usausausa A nation of Flints: America has 1.2m miles of deteriorating lead pipes and they'll cost $1 trillion to fix Cory Doctorow

michigan Fraudulent elector compares legal stress to cancer diagnosis in desperate fundraiser Mark Frauenfelder

thugs for president Donald Trump pounces on Ron DeSantis during aftermath of Hurricane Idalia Carla Sinclair

crime Prime suspect in 1982 Tylenol murders dead at 76 Rob Beschizza

tabloids Biden health crisis and Britain's clown prince in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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mistakes Correctile Dysfunction: the global crisis of men correcting women who know more than they do Elías Villoro

media "The New York End Times" is the parody of record Elías Villoro

law NYC subway killing: bystanders share their stories of watching Daniel Penny choke Jordan Neely Elías Villoro

prison Superpredator panics, Three Strikes Laws, and other failed reforms Elías Villoro

cats British government considered mass slaughter of all domestic cats during Covid crisis Rob Beschizza

homelessness in america Private equity firms scooping up properties to maximize profits, increasing number of unhoused people Elías Villoro

religion Conspirituality: A podcast that dismantles New Age cults, wellness grifters, and conspiracy-mad yogis Elías Villoro

fake news A romance author allegedly faked her own suicide to boost book sales Thom Dunn

maps Redlining maps show racism and white supremacy "in 1930s technicolor" Elías Villoro

politics Pelosi steps down Rob Beschizza

mental health Skateboarding and mental health Elías Villoro

politics Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL Elías Villoro

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

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