gaslighting More than 60 people shared their accounts of Warren Ellis. Their next steps are worth your time. Thom Dunn
recreational lockpicking This sleazy Amazon marketplace seller offers $10 gift cards for 5-star reviews Mark Frauenfelder
politics "Cronyism in couture": Vanity Fair publishes brilliant new portraits, capturing the "hideousness of this administration" Jennifer Sandlin
Evil Pure and Simple Rest assured, Trump's top priority is The Great Ballroom of People Who Can Afford the Cover Charge Jason Weisberger
Culture Spotify uses ghost artists to "shape listening behavior" and avoid paying real ones Rob Beschizza
crime Wells Fargo's ex-CEO will pay $17.5m in fines and never work in banking again (but he is still very, very rich) Cory Doctorow
twitter German researchers with ties to for-profit "neuromarketing" company want to use AI to guess peoples' "intelligence" from their writing Cory Doctorow
corruption CBP officer refuses to allow American journalist into the country until he admits he writes "propaganda" Cory Doctorow
late stage capitalism Wealth is correlated with greed, dishonesty and cheating — are these effects or a causes? Cory Doctorow
google Google walkout organizers say they're being retaliated against for demanding ethical standards Cory Doctorow
Technology Facebook says it never sells your data but these internal documents show exactly how much they value your data in dollars Xeni Jardin
corruption Pentagon Inspector General reveals widespread retaliation against whistleblowers with impunity for the retaliators and the wrongdoers Cory Doctorow
