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politics Hungary's democratic collapse is happening here, warns former U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Toohey

party crashers Trump's fascist birthday parade falls on No Kings Day — the largest nationwide protest yet Carla Sinclair

Stories being peddled to low information voters (video) Jason Weisberger

confirmation hearings Pete Hegseth suggests he "will shoot protestors in the legs" if asked by Trump (video) Carla Sinclair

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#blacklivesmatter When asked about Trump's desire to use military on Americans, Justin Trudeau pauses for 20 seconds Mark Frauenfelder

stolen valor Arizona GOP chair says lockdown protestors should disguise themselves as health care workers Mark Frauenfelder

china From Tiananmen to Occupy Central to the Umbrella Movement to today's General Strike: understanding the Hong Kong uprising Cory Doctorow

china Hong Kong's #612strike uprising is alive to surveillance threats, but its countermeasures are woefully inadequate Cory Doctorow

creeping fascism The Onion offers tips on how to politely engage with people who cage migrant children Mark Frauenfelder

books Crooked: a photo catalog of protest signs to benefit the American Refugee Committee, Planned Parenthood, and Reading Partners Soona Amhaz

politics Politicians like it when economists disagree because then they can safely ignore the ones they dislike Cory Doctorow

politics Donald Trump hires plainclothes security to investigate and interdict protesters Cory Doctorow

corruption Chinese snatch-squads roam the globe, kidnapping dissidents and critics Cory Doctorow

racism Carry the frustration of injustice in this game about racist police violence Leigh Alexander

politics Venezuela: 'After being promised paradise we are living in a nightmare.' Guido D. Núñez-Mujica