Tesla's Cybertrucks are still being insured by Geico, despite claims
Quartz
Tesla Cybertrucks are still being insured by Geico β€” despite claims otherwise
β€œGEICO has coverage available nationwide for the Tesla Cybertruck,” the third-largest auto insurance provider said
Utah book banners now want to make Little Free Libraries susceptible to criminal charges
The Mary Sue
Utah book banners now want to make Little Free Libraries susceptible to criminal charges
Conservative book banners in Utah are targeting Little Free Libraries and want to make the owners susceptible to criminal charges.
Truth Social Users Are Losing Ridiculous Sums of Money to Scams
Gizmodo
Truth Social Users Are Losing Ridiculous Sums of Money to Scams
Read the complaints submitted to the FTC by users of Donald Trump's social media platform.
Lab owner pleads guilty to faking COVID test results during pandemic
Ars Technica
Lab owner pleads guilty to faking COVID test results during pandemic
Ill-gotten millions bought a Bentley, Lamborghini, Tesla X, and crypto, among other things.
MAGA Christian school head convicted of torturing children https://boingboing.net/2024/09/30/maga-christian-school-head-convicted-of-torturing-children.html
18 years for woman who hoped to destroy Baltimore power grid and spark a race war
Ars Technica
18 years for woman who hoped to destroy Baltimore power grid and spark a race war
US says ex-cons exchanged letters while in different prisons, then planned attack.
Dinosaurs may have run like emus by keeping one foot on the ground
New Scientist
Dinosaurs may have run like emus by keeping one foot on the ground
It seems to be more energy efficient for emus to keep one foot on the ground when running at a moderate pace, and the same may have been true for d...
The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online
Open Culture
The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online
If you know nothing else about medieval European illuminated manuscripts, you surely know the Book of Kells. β€œOne of Ireland’s greatest cultura...
People of Dune, You Will No Longer Have to Think About Water When I Am Elected. [SATIRE] "I can confirm that if you are really, really thirsty, you will be able to get access to water. Think of it as a powerful exception to β€œwho gets water and who doesn’t get water,” as long as you are literally about to die of thirst. And maybe not even then." https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/people-of-dune-you-will-no-longer-have-to-think-about-water-when-i-am-elected
Meet the New Autocrats Who Dismantle Democracies from Within. The new interconnected breed of autocrats gains and retains power by deception, globally undermining democracies through their own institutions
Scientific American
Meet the New Autocrats Who Dismantle Democracies from Within
The new interconnected breed of autocrats gains and retains power by deception, globally undermining democracies through their own institutions