protests "Imagine the worst, most foul thing you have ever smelled" – protestors sprayed with crowd-control chemical report severe symptoms Mark Frauenfelder

Business Red Queen's Race: Disney parks are rolling out surge pricing with 20% premiums on busy days Cory Doctorow

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music "Failed second album" is a myth. Blame music critics. Rob Beschizza

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gadgets Fujifilm X-M5: a vlogging tool that might be an $800 cine camera Rob Beschizza

child abuse CPAC performer faces 25 years for alleged child sex crimes Ellsworth Toohey

politics A comprehensive guide to Donald Trump's malodorous offenses Jennifer Sandlin

native americans Idaho senator from Illinois screams at Native American from Idaho: "go back where you came from" Ellsworth Toohey

airbnb Barcelona to ban AirBnBs and other short-term rentals Jennifer Sandlin

maga MAGA senate candidate's "Crime Map" turns out to just show drinking fountains Ellsworth Toohey

heroes Area man eats an entire jar of cheese balls in Union Square Thom Dunn

News Japanese town installs black scrim to block view of Mount Fuji Jason Weisberger

politics UK conservative politicians and their staff in private Facebook groups full of racist, sexist, homophobic postings Rob Beschizza

abortion Arizona abortion clinic to stay open despite looming ban Natalie Dressed

News "Hindenburg Award" launched to recognize Republicans enabling Trump's fascism Yoy Luadha

The Trump party Nikki Haley finally understands MAGA — and she's dropping out of the race Carla Sinclair

tabloids Presidential perverts, Trump's feet, and Biden's medical crisis in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

christmas Wheatus rewrites "Teenage Dirtbag" as a Christmas song Thom Dunn