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trump Trump offers self-branded plastic straws to mock Liberals Rusty Blazenhoff

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 Photos and videos of bugs and stuff with my USB microscope Mark Frauenfelder

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Gadgets These are 40 of the coolest things that are on sale this week Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Ready to turn the kitchen into your new safe space? These appliances and cooking aids are all you need. Boing Boing's Shop

usps They're never going to get rid of the Postal Service because then who would deliver the scorpions? Thom Dunn

DIY Build your own bagpipes out of a trash bag and record and learn to play in quarantine Thom Dunn

Weird Neighbor accused of stealing skeleton in window with middle finger raised offensively Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Save the planet one sip at a time with this reusable straw Boing Boing's Shop

politics Andrew Cuomo's naked hostility drives out MTA president Andy Byford, the "Train Daddy" who has transformed the world's rail systems Cory Doctorow

china China announces ban of single-use plastic bags and straws Cory Doctorow

Gadgets The Omega AXL Inkless Pen never needs refilling and writes with actual metal Boing Boing's Shop

zero waste Coffee chain ditching cups in 2020, customers must "rent" or bring their own Rusty Blazenhoff

tabloids End of the British monarchy, FBI’s Epstein cover-up, and Mary Poppins’ orgy, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Gadgets Get double discounts on these Black Friday gift ideas Boing Boing's Shop

videos Straws are a distraction: how the plastics industry successfully got you to blame yourself for pollution Cory Doctorow

loaves and fish Canada’s Green Party leader magically changes paper cup into reusable cup Mark Frauenfelder

In search of How coconut crabs may have absconded with Amelia Earhart's skeleton Clive Thompson