schools Public school board president calls for"holiday break" to be named "Christmas break" David Pescovitz

twitter Senator Hawley uses phony Patrick Henry quote to support religious claim Mark Frauenfelder

immigration Civil rights lawyers have one simple piece of advice for border stops: Keep your mouth shut Ellsworth Toohey

music R.E.M. releases remix of its song "Radio Free Europe" in support of Radio Free Europe Ruben Bolling

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

politics DC Cops now treating snarky notes on Tesla windshields as hate crimes Ellsworth Toohey

satanism Satanism offers Ohio school children a choice Jason Weisberger

politics Philippine vice president publicly threatens to assassinate president Rob Beschizza

AI Send the conspiracy theorists in your life to the Debunk Bot Jennifer Sandlin

health TikTok full of snake oil salespeople and medical misinfo Rob Beschizza

trump Desperate Donald claims he'll be "great for women's reproductive rights" Mark Frauenfelder

israel Israel's supreme court orders army to start drafting ultra-orthodox men Rob Beschizza

politics Eight facts about hemp-hating, Hitler-heiling MAGA weirdo Mary Miller Mark Frauenfelder

No-one hurt in Massachusetts Satanic Temple bombing Rob Beschizza

politics Media Matters publishes useful guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda that "represents a threat to democracy, civil rights, the climate, and more" Jennifer Sandlin

politics Trump demands that Jewish Americans agree with him Jason Weisberger

first amendment Justice Alito thinks bigots belong on juries Jason Weisberger

Jesus Super Bowl Jesus Ad funded by groups fostering "hateful Christian Nationalism" Jennifer Sandlin

politics A Trump supporter says it all: "This country needs a dictator" Jason Weisberger

slavery Watch Nikki Haley desperately avoid saying the Civil War was about slavery Rob Beschizza