GOP circus acts Kevin McCarthy toots his own horn after Tom Emmer's fail today (video) Carla Sinclair
the speakerless house New House speaker nominee Tom Emmer already doomed with 26 "no" votes Carla Sinclair
the maga circus Matt Gaetz publicly floats the next possible Speaker after McCarthy gets ousted Carla Sinclair
earthquakes Terrifying moment: Pool water cascades from high-rise in quake-hit Taiwan Mark Frauenfelder
Mike Johnson Jesus appointed me House Speaker and Moses, says MAGA Mike Johnson (video) Mark Frauenfelder
broken houses GOP adds more chaos with not 1, not 2, but 9 more House speaker candidates Carla Sinclair
three-time losers Jim Jordan fails yet again, losing 3rd vote for House speaker in biggest defeat yet Carla Sinclair
the speakerless house Jim Jordan loses 2nd House speaker vote by a wider margin than the 1st Carla Sinclair
big boys with guns CBS host blasts GOP Congressman who tweeted violent #FirePelosi video days before attack Carla Sinclair
History These four minutes of BBC TV from 1938 only still exist because of weird atmospheric conditions David Pescovitz
trump Border troops bracing for possible clashes with armed crackpot militias of U.S. citizens, not Migrant Caravan Xeni Jardin
corruption Cheap dates: here's how much it cost the telcoms sector to buy Congress and murder Net Neutrality Cory Doctorow
books Tales from Development Hell: The Greatest Movies Never Made? essay and exclusive excerpt David Hughes
Boing Boing Gadgets Apple event: "Back to the Mac" with Lion, iLife refresh, and 2 new MacBook Airs Xeni Jardin