cruel and unusual punishments In times of olde, drunks were punished by being forced to wear a barrel in public Popkin

slavery As Nottoway "Plantation & Resort" burns, it's a great time to remind you that plantation weddings are wrong, period Jennifer Sandlin

high school High school cheerleader allegedly killed classmate's goat because she "doesn't like cheaters" Allan Rose Hill

michigan How to get a unicorn hunting license in Michigan Thom Dunn

MAGA Christian school head convicted of torturing children Ellsworth Toohey

History How Ibram X. Kendi's STAMPED became a stunning graphic novel history of racism Thom Dunn

Teacher arrested after threatening to behead muslim girl who criticized Israeli flag in his classroom Rob Beschizza

family values Louisiana GOP endorses candidate accused of whipping child and other "criminal cruelty" charges Carla Sinclair

fire 31-year-old arrested for a dozen fires also found with ducklings in underwear Mark Frauenfelder

politics Britain's "equalities" minister tells school teachers they must out kids to parents Rob Beschizza

tabloids The Fat & The Furious, in last week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

Weird Check out the Mighty Atom: the strangest old-school strongman Devin Nealy

law North Dakota Republicans propose $1500 fines for using pronouns that upset them Elías Villoro

homelessness To solve homelessness Lakewood, New Jersey enacts their policy of cruelty to all Jason Weisberger

law Principal charged in assault on 11-year-old with autism Rob Beschizza

Kids Illinois schools don't just lock special ed kids in solitary, they also restrain them Cory Doctorow

charity Charitable Giving Guide 2019 Boing Boing

health In Kansas's poor, sick places, hospitals and debt collectors send the ailing to debtor's prison Cory Doctorow

administrative cruelty After ICE raid, children left homeless and without food Mark Frauenfelder

california Fur industry paid protesters to attend California and New York hearings on a fur ban Cory Doctorow