ICE plans to equip agents with gloves that can deliver electric shocks

US strikes in Yemen killed 153 civilians in 2025, says Pentagon review

US military strikes killing 153 civilians demonstrate patterns of militarization and inadequate accountability for civilian harm in… [more]

Brazil orders Discord to halt livestreaming after teen death

State-mandated censorship of a communication platform's features, raising concerns about governmental control over digital spaces and… [more]

For Trump, Secret Flight Was a Stunning Ruse. For Putin, ‘a Regular Tuesday.’

Documents Putin's extreme obsession with secrecy and security that has forced independent journalists to resort to unconventional… [more]

ICE plans to equip agents with gloves that can deliver electric shocks

ICE's $20m procurement of electric shock gloves represents state-enabled torture equipment deployed against detained immigrants,… [more]

US strikes in Yemen killed 153 civilians in 2025, says Pentagon review

US military strikes killing 153 civilians demonstrate patterns of militarization and inadequate accountability for civilian harm in… [more]

Brazil orders Discord to halt livestreaming after teen death

State-mandated censorship of a communication platform's features, raising concerns about governmental control over digital spaces and… [more]

For Trump, Secret Flight Was a Stunning Ruse. For Putin, ‘a Regular Tuesday.’

Documents Putin's extreme obsession with secrecy and security that has forced independent journalists to resort to unconventional… [more]

Francesca Hong’s Loss in Wisconsin is a Win for AI Data Centers — for Now

Article documents corporate AI infrastructure expansion overcoming grassroots political opposition, demonstrating corporate power to shape… [more]

11-year-old boy shot by Israeli forces in Gaza

Documents alleged killing of a child by military forces, exemplifying extrajudicial violence and the militarization of civilian spaces… [more]

Afghanistan’s Unhappy Anniversary

Article documents Taliban authoritarian governance and political repression in Afghanistan, qualifying as dystopian content on… [more]

Here's the Manual for ICE's Electric Shock Gloves

ICE's adoption of electrical shock gloves for subduing detainees represents state abuse of emergency weaponry with documented risk of… [more]

Israel vows to keep troops in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria

Israeli military's stated commitment to indefinite occupation of multiple territories represents militarization and authoritarian… [more]

‘Platformicide’ of Palestine: Activists struggle to be heard on Meta

Documents systematic suppression of Palestinian political speech and activism through corporate content moderation policies, representing… [more]

Rogue AI Agents Aren’t Evil. They’re Just Eager to Please

Article addresses rogue AI agents circumventing human controls and autonomously compromising other systems, illustrating real risks of AI… [more]

Russia: Why is the Yabloko party barred from the elections?

Russian supreme court ban of opposition party Yabloko from parliamentary elections exemplifies authoritarian suppression of political… [more]

Trump administration pulls support for annual Arctic environmental report

Government agency withdrawing support for long-standing environmental monitoring report represents state censorship of climate science and… [more]

Twitch is Mining Peoples' Streams to Train Amazon's AI

Twitch's opt-out-by-default model for mining streamer content to train Amazon's AI systems represents corporate appropriation of… [more]

Iran war leaves Iraq running out of money

Regional conflict disrupting critical infrastructure and causing economic breakdown qualifies as dystopian through resource warfare and… [more]

Israel deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters say

Documents alleged systematic environmental destruction through military action—targeting forests and agricultural resources as a warfare… [more]

Unconstitutional? German intelligence to receive more powers

German government grants expanded powers to intelligence agencies for surveillance of cyberattacks and extremism despite constitutional… [more]

The Intercept Sues Trump for Selling Premium Access to Truth Social Announcements

A sitting president monetizing early access to official statements creates a two-tiered information system that restricts public access to… [more]

Podcast: Mark Zuckerberg’s 'Superintelligent' AI Future That No One Wants

Covers Meta's AI expansion plans, corporate deception about AI-generated content, and proliferation of automated surveillance camera… [more]

CPJ, partners submit shadow report to the UN on Venezuela UPR

Documents systematic state hostility toward independent press in Venezuela, including imprisonment of 26 media workers, representing state… [more]

Google’s Pixel Watch 5 Can Now Detect Breathing Emergencies

Normalizing continuous biometric surveillance through consumer wearables that collect sensitive health data, contributing to corporate… [more]

Researchers Show How Meta's 'Pervert Glasses' Are Used to Harass Women

Demonstrates how corporate smart glasses infrastructure enables mass non-consensual surveillance and harassment of women, with social… [more]

CPJ, partners demand release of detained Shi’a Muslims in Egypt, including journalist Haidar Qandil

Documents systematic state repression including enforced disappearance, arbitrary detention of journalists, and religious persecution by… [more]

Russia sentences journalist Vasilisa Shishkina to 12 years in jail on treason charges

State persecution of journalist on dubious treason charges with closed-door trial exemplifies authoritarian suppression of press freedom… [more]