explosions Watch what happens when you shoot a lithium-ion battery with a nail gun Thom Dunn

politics Official: Explosive devices sent to Trump critics are consistent with online bomb-making designs Xeni Jardin

politics What we know about explosive devices sent to Democratic targets Xeni Jardin

grenades Hand grenades washing up on Oregon shore David Pescovitz

law Man obsessed with right to bear arms loses both to homemade bomb Rob Beschizza

Flipper Force 5 Russia deploys dolphin spetznaz to defend Crimea Jason Weisberger

Russians Russian FSB agents confuse "The Sims" with SIM cards in alleged Nazi evidence plant Thom Dunn

pyrotechnics College student arrested for making explosive devices "for entertainment purposes only" David Pescovitz

insurrectionists Zillow listing reveals Jan. 6 rioter's stockpile of illegal explosives Thom Dunn

tabloids Biden's woes, Prince Philip's secrets, and Tom Cruise's exploding face, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

bombs After 39 years, the Harvey's Casino Bomb remains "one of the most unique improvised explosives devices the FBI has ever come across" Mark Frauenfelder

explosions Los Angeles police bomb truck explodes following fireworks raid David Pescovitz

News Feds seize 5 pipe bombs + 47 guns from California man accused of threatening to blow up offices of Democratic party, Twitter, Governor Gavin Newsom Xeni Jardin

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tabloids China's secret war on America, a Fox News sex scandal, and a space-time wormhole in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

trump Trump says he'll ban Tik Tok Rob Beschizza

terrorists Incel blows off own hands trying to make anti-cheerleader bomb, still a wanker Rob Beschizza

terrorists 'MAGA mail-bomber' Cesar Sayoc: Trump was 'my new found drug' and I was also on steroids Xeni Jardin

human rights Leaked, "highly classified" French report shows that the slaughter in Yemen depends on US support Cory Doctorow

dupe Florida man arrested in mailbomb investigation Rob Beschizza