california California drought: State orders historic water cuts for farmers Xeni Jardin

Idaho conservation officer beats Trump official's defamation lawsuit Rob Beschizza

video games Upcoming indie game traps you in captcha hell Grant St. Clair

History In 1916 a con man ran a car on water and fleeced Henry Ford Ellsworth Toohey

Science Decoding whale language could unlock new legal rights for them Ruben Bolling

Boing Boing Gadgets Bring all your book ideas to life with this $40 tool Boing Boing's Shop

False Hope AI's giant rural job machine mostly appears to manufacture hype Jason Weisberger

trump Trump sending ICE to airports to "help" TSA Séamus Bellamy

politics Ron Johnson refuses to pay veterans the money they earned with their blood and service Séamus Bellamy

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

ice New Google Map tracks proposed ICE warehouse locations across the United States Jennifer Sandlin

literature Tennessee Williams published his first story in Weird Tales at age 16 Ellsworth Toohey

racism Canada's contradiction: Progressive laws, regressive provincial acts Séamus Bellamy

palestine Ben & Jerry's co-founder seeks public input on new watermelon ice cream flavor that calls for "a permanent peace in Palestine" Jennifer Sandlin

Environment California's undersea toxic dumpsites are warping ocean life Jason Weisberger

Exhausted by "malicious associations," Morrissey sells stake in The Smiths Ellsworth Toohey

politics Trump officials dismantle federal voting rights enforcement team Ellsworth Toohey

Weird Living the dream: island sized for exactly one house Popkin

politics White House turns Easter Egg Roll into ad space for corporations Jason Weisberger

politics Competing Disco Elysium successors announced Grant St. Clair