boondoggle Trump's border wall construction now a rusting heap of steel Gareth Branwyn

gop When Steve Bannon & co spent $1,000 on booze at Mar-a-Lago, taxpayers picked up the tab Cory Doctorow

racism Trump spent $200,000,000 on the election stunt of sending 6,000 troops to the border, then withdrew them before the caravan arrived Cory Doctorow

Copyfight India's Council of Scientific and Industrial Research blew so much money on rubbish patents, it's gone broke Cory Doctorow

health Starting September 25, you can once again request free COVID tests via the mail from the CDC Jennifer Sandlin

house puppets After Fetterman jabbed McCarthy over impeachment inquiry, GOP Senators piled on: "It's a fool's errand" Carla Sinclair

donald trump Rep who called J6 rioters "normal tourists" wants to defund Trump prosecutions Mark Frauenfelder

texas A prison in Texas accidentally drained the entire water supply of a nearby town Thom Dunn

Democrats Katie Porter plays oversight Jeopardy with the Department of Defense Jason Weisberger

Food Chinese restaurant busted for dumpling-eating challenge due to food waste David Pescovitz

crime Two years shaved off fraudster Elizabeth Holmes' prison sentence Jason Weisberger

Science Scientists discover that fungi can effectively break down plastic Jennifer Sandlin

Food Collectives and non-profits feed the hungry. Some people want to make it illegal. Elías Villoro

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mistakes Spanish transport secretary resigns after $275 million in new trains are too big for the tunnels David Pescovitz

global logistics The shortcomings of the European food supply chain  Katherine Hreib

climate change Oil company blames Captain Planet for climate change in recent court filing Thom Dunn

weather Chief meteorologists fired after incorrect forecast results in unnecessary fireworks cancellation David Pescovitz

tea party The dark money billionaire-funded Tea Party Patriots has an "action guide" for disrupting public health measures Jennifer Sandlin

happy mutants My Life on the Road: Farewell to the Chill Séamus Bellamy