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  1. david pecker trump testimony

    The trial of the Orange Grub is an extremely important moment, possibly a turning point in the entire history of the United States and maybe even the future viability of democracy. The stakes couldn't be higher. And yet, there is something so tawdry, so sleazy and essentially comedic about the proceedings that even serious journalists can't help themselves.  — Read the rest

    The post The Trump trial brings out the juvenile in all of us appeared first on Boing Boing.

  2. trump violates gag order

    Donald Trump looked like he was sleepwalking today as he walked out of the courtroom with half-shut eyes. But that didn't stop him from mumbling into the cameras, oddly describing the courtroom as "breathtaking."

    "Thank you very much everybody," the trial-riddled ex-president said, swallowing and smacking his lips as if in desperate need of a post-snooze glass of water. — Read the rest

    The post Tired Trump sleepwalks out of the courtroom, smacks his lips, and calls his trial "breathtaking" (video) appeared first on Boing Boing.

  3. snow crab theft

    A truck driver in Pennsylvania pulled over for a power nap when he was rudely awakened by a shaking cab. As The Kansas City Star reports:

    When the driver got out of the truck to see what was going on, he saw four SUVs and 12 men, according to police.

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    The post Truck driver attacked, $30k in snow crabs stolen in heist appeared first on Boing Boing.

  4. What if you mailed a box that looked like a die? Which number would it end up on when it arrived? Artist Pablo Rochat decided to test this out. He crafted a square package, designed it to look like a die, and sent it off to a friend. — Read the rest

    The post Clever art prank tests the postal system's handling of unusual packages appeared first on Boing Boing.

  5. twitter exec musk rant

    Elon Musk purchased Twitter exactly two years ago today. To mark the anniversary, Eddie Perez, Twitter's former civic integrity director, announced that leaving Twitter for good — and in a 24-tweet thread delivered a scathing good-bye roast of Musk's disastrous regime

    He called Musk a "poster child for divisive racist, sexist, and plutocratic tendencies that undermine democracy's commitment to equality for all." — Read the rest

    The post Twitter's ex-integrity chief demolishes Elon in epic rant appeared first on Boing Boing.

 

Iain Sinclair - Radon Daughters

 

Sydney Padua - The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage

 

Ian Sales – Adrift on the Sea of Rains

 

Peter Watts – Maelstrom

 

Peter Watts - Blindsight

 

Liz Williams - Empire of Bones

 

Thomas Pynchon – Gravity’s Rainbow

 

Aliette de Bodard – In the Vanishers’ Palace

 

Charles Stross - The Atrocity Archives

 

Ken MacLeod - Cosmonaut Keep

 

Tricia Sullivan – Occupy Me

 

S.P. Somtow – I Wake from a Dream of a Drowned Star City

 

Thomas Pynchon - Slow Learner

 

Somtow Sucharitkul - The Throne of Madness

 

Somtow Sucharitul – Starship & Haiku

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