politics Shaun King nonprofit exposé at The Daily Beast Rob Beschizza

activism Activist Shaun King relaunching Frederick Douglass' abolitionist paper, North Star Rusty Blazenhoff

adorable sea creatures The best photo of a 'Shaun the Sheep' slug I've ever seen Jennifer Sandlin

sore losers Pro snooker player throws a fit when an amateur player beats him Mark Frauenfelder

code Generating Pac-Man mazes is harder than you might think Rob Beschizza

police brutality Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn

protests NYPD traps protestors on bridge for hours after curfew Rob Beschizza

tabloids Royal sex & drug scandal, the Queen & Michael Douglas dying, and Miley Cyrus's demonic possession, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

toxic brands YouTube carves policy exception allowing "hurtful" homophobic slurs Rob Beschizza

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

happy mutants 2019 Hugo Award finalists announced Cory Doctorow

Business Signs that China's real-estate bubble will burst and take the economy with it Cory Doctorow

racism A black guest of DoubleTree gets kicked out of the hotel for calling his mother in the lobby Carla Sinclair

happy mutants Haunted Mansion wallpaper, wrapping paper, and fabric! Cory Doctorow

law Something Awful receives legal threat over hotlinked image of Hitler fan Rob Beschizza

#fixthepolice House of cop who killed Botham Shem Jean has not been searched Mark Frauenfelder

Boing Boing Gadgets Vulnerabilities in smart electric plugs give attackers a staging point for scanning and attacking your whole network Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Antivirus maker Sentinelone uses copyright claims to censor video of security research that revealed defects in its products Cory Doctorow

Officer Unfriendly Cop tases man for not being able to put his legs straight out and cross them at the same time Mark Frauenfelder

usausausa Austin bombings: literal American carnage meets with Trumpian indifference Cory Doctorow