pandemics Four more cats die from H5N1 as new report calls evidence for efficient mammal-to-mammal transmission "unprecedented" Jennifer Sandlin
girl scouts You can help decide the next Girl Scout Cookie Mascot: will it be a bison, ferret, bat, or mountain goat? Jennifer Sandlin
Food Deep-fried Goo Goo clusters and oysters on a stick — a celebration of fair food Jennifer Sandlin
climate change Last year's lockdowns reduced carbon emissions. This year's wildfires undid all that. Thom Dunn
kickstarter This new tabletop RPG by Native designers shows what an uncolonized North America might look like Thom Dunn
tabloids Jeffrey Epstein's prison confession, the world's most dangerous woman, and the end of the world, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
Business Genetic genealogy company Gedmatch acquired by company with ties to FBI & law enforcement—why you should be worried Jennifer Lynch
trump PAC for private prison giant that builds ICE 'detention centers' gave money to these 50 lawmakers Xeni Jardin
Science GoFundMe says anti-vaccine fundraising campaigns violate terms of service, will be taken down Xeni Jardin
health One company bought all the retail outlets for glasses, used that to force sales of all the eyewear companies and jacked up prices by as much as 1000% Cory Doctorow
