elon musk "Be kind" desk sign deemed contraband by Musk's DOGE enforcers Ellsworth Toohey

maga MAGA man gets very confused when challenged about his slavery claims (video) Mark Frauenfelder

mexico CIA rapist tried to claim diplomatic immunity, sentenced to 30 years in prison Mark Frauenfelder

A younger and wiser JD Vance decrying Trump Jason Weisberger

racism Black passengers sue American Airlines after being ordered to leave plane Rob Beschizza

cars Volkswagen workers vote overwhelmingly to join union Rob Beschizza

failures Ron DeSantis fails again: Appeals court stops 'Stop Woke Act' — calls it the 'greatest First Amendment Sin' Carla Sinclair

twitter Musk chimes in support of racist tweets Jason Weisberger

law Exxon sued by government for failing to stop harassment of black employees Rob Beschizza

tattoos New York City bill would outlaw discrimination against tattooed people David Pescovitz

racism California is suing Tesla over allegations of widespread racial discrimination and harassment Carla Sinclair

Biden admin: gay and trans students covered under antidiscrimination law Rob Beschizza

police India court moves to ban "cures" for sexual orientation Jess Sabine

politics US to restore transgender health protections Rob Beschizza

racism Amy Coney Barrett's legal reasoning for dismissing a racial discrimination case Thom Dunn

racism Trump administration bans diversity training for federal workers, calling it "Anti-American" Thom Dunn

Business U-Haul decides to stop hiring nicotine users Xeni Jardin

privacy AI Now's annual report: stop doing "emotion detection"; stop "socially sensitive" facial recognition; make AI research diverse and representative — and more Cory Doctorow

AI Second wave Algorithmic Accountability: from "What should algorithms do?" to "Should we use an algorithm?" Cory Doctorow

education Indiana University Provost: The First Amendment says we can't fire our notorious bigot professor, so here's what we're doing instead Cory Doctorow