Democracy • Disinformation • Executive Power • Fascism • 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.
Democracy • Environment • Europe • Human Rights • Recommended • Safety • Science
The Future Is Coming and It’s (Literally) Sunny: Notes on the Solar Revolution
Rebecca Solnit
Meditations in an Emergency
Renewables are the future and they're inevitable; the one question is whether we'll make the transition swiftly enough to forestall the worst of climate change.
Cyber Security • Fascism • Human Rights • Safety • Social Media • 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
Corruption • Cryptocurrency • Executive Power • Financial • Global • Technology
Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.
Eric Lipton, David Yaffe-Bellany, Bradley Hope, Tripp Mickle and Paul Mozur
New York Times (Gift)
A lucrative transaction involving the Trump family’s cryptocurrency firm and an agreement giving the Emiratis access to A.I. chips were connected in ways that have not been previously reported.
Corruption • Financial • Human Rights • Legal
Jeffrey Epstein & JPMorgan: How the Largest U.S. Bank Enabled the Sexual Predator’s Crimes
Amy Goodman
Democracy Now
The Times reports JPMorgan processed more than 4,700 transactions for Epstein totaling more than $1.1 billion, including payments to some of the women who were sexually trafficked.
Cyber Security • Democracy • Disinformation • Europe • Russia • Social Media • Technology
Russia Steps Up Disinformation Efforts as Trump Abandons Resistance
Riley Stuart and Anna-Maria Tesfaye
The New York Times (Gift)
The Kremlin has begun a campaign to sway the parliamentary election in Moldova in what could become a new model of election interference online.
Fascism • Human Rights • Safety • Violence • White Supremacy
The Martyrdom of Charlie Kirk
Chris Hedges
The Chris Hedges Report
Martyrs are used by messianic movements to sanctify violence. To show any mercy or understanding toward the enemy is to betray the martyr and the cause the martyr died defending.
