social media Just the name "Threads" re-traumatizes viewers of unbelievably grim postapocalyptic BBC drama aired 40 years ago Rob Beschizza
animation This dark and amazing animation about the end of humankind aired on Ed Sullivan in 1956 David Pescovitz
nuclear war The story of Stanislav Petrov, the Soviet missile commander whose disobedience averted nuclear war Cory Doctorow
trump North Korea says it won't nuke Guam this week while Kim Jong-Un waits for Trump's next move Xeni Jardin
china New Microsoft report says China campaign accused U.S. of using a military-grade "weather weapon" to deliberately start the Maui wildfires Mark Frauenfelder
Deflection Donald Trump accuses President Biden of being "higher than a kite," suggesting cocaine (video) Carla Sinclair
tabloids Scientology doomed, Royal family doomed, and Island of the Damned in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
russia Russia's former president and current war cheerleader says it will nuke London, Washington D.C., Berlin and Kyiv if it loses war Rob Beschizza