maps Interactive map of U.S. road fatalities in the 21st century Rob Beschizza

privacy China forces Xinjiang Uyghurs to install mobile spyware, enforces with stop-and-frisk Cory Doctorow

politics Huntington Beach once again representing the Volksdeutsche Jason Weisberger

texas Entire state of Texas woken up by middle of the night alert Gail Sherman

politics Eight facts about hemp-hating, Hitler-heiling MAGA weirdo Mary Miller Mark Frauenfelder

louisiana Louisiana hopes to reduce crime by letting teens conceal-carry guns Natalie Dressed

uvalde Justice Department: police acted with "no urgency" to confront Uvalde gunman as he killed 19 children Rob Beschizza

politics Watch Vivek Ramaswamy perform as rapper "Da Vek" Jennifer Sandlin

mass shooting in america Georgia gun shop owner quits after too many mass shootings: "I just can't." Carla Sinclair

russia Today is World Press Freedom Day Ruben Bolling

england Karen, the archetypal American busybody, honored by an eatery Elías Villoro

Boing Boing Gadgets Save 60% on the BirdBike eBike to make your commutes eco-friendly and fun Boing Boing's Shop

trains Norfolk Southern gave $5 to Ohio East Palestinians affected by toxic train explosion Thom Dunn

fish Investigations begin into Berlin aquarium failure; some fish survived Jennifer Sandlin

36 months after George Floyd's murder, police reform finally considered in Minnesota Elías Villoro

voting Man with knife showed up at Wisconsin polling place demanding to "stop the voting" David Pescovitz

tragedy Fire destroys 12 "Tiny Homes" at a Los Angeles encampment Jason Weisberger

MAGA cultists Mehmet Oz attacks John Fetterman for seeking to end decades of racist imprisonment policies Mark Frauenfelder

self-driving cars There's a feud between self-driving cars and the citizens of Tempe, AZ Jennifer Sandlin