News Hackers tried to break into WHO, which faces more than two-fold increase in cyberattacks Xeni Jardin

politics Australia sues Facebook, says Cambridge Analytica scandal violated privacy of over 300,000 Australians Xeni Jardin

politics Russia and other states could hack the US election by attacking voting machines Cory Doctorow

Boing Boing Gadgets RFID-shielded, ultra-strong duffels for carrying cash through dangerous territory Cory Doctorow

russia Russian hitman who held up Ukrainian skull has been shot in the skull Carla Sinclair

tabloids China attacks America, and Democrats gun for Biden, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

national security Suspected "Chinese spy balloon" was spotted over Montana yesterday — and is still flying over the U.S. Carla Sinclair

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politics Classified documents found in Mike Pence's new home (!) Carla Sinclair

Charges dropped against Tibetan NYPD cop accused of spying for China Rob Beschizza

Cassandra Sentinel intelligence, explained Jennifer Sandlin

maps Redlining maps show racism and white supremacy "in 1930s technicolor" Elías Villoro

twitter Phony free-speech advocate Elon Musk bans prominent left wing Twitter accounts Mark Frauenfelder

twitter Large-scale efforts have begun to capture Twitter history before its gone Thom Dunn

censorship Twitter blocks article critical of Elon Musk as "unsafe" Thom Dunn

mistakes Musk tells Twitter employees "bankruptcy isn't out of the question" as it descends into chaos Rob Beschizza

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surveillance New DHS reports reveals terrifying scope of the Department's manufactured Antifa scare Thom Dunn

twitter Elon Musk confirms Twitter has tortious interference claims against activist groups calling for advertiser boycotts Mark Frauenfelder

Dungeons and Dragons Dungeons and Dragons is banned in state and federal prisons for bogus reasons Mark Frauenfelder