marjorie taylor greene Marjorie Taylor Greene pays $100,000 for Kevin McCarthy's used lip balm Jennifer Sandlin

bigots Dept. of Education quietly yanks Charlie Kirk banner after people notice it exists Jason Weisberger

scatology Shartgate: Nothing to see here, please keep voting Jason Weisberger

politics Belligerent Christian protesters fail to rattle Buddhist monks on their Walk for Peace Jennifer Sandlin

The Guardian Investigative journalism series exposes the dangers of "wild pregnancies" and unassisted home births Jennifer Sandlin

Science Misophonia trigger sounds are usually from humans, not animals–but context and perception play huge roles, too Jennifer Sandlin

Commercial breaks Behind the scenes: CNN panelist explains how MAGA guest got kicked off show — and banned from network (video) Carla Sinclair

the hate party Donald Trump channels Hitler to whip up his angry, chanting Pennsylvania mob (video) Carla Sinclair

politics With apologies, it is overwhelmingly in the media's interest that Trump wins Rob Beschizza

Weird Professional blockage busters battle monster fatberg in England Allan Rose Hill

airlines Airline offers women option to pick seats not beside men Allan Rose Hill

Comics The final volume of the DUNE graphic novel lands on an odd note Thom Dunn

politics Nikki Haley asks her delegates to vote Trump Jason Weisberger

News Trump falls asleep as vulgar comments from past read in court Mark Frauenfelder

Republicans Nikki Haley says Kamala Harris shouldn't be President because she is Black Jason Weisberger

fascism Cheney slams Trump's "fascist playbook" on Colbert Mark Frauenfelder

dark horse comics Four celebrated comics creators gather for a haunting Christmas Eve anthology Gareth Branwyn

Disney Disneyland and Disney World have a real problem with people pooping in line David Pescovitz

Science Cockroach wins battle with hydraulic press Popkin

tips DoorDash driver caught on camera spitting on food after getting a small tip (video) Carla Sinclair