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Politizane recently updated his famous chart of income inequality in the U.S., circa 2013. The bad news is that things have gotten worse in the last 13 years. The good news is that Politizane now has a website showing the data in "scrollytelling" format. - Read the rest The post Politizane's breathtaking graph of income inequality as a website-and a printable chart appeared first on Boing Boing.

Far-right pest Jake Lang tried to disrupt a cat enthusiast's adoption festival. Looking for one sort of groomer, the professional grievance merchant found the kind with clippers and a comb.The alleged furry conspiracy had whiskers and adoption papers.Previously:

A Nature Sustainability study argues that New Orleans should start packing its bags as rising seas, sinking land, and disappearing wetlands increase the city's risk.Studies confirm what Hurricane Katrina taught us. New Orleans already has a fascinating and entertaining system of levees and defenses to keep a city that lies more than occasionally below the water table somewhat inhabitable. - Read the rest The post New Orleans faces a future its levees may not be able to buy its way out of appeared first on Boing Boing.

Representative Hakeem Jeffries seems to believe the 2026 blue wave was a positive performance review. Asked about his own future, he replied, "You think I don't have the votes nailed down?" Jeffries also defended Chuck Schumer staying on as Senate leader. - Read the rest The post Hakeem Jeffries thinks the blue wave was the Hakeem and Chuck Show appeared first on Boing Boing.

A little late, but Senate Republicans have decided to suspend their leadership election and wait for "a plan."Senate Republicans met Tuesday to choose their leaders, but John Thune couldn't explain what he intended to do if re-elected. After nearly two hours, senators paused the meeting without voting on John Thune's future. - Read the rest The post Suddenly, Senate Republicans need a plan appeared first on Boing Boing.

After "mistakenly" being treated as an outgoing member of Congress, Lauren Boebert is gonna play at being a congressperson until the clock runs out.No one predicts Boebert is gonna pull out a win; even Boebert has said she'll accept the results, but until the very last second, she intends to stay in the game. - Read the rest The post House Republicans accidentally show Lauren Boebert the door appeared first on Boing Boing.

Watch a swallowtail caterpillar be absolutely adorableas it stands on someone's hand. The caterpillar, as many commenters pointed out, looks exactly like a tiny walrus. This makes it feel like a magical little being, and I can't believe something so cute is crawling around people's gardens. - Read the rest The post This swallowtail caterpillar looks exactly like a tiny walrus appeared first on Boing Boing.

Watch a rubber snake toy turn into a gigantic monstrosity when someone fills it with water from a garden hose. The snake toy starts off quite small - just a few feet long and as thin as a real garden snake. - Read the rest The post A rubber toy snake swells to a surreal size when filled with a garden hose appeared first on Boing Boing.

This zombie-themed Hello Kitty cookie is perfection. It's so cool looking that it would be difficult to eat this cookie. I would want to frame it above my bed instead if someone gave this to me.

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A South Carolina man was charged with unlawful conduct with a child after allegedly leaving his sleeping daughter in line outside Target to hold their place for an early morning Pokemon card drop.John-Michael Dooley, 35, was arrested after police headed to the West Ashley store in the early hours of Friday morning to investigate a report of an unattended child among the "numerous customers" gathered hoping to be among the first to snap up the latest trading card set. - Read the rest The post Man charged after daughter left asleep outside Target before Pokemon card drop appeared first on Boing Boing.

TL;DR: Get Windows 11 Pro on one compatible PC for just $11.99 with DEAL20 through Nov. 15.You might not need a new computer to keep up with your workload. It may just be a matter of compatible hardware. Right now, you can get a Microsoft Windows 11 Pro lifetime license for $11.99 (MSRP $199) with code DEAL20 through Nov. - Read the rest The post Your PC can finally get its act together-Windows 11 Pro is just $12 appeared first on Boing Boing.

Lauren Boebert, the Republican congresswoman who switched to Colorado's deep-red 4th District after nearly losing in 2022 in her old one, has nonetheless lost it to Democrat Eileen Laubacher. CNN called it late Monday after determining that outstanding ballots could not overcome Laubacher's slim lead. - Read the rest The post Lauren Boebert loses House seat to Democrat Eileen Laubacher appeared first on Boing Boing.

The Verge has ventured into the dark and mysterious underground world of private BitTorrent trackers! Secret invitations! Upload ratios! Seedboxes! Anyone who spent time on the internet during the Bush administration may recognize these shocking piracy tools.To its credit, The Verge does too: the feature notes that private trackers appeared soon after BitTorrent itself, which turned 25 this year. - Read the rest The post The Verge discovers people still pirate stuff with BitTorrent appeared first on Boing Boing.

Colorado's hands-on Congressperson is projected to lose her seat. Capping an end to the era of Boebert, Mace, Gaetz, and Taylor-Green making noise.Boebert has not lost her House seat yet, but she is currently losing the race for it. Democrat Eileen Laubacher leads the incumbent in Colorado's still-uncalled 4th District contest, which makes the accompanying image and its apparent grip problem unusually cooperative. - Read the rest The post Jokes abound as Lauren Boebert loses her grip on Congress appeared first on Boing Boing.

Melania treats Jeff Bezos like an ATM.This time it will be a series about the very serious grifter. Likely full of taking credit for things done by the Pope, Melania will give the world another unwanted glimpse into the distance she keeps from Diaper Don. - Read the rest The post Amazon paid $40 million to hear Melania warn about people getting close to power appeared first on Boing Boing.

Michal Zalewski, author of the book The Secret Life of Circuits, whichI posted about recently, was dissatisfied with the wind-up kitchen timers he found in stores. They weren't precise enough for him, and he doesn't like that they only ring once. - Read the rest The post DIY kitchen timer with a vintage needle gauge and quasi-logarithmic display appeared first on Boing Boing.

Hakeem Jeffries has been open to working with some of the Trump family's more odious personages. Trump's ghoul and now Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, however, gets no meeting. "There's not going to be any opportunity, certainly, to work with Stephen Miller and what he represents," Jeffries said Sunday. - Read the rest The post Stephen Miller is apparently where Hakeem Jeffries stops looking for common ground appeared first on Boing Boing.

The musician credits El Nino's unusual warmth with saving his life, adding a rare plus to the lives saved or taken by the meteorological super event.We still don't know why this pianist from Royal Caribbean's Ovation of the Seas wound up in the drink around 2:30 Friday morning. - Read the rest The post Cruise ship pianist spends nine hours at sea before fishermen reel him in appeared first on Boing Boing.

This looks like a great guide for making paper airplanes. You can filter by folding difficulty, plane type, paper type, and even by award-winning paper airplane designer.Each plane comes with a helpful YouTube video.I've always been really bad at making paper airplanes, so maybe I will give this a try this weekend. - Read the rest The post A searchable guide to folding paper airplanes, with a video for every plane appeared first on Boing Boing.

Microsoft filed a patent for an AI system that listens to what someone is saying during a live broadcast and changes what they are saying in real time.From Patentlyze:

If you ever find yourself lost and wandering around in Split, Croatia, you might consider taking a trip to Froggyland. This eccentric museum features over 500 stuffed taxidermy amphibians. If the idea of seeing a museum full of frog taxidermy isn't strange enough for you, then you'll be glad to know that it gets weirder. - Read the rest The post Croatia's Froggyland museum has more than 500 stuffed frogs posed in century-old dioramas appeared first on Boing Boing.

To set expectations early: I never played 1998's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, mostly because I couldn't hold a Nintendo 64 controller on account of not being born yet. When the game was remade for the 3DS in 2011, I just about beat the first dungeon before losing interest and going back to Pokemon White. - Read the rest The post Okay, fine, the Ocarina of Time remake is great appeared first on Boing Boing.

TL;DR: Get Microsoft's Visual Studio Professional 2022 IDE for one Windows PC with a lifetime license for $12.79 (reg. $499) using code DEAL20.Visual Studio is the IDE many .NET and C++ developers already know, but a Professional license usually costs hundreds of dollars. - Read the rest The post Microsoft Visual Studio Pro 2022 for $12.79 costs less than your lunch appeared first on Boing Boing.

TL;DR: Get Double Barrel 720p Digital Night Vision Binoculars with infrared LEDs and 4x zoom for $104.97 (reg. $297.99).Regular binoculars stop being useful once the sun goes down, because they can only magnify light that's already there. If you want to see what's moving around after dark, try the Double Barrel 720p Digital Night Vision Binoculars. - Read the rest The post Catch the backyard raccoon in the act with $105 night vision binoculars appeared first on Boing Boing.

TL;DR:Ditch the phone mount and get a 10-inch Apple CarPlay and Android Auto car display for $109.97 (reg. $199.99).Lots of good cars still have a plain radio and a phone stuck to the air vent for directions. If you'd rather keep your car, try this 10-inch touchscreen display with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. - Read the rest The post Your old car can run CarPlay and Android Auto on this $110 touchscreen appeared first on Boing Boing.

TL;DR: Get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and four more Office 2019 apps plus Windows 11 Pro for one PC for $24.97 (reg. $428).Microsoft 365 keeps Word and Excel working only as long as the monthly or yearly payment goes through. If you'd rather own your apps outright, try the All-in-One Microsoft Office Pro 2019 for Windows bundle. - Read the rest The post Office 2019 & Windows 11 Pro for $25 total, and nobody bills you next month appeared first on Boing Boing.

In the early 1990s, I was an editor at Wired. It was an exciting time because the internet was new to most people. My colleagues were young, creative, curious, and smart, but two of them stood out: Gary Wolf and June Cohen. - Read the rest The post Gary Wolf and June Cohen on cold plunges, self-tracking, and the science of ancient practices appeared first on Boing Boing.

The Spalax and Nannospalax are two types of blind mole-rats that Mother Nature clearly made when she was having an off-day. She must have been very overstimulated when she decided to stick a gaping mouth, large flaring nose, and absolutely no other facial features onto this hairy, sausage-shaped critter. - Read the rest The post The blind mole-rat has no visible eyes and squeals like a wheezing pig appeared first on Boing Boing.

TL;DR: Play podcasts, white noise, or audiobooks from under your pillow with this ultra-thin Bluetooth speaker, now $14.99 (reg. $79.95).Falling asleep to a podcast gets complicated when the person next to you wants total silence. Earbuds work until you roll onto your side and one of them digs into your ear. - Read the rest The post A $15 pillow speaker is for people who hate bedtime earbuds appeared first on Boing Boing.

The Turnagain Arm is a long body of water near Anchorage, Alaska. It is famous for its bore tides. A bore tide happens when a narrow body of water is met with a tide. Waves that travel as fast as 15 mph and reach up to 10 feet can happen. - Read the rest The post Alaskan surfers ride the freezing bore tide waves of Turnagain Arm appeared first on Boing Boing.

Here is a close-up and personal video of a snail laying her eggs. I am not quite sure if I feel disgusted or struck by this video. The snail's eggs look like little pink pieces of candy, and it is not what I expected. - Read the rest The post A snail lays a cluster of pink eggs that look like candy appeared first on Boing Boing.

There is a sourdough library in Belgium. Karl De Smedt takes us on a tour of the library in this video. He shows us the special refrigerator where starters from over 100 different bakeries around the world are safely stored. - Read the rest The post Belgium's Sourdough Library keeps starters from more than 100 bakeries in a special fridge appeared first on Boing Boing.

Behold, the snake-necked turtle. The Turtle Survival Center shared this video of this unique turtle species, who stand out amongst other turtles due to their long, flexible necks. When threatened, this species folds their long neck beneath the edge of their shells. - Read the rest The post The snake-necked turtle tucks its long neck sideways under its shell appeared first on Boing Boing.

TL;DR: Get a refurbished 2018 MacBook Air with a 13.3-inch Retina display for $234.97 (reg. $1,199).Tech prices have made it so much harder to find a good computer for a good price. That's why more people are switching to refurbished gear. - Read the rest The post These $1,199 MacBooks are under $250 right now appeared first on Boing Boing.

Beneath the Church of All Saints in the Czech Republic is this magnificent chapel that is decorated entirely with human bones. It even features an ornate chandelier made out of bones. It looks like something from a fantasy movie, but it is entirely real. - Read the rest The post The Sedlec Ossuary in the Czech Republic is decorated entirely with human bones appeared first on Boing Boing.

This 30-foot-tall crash test dummy stands on the side of the road outside the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration office to remind folks about seatbelt safety. It's impossible not to notice this giant, bright yellow sculpture, and that is for a good reason. - Read the rest The post A 30-foot-tall crash test dummy stands guard outside Maryland's motor vehicle office appeared first on Boing Boing.

We visited the Nanzoin Temple in the mountainous region of Sasaguri, near Fukuoka, on our last trip to Japan. It's a short train ride from Hakata Station in Fukuoka, and it transports you to a different world.Built on a gently sloping hillside, the Nanzoin Temple is a sprawling Buddhist center that boasts the largest bronze reclining Buddha statue in the world. - Read the rest The post Forget the giant reclining Buddha: the hundreds of little stone men at this Japanese temple stole the show appeared first on Boing Boing.

It's been 16 years since Chris Ware published an issue of the Acme Novelty Library, his incredible comic book art project. This is issue number 21. It comes out on November 10th, and I just received an advance copy. Like his recent issues, it's more than a single publication. - Read the rest The post Chris Ware's first Acme Novelty Library in 16 years is a box of four publications appeared first on Boing Boing.

TL;DR: Get Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more with a lifetime Microsoft Office Pro 2021 license and a training bundle, now $29.97 (reg. $239.99).A Microsoft 365 subscription bills you every single year, whether you opened Excel twice or two hundred times. - Read the rest The post Own Microsoft Office 2021 and learn it too for just $29.97 appeared first on Boing Boing.

TL;DR: Get a 12-in-1 USB-C hub with a built-in laptop stand for $54.97 (reg. $99.99) plus free shipping.Thin laptops usually come with a couple of USB-C ports, and every monitor, drive, and memory card after that needs its own adapter. - Read the rest The post Give your laptop 12 more ports and enjoy better posture with this $54.97 USB-C hub appeared first on Boing Boing.

The Checkmate Retro Styled IPS Upgradeable Display is a flat-screen monitor that looks and works like a 1980s computer monitor. It's a Kickstarter project for people who want to play retro games on their old consoles and computers.If you've ever tried to connect your old console to a modern TV, you might have learned that the picture is less than perfect. - Read the rest The post This new flat-screen monitor looks like a 1980s computer monitor and has all the old sockets built in appeared first on Boing Boing.

I bought Charles Burns' Big Babyin 1986. RAW Books (run by Maus creator Art Spiegelman and New Yorker cover editor Francoise Mouly) published it as a hardbound book that resemblesa kids' picture book. The interior pages are black-and-white comic book panels telling the story of a normal boy named Big Baby, who solves a neighborhood mystery. - Read the rest The post Charles Burns' original Big Baby cover art sells for $81,250 appeared first on Boing Boing.

While convicted felon and repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct Donald J. Trump was happily admiring other men's posteriors, bragging about pools, arches, and ballrooms, the GOP could not get him to say anything that would help their cause. He did apparently pause to shelve Stephen Miller, however, at Melania's request. - Read the rest The post Only Melania's complaints could get Trump to look away from his ballroom appeared first on Boing Boing.

Soon-to-be former Senator from Maine, Susan Collins got one thing right: voters are the reason she won't be in office anymore.A scandal alleging Collins was on the take, a terrible record of standing against human rights and voting for terrible justices on invented premises are among the many, many reasons Maine voters walked away from Susan Collins. - Read the rest The post A bitter Susan Collins correctly identifies voters as the reason she lost appeared first on Boing Boing.

TL;DR: Get a Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 license for $29.97 (reg. $499.99), paid once.Visual Studio Professional is typically a paid Microsoft subscription that incurs a recurring fee. To keep the IDE without the renewals, consider a Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 license for $29.97 (reg. - Read the rest The post Premier IDE: Visual Studio Professional 2026 is $29.97, one-time, with no renewal notices appeared first on Boing Boing.

During the final weeks of the campaign, convicted felon and oft-accused of sexual misconduct, Donald Trump kept talking about Jon Husted's butt.After repeatedly describing Husted's backside as a "pile of muscle," Dementia Don claimed the Ohio senator had jumped 12 points in the polls because "the audience loved" his anatomical review. - Read the rest The post Trump's anal fixation fails to deliver in the end appeared first on Boing Boing.

TL;DR: Turn one USB-C port into 13 with this docking station, now $34.97 (reg. $70).A laptop bag full of single-purpose adapters gets heavy, and you usually leave the one you need at home. If you want one small gadget to replace them all, try the 13-in-1 Docking Station with Dual HDMI. - Read the rest The post A 3-ounce docking station with 13 ports is now half off-just $34.97 appeared first on Boing Boing.

Tom the Dancing Bug, IN WHICH Dementia Donnie bottoms out!-Americans, patriots, and friends: Please join the team that makes it possible for your friendly neighborhood comic strip Tom the Dancing Bug to exist in this hostile Trumpverse! JOIN US INTHE INNERHIVE, and be the first kid on your block to get each week's Tom the Dancing Bug comic - before it's published anywhere, plus exclusive commentary, content, contests, giveaways, other stuff, and other other stuff! - Read the rest The post Tom the Dancing Bug: Dementia Donnie bottoms out! appeared first on Boing Boing.