Today's links

Inaudible: Let's make "Audible exclusive" mean "for sale everywhere EXCEPT Audible."

The rise and rise of one of NYPD's dirtiest cops: Violent, racist repeat-offender Christopher McCormack, promoted to the top brass.

Georgia voter suppression, quantified: Greg Palast counted all 313,242 receipts.

Kids' smart-watches unsafe at any speed: Still a garbage-fire.

This day in history: 2005, 2015, 2019

Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

Today's links

Afterland: Lauren Beukes's regrettably brilliantly timed plague novel.
Mexican copyright crushes free speech: Trump's trade deal takes away Mexicans' fundamental rights.
Audible Exclusives: Monopolists gonna monopolize.
Snowden's Little Brother intro: The Age of Mass Surveillance Will Not Last Forever.
Police "unions" are not unions: They're protection rackets.
Quick, inaccurate, cheap covid tests: Frequency vs accuracy.
Swarov.se: Once you see it…
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming appearances, current writing projects, current reading

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