gop Washington state rep Matt Shea secretly backed and organized terror-training camps to create child soldiers to fight in a race war Cory Doctorow

movies From Million Dollar Baby to Requiem for a Dream: the most depressing mainstream films Ellsworth Toohey

music Fantastic cover of the theme from 16-bit classic The Lost Patrol Rob Beschizza

politics CSPAN caption savagely murders J.D. Vance (Update: fake) Rob Beschizza

france Carved leaves made by soldiers in the trenches Natalie Dressed

tinder IDF soldiers using selfies from Gaza on Tinder Natalie Dressed

israel 104 killed after Israel forces open fire on crowd waiting for food aid; Gaza death toll reaches 30,000 Rob Beschizza

History Confederate memorial to be removed from Arlington National Cemetary Rob Beschizza

aging Following lightning strike, woman has lived for 50+ years solely on water and soft drinks David Pescovitz

israel Israel loosens rules for retrieving sperm from corpses Thom Dunn

politics Israeli officials back off baby massacre claim Rob Beschizza

lauren boebert Public penis-fondling congresswoman wants to punish trans DoD employer by cutting her salary to $1 Mark Frauenfelder

History "Washington's Gay General" is a fabulous look at the queerness of America's founding Thom Dunn

animation Want a Small Soldiers reboot? This proof-of-concept trailer is stunning Devin Nealy

pigs George Orwell on the real meaning of Animal Farm: get rid of the pigs Thom Dunn

survivors Four children reported alive in jungle 2 weeks after plane crashed, killing all adults Carla Sinclair

mcdonalds Did McDonald's change their Shamrock Shake mascot because of the IRA? Thom Dunn

History Book series inspired by Howard Zinn's "People's History" Elías Villoro