protest Group of Blue Men protest corporate labor actions Thom Dunn

cover songs Blue Man Group discovers My Chemical Romance Thom Dunn

politics Trump attacks science, research, and public health systems Jennifer Sandlin

confirmation hearings Pete Hegseth suggests he "will shoot protestors in the legs" if asked by Trump (video) Carla Sinclair

media Editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes resigns from The Washington Post when her cartoon criticizing Bezos is killed Ruben Bolling

politics DC cop convicted for tipping off Proud Boys about police operations Ellsworth Toohey

dictator-elects Putin-esque: Trump again taunts Canada, further pushing idea of "51st state" in morning post Carla Sinclair

Science Here's a great new thing to worry about: "Mirror life" could destroy life on Earth Ruben Bolling

wikipedia Wikipedia's 7-year yogurt spelling war was longer than three Shakespeare plays Mark Frauenfelder

books Follow this post-apocalyptic chickadee story Gail Sherman

These mind-blowing 60s singles predated punk rock's sound by a decade Mark Frauenfelder

cold war Elderly brain hack: How a Cold War spy test boosts fitness and sharpness Ellsworth Toohey

Dancing Donald Trump uses rally to share 39-minute playlist Jason Weisberger

politics Actual climate scientists debunk Marjorie Taylor Greene's weather-related conspiracy theories Jennifer Sandlin

music Watch Devo play NPR's Tiny Desk Allan Rose Hill

rock star candidates Harris mocks Trump at packed Georgia rally of 10,000 people: "Donald Trump is feeling it" (video) Carla Sinclair

Science Minnesota dam on the verge of collapse Jason Weisberger

drugs Florida boaters find $1 million worth of cocaine in ocean — but it's the coke's label art that's interesting (video) Carla Sinclair

art Impressive propaganda in an immersive Turkish panorama painting Natalie Dressed

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing