pirates Clips from Dish Network's "Pirate TV" scold channel (circa 2008) David Pescovitz

Science Living human brain cells are now playing Doom Ellsworth Toohey

News JPMorgan flagged $1 billion in suspicious Epstein transactions and kept banking him Ellsworth Toohey

Technology His neighbor was too noisy, so he used an RF remote to train him like a circus animal Ellsworth Toohey

politics A disturbing look inside Arkansas' "whites-only" community Jennifer Sandlin

spotify These playlists will help you cook perfect pasta Jennifer Sandlin

politics Gilead is here: Karoline Leavitt thinks every day is a holy war Jason Weisberger

New Bosch dishwasher requires internet connection just to rinse dishes Mark Frauenfelder

Technology Computer with 800,000 human neurons launches for $35,000 Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Signal to leave Sweden if forced to create message backdoors Ellsworth Toohey

Technology Sweden begins construction of massive underground nuclear vault that will last 100,000 years Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets The gamer in your life is going to love receiving Xbox Game Pass Core this holiday season! Boing Boing's Shop

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

documentaries Terrifying documentary looks at QAnon origins Yoy Luadha

donald trump Trump says grieving dishwasher company asked him for help — "We're not allowed to use water" Mark Frauenfelder

fascist rhetoric Dictator Trump says CNN and NBC "should have their licenses taken away" (video) Carla Sinclair

Fail Whale Standing by the antisemite, Tesla drops Disney+ in retaliation Jason Weisberger

Food Would you try this octopus chocolate chip cookie, or these chicken skin fried pickles? Jennifer Sandlin

Space After brief interruption, NASA detected Voyager 2's "heartbeat" David Pescovitz