FBI Hired Social Media Surveillance Firm That Labeled Black Lives Matter Organizers "Threat Actors"
A new Senate report calls out the FBI for lying to Congress about its social media monitoring, pointing out the FBI’s hiring of ZeroFox.
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Judges Keep Ruling That Anti-Trans Health Care Bans Make Shitty Law. The GOP Isn’t Giving Up.
Republicans’ anti-abortion playbook shows they’re ready to fight the legal challenges — all the way to the Supreme Court.
With Ukraine’s Cluster Bombs Killing Its Own Citizens, Biden Readies Order to Send More
A new Human Rights Watch report says Ukraine’s use of the internationally banned weapon has led to civilian casualties.
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For July 4, Here Are 10 Shockingly Radical Things the Founding Fathers Said
The Founding Fathers made startlingly progressive statements that didn’t make it into popular history.
DeSantis Stacked Florida’s Supreme Court With Cronies Who Wage His War on Wokeness — or Else
Of all the flunkies Gov. Ron DeSantis installed across the state, the longest lasting effects will come from his total takeover of Florida’s Supreme Court.
Biden Fast-Tracked a Green Energy Mine in One of Earth’s Rarest Ecosystems. Arizona Locals Took It to Court.
Joe Biden approved the mine to extract minerals for green energy, but locals say it will threaten the biodiversity of the Patagonia Mountains.
DeSantis State Government Appointee Holds DeSantis Fundraiser in The Villages
The $13,200-per-couple fundraiser yet again blends official state business and corporate influence with Ron DeSantis’s presidential campaign.
Origins of Covid
Top NIH Official Advised Covid Scientists That He Uses Personal Email to Evade FOIA
David M. Morens, a high-ranking official at the National Institutes of Health, told prominent scientists discussing Covid’s origins that he would delete emails.
Progressives Use Pentagon Budget to Protest Outrageous Anti-LGBTQ+ Law
The U.S. is about to give millions in security aid to Uganda, despite a new law that punishes gay sex with life in prison.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Invites Trump Bête Noire Michael Morell to Speak at Major Gathering
Morell, Donald Trump’s “deep state” enemy No. 1, spoke at a Chamber of Commerce event Monday, highlighting the strange gulf between the K Street titan and the GOP.