beware the surge A $10 surge protecting wallwart with USB and 15 amp outlets Jason Weisberger

Boing Boing Gadgets This tiny $35 adapter makes your car finally feel wireless Boing Boing's Shop

politics The two CBP agents who killed Alex Pretti have been identified Ellsworth Toohey

Science Vaccinations went down, whooping cough cases went up Rob Beschizza

economics Investors turn to gold, bitcoin, and stocks as protection against currency debasement and ballooning government debt Ellsworth Toohey

Science Razor-blade sore throats: meet Nimbus and Stratus, the new Covid variants Jason Weisberger

privacy protection Don't cross a U.S. border without a "perfect burner phone" Carla Sinclair

News U.S. shocked that xenophobia isn't great for tourism Ellsworth Toohey

trump 2.0 Stop border agents from searching your phone: Wired explains Carla Sinclair

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Science 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine approved. Now go get it! Jason Weisberger

British occultism reportedly making a comeback Thom Dunn

tabloids Trump's sex slave, a photogenic ghost, and Madonna going bald in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

drugs Cliff-hanging criminal steals bird eggs to fund drug habit Mark Frauenfelder

Space Magnificent photo and video of the moment Zeus unleashed his wrath on SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket David Pescovitz

pride The New York Times called out for editorial bias about transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people by its own writers Jason Weisberger

History When some Christians were pro-choice and pro-segregation Elías Villoro

The contested legacy of the Texas Rangers Elías Villoro

violence in america Nancy Pelosi's husband hospitalized after a violent attack by home intruder [UPDATE: "Where is Nancy?" said attacker] Carla Sinclair

politics Antifa means Anti-fascist Elías Villoro