surveillance The predictable dystopian trajectory of China's Citizen Scores Cory Doctorow

politics The Norwegian Dawn cruise ship flunks health inspection Jennifer Sandlin

urban planning No US city cracks the top 40 in 2026 Happy City Index Ellsworth Toohey

privacy ICE is using Palantir to mine Medicaid data for deportation targets Ellsworth Toohey

abuse DHS declares disabled woman an "agitator" while ICE drags her from her car Jason Weisberger

a 3-step plan for change Yes, protesting does make a difference! Here's how Carla Sinclair

"I will retire with debt" — credit scores drop at fastest rate since Great Recession Ellsworth Toohey

Technology The invisible social credit system that follows you everywhere online Ellsworth Toohey

movies Alex Garland's Warfare is an anti-action movie Séamus Bellamy

politics Man with U.S. birth certificate jailed for illegally entering Florida as an "unauthorized alien" Ellsworth Toohey

israel Manufactured "Israeli-Palestinian" boy band is in really poor taste Thom Dunn

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mistakes Texas cop on leave after handcuffing man who tried to "argue the facts of the case" while receiving mistaken traffic ticket Rob Beschizza

books Pulitzer prize winner Matthew Desmond's "Poverty, By America" is about consumption, exploitation and how money trickles up Elías Villoro

tabletop gaming What's new in tabletop gaming Gareth Branwyn

ireland Irish customs accepts Native American passports, 12 years after UK rejection Thom Dunn

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movies Citizen Kane loses 100% "Fresh" rating after 80-year-old negative review added to Rotten Tomatoes Rob Beschizza

trump The Trump 63-second press briefing Kevin Reome

immigration The US Department of Justice has officially begun to un-naturalize citizens Thom Dunn