police New Pentagon IG report finds that police don't need all those hand-me-downs of military hardware Thom Dunn
cops Quantifying the additional killings commited by cops when they get military weapons Cory Doctorow
police National Guard helicopter, seven cop vehicles sent to warrantlessly seize a single marijuana plant from an 81-year-old Massachusetts grandmother Cory Doctorow
Boing Boing Gadgets Leaked catalog from UK surveillance arms-dealer full of gadgets sold to US cops Cory Doctorow
law Woman sues cops because they destroyed her empty house, thinking a suspect was hiding in it Cory Doctorow
Games A Canadian teenager used America's militarized cops to terrorize women gamers for years Cory Doctorow
politics As drug violence escalates, entire length of US-Mexico border to be patrolled by unmanned drones Xeni Jardin
border visits While Trump rehashes 2020 election at the border, Texas community tells him: "You are not welcome" (video) Carla Sinclair
books Tears of the Trufflepig is a head-shakingly brilliant novel about contraband animals, Mexico and a labyrinthine conspiracy Elías Villoro
boogaloo bois Furious unarmed man confronts Boogaloo Bois with assault rifles: "Get the f*ck out of our town!" Carla Sinclair
police Police militarization is objectively bad for police and for society, according to science Thom Dunn
politics George Floyd Justice In Policing Act, Democrats' police reform bill, passes in House & heads to Senate Xeni Jardin
politics Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis denounces Trump as a threat to America, compares him to Nazis Rob Beschizza
COVID-19 Politico asked 34 big thinkers to predict how the coronapocalypse will permanently change our world Gareth Branwyn
