U.S. territories Spirit Airlines denies Puerto Rican family a flight to Puerto Rico, erroneously saying they need passports Carla Sinclair

politics Minnesota Senator: "I'm not a historian of Minnesota, but I do understand that the genocides between white people and Indians included several genocides each way." Mark Frauenfelder

books A large number of conservative groups are actively working to ban books Jason Weisberger

racism High school teacher suspended for telling Muslim-American student: "We don't negotiate with terrorists" David Pescovitz

racism University gift shop displayed black leader dolls by hanging them from a model tree David Pescovitz

ignorance Idiot Roy Moore spokesperson left utterly speechless when Jake Tapper teaches him about the Bible in Congress Carla Sinclair

politics Republicans turn book bans into book burning Jason Weisberger

politics Sec. Buttigieg helps a climate denier make a fool of themself Jason Weisberger

russia Pathological loudmouth Elon Musk suddenly goes mute when asked about his relationship with Putin Mark Frauenfelder

climate change Smash Mouth wrote "All Star" to warn us about climate change & anti-intellectualism and we turned it into a meme Thom Dunn

crackpots Marjorie Taylor Greene says she is "surprised" by her own ignorance (video) Carla Sinclair

Legal Jeopardy Sowing chaos, Judge Cannon makes a problematic ruling Jason Weisberger

Science The latest right-wing conspiracy theory is that the heatwave isn't real Rob Beschizza

privacy Apple says it will pull Messages and FaceTime if UK forces back-door access to its encryption Mark Frauenfelder

television Marvel defends using AI art for Secret Invasion's opening titles Devin Nealy

Science Scientists study why people do not believe in scientific studies Elías Villoro

Noname new album Sundial drops this summer Elías Villoro

politics The 2008 interviews that sank Sarah Palin wouldn't matter now Elías Villoro