administrative incompetence Scandal-haunted Scott Pruitt's staffers are shopping dirt on Ryan Zinke to create a distraction Cory Doctorow

Florida phonies Ron DeSantis poses as Christian but scrambled to find Amazon bible for photo op Carla Sinclair

politics Swine flu detected in UK for first time, days after former Prime Minister famed for sex with pig rejoins government Rob Beschizza

politics British premier fires interior minister who stoked far-right violence on Remembrance Day Rob Beschizza

politics UK government plans to define as "extremist" anyone who "undermines the country's institutions and its values" Rob Beschizza

politics Israel cabinet minister suggests it may destroy Gaza with the nuclear weapons it has never admitted owning Rob Beschizza

museums This San Francisco Bay Area museum stinks David Pescovitz

gadgets Rare 1995 IBM Thinkpad butterfly laptop meticulously restored Rob Beschizza

politics UK opposition leader glitterbombed on stage Rob Beschizza

Deals Enjoy a kick of ginger, a settled stomach, and an absolute abomination of a mascot Boing Boing

law U.K. backs off plan to ban end-to-end encryption Rob Beschizza

donald trump Delusional Marjorie Taylor Greene gushes out loud: "Is it possible that I'll be VP?" Carla Sinclair

restoration Classic arcade game Discs of Tron left out for garbage collection Rob Beschizza

enraged gentlemen Man who took woman hostage at Caesars Palace threw hotel furniture out of 21st floor window for hours (video) Carla Sinclair

Science Inosculation is how two separate trees merge Popkin

Weird What is the mysterious creature banging on this family's door every night? (video) David Pescovitz

Comics Buy Charles Schulz's home/studio in Sonoma County Ruben Bolling

Weird Doll-sized hot water bottle from 1939 for treating toothaches and facial pain Popkin

auction Chair picked up for $50 on Facebook sells in Sotheby's auction for $85,000 Rusty Blazenhoff

video games Lego Pac-Man machine reviewed Grant St. Clair