trumpism The NRA begs gun nuts for donations, spends lavishly on its board of directors and execs Cory Doctorow

north carolina North Carolina State Trooper points gun at teen girl using cell phone to call her stepfather Mark Frauenfelder

native americans Most lithium deposits in the US are on or near tribal land Thom Dunn

occult The Enduring Legacy of Parapsychologist J.B. Rhine Mitch Horowitz

climate change Giant hailstones are breaking new records Thom Dunn

animals Scientists have cloned the first endangered species in North America: a very cute ferret David Pescovitz

police brutality Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn

haunted mansion A touring Bolivian orchestra is stranded in a German castle surrounded by 23 packs of wolves Thom Dunn

music Monday: New Order's Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris's streaming tribute to Joy Division's Ian Curtis David Pescovitz

guns The NRA spent $70,000 on a consultant to help Wayne LaPierre choose which mansion to purchase Cory Doctorow

trump NRA kicks out second in command, Christopher W. Cox accused of complicity in failed coup against Wayne LaPierre Xeni Jardin

NRA reportedly looted by its famous faces and in deep financial trouble Rob Beschizza

News Trump ex-attorney Michael Cohen sentenced: 3 years prison, $500,000 forfeiture, $1.4 million restitution, $50,000 fine Xeni Jardin

books New photo book gives rare glimpse inside North Korea Andrea James

guns NRA president Ollie North partially blames school shootings on Ritalin David Pescovitz

The new president of the NRA is Oliver North David Pescovitz

trumpism Sources in Trump's White House report meetings to assemble a network of deniable wetwork/black ops spooks to target Trump's political enemies in the US and elsewhere Cory Doctorow

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uk Even by the standards of tax-havens, Gibraltar is pretty sketchy Cory Doctorow