Last month, Wisconsin legislators tried to kick the independently funded Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism off of the University of Wisconsin – Madison campus and prevent UW professors from working with the organization. The move (which was led by a legislator whose fundraising had been called into question by the WCIJ) prompted major backlash across the political spectrum and, over the weekend, it was vetoed by Wisconsin's Republican governor, Scott Walker.
Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism wins out against political opponents
CDC buried this COVID vaccine study, so scientists published it anyway
During Grandpa Puddin' Brain's first term, he declared that COVID-19 wasn't a big deal. He asserted that he wouldn't close the country down for a flu, so COVID wasn't gonna… READ THE REST
Trump's base has theories about who sabotaged the reflecting pool
Who ruined the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool?! Who took something that had been fine for decades and turned it into a national shitshow by farming out renovation work to their… READ THE REST
There is a real Swiss political party devoted to abolishing PowerPoint
The Anti-PowerPoint Party is a real Swiss political party "dedicated to decreasing professional use of Microsoft PowerPoint and other forms of presentation software." According to Wikipedia, the party claims presentation… READ THE REST
Cut cable clutter with this 8-in-1 keyring charging tool for $22 during Deal Days
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: For just $21.97 (reg. $49.99), you can get a portable charging tool that fits right… READ THE REST
Deal Days knocks this HP EliteBook workhorse down to $275
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: The certified refurbished HP EliteBook 840 G8 packs a Core i5 processor, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, and… READ THE REST
Learn 14 languages from 100+ linguists while this Deal Days Babbel offer is still valid
Disclosure: Boing Boing earns a commission on purchases made through links in this post. TL;DR: Babbel's lifetime plan gives you access to 14 languages, 10,000+ hours of lessons, AI conversation practice, and… READ THE REST
