politics How a dictator keeps things fresh: From polonium tea to severed cables Ellsworth Toohey

propaganda Hitler Death Head stamp: how spies infiltrated Nazi mail system Ellsworth Toohey

psyops The Sinophobic history of brainwashing Thom Dunn

russia France's "bedbug infestation" was Russian disinformation, says minister Mark Frauenfelder

music The Music of the Beatles as Channeled in 1958 by the Echo Lake Home for the Potentially Clairvoyant is a fascinating experiment Thom Dunn

Capitol insurrection An actual Army PsyOps officer led a group of 100 people to the "Stop The Steal" rally in Washington Thom Dunn

psychological warfare US consulate worker in China injured by mysterious sonic attack Mark Frauenfelder

surveillance Governments see social media as "a new front in warfare" Andrea James

History In 1942 Los Angeles fired 1,440 anti-aircraft rounds at nothing Ellsworth Toohey

antifa Portland declares inflatable frog a public safety threat Jason Weisberger

politics The one thing that actually stops would-be dictators Ellsworth Toohey

human rights Belarus threatens ham radio operators with death penalty for "espionage" Ellsworth Toohey

politics Giraffe-costumed protester arrested by ICE in Minneapolis Jennifer Sandlin

mistakes Unpleasant AI-generated McDonald's ad depicts Christmas misery Rob Beschizza

Portland frog costumes are effective psychological warfare against authoritarianism Mark Frauenfelder

politics Sydney Sweeney ad outrage reveals darker political manipulation strategy Ellsworth Toohey

politics South Korea's K-pop-blaring loudspeakers turned off Rob Beschizza

Dirty attacks North Korea takes a dump over South Korea, launching 260 trash — and poop-filled — balloons Carla Sinclair

Business This sci-fi author had a secret life as psychological warfare mastermind Roy Christopher

conspiracy theories Here's the truth about those white streaks that criss-cross the sky David Pescovitz