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DHS ICE does in-person Instagram moderation now Jason Weisberger

History In 1858 the Thames smelled so bad that Parliament fled and Disraeli called it a 'Stygian pool' Ellsworth Toohey

gadgets Leica's SL3-P loses the dot, gets 8K open-gate video Rob Beschizza

mental health Mushrooms got him off antidepressants, so he built TripSitter Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Microsoft CEO wants people to shut up about AI being bad for us Séamus Bellamy

Games Building a better PC than the Steam Machine for cheaper: is it possible? Grant St. Clair

movies Bob Odenkirk stars in straight-faced remake of The Room Grant St. Clair

Science Sally Ride flew to space 43 years ago today. She still has the best astronaut name. Séamus Bellamy

Science A new book, Poking the Squid, tells the scandalous, salacious truth about animal sex, in comics form Ruben Bolling

1980s In 1980, 300 children collapsed at a marching band competition and no one knows why Ellsworth Toohey

politics Saul Goodman returns to celebrate America's 250th Grant St. Clair

gadgets CrankGPT is an offline AI box for the apocalypse Rob Beschizza

Science T-Rex leather handbag failed to sell at auction for $500k Gail Sherman

treasure ship Mel Fisher's treasure hunters find another chunk of Atocha silver Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets Score 5 years of piano lessons with flowkey for only $80 Boing Boing's Shop

guns Pasadena cops discover "just joking" does not stop bullets Jason Weisberger

animals Puss caterpillar is one of North America's most venomous insects Popkin

Science RFK, Jr. says "depriving" children of whole milk constitutes "a form of child abuse" Jennifer Sandlin

Science Eating kimchi might help clear nanoplastics out of your gut! Jennifer Sandlin