activism Panda Express reverses mask ban for employees after public outcry Jennifer Sandlin

privacy Make: a facial-recognition confounding "Opt Out Cap" Cory Doctorow

Archive.today links banned at Wikipedia after operator edits archived URLs Rob Beschizza

politics How mutual aid groups are leading both pandemic and climate emergency responses Jennifer Sandlin

unions Union Steelworkers surprised the leopard is eating their face Jason Weisberger

free speech First protester arrested under New York "mask ban" was wearing kaffiyeh Rob Beschizza

texas Texas sues to unmask women who get abortions out of state Rob Beschizza

politics Long island lawmakers ban masks in public, with up to a year in jail Rob Beschizza

COVID-19 "Y'all Masking?" hashtag goes viral on X, showing maskers they are not alone Jennifer Sandlin

politics Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to ban abortion drug Mifepristone Rob Beschizza

News North Carolina senate passes bill to ban masks in public – even for cancer patients Mark Frauenfelder

music These are The Cure founding drummer Lol Tolhurst's favorite records David Pescovitz

law New York ban on plastic utensils in food deliveries goes live Rob Beschizza

COVID-19 In-N-Out Burger doubles down on choosing "smiles" over health Jennifer Sandlin

rainbowphobia Wisconsin school district bans kids from singing a Dolly Parton-Miley Cyrus song about unity Carla Sinclair

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

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

media "Libs of TikTok" unmasked in Washington Post exposé Rob Beschizza

COVID-19 Texas doctor blames Texas republicans for 'killing their fellow Texans' Jason Weisberger