senate moments Oops! Dianne Feinstein begins to give a speech rather than simply voting "aye" (video) Carla Sinclair

too old to serve Nikki Haley explains how she will oust Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell from politics (video) Carla Sinclair

Puppet of the House Matt Gaetz threatens puppet Kevin McCarthy: "comply" or be "removed" from speakership (video) Carla Sinclair

sexism World chess organization bans transgender players from women's events because of "unfair advantages" Thom Dunn

space exploration OceanGate co-founder wants to send 1000 rich people to Venus by 2050 Thom Dunn

electronic music Taylor Swift fan discovers "cursed" vinyl copy with songs about "flakes of flesh" Thom Dunn

Bye Bye Birdie DOOM: Twitter's panic-driven rate-limiting gets them dropped out of Google Search Jason Weisberger

twitter Twitter's latest panic-driven implosion was "self-inflicted DDOS" Jason Weisberger

Reviews John Scalzi road tests the iPad Pro Rob Beschizza

music Kamala Harris wrote about how Tina Turner influenced her David Pescovitz

movies Rosemary's Baby is about the horror of coercive control Mark Frauenfelder

president Cornel West is running for President Jennifer Sandlin

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supreme court Unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruling "limits the ability of federal prosecutors to pursue corruption cases" Rob Beschizza

documentaries Life to the Limit, a new film by Academy Award Nominees Pavlo Peloshok and Yurko Ivanyshyn Elías Villoro

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

fish Investigations begin into Berlin aquarium failure; some fish survived Jennifer Sandlin

movies James Gunn gives the green light for monkeys in future DC movies Devin Nealy

climate change Lancet releases new report on the health impacts of climate change Thom Dunn

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