politics Ben Carson confused 'REO' (HUD real estate term) with 'Oreo' (the cookie) Xeni Jardin

politics Trump compares his lack of an organ to Elton John's organ Andrea James

politics Old Paul Ryan gaffe goes viral: "We're not going to give up on destroying the health care system" Rob Beschizza

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Gadgets Turn killer quotes by 50 Cent, Kim Kardashian, Donald Trump and more into wall art Boing Boing's Shop

politics Boris Johnson tops first vote in UK Conservative Party election; winner will be prime minister too Rob Beschizza

terrorist symps Milo Yiannopoulos says on Instagram that it's "disgusting and sad" that pipe bombs didn't kill intended victims Mark Frauenfelder

Business Zuckerberg blows off Facebook shareholders' demand for transparency, says he's committed to transparency Cory Doctorow

web theory Britain's Great Firewall blocks access to official Disney sites, internet safety guides, VPNs, and coding sites for kids Cory Doctorow

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clinton Clinton deftly managed Trump into collapse Jason Weisberger

I'm With Her To find Hillary Clinton likable, we must learn to view women as complex beings Caroline Siede

politics The long, racist history of Brexiteer Boris Johnson, the new UK Foreign Secretary Cory Doctorow

Kids Russia's ghastly Children's Rights Commissioner finally quits Cory Doctorow

History Xenophobic UK politician ranting about "political correctness" gets a public spanking from an historian Cory Doctorow

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President Obama's tech-centered State of the Union: full text, and digital rights concerns Xeni Jardin