Ugly Christmas Sweater A fugly ALF Christmas Sweater exists Rusty Blazenhoff

History Juneteenth: "Emancipation is a marker of progress for white Americans, not black ones." David Pescovitz

to serve and protect and slash tires Cops slash dozens of car tires, then lie about why they did it Mark Frauenfelder

mitch mcconnell Trump also fired another watchdog investigating Elaine Chao, wife of Mitch McConnell Thom Dunn

Flash Gordon Flash Gordon coming to 4k Jason Weisberger

animals Why do otters juggle? David Pescovitz

music Watch Queen's unreleased promotional video for the Flash Gordon theme (1980) David Pescovitz

new york city A day in NY in the early 1980s through the eyes of musicians, artists, activists, filmmakers, and more Gareth Branwyn

NASA This NASA joystick used during lunar orbit just sold for $56,000 David Pescovitz

Technology Zoom transmits your info through China, and uses non-standard encryption, researchers say Xeni Jardin

photography Everyday objects up close Rob Beschizza

deaths Max Von Sydow, 1929-2020 Rob Beschizza

racism Police called on man for attempting to deposit checks while black Jason Weisberger

game shows Edited down to the essentials, this episode of The Price is Right is only 11 minutes long Rob Beschizza

science fiction That time Charlton Comics published a trans sci-fi story in 1953 Thom Dunn

politics Three women independently accuse Gordon Sondland of repeated acts of highly similar sexual misconduct Cory Doctorow

corruption South Carolina's magistrate judges are a clown-car of corrupt cronies, but they get to put people in jail Cory Doctorow

trump HILL ON SONDLAND 'He was involved in a domestic political errand' Xeni Jardin

politics Report: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo planning to quit because Trump is making him look bad Rob Beschizza

News Trump Impeachment tweet-watch: 'I WANT NOTHING', Rudy Giuliani runs his mouth Xeni Jardin