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fox news Tucker Carlson's head writer fired after online harassment and bigotry exposed Rob Beschizza

Funny Gary Larson quietly brings back 'The Far Side' after 25 years away Andrea James

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

youtube Watch this maker restore a WWI lighter made from a bullet Andrea James

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

Japan Japanese rapper Kan a.k.a. GAMI busted for 0.5 grams of weed Mark Frauenfelder

tabloids America set to be nuked, anarchy in the US, and the men who knew too much, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

useful stuff Every tool box needs a pair of screw removal pliers Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Underwater scooters are a hot new way to enjoy your summer under the waves Boing Boing's Shop

Nintendo Switch XCOM 2 for the Nintendo Switch is a glitchy heart breaker Seamus Bellamy

Technology WATCH: Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Unity completes 2nd flight from Spaceport America (mission recap video) Xeni Jardin

police Massachusetts governor proposes a $5000 bonus for cops who undergo anti-racist training Thom Dunn

Energy Floatovoltaics are a cool way to super-charge your solar panels with water Thom Dunn

#blacklivesmatter A powerful portrait series of Black Americans killed by police that uses time as a visual medium Thom Dunn

kentucky Bourbon time capsule discovered underneath a statue of Jefferson Davis in Kentucky Thom Dunn

law Fox News lawyer tells a federal judge they know Tucker Carlson is full of 💩 Xeni Jardin

tattoos Tattoo parlor offers free sessions to cover up of racist symbols David Pescovitz

police Military police un-ironically re-stage the Boston Massacre during anti-police protests Thom Dunn

terrorists Incel blows off own hands trying to make anti-cheerleader bomb, still a wanker Rob Beschizza