china Chinese official used ChatGPT like a diary, exposing campaign to harass dissidents Séamus Bellamy
censorship Tennessee librarian fired after refusing to move books that "promote gender confusion" Rob Beschizza
politics "A lot of people are saying maybe we'd like a dictator" — Trump suggests Americans are in the mood for fascism Ellsworth Toohey
Harper letter writers who fought cancel culture go silent on Trump's speech crackdown Ellsworth Toohey
politics AI says America going full dystopia, suggests starting Hunger Games training now Ellsworth Toohey
surveillance Found a police GPS tracker on your car? Here's what happened to four people who removed them Ellsworth Toohey
racism US FEMA's aid instructions translated into "Alaska Native languages" that turned out to be gibberish David Pescovitz
failed experiments New poll reveals that most Democrats and Republicans agree that America will "cease to be a democracy" in the future, and is headed for civil war Mark Frauenfelder
Fascism in America Watch this chilling 5-minute recap of Trump's coup attempt, and the ominous aftermath Mark Frauenfelder
the big lie Here's how the U.S. will cease to have a democratically elected government Mark Frauenfelder
fascism Paul Krugman in NY Times: "government by the people may soon perish from the earth" Mark Frauenfelder
leaks The estranged anarchist daughter of the Republican gerrymandering mastermind inherited and dumped all his files Cory Doctorow
security 95% of America's largest voting districts' mailservers lack basic anti-phishing protection Cory Doctorow