usausausa Across America, the average worker can't afford the median home Cory Doctorow

california LA's new homelessness stats reveal a crisis that is only worsening Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism California ballot measure to reintroduce rent control met with millions in opposition from Wall Street landlords Cory Doctorow

Science The legend of 3M's invisible electrostatic wall Rob Beschizza

Weird Making food from countries that no longer exist Grant St. Clair

politics TikTok goes dark, but hopes Trump "will work with us to reinstate" service Rob Beschizza

betrayal MAGA men stung by Trump's inauguration snub: "It sucks!" (video) Carla Sinclair

Wikenigma is a fascinating encyclopedia of the holes in human knowledge Allan Rose Hill

science fiction Dyson Trees could make a home for humans—and other things Rob Beschizza

Mutant fruit flies created by radiation, would take over Earth within months Ellsworth Toohey

law Rudy Giuliani settles with election workers he defamed Rob Beschizza

News China's space solar station could generate more energy in one year than all Earth's remaining oil Ellsworth Toohey

raccoons Yum! Black soldier fly larvae never looked so good! Jennifer Sandlin

texas Substitute teacher watches porn in class — until kids report him (and police take him away) Carla Sinclair

Food Lead found in protein powders Rob Beschizza

new order Elon Musk dispatches DOGE agents across country before he's even inaugurated Carla Sinclair

Technology Student says University of Washington has threatened to expel him for a course-trading app he built for class project [UPDATED] Mark Frauenfelder

religion Babylonian tablets reveal kings installed royal doubles during eclipses, then executed them Ellsworth Toohey

politics What if California, Oregon and Washington state joined Canada instead? Rob Beschizza

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