dan das mann The Funn Machine is headed to the Oregon Eclipse Festival Jason Weisberger

bizarre competitions Wolfing down scalding hot biscuits and other weird contests from 1897 Mark Frauenfelder

law 5 years in jail for gay teacher who sent threatening voicemails to judge who OK'd "Don't Say Gay" law Rob Beschizza

tabloids Melania Trump's smoking gun, and Mitch McConnell's short-circuiting brain, in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

politics Texas and Uganda pass new anti-gay laws Rob Beschizza

climate change Lancet releases new report on the health impacts of climate change Thom Dunn

art Celebrating the 35th anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation with mixed-media meme art Gareth Branwyn

COVID-19 CDC stops reporting COVID-19 cases on cruise ships Jennifer Sandlin

mistakes Tesla stock slide puts Musk's Twitter deal in jeopardy Rob Beschizza

tech The reMarkable Tablet is moving to a subscription service model Séamus Bellamy

trump July 4, 2030: Opening of the Trump Presidential Library Peter Sheridan

noads Channeling Timothy Leary on the Centennial of his Birth, October 22, 2020 Boing Boing

politics White House bars Fauci and other coronavirus task force members from testifying before Congress Xeni Jardin

politics Hydroxychloroquine whistleblower: Read full statement from Rick Bright, HHS official who says he was demoted for speaking out Xeni Jardin

COVID-19 Trump says U.S. national parks to reopen soon, no details given Xeni Jardin

animal crossing "Animal crossing is a political hypothesis about how a different kind of world might work Dash with no losers" – Bogost Mark Frauenfelder

picks Russian warship 'aggressively approached' US Navy destroyer in Arabian Sea Xeni Jardin

Funny Man interviewed at Amazon, didn't get the job, but they used his photo on their jobs site David Pescovitz