grifters An 8-year-old con artist ran a brilliant grift to get out of going to school over Zoom Thom Dunn

qanon With Trump out, QAnon influencers are desperate to keep their grift going Mark Frauenfelder

scams How the infamous India gem scam works Mark Frauenfelder

Long Cons Elizabeth Holmes' last months at Theranos: a "long, labored, highly visible, and heinous corporate death march" Mark Frauenfelder

Long Cons Instagrammer writes about how he was elaborately scammed out of $7500 Mark Frauenfelder

Long Cons Three men arrested in $364 million Ponzi scheme Mark Frauenfelder

Long Cons Man charged with selling fake In-N-Out franchises in the Middle East Mark Frauenfelder

trump 2.0 Stop border agents from searching your phone: Wired explains Carla Sinclair

politics Authoritarians love conspiracy theories Rob Beschizza

politics Pope Francis dead at 88 Rob Beschizza

History Yes, those are actual graves in the middle of your runway, thanks for flying Popkin

music Cyberculture pioneer RU Sirius's new album of "rhymes against reality" David Pescovitz

politics Lawsuit claims Tesla misreports mileage to avoid warranty claims Jason Weisberger

MAGA revolts MAGA Congressman "booed" to smithereens at town hall while defending Trump tariffs (video) Carla Sinclair

toilets Holy crap! Watch this plumber flush an entire chicken down fancy toilets Jennifer Sandlin

video What if Earth had a giant banana for a moon? (video) Popkin

healthcare The hidden truth about Medicaid: 64% of recipients are employed workers Maureen Herman

History Check out this medieval brain surgery grifter Ellsworth Toohey

Space How can you recycle poop in space? NASA will pay $3 million for an answer (video) Allan Rose Hill

book reviews Review: Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson Gareth Branwyn