aliens Pentagon whistleblower claims Vatican has knowledge of a "non-human intelligence" Thom Dunn

religion Will Jesus return in 2025? Traders bet half a million on Polymarket Mark Frauenfelder

review This mechanical keyboard won't fill your backpack Séamus Bellamy

Entertainment Remember when people paid real money to watch bug apocalypse documentaries? Mark Frauenfelder

RFK Jr The Mercola Tapes: wellness entrepreneur meets spirit, gets CO2 enema and condemns veterinarians Jennifer Sandlin

language A fart is a "poofoofus" and other "next level" slang from the Heaven's Gate UFO cult Allan Rose Hill

politics Tools for the resistance Jennifer Sandlin

gadgets Severance-style keycaps fit for some macrodata refinement Rob Beschizza

gadgets Finally, a low-profile 40% wireless mechanical keyboard Rob Beschizza

late stage capitalism This holiday season, do yourself a favor and (re)watch Reverend Billy's "What Would Jesus Buy?"  Jennifer Sandlin

politics MAGA pundits claim CIA behind viral "weird" meme trend Ellsworth Toohey

monotonous conmen Donald Trump is mid-speech when hundreds of bored rally-goers exit the gates (video) Carla Sinclair

science fiction "Big Germs" — short fiction by Rudy Rucker Boing Boing

reddit Bamboo gone wild and neighbors from hell: Redditors share homeowning nightmares Mark Frauenfelder

Earthalujah! Reverend Billy is opening for Neil Young and Crazy Horse on the Love Earth tour. Go see them! Jennifer Sandlin

Rest in Peace Psychobilly rocker Mojo Nixon has died at the age of 66 Jennifer Sandlin

guns Eugene the M16 is a "Cute, Squishy, Tactical Japanese Kawaii Style Assault Rifle" Jennifer Sandlin

the unification of church and state A pious Marjorie Taylor Greene is now leading "Sunday Bible Study" on her podcast (audio) Carla Sinclair

gop More than half of Republicans support Christian nationalism Mark Frauenfelder

artists Flea Market Follies: Hunting for Kitsch with Mitch O'Connell Lee Keeler