uk UK police train machine-learning model using Experian data that stereotypes people based on garden size, first names, and postal codes Cory Doctorow

politics Gavin Newsom's new podcast is political suicide (video) Jason Weisberger

politics Will Trump offer "asylum" to accused traffickers Andrew and Tristan Tate? Jason Weisberger

Entertainment Bizarre movie merchandise: AMC sells weaponized popcorn holder Ellsworth Toohey

politics Out of the spotlight, Marjorie Taylor Greene demands attention Jason Weisberger

music Bizarre wall-mounted musical crab dances to synth beats Popkin

guns The problem with "Red Flag" gun laws Thom Dunn

Funny Uglydesign showcases amazingly hideous design choices Popkin

politics Matt Gaetz is living proof the Justice system is not weaponized against Republicans Jason Weisberger

short films Watch "The Crabs," a 1976 Czech animated sci-fi short about weaponized robot crabs Thom Dunn

china New Microsoft report says China campaign accused U.S. of using a military-grade "weather weapon" to deliberately start the Maui wildfires Mark Frauenfelder

prisons Tear-down of a prison laptop David Pescovitz

donald trump DeSantis dodges questions on Trump's "vermin" slur (video) Mark Frauenfelder

donald trump Trump insists his speech errors are done on purpose Mark Frauenfelder

google Google sues two men who sent out fake copyright takedowns Rob Beschizza

Internet The new rise and fall of .TK domain names Thom Dunn

music The Wiggles "deeply disappointed" by the weaponization of their music David Pescovitz

politics Right-wing Twitter poster receives 7-month jail sentence in vote-suppressing conspiracy Rob Beschizza

rudy giuliani IRS presents Rudy Giuliani with bill for $549,435.26 in unpaid taxes Mark Frauenfelder

donald trump Conman Trump tells GOP to shut down the government to stop his criminal trials (which it won't) Carla Sinclair