twitter A viral "angriest librarian" explains why America needs libraries now more than ever Cory Doctorow

GOP Convention Mitch McConnell is 7th senator to back away from the Republican National Convention Carla Sinclair

voter suppression Trump's campaign against mail-in voting is backfiring by discouraging Republican absentee voters Thom Dunn

Gadgets Here are 39 of the best July 4th deals to help keep some money in your wallet Boing Boing's Shop

animals Photo of a freaky human-sized bat David Pescovitz

COVID-19 This Republican strategist says "members of the Church of Secular Science" wear masks to prove superiority Mark Frauenfelder

the well Mysterious hole appears in the floor of a 175-year-old New England house, attempting to swallow the owner Thom Dunn

Technology YouTube bans 6 channels for hate speech, white supremacists Stefan Molyneux, David Duke, and Richard Spencer among them Xeni Jardin

Science A Scheme of Heaven is a deep investigation of astrology from a scientist’s perspective Ferdinando Buscema

misogyny "Tingle Monsters" is an incredibly unsettling ASMR feminist horror film Thom Dunn

politics AOC trounces Wall Street-backed primary challenger Rob Beschizza

unions A supposedly progressive vegan food company called No Evil Foods was involved in some evil union busting Thom Dunn

dinosaurs Largest known soft-shell reptile egg discovered in Antarctica Thom Dunn

Gadgets The New York Times called the Marshall Stanmore II the best Alexa speaker and now, it’s on sale Boing Boing's Shop

Business Plagued by security woes, Zoom promises end-to-end encryption starting in July Xeni Jardin

Games Kickstarting Sugar Heist, a delightful card game about stealing candy from babies Thom Dunn

white supremacists Noted white nationalist and guy who got punched in the face Richard Spencer is "financially crippled" from lawsuit Thom Dunn

racism The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has officially changed the definition of "racism." Thom Dunn

Gadgets These Evapolar air conditioners can create micro-climates to battle summer heat Boing Boing's Shop

satire What to do if you think your grandparents are Antifa Thom Dunn