conservatives Judge orders Huntington Beach to add more democracy to its democracy Jason Weisberger

politics A man got 30 years for moving boxes of left-wing zines Ellsworth Toohey

Ruger AC-556 That time road rage met a 6'8" guy named Gary with a machine gun Jason Weisberger

Pedo Protector Leon Black's Epstein testimony ends with Congress demanding receipts Jason Weisberger

public service Woman lying on beach run over by the person theoretically guarding lives Jason Weisberger

failures Trump's "Great American" state fair opens with busted rides and a cow named Melania Jason Weisberger

commodore The Commodore Callback 8020 is a retro cool audio-centric flip phone that blocks social media apps Gail Sherman

apps A new map app for Mac OS 9 Rob Beschizza

Tanzania Man lives with a knife blade in his chest for 8 years Séamus Bellamy

Coffee Used coffee grounds can now be turned into fuel in 90 seconds Séamus Bellamy

Ethan Hawke The Weight looks like a heavy-duty thriller Séamus Bellamy

Dust mite allergens have a half-life of 10 years, but a $40 dehumidifier fixes it Ellsworth Toohey

crime Man shat in public swimming pool 18 times Rob Beschizza

Boing Boing Gadgets This tiny tracker card can help you find your stuff for $20 Boing Boing's Shop

Science A computer the size of a star would nest Dyson spheres like Russian dolls Ellsworth Toohey

Weird In 1971 two campers recorded what a Navy linguist calls a nonhuman language in the Sierra Nevadas Ellsworth Toohey

History In 1942 Los Angeles fired 1,440 anti-aircraft rounds at nothing Ellsworth Toohey

russia Russia has 44 secret cities with 1.5 million people that don't appear on public maps Ellsworth Toohey

Science Dissolving crust on dead lithium batteries allows restoration to 95% original capacity Rob Beschizza

gadgets Framework lowering pricing on a forthcoming laptop Rob Beschizza