Business China's "pawn shops" have loaned $43B, mostly secured by real-estate Cory Doctorow

AI Americans increasingly hate AI, but love chatting with it Rob Beschizza

politics Forrest Trump: The Half-Wit and Wisdumb of America's Last President and First Fuhrer Ellsworth Toohey

tesla After setting fire to Tesla's brand, Musk scapegoats his loyal sales chief Jason Weisberger

elon musk Tesla sales collapse in Québec Rob Beschizza

psychology Moodwatching is like birdwatching but for your emotions Mark Frauenfelder

politics Trump approval sinking even in rural areas, but he's not underwater there yet Rob Beschizza

politics U.S. influence wanes sharply under Trump, slips behind China for first time in worldwide poll Rob Beschizza

trump slump As stocks tumble, so does Trump — to his lowest approval rating so far this term Carla Sinclair

deaths World's oldest man dead at 112 Rob Beschizza

Science Scientists win award for discovering mammals can breath through our anuses Allan Rose Hill

economics Egypt raises price of bread by 300% Natalie Dressed

politics Progressive Democrat fends off Republican-backed centrist in Pennsylvania primary Rob Beschizza

spoilers New Marist poll shows that RFK Jr. candidacy is actually hurting Donald Trump — and helping Biden Carla Sinclair

archaeology Archaeologist braves the Joe Rogan podcast to counter Graham Hancock's nonsense Jennifer Sandlin

brexit Brexit finally hits UK food imports Rob Beschizza

authoritarianism The formula for defeating a Trump dictatorship: "Unite the Democrats, split the Republicans" Mark Frauenfelder

twitter Twitter the only platform not "bought and paid for," says man who bought and paid for Twitter Rob Beschizza

petty billionaires Twitter tanks with U.S. ad sales dropping 59% since April Carla Sinclair

Covid outbreak CDC conference cursed by Covid outbreak, 181 infected Mark Frauenfelder