books A med school thriller where the enemy is the algorithm Ellsworth Toohey

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politics Liberals defeat Conservatives in Canada; Carney remains PM Rob Beschizza

fascism DOJ's menacing letter to med journals "a chill down the spine of scientists" Jennifer Sandlin

politics Canada's Liberals pick Mark Carney as new leader and Prime Minister Rob Beschizza

russia Ukraine claims to have shot down Russian spy plane Rob Beschizza

microsoft Microsoft adds "Copilot" key to keyboard layout Andrew Yi

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Science 'Most Americans now know someone who has been infected with COVID-19' Xeni Jardin

police Rayshard Brooks: Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe charged with felony murder + 10 other crimes Xeni Jardin

security Information security and warfare metaphors: a toxic mix made in hell Cory Doctorow

impeachment IMPEACHMENT: House Chairman of Armed Services Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA] backs inquiry Xeni Jardin

privacy Snap employees used the company's internal 'SnapLion' tool to access Snapchat user data Xeni Jardin

happy mutants The 2019 Locus Award nominees: your guide to the best sf/f of 2018 Cory Doctorow

Technology Millions of rehab records leak, including patient names – nearly 150,000 affected Xeni Jardin

Copyfight Happy Public Domain day: for real, for the first time in 20 years! Cory Doctorow

politics #ProtectMueller protests demand justice, "Trump is not above the law." (Video, Photos) Xeni Jardin

art New issue of Faesthetic, the lavish and mindbending art 'zine David Pescovitz

fake news Queen collapses, Stacy Peterson's body found, Jennifer Aniston's post-divorce hook-ups, and other news that never happened, in this week's fact-challenged tabloids. Peter Sheridan