RSI’s playing up a bit tonight, so you get links rather than a full post:

The cost of getting a green card — immigration’s hard everywhere…

More from Scalzi on the Amazon/Hachette battle

Malcolm Gladwell on organised crime, and how better policing and data retention actually make it harder for criminals to leave crime behind

Newsnight 101: Or Trans People Are Not Performing Seals

And Nick Barlow on why UKIP will win no seats in Parliament next year