florida Threats against hurricane emergency workers out of control on social media Rob Beschizza

alternative facts Fox host Maria Bartiromo humiliated when GOP Congressman shuts down her lies (video) Carla Sinclair

trump Trump to rob Homeland Security of $270M, including $155M in FEMA disaster relief, to pay for migrant detention Xeni Jardin

crime That woman who got fired for comparing Michelle Obama to an ape is now going to jail for defrauding FEMA Cory Doctorow

ice Trump diverts millions from FEMA for ICE detentions, calls Puerto Rico "unsung success" Gina Loukareas

puerto rico Donations to help Puerto Ricans in wake of hurricane left to rot Séamus Bellamy

trumpism Puerto Rico, abandoned by Trump and facing disaster capitalism looting by big business, turns to socialist and anarchist collectives to rebuild Cory Doctorow

corruption Source tells WSJ that the FBI is investigating Whitefish Energy and its $300M Puerto Rico contract Cory Doctorow

climate San Juan mayor barred from speaking on Trump's Puerto Rico relief conference call Cory Doctorow

ornithology This bird "oinks" just like a pig Jennifer Sandlin

politics Senator from North Carolina a newly minted expert on fighting California wildfires Jason Weisberger

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Science "Toxic male technique" uses poison semen to control insects Gail Sherman

Science Will Yellowstone blow up this year? Scientists say no. Jason Weisberger

music "The Ballad of Toshi" – On women gazing at men in biopics Ruben Bolling

chess Chess champ Magnus Carlsen rejoins tournament after they let him wear jeans Rob Beschizza

pranks Police and animal control officers discover that dangerous snake loose inside home was something else Allan Rose Hill

Delightful Creatures Can California's carnivorous squirrels be stopped? It is too soon to know. Jason Weisberger

agriculture Only in Alabama: the town that built a monument to the insect pest that destroyed It Ellsworth Toohey

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