politics Republican county chairman accused of torturing own daughter for not cleaning room Rob Beschizza
donald trump "The Mar-a-Lago of mass incarceration": Trump demands to reopen Alcatraz Jason Weisberger
gadgets HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza
tabloids Armie Hammer's cannibalism and Lizzie Borden's ax in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Schilling Jr.
News Trump pardons Steve Bannon, Elliot Broidy, Lil Wayne, others — 73 pardons, 70 commutations Xeni Jardin
futurism A timeline of (possible, fascinating) future events from a (wide) variety of perspectives Cory Doctorow
Business The DoJ's corporate "diversion" program is supposed to change bad corporate culture, but really, it enables repeat offenders Cory Doctorow
crime Lessons from testing decades of forgotten rape kits: serial rapists are common, they don't follow a pattern, they're not very bright, and they're often the same men who commit acquaintance rape Cory Doctorow
Boing Boing Gadgets HP's ink DRM instructs your printer to ignore the ink in your cartridge when you cancel your subscription Cory Doctorow
Business Blackmailers use false copyright claims to shut down victims' Youtube accounts, offer to lift them in exchange for Bitcoin Cory Doctorow
News Bill Cosby jailed for 3 to 10 years after judge rules hims a "sexually violent predator" Rob Beschizza