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Journalist who investigated Epstein’s New Mexico compound says she’s been hit with directed-energy weapons
Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, a veteran journalist who spent years investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch compound in New Mexico — including ties to…
 • Ellsworth Toohey
US lost 4 million tourists in 2025 — and the World Cup won’t fix it
Eighty million more people traveled internationally in 2025 than the year before.
 • Ellsworth Toohey
Boing Boing, May 25, 2026
Sea monsters, shag bathrooms, fake ICE hotlines
 • Boing Boing
The International Space Station has sprung a new leak
The very premium air leak in the very best Russian part of the International Space Station is back!
 • Séamus Bellamy
Stephen Colbert follows up Late Show finale by hosting Michigan public access program
On July 1, 2015, shortly before taking over “The Late Show” on CBS, Stephen Colbert unexpectedly spent an hour at midnight guest-hosting a public access…
 • Ruben Bolling
Sea lions play “pufferball”with unfortunate fish
Sea lions are the adorable dogs of the ocean, but lacking balls to play with, they play with the next best thing — fish that turn into balls when…
 • Gail P Sherman
Trump Mobile data breach may affect far more than its own customers
As Rob mentioned on Friday, the Trump phone can’t be found in the wild: the only models out there, as far as any outlet can see, were the units sent to…
 • Séamus Bellamy
Albino softshell turtle looks like a real-life Pokémon
An albino softshell turtle looks more like a rare Pokémon than a real animal.
 • Popkin
Baby aardvarks look like tiny aliens
Baby aardvarks look like little aliens.
 • Popkin
DHS issues “Be On The Lookout” notice for Ben Palmer and his fake ICE hotline
With Kristi Noem out of there, it seems like Homeland Security finally has the freedom to tackle the issues that really matter: namely, all those pesky…
 • Grant St. Clair
Ice-cream-obsessed senior dog proves that the sweet treat is the key to longevity!
A sweet ice-cream-obsessed senior dog is giving me so much joy today!
 • Jennifer Sandlin
Netflix’s Avatar season 2 keeps the washed-out look fans hated
There is no color grading in Ba Sing Se.
 • Grant St. Clair
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