dangerous people Pastor seethes over boy with nail polish: "I want to break his fingers" Mark Frauenfelder

marine mammals Half the sea lion pups died at La Jolla Cove. People are arguing about cones Jason Weisberger

Tasmania's favorite 1,000-kilo chaos seal is back on land Jason Weisberger

russia Russia has 44 secret cities with 1.5 million people that don't appear on public maps Ellsworth Toohey

politics CDC buried this COVID vaccine study, so scientists published it anyway Séamus Bellamy

war Iran has American theme bars because people are better than governments Jason Weisberger

crime Man jailed after throwing ninja star at woman Rob Beschizza

mexico The promise of Mexico's Tren Maya has gone off the rails Séamus Bellamy

politics Indiana declares June "Nuclear Family Month" Jennifer Sandlin

consequences Florida sues OpenAI over ChatGPT's alleged body count Jason Weisberger

Vaccine beliefs RFK Jr.'s "just a rash" disease filled Texas hospital beds Jason Weisberger

LAPD discovers huge fireworks cache, raising fears of another LAPD fireworks disaster Jason Weisberger

wildlife Sea lions play "pufferball"with unfortunate fish Gail Sherman

iran Cuba is bracing for a U.S. invasion Séamus Bellamy

law Racist streamer charged with attempted murder after shooting man outside courthouse Rob Beschizza

Technology Richard Dawkins renamed Claude "Claudia" and decided she's conscious Ellsworth Toohey

conspiracy theories This morning I met the "QAnon Shaman," and here are ten takeaways from our conversation Jennifer Sandlin

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Culture Kevin Kelly's 84 contemporary heresies, from trivial to genuinely dangerous Ellsworth Toohey

animals Statue erected to honor landmine-sniffing rat in Cambodia Gail Sherman