censorship Twitter blocks article critical of Elon Musk as "unsafe" Thom Dunn

censorship Substack fires editor in "retaliation" for working with high-profile writer who switched to rival Ghost Thom Dunn

cars The fascinating free speech history of American license plates Thom Dunn

censorship Georgia college students started burning books because someone called them white Thom Dunn

health Oklahoma Republicans introduce bill forcing doctors to warn abortion patients about the existence of an imaginary "reversible abortion" Cory Doctorow

criminals Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly finds her mean-girls table in prison Jason Weisberger

Internet An anonymous group posted internet puzzles to recruit code-breakers, then vanished Ellsworth Toohey

Science Decoding whale language could unlock new legal rights for them Ruben Bolling

Science RFK, Jr. says "depriving" children of whole milk constitutes "a form of child abuse" Jennifer Sandlin

Boing Boing Gadgets Turn your data into diagrams in just a few clicks with this $13 Microsoft tool (MSRP $250) Boing Boing's Shop

AI Ted Chiang argues an LLM chatbot is as conscious as Microsoft Word Ellsworth Toohey

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

politics 27,224 people pre-ordered the Trump Phone Rob Beschizza

Idahohoho Small potatoes: Oregon county backs away from Greater Idaho fantasy Jason Weisberger

africa WHO declares global health emergency over Congo Ebola outbreak Séamus Bellamy

camping This inflatable tent is a camper's dream come true Séamus Bellamy

Games Atari buys rights to RPG classic Wizardry Rob Beschizza

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

no nazis So many people said they hate Elon Musk that half the jury pool got tossed Jason Weisberger

Science A single raindrop compresses a 30-meter pine forest into a perfect image Popkin