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America Is Stuck With a $400 Billion Stealth Fighter That Can’t Fight
The planes have had several previously unreported ‘category 1’ flaws—military parlance for issues that can prevent a pilot from accomplishing their mission. By David Axe.
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U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia’s Power Grid
The Trump administration is using new authority to take more aggressive digital action in a warning to Moscow and in a demonstration of its abilities. By David Sanger, Nicole Perlroth. (June 15, 2019)
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New Federal Reserve data shows how the rich have gotten richer
The top 1 percent of the US wealth distribution has increased its net worth by 650 percent since 1989, while the bottom 50 percent saw its wealth grow by a much more modest 170 percent during the same period.
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Trump Administration to Hold Migrant Children at Base That Served as WWII Japanese Internment Camp
HHS said Fort Sill will be used “as a temporary emergency influx shelter.” By W J. Hennigan.
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Court to Big Fracking Company: Trespassing Still Exists — Even For You
In a key property rights decision, two West Virginia residents scored a rare victory from the state Supreme Court. By Kate Mishkin and Ken Ward Jr.
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The Big Tech Investigations That Should Have Started in 2012
Two missed opportunities from the Federal Trade Commission, on Google and Facebook, led us to the monopoly crisis we face today. By David Dayen.
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A Strange Blight
As we grind up against the absolute limits of humanity’s use and misuse of our environment, it’s tempting to look to Silent Spring and ask why it had such a profound impact. By Meehan Crist.
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The State Department will start asking visa applicants for their social media accounts
The Trump administration implemented a new policy today that will require most visa applicants to provide information about their social media accounts. The Hill first reported the news. A State Department spokesperson confirmed to The Verge that the new forms requiring accounts were put into use today.
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The evidence we were never meant to see about the Douma ‘gas’ attack
The OPCW has opened the door to ridicule, when the simple truth would have been enough. By Robert Fisk.
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In Baltimore and Beyond, a Stolen N.S.A. Tool Wreaks Havoc
American cities are being hijacked with an N.S.A. cyberweapon that has already done billions of dollars in damage overseas. The N.S.A. will say nothing. By Nicole Perlroth, Scott Shane.
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Germany demands an end to working cryptography
Making it possible for the state to open your locks in secret means that anyone who works for the state, or anyone who can bribe or coerce anyone who works for the state, can have the run of your life. By Cory Doctorow.
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After Standing Rock, protesting pipelines can get you a decade in prison and $100K in fines
The push to punish pipeline protestors has spread across the U.S. By Naveena Sadasivam. (May 14, 2019)
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Honestly, We Just Hate Women
Literally every single one of them. By Jessica M. Goldstein.
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Saudi Fugitives Accused of Serious Crimes Get Help to Flee While U.S. Officials Look the Other Way
The FBI, Department of Homeland Security and other agencies have known for years that Saudi diplomats were helping Saudi fugitives. But Washington avoided even raising the problem out of concern that it might hurt Saudi cooperation in the fight against terrorism. By Sebastian Rotella, Tim Golden, Shane Dixon Kavanaugh.
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Iran War Scenarios
Radio War Nerd (July 24, 2018)
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France Takes Unprecedented Action Against Reporters Who Published Secret Government Document
Journalists could face years in jail for handling a classified military document that revealed details about France’s involvement in the Yemen conflict. By Ryan Gallagher. (May 17, 2019)
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Citizen sleuths exposed pollution from a century-old Michigan factory, with nationwide implications
Discoveries have helped fuel national debate over nonstick chemical contamination. By Sara Talpos.
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Redditor wins right to use anonymous screen name in copyright case
A Redditor who posted information about a Jehovah’s Witness-affiliated organization has won the right to defend themselves in court under a pseudonym. The Electronic Frontier Foundation, which represented the user known only as Darkspilver, successfully argued that unmasking them put them at risk of being cast out by their Jehovah’s Witness community.
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How Australia’s Labor Party Lost an Un-Losable Election
Pundits are blaming the Australian Labor Party's left-wing turn for its shocking defeat in Saturday's election. But the failure lies in the fact that this leftist program came too little, too late. By Daniel Lopez.
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In coal we trust
Australia's voters back PM Morrison's faith in fossil fuel. By Sonali Paul.
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