donald trump Video lays out what Trump's first 100 "horrific days" as dictator would look like Mark Frauenfelder
politics Trump plans to deploy military on Inauguration Day, seize government agencies, and purge critics Mark Frauenfelder
politics UK government plans to define as "extremist" anyone who "undermines the country's institutions and its values" Rob Beschizza
"a spy balloon into their phone" Government agencies have 30 days to purge devices of Tik Tok Rob Beschizza
here kitty kitty Warning against letting wild animals in your house backfires due to cuteness of wild animal Annie Rauwerda
ted cruz A Goddard Space Flight Center scientist explains why Ted Cruz's NASA threat is ridiculous Mark Frauenfelder
white supremacy A Christian crowdfunding site has raised over $300,000 for the Kenosha shooter's legal defense fund Thom Dunn
transparency How the Trump administration is putting public records under threat, so history may never know the awful things they did Thom Dunn
happy mutants Republic of Lies: the rise of conspiratorial thinking and the actual conspiracies that fuel it Cory Doctorow
politics Trump's pick to head DHS immigration, Ken Cuccinelli, praised anti-Muslim extremist Brigitte Gabriel Xeni Jardin
fake news Hoover killed JFK, RFK & MLK, Brad Pitt's private hell, and Mick Jagger's mental disorder, in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan
calls for genocide Former senior CIA official says it's "quite near time" for Trump supporters to kill Trump opponents Mark Frauenfelder
politics Democrats, citing Hayek, introduce Net Neutrality bill to force lawmakers to take an on-record position prior to the midterms Cory Doctorow
class war Mexican cities secede to escape corruption and cartels, forming corporate dystopias, precarious utopian projects, and Mad Maxish militia towns Cory Doctorow