Cops accidentally record themselves admitting they harassed activist at rodeo owners' request: "God, we're gonna get sued"

An anti-rodeo/animal right activist was subjected to a blatantly illegal, harassing traffic stop after he was asked to leave an Oregon rodeo. How do we know it was illegal? Because the cops who stopped him forgot to turn off their own cameras and recorded themselves admitting that the rodeo (which is a major donor to the Malheur County Sheriff's Department) had demanded the traffic stop. — Read the rest

Big Honkin' Mushroom

BoingBoing reader Michael says, "Looks like they found the world's largest mushroom in Switzerland, according to the BBC — 'Found in the Malheur national forest in Oregon, that fungus covers 890 hectares (2,200 acres) – making it the largest living organism ever discovered.'Read the rest