cuba Cuba reportedly jammed amateur (ham) radio communications during last week's protests David Pescovitz
politics Former comedian Russell Brand ended up selling "magical amulets" for "EMF protection" Jennifer Sandlin
kamala harris Drunk racist faces prison for assaulting mail carrier with a knife for putting Harris flyer in his mailbox, say prosecutors Mark Frauenfelder
cop impersonators Couple chased by car with flashing blue lights decide not to pull over: "That's not a cop!" (video) Carla Sinclair
LASD L.A. Sheriff's department denies involvement in death of detainee they claim never to have arrested Natalie Dressed
music Frank Turner tries to break the world record for most concerts performed in different cities in 24 hours Thom Dunn
architecture Turkmenistan's eccentric dictator built a self-glorifying $12m phallic marble monstrosity called the "Neutrality Monument" Mark Frauenfelder
bird is the word 9-year-old British boy wins Europe-wide Imitation Seagull Screeching Competition Thom Dunn
louisiana Louisiana reintroduces the electric chair, adds nitrogen hypoxia to execution methods Natalie Dressed
politics Media Matters publishes useful guide to Project 2025, the extreme right-wing agenda that "represents a threat to democracy, civil rights, the climate, and more" Jennifer Sandlin
biology Iron Maiden is popular among biologists and taxonomists, so they just named a new lizard species after frontman Bruce Dickinson Jennifer Sandlin
