vote California Republicans sue to stop mail-in voter ballots Thom Dunn

scholarship Around the world, old, rural voters count more than young people in cities Cory Doctorow

Gadgets Your home office could use some work of its own and these 20 items might just do the trick Boing Boing's Shop

News SCOTUS rules Donald Trump financial records must be released to NY DA, but House won't get tax returns before election Xeni Jardin

Space US silver dollar coin design commemorating astronaut/schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe David Pescovitz

tabloids Hollywood hypocrites tearing America apart and rioters battling to destroy the United States, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

anti-endorsement Daughter of GOP candidate begs "Please for the love of God do not vote for my dad" Mark Frauenfelder

politics Former GOP Presidential candidate Carly Fiorina endorses Joe Biden Rob Beschizza

trump John Bolton's book, packed with dirt on Trump, is out tomorrow Rob Beschizza

puzzles My trip through the Starmaze: a world in the 9th dimension Jane Frauenfelder

Audio Ghost boxes, psycho-phones, and other devices for listening to spirits David Pescovitz

trump Joe Scarborough in WaPo Op-Ed: The slimy tsunami of bilge spewing from President Trump is hurting innocent people Mark Frauenfelder

Technology Trump to sign social media executive order, after lashing out at Twitter Xeni Jardin

politics Twitter fact-checks Trump tweet for first time Xeni Jardin

picks Senate approves John Ratcliffe as top U.S. spy Xeni Jardin

music Watch "Mondo Elvis," a short and unsettling 1984 documentary about extreme Elvis Presley fans David Pescovitz

wired Wired just canceled Bruce Sterling's long-running blog Mark Frauenfelder

politics Criminal hackers breach law firm, threaten to release Trump documents Xeni Jardin

coronavirus Every country in the United Nations agreed to a global ceasefire during the pandemic — except the United States Thom Dunn

nihilism Two great deep-dives mine the endless hole at the bottom of Mitch McConnell's inhumanity Thom Dunn