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H.P. Lovecraft borrowed from this real Connecticut seismic phenomenon
The Connecticut village of Moodus lies over a seismic fault that produces shallow microearthquakes that cause weird booms, rumbles, and cracks.
 • Ellsworth Toohey
DOJ quietly slips Trump what looks a lot like permanent audit invisibility
One assumes the average taxpayer can also obtain permanent audit immunity by simply becoming president and installing loyalists.
 • Jason Weisberger
Anna’s Archive hit with $19.5M judgment and global domain order
Thirteen major publishers — Penguin Random House, Elsevier, HarperCollins, and ten others — won a $19.5 million default judgment against the shadow…
 • Ellsworth Toohey
Incredible AI slop from the Department of Education
This is what happens when you do not care.
 • Jason Weisberger
Grandpa Pudding Brains free associates a commencement address
The real question here is what speech or words are being displayed on the teleprompters, as convicted felon, real estate fraudster, and over 26 times…
 • Jason Weisberger
What actually makes hybrid cars fuel-efficient?
The 2021 Toyota Sienna is a three-row AWD minivan that gets 34 mpg city and highway — beating its nearest rivals by more than 50%.
 • Ellsworth Toohey
Protesters tore the crowns off NYC’s oldest fence in 1776
Bowling Green is the oldest park in New York City.
 • Gail P Sherman
China secretly trained Russian troops, and some have since fought in Ukraine
China has done a lot to appear impartial whenever Russia’s invasion of Ukraine comes up.
 • Séamus Bellamy
Would you spend $650,000 to ride a transforming mecha?
Hey!
 • Séamus Bellamy
Plex lifetime pass is jumping from $250 to $750 in July
For years, Plex has been an inexpensive, easy way for folks to organize and stream their media collection.
 • Séamus Bellamy
Victorian hair jewelry: bracelets and rings woven from the dead
Victorian hair jewelry, like the ones in these photos, was one of those old traditions that feels both beautiful and maybe a little eerie today.
 • Popkin
Tom the Dancing Bug: The Shadow Docket comes out of the shadows!
Tom the Dancing Bug: The Shadow Docket comes out of the shadows!
 • Ruben Bolling
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