• Democracy • Human Rights • Violence

    Lawless police-state raid of Chicago apartment building demands more attention

    Dan Froomkin

    Press Watch

    A massive civil rights violation right in front of our eyes -- if we don't avert them

    Published On: 10/03/2025

  • Artificial Intelligence • Social Media • Surveillance

    ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

    Dell Cameron

    Wired

    Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

    Published On: 10/03/2025

  • Democracy • Exile • Legal • Resistance

    The Trump Administration Is Coming for Nonprofits. They’re Getting Ready

    Vittoria Elliott

    Wired

    As the Trump administration threatens them, liberal nonprofits have been quietly preparing to do everything from surrendering 501(c)(3) status to relocating outside the US.

    Published On: 10/02/2025

  • Legal • Press Freedom • Technology

    The speech wars come for Wikipedia

    Aaron Mak

    Politico

    It’s Wikipedia’s turn in the “free speech” washing machine.

    Published On: 10/02/2025

  • Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91

    Nell Greenfieldboyce

    NPR

    British primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall's decades of research on chimpanzees in the wild changed perceptions of relations between humans and animals.

    Published On: 10/01/2025

  • Artificial Intelligence • Culture • Digital Rights

    Hollywood Union Says AI-Generated Tilly Norwood ‘Not an Actor’

    Brett Wilkins

    Common Dreams

    The synthetic performer, says SAG-AFTRA, is “a character generated by a computer program that was trained on the work of countless professional performers—without permission or compensation.”

    Published On: 09/30/2025

  • Democracy • Economy • Legal • Resistance

    Workers Sue Vought for Threatening to Use Shutdown to Fire Them

    Whitney Curry Wimbush

    The American Prospect

    Multiple labor unions sued the OMB director for abusing his position and pushing an extremist Project 2025 agenda.

    Published On: 09/30/2025

  • Disinformation • Legal • Resistance • Threat Management

    Rubber Glue Fascism

    Jeff Sharlet

    Scenes from a Slow Civil War

    A close reading of "NATIONAL SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM/NSPM-7: Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence"

    Published On: 09/26/2025

  • Democracy • Journalism • Press Freedom • Recommended

    ‘I’ll leave with my head held high’ | Hispanic journalist facing deportation pens letter

    Tim Darnell

    Atlanta News First

    The American Civil Liberties Union has been seeking Mr. Guevara’s release from retaliatory detention in a federal district court and are asking the court to free him immediately before he is deported at any moment.”

    Published On: 09/22/2025

  • Corruption • Democracy • Economy • Recommended

    Trump Is Getting Closer to Having an ‘Infinite Money Pit’

    Roge Karma

    The Atlantic

    If the president takes over the Federal Reserve, he will have extraordinary power to reward his friends and destroy his enemies.

    Published On: 09/22/2025

  • Democracy • Journalism • Press Freedom

    Jimmy Kimmel Live! Suspended Over Charlie Kirk Comments

    Sian Cain and Oliver Holmes

    The Guardian

    Removal of late-night show criticised as part of Trump administration’s attack on critical voices in media, academia and business

    Published On: 09/18/2025

  • Human Rights • Legal • Resistance

    Statement on Political Violence and the Fundamental Freedom of Speech

    United in Advance

    United in Advance

    "Organizations should not be attacked for carrying out their missions or expressing their values in support of the communities they serve. We reject attempts to exploit political violence to mischaracterize our good work or restrict our fundamental freedoms, like freedom of speech and the freedom to give."

    Published On: 09/17/2025

  • Cyber Security • Safety • Threat Management • Violence

    JD Vance backs mass ‘doxing’ campaign to find and harass Charlie Kirk critics

    Oliver Holmes and agencies

    The Guardian

    US vice-president encourages ‘calling out’ anyone who celebrates Kirk’s murder, including notifying employers

    Published On: 09/16/2025

  • Culture • Democracy • Threat Management • Violence

    What’s Up With Peter Thiel’s Obsession With the Antichrist?

    Gil Duran

    The New Republic

    This is where apocalyptic rhetoric always leads. When political opponents become evil, cosmic enemies, persecution, and violence become a sacred duty.

    Published On: 09/16/2025

  • Democracy • Disinformation • Violence • White Supremacy

    Sanctified: Martyring Charlie Kirk

    Jim Stewartson

    Mind War

    That is not politics, that is a criminal conspiracy to destroy the opposition party before an election you would otherwise lose. It is a Reichstag Fire Decree by any other name.

    Published On: 09/16/2025

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