track down people it wants gone Séamus Bellamy

right to repair John Deere, reading own fine print, concedes right to some repair Natalie Dressed

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

protests Could COVID-19 and a lack of sex be the reason why young people are protesting? Thom Dunn

tabloids JFK murder cover-up and Trump's mob ties in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics Conservatives furious at actress chosen to play Snow White in Disney remake, and you'll easily guess why Grant St. Clair

politics How to write a Smiths song in one minute Jennifer Sandlin

gop Georgia GOP Chair is a flat-earther and says we are being brainwashed by "globes everywhere" Mark Frauenfelder

censorship Twitter censors BBC documentary revealing Narendra Modi's role in 2002 massacre of Muslims in India Rob Beschizza

economics David Graeber's posthumous new book explores how pirates created liberalism Thom Dunn

music Nick Cave responds to AI-written song "in the style of Nick Cave" Jennifer Sandlin

quentin tarantino Django Unchained at 10: an observation and celebration of the first hour  Lee Keeler

music Burning Bush and the early origins of Riot Grrrl Elías Villoro

police Can polygraph tests weed out bad cops? Thom Dunn

scams Social media is being overwhelmed with ads for scammy mail-order ADHD startups Thom Dunn

politics Charges for ex-cop who rammed van driver while investigating "election fraud" Rob Beschizza