trumpism Professional climate denial took hundreds of millions from the CO2 industries, then slipped off their leash Cory Doctorow

morse code High-speed morse code with a straight key Rob Beschizza

photography The new Barbie Polaroid camera actually sounds pretty wonderful Thom Dunn

coronavirus Trump has been hesitant to invoke the Defense Production Act for medical gear. But he's already used it hundreds of thousands of times for weapons and bombs. Thom Dunn

Pee-Wee Herman Pee-wee Herman fans are going all out for "Big Adventure" 35th anniversary tour Rusty Blazenhoff

gun violence This "bulletproof" hoodie comes with a lifetime warranty Thom Dunn

politics TeenVogue/Facebook/2020 Election Security thing blows up badly Xeni Jardin

usausausa FCC Chairman Pai's former employer, Verizon, lied about coverage, and then Pai tried to bury the news Cory Doctorow

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

veterans Just in time for Veterans Day, Donald Trump Jr compares himself to dead soldiers in his new book Thom Dunn

transparency Suppressed internal emails reveal that the IRS actively helped tax-prep giants suppress Free File Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Ace Marks is making high-end dress shoes affordable Boing Boing's Shop

World Mental Health Day It’s World Mental Health Day: A primer on depression for the public-at-large Maureen Herman

Entertainment Disneyland: A visit to Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar Rusty Blazenhoff

befuddlement Devin Nunes says Democrats tried to get nude pictures of Trump from Ukrainians Carla Sinclair

happy mutants The lost audiobooks of Roger Zelazny reading the Chronicles of Amber Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Marina Abramovic in Belgrade Jasmina Tesanovic

No such agency NSA gets caught illegally collecting phone and text data (again), blames telephone companies Mark Frauenfelder

Business Florida property-tax auction winner didn't realize he was bidding on a 12"-wide strip between two houses Cory Doctorow

politics After Mueller report, Trump campaign attacks media. Read the note they're sending to TV producers. Xeni Jardin