violence in america Nancy Pelosi's husband hospitalized after a violent attack by home intruder [UPDATE: "Where is Nancy?" said attacker] Carla Sinclair

relics Why English spelling looks like it lost a bar fight with history Jason Weisberger

trauma The cost of endless war: almost every child in Gaza needs psychological care Jason Weisberger

art Now you can draw anywhere on Earth (what could go wrong?) Grant St. Clair

Entertainment War of the Worlds, starring Ice Cube, debuts at 0% on Rotten Tomatoes Ellsworth Toohey

Boing Boing Gadgets Protect your privacy and score 33% off this hidden camera detector Boing Boing's Shop

Boing Boing Gadgets Sorry spies! This hidden camera detector is now 33% off Boing Boing's Shop

politics NY Times adorably still pretending Trump administration might not do the fascist thing Ellsworth Toohey

Is it safe to travel to Mexico, Jamaica, and the Bahamas in 2024? Mark Frauenfelder

muzzle-free gag orders Trump posts a call for "citizens arrest" of Judge Engoron and Letitia James Carla Sinclair

guns Yet another child shoots yet another child dead; nothing will be done Jason Weisberger

neighborhood drama Watch epic Nextdoor chat about a lizard on the loose, amusingly reenacted on Jimmy Kimmel (video) Carla Sinclair

bear flag republic DNA evidence proves 'Hank the Tank' somewhat innocent, spares him from death Jason Weisberger

tabloids World War 3 and Royals at War in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

spiders UK tabloid warns of home invasions by horny spiders Thom Dunn

surveillance What it's like inside the CIA during Donald Trump's "Deep State" purge Thom Dunn

Technology Twitter tells facial-recognition app maker to stop scraping photos, Clearview AI used by 600+ US law enforcement agencies Xeni Jardin

Boing Boing Gadgets Family puts Ring camera in children's room, discovers that hacker is watching their kids 24/7, taunting them through the speaker Cory Doctorow

corruption Elite Baltimore police unit robbed with impunity, sold guns and drugs, loaned guns and armor to civilians sent to commit robberies Cory Doctorow

trump Trump tweets islamophobic video from far-right British criminal Rob Beschizza