Jason Weisberger
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Skeptical of power, allergic to hype, and impatient with bullshit| Publisher of Boing Boing; He/Him
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Democratic senators from six states have written to the CFTC, warning that people could be tempted to commit arson to win bets. The contracts pay out on a fire's duration, acreage and spread — outcomes an individual can deliberately influence.
Polymarket let gamblers bet on whether wildfire would reach Santa Monica
While Los Angeles burned, betting site Polymarket offered nearly 20 ways to bet on what the flames would do next, including whether the Palisades fire would reach Santa Monica. The…
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August 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Democratic senators from six states have written to the CFTC, warning that people could be tempted to commit arson to win bets. The contracts pay out on a fire's duration, acreage and spread — outcomes an individual can deliberately influence.
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Some tellings say a single arm broke off and did it.
In 1982, a 27-year-old man lost a gunfight with a cactus
On February 4, 1982, Arizonan David Grundman shot a 27-foot saguaro with a shotgun. The saguaro dropped 23 feet of itself on him. The story is Grundman and his roommate…
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August 7, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Some tellings say a single arm broke off and did it.
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Silica dust is 20 times more toxic than coal dust, and today's thin seams force miners to cut through far more of it. The rock scars their lungs permanently.
Trump says coal is "a great business." One in three veteran Appalachian miners has black lung
Black lung among veteran Appalachian miners is back to 1978 levels, at the same time the Trump administration has put stronger silica-dust protections on hold. After a century of mining,…
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August 5, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Silica dust is 20 times more toxic than coal dust, and today's thin seams force miners to cut through far more of it. The rock scars their lungs permanently.
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For 50 years, "harm" under the Endangered Species Act meant destroying the habitat animals need to breed, feed, and shelter.
Trump cites a Supreme Court dissent that lost 6–3 to gut endangered-species protections
The Orange Menace claims his administration restored the Endangered Species Act to the meaning Antonin Scalia "explained." Scalia explained it in a dissent. The Supreme Court's 6–3 majority upheld the…
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August 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
For 50 years, "harm" under the Endangered Species Act meant destroying the habitat animals need to breed, feed, and shelter.
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Asked why an allegation ended a Democrat's campaign while Republicans keep theirs, Speaker Mike Johnson gave an answer that answered itself.
Mike Johnson discovers the word "allegation" only applies to Republicans
Asked why Democrats dumped Graham Platner after a sexual-assault allegation while Republicans keep Max Miller and Cory Mills in the conference despite domestic-violence allegations, "MAGA" Mike Johnson's offered the kind…
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July 22, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Asked why an allegation ended a Democrat's campaign while Republicans keep theirs, Speaker Mike Johnson gave an answer that answered itself.
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Nine months into a "ceasefire," Israel now controls nearly 70% of Gaza — up from 50% before the guns supposedly went quiet.
Gaza's ceasefire has somehow expanded Israel's control to nearly 70%
Nine months into a ceasefire, Israel now controls nearly 70% of Gaza, up from 50% before the "ceasefire," because apparently the "cease" part was more of a branding exercise. NPR…
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July 11, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Nine months into a "ceasefire," Israel now controls nearly 70% of Gaza — up from 50% before the guns supposedly went quiet.
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The Reflecting Pool's $16 million renovation is peeling and green. NPS is hunting for a vandal while ignoring the tire tracks from the presidential motorcade.
Ignoring tire tracks, NPS hunts mystery Reflecting Pool vandal
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool mystery has everything: alleged vandals, a $16 million rush job, algae, peeling blue coating, and one enormous clue shaped like the presidential motorcade that drove…
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June 26, 2026 at 2:12 AM
The Reflecting Pool's $16 million renovation is peeling and green. NPS is hunting for a vandal while ignoring the tire tracks from the presidential motorcade.
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After weeks of bragging about pool guys and shades of blue, the taxpayer-funded Reflecting Pool renovation is done. It's already filling with algae.
Grandpa Pudding Brains algae-filled improvements
After weeks of regaling us with his knowledge of great pool guys and shades of blue, The Orange Menace's taxpayer-funded vandalism of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is complete. By…
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June 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
After weeks of bragging about pool guys and shades of blue, the taxpayer-funded Reflecting Pool renovation is done. It's already filling with algae.
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Trump’s watch comes with a hilarious typo
Sometimes quality control tells the truth by accident.
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June 1, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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RFK Jr. spent years rebranding measles as a harmless childhood rash. A new MMWR study just dumped Texas's hospital records on the pile.
RFK Jr.'s "just a rash" disease filled Texas hospital beds
The anti-vaccine crowd spent years trying to rebrand measles as a harmless childhood inconvenience. Texas just supplied the hospital records. In a study published yesterday in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly…
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May 30, 2026 at 5:36 PM
RFK Jr. spent years rebranding measles as a harmless childhood rash. A new MMWR study just dumped Texas's hospital records on the pile.
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Kyoto University Hospital is running the first human trial of TRG-035, a drug that grew brand-new teeth in mice. Humans grow two sets and stop. The drug aims to give us a third.
Drug that grew extra teeth in mice enters first human trial
Researchers at Kyoto University Hospital have begun the first human trial of TRG-035, a drug meant to grow new teeth in people who are missing them. Humans keep a set…
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May 30, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Kyoto University Hospital is running the first human trial of TRG-035, a drug that grew brand-new teeth in mice. Humans grow two sets and stop. The drug aims to give us a third.
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San Diego's vacancy tax is small, local, and revealing. California is full of homes and storefronts held as investments rather than used as places, and the rest of the state could borrow the idea.
California should tax empty homes and dead storefronts
San Diego's vacancy tax points to a much bigger California problem A lot of California's problems are made worse when homes and storefronts become investments rather than places where people…
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May 30, 2026 at 7:17 PM
San Diego's vacancy tax is small, local, and revealing. California is full of homes and storefronts held as investments rather than used as places, and the rest of the state could borrow the idea.
Every day on my dog walk I think what the Venice boardwalk really needs is Federal oversight. premium.boingboing.net/p/the-nation...
The National Park Service sets its sights on California’s busiest beaches
There are certain sections of Venice Beach, Mr. Trump, I wouldn't advise the United States Armed Services to invade.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Every day on my dog walk I think what the Venice boardwalk really needs is Federal oversight. premium.boingboing.net/p/the-nation...
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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Mike Johnson doesn't know sh*t
October 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Mike Johnson doesn't know sh*t
They may burn books, but we are the fire in Lady Liberty’s torch. Vote Yes on 50
October 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
They may burn books, but we are the fire in Lady Liberty’s torch. Vote Yes on 50
Freedom! It’s everybody’s job! Vote YES on 50
October 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Freedom! It’s everybody’s job! Vote YES on 50
Happy days CAN be here again! Vote YES on Prop 50!
October 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Happy days CAN be here again! Vote YES on Prop 50!
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October 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Make an Ice agent cry, vote YES on Prop 50!
October 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Make an Ice agent cry, vote YES on Prop 50!