big tech Eoin Higgins'"Owned" is a harrowing history of the right-wing billionaire tech takeover Thom Dunn

youtube Vice Media's credibility in tatters after kowtowing to Saudi censorship Mark Frauenfelder

matt gaetz Matt Gaetz defends war criminal adviser with murder conviction Mark Frauenfelder

crime Looking at the data about 2020's homicide spike provides no clear or easy answers Thom Dunn

censorship Annotating Glenn Greenwald's sudden resignation from The Intercept Thom Dunn

corruption Brazil's authoritarians charge Glenn Greenwald with cybercrime for publishing leaks that revealed corruption at the highest levels Cory Doctorow

corruption Brazil's highest court rules that Bolsonaro cannot use criminal investigations to harass Glenn Greenwald and The Intercept Cory Doctorow

law Federal court will allow the ACLU to keep suing for the right to violate terms of service for legitimate purposes Cory Doctorow

tech Microsoft shuts down Skype after 22 years of service Rob Beschizza

politics Authoritarians love conspiracy theories Rob Beschizza

politics Watch a bold woman stop a man from disrupting a peaceful protest (video) Jason Weisberger

politics Officials cracking down on egg smugglers as retailers exploit falling wholesale prices Rob Beschizza

Technology This feed reveals what pilots are really saying while you're in the air Ellsworth Toohey

travel Man found with live turtle hidden in "groin area" at Newark airport Rob Beschizza

smuggling US border patrol seizing more eggs than fentanyl Allan Rose Hill

politics The Intercept published Elon Musk's government email address Jason Weisberger

Technology EFF creates a $20 device to detect cellular spying: Rayhunter Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Microsoft finally putting Skype out of our misery Ellsworth Toohey

Delightful Creatures LAX Customs officers intercept 37 giant, live beetles disguised as snacks Jason Weisberger