facebook Amnesty International: Google and Facebook spell trouble for human rights Séamus Bellamy

activism Girl Scout sells homemade cookies to avoid controversial ingredient Rusty Blazenhoff

politics Barcelona the first major European city to suspend ties with Israel over Palestinian abuses Elías Villoro

generative AI Bing: "I will not harm you unless you harm me first" Mark Frauenfelder

culture jamming Fake Adidas "RealityWear" line highlights labor abuses Jennifer Sandlin

violence in america Nancy Pelosi's husband hospitalized after a violent attack by home intruder [UPDATE: "Where is Nancy?" said attacker] Carla Sinclair

law Tracking fatal encounters with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Elías Villoro

star trek Harlan Ellison auction includes the world's most (in)famous "Star Trek" photo Mark Frauenfelder

racism Battle of the victims: how Asian hate and the housing crisis collide in the city Maddie Lee

tabloids Kamala Backstabs Biden in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

hackers Personal info of 120,000 Russian soldiers was leaked by Anonymous Carla Sinclair

china China is paying U.S. social media influencers to promote Beijing Winter Olympics and "good China-US relations" Mark Frauenfelder

Betty Boop is an animal rights activist in "Be Human" from 1936 Popkin

tabloids Biden's "secret war" with Kamala in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

saudi arabia Jamal Khashoggi's Saudi kill team received paramilitary training from a U.S. security firm Mark Frauenfelder

News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin

sports Watch North Korea's Mass Games opening ceremony Andrea James

abortion Read Amy Coney Barrett's opening statement ahead of her Supreme Court nomination Thom Dunn

movies China bans media coverage of Disney's 'Mulan' in attempt to hide Xinjiang mass abuse Xeni Jardin

writing Cory Doctorow experiments with AI writing partner Sudowrite Mark Frauenfelder