photography Taliban bans all images of living things in Afghanistan Mark Frauenfelder

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politics Reading between the lines: Trump restricts access to border-straddling library (video) Jason Weisberger

Secretary Rubio's exciting new game show: "Who wants to be deported?" Ellsworth Toohey

privacy Privacy concerns rise as states demand ID for everyday purchases Ellsworth Toohey

politics Hundreds of Reddit communities ban Twitter links Rob Beschizza

politics After that drone strike on a firefighting airplane DJI decides to remove geo-fencing for no fly-zones Jason Weisberger

books Punk programmers and queer hackers expose Reagan-era tech corruption in Cory Doctorow's new novel, on Kickstarter now Mark Frauenfelder

cats Avian-flu contaminated raw pet food recalled after indoor cat dies Jennifer Sandlin

politics Prepare for the worst: journalists who survived dictators sound alarm over Trump's press threats Ellsworth Toohey

social media Norway to impose minimum age of 15 for social media Rob Beschizza

travel Flight canceled? New law forces airlines to cough up cash immediately Ellsworth Toohey

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

religion Taliban bans the sound of womens' voices singing or reading Rob Beschizza

politics Trump on Project 2025: "Exactly what our movement will do" Jason Weisberger

politics Cowardly Trump promises another vaporous policy document Jason Weisberger

politics New doctors avoiding states with abortion bans Rob Beschizza

new york times New York Times tells staff to avoid using the terms "Palestine,""refugee camps" and "occupied territory" Rob Beschizza

biden It's really easy for AI to fake Joe Biden's voice, regardless of restrictions Natalie Dressed

failures Ron DeSantis fails again: Appeals court stops 'Stop Woke Act' — calls it the 'greatest First Amendment Sin' Carla Sinclair