Funny The Sandwich Alignment Chart (cue John Hodgman's exploding head!) Cory Doctorow

politics Don't trust electoral college tracking maps based on whim and prayer Rob Beschizza

politics Biden leads Trump 14 points in new poll, but we've been here before Rob Beschizza

rare moments Mitch McConnell admits he was wrong. Obama administration DID leave a pandemic plan Carla Sinclair

Business Businesses and stores are adding AI to security cameras for social distancing and mask-wearing compliance Xeni Jardin

marine life Giant string-like creature composed of "millions of interconnected clones" found off the coast of Australia Thom Dunn

Gadgets Clean up and class up your bathroom with this sensor-driven, hands-free soap dispenser Boing Boing's Shop

social distancing Tag yourself on this social distancing D&D alignment chart Thom Dunn

surveillance What it's like inside the CIA during Donald Trump's "Deep State" purge Thom Dunn

Business At Wayfair, ~550 workers laid off in 'Valentine's Day Massacre' Xeni Jardin

physics Chaotic pendulum wanders field of magnets Rob Beschizza

happy mutant I chatted with Danny Elfman about his new MasterClass, and his ventriloquist dummy "Buddy" Rusty Blazenhoff

happy mutants Naomi Kritzer's "Catfishing on the CatNet": an AI caper about the true nature of online friendship Cory Doctorow

spooks 900 pages of leaked Iranian spy cables reveal how America's failures after invasions allowed Iran to seize control of Iraqi politics Cory Doctorow

happy mutants McMansion Hell visits the wealthy DC suburbs, home to the Brick Behemoth, the Tragic Tudor, the Chonky Corinthian, and more! Cory Doctorow

good ideas Trump on Twitter: "Impeach the Pres." Carla Sinclair

politics Mayor accused of failing to fullfil road maintenance promises is dragged through the streets by angry voters Cory Doctorow

trump Turkey attacks Syria, UN Security Council to meet in northern Syria on Thursday Xeni Jardin

corruption The corrupt Brazilian prosecutors who locked up Lula now want to release him, to make him less sympathetic Cory Doctorow

Dungeons and Dragons stats for the Goose from Untitled Goose Game John Struan