it can and probably will happen here Kurt Eichenwald's Twitter thread about how Trump could cancel the election is keeping people up at night Mark Frauenfelder

Technology What Claude thinks of Kevin Kelly's essay about Claude Mark Frauenfelder

Business AI Graveyard: 142 AI companies so far buried, many more to come Rob Beschizza

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

aviation Airline pilots caught meowing over radio as air traffic control struggles to keep them serious Popkin

The stars at night The best little police prostitution scandal in Texas Jason Weisberger

Comics In "Punk'n Heads," the pumpkin masks are mandatory, the identity crisis is optional Gareth Branwyn

crowdfunding An artist painted a monster, an occult poet conjured it to life, and now it wants to kill your Mörk Borg character Gareth Branwyn

Boing Boing Gadgets Treat yourself to unlimited AI voice-to-text for $45 Boing Boing's Shop

puppets A puppet show made from old pianos and Mississippi river trash Natalie Dressed

health Double-tipped fingernails: rare nail growth that looks almost unreal Popkin

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

neuroscience Yawning has an unexpected influence on the fluid inside your brain Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment A great new documentary about the breakneck construction of Disneyland in just one year Ruben Bolling

politics Forrest Trump: The Half-Wit and Wisdumb of America's Last President and First Fuhrer Ellsworth Toohey

law New Jersey the latest state to ban cellphones in class Rob Beschizza

Games Helldivers 2 sheds 130 gigabytes in unprecedented feat of optimization Grant St. Clair

Games Todd Howard says Elder Scrolls 6 is "still a long way off" Grant St. Clair

conservation Please stop stacking rocks when you're out hiking Jennifer Sandlin

NASA Namibia wildfire consumed 6,000 square kilometers in just five days Séamus Bellamy