podcasts A literally shocking history of famous people killed by poop Thom Dunn

guns Dead birds alarm residents of California neighborhood Rob Beschizza

censorship Egyptian cartoonist jailed over critical cartoons Ruben Bolling

politics Again with the ominous threats of violence from Trump Jason Weisberger

Listen to the flower people Prepare to be underwhelmed by Trump's press conference Jason Weisberger

louisiana Louisiana reintroduces the electric chair, adds nitrogen hypoxia to execution methods Natalie Dressed

politics Republican presidential primary leader prefers dying by electrocution to shark attack Ruben Bolling

crime United States on the brink of welcoming back firing squads Jason Weisberger

florida Ron DeSantis wants to end unanimous jury for death penalty, thus more executions (video) Carla Sinclair

electricity Firefighters rescue electrocuted man trying to steal wire from top of power tower David Pescovitz

racism On this day, George Stinney became the youngest American executed in the 20th century Devin Nealy

happy mutants Turning a recalled children's unicorn boot into a display for endless product recall notices Cory Doctorow

videos Ta-Nehisi Coates makes the case for reparations to Congress Cory Doctorow

elections The Republican candidate for Pennsylvania's 18th District is a torture advocate who worked at Abu Ghraib Cory Doctorow

Boing Boing Gadgets Three months with the cheapest electric kettle that didn't look like it would kill me Rob Beschizza

dangerous things A very dangerous mousetrap Mark Frauenfelder

videos Survivors of CIA torture describe homebrew electric chair used at Afghan black site Cory Doctorow

Science Shocking video of an electric eel leaping from its tank David Pescovitz