France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather

Trump’s Communist Boogeyman Playbook: Charging Protesters as Terrorists

Documents systematic use of terrorism charges and disproportionate sentencing (30-100 years) against anti-ICE protesters, exemplifying… [more]

Sony Erases Digital Content From Libraries, a Reminder That You Don’t Own What You Buy

Sony's unilateral removal of purchased digital content exemplifies corporate control over consumer assets and the erosion of ownership… [more]

China Defends Widely Criticized ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law

Law used to suppress criticism of documented persecution of Uyghurs and Tibetans while framing oppression as protection, exemplifying… [more]

France records 2,025 excess deaths at peak of heatwave as Europe braces for more extreme weather

Documents climate-driven mass mortality event as evidence of climate collapse accelerating across Europe, with forewarnings of continued… [more]

Trump’s Communist Boogeyman Playbook: Charging Protesters as Terrorists

Documents systematic use of terrorism charges and disproportionate sentencing (30-100 years) against anti-ICE protesters, exemplifying… [more]

Sony Erases Digital Content From Libraries, a Reminder That You Don’t Own What You Buy

Sony's unilateral removal of purchased digital content exemplifies corporate control over consumer assets and the erosion of ownership… [more]

China Defends Widely Criticized ‘Ethnic Unity’ Law

Law used to suppress criticism of documented persecution of Uyghurs and Tibetans while framing oppression as protection, exemplifying… [more]

EU Politicians Investigated Pegasus Spyware. Then It Ended Up on One of Their Phones

Documents confirmed deployment of sophisticated spyware against EU lawmakers investigating surveillance, exemplifying how state-level… [more]

‘Press freedom is dead’: Journalist detained in Ugandan media crackdown

Documents severe state repression of independent journalism in Uganda, including arbitrary detention of a veteran journalist and military… [more]

Japan Should Reject Myanmar Junta’s Call for Development Aid

Article documents Myanmar's military junta seeking development aid restoration despite ongoing authoritarian rule and political repression… [more]

As seas rise, American history could be washed away

Qualifies as dystopian content documenting climate disaster and environmental collapse threatening historical preservation and… [more]

LGBT Q&A: How Can I Wipe Online Data That Points To My Queer Identity?

Documents real surveillance infrastructure (data brokers, social media tracking) that disproportionately threatens vulnerable populations… [more]

EFF and Allies: X’s FTC Petition to Waive Privacy Violation Order Should be Rejected

Documents corporate attempt to evade privacy compliance through corporate restructuring, exemplifying how tech companies exploit… [more]

Sahel Countries’ Withdrawal From ICC Betrays Victims

Military regimes in Sahel countries withdrawing from ICC oversight represents systematic evasion of international accountability… [more]

‘A sanitized view of America’: inside Trump’s campaign to erase US history from national parks

Article documents systematic removal and alteration of historical signage on public lands to suppress narratives about slavery and racial… [more]

Forecasters warn of record-breaking US summer heat amid intense El Niño

Documents accelerating climate breakdown with mass population exposure to record heat, droughts, and wildfires—a key dystopian indicator… [more]

RFK Jr. Claims He’s Investigating Terrorism Now, Too

Government official uses state authority to investigate and target largest Muslim civil rights organization without evidence, exemplifying… [more]

Burkina Faso Forces Closure of UN Human Rights Office

Military junta forcibly closes UN Human Rights Office to eliminate independent monitoring of widespread abuses, exemplifying authoritarian… [more]

Pakistan suspends Geo News broadcast license for 15 days over religious content

Government media regulator suspends major news outlet's broadcast license for airing content deemed religiously sensitive, exemplifying… [more]

Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection Office Abolished

Article documents the abolition of an authoritarian institution used to suppress independent journalism and civil society—relevant as… [more]

Libya: Anti-Migrant Rhetoric Fuels Abuses

Libyan authorities use dehumanizing anti-migrant propaganda to justify mass detention and forced expulsions of vulnerable populations,… [more]

US: Haitians Set to Lose Protections, Risk Return to Violence

Documents authoritarian governance through termination of humanitarian protections, forcing vulnerable populations into dangerous… [more]

Scientists fear seabird die-off as El Niño looms: ‘We don’t know how bad this will get’

Qualifies as dystopian content documenting real-world climate disaster: mass seabird mortality caused by marine heat waves and ecosystem… [more]

Ex-judge, ex-general sentenced to 5 years for spying on Chilean journalist

Documents illegal mass surveillance targeting independent journalist investigating military corruption, with high-ranking officials… [more]

Scientists Asked AI to Impersonate 112 Public Figures. What Happened Next Is a ‘Dire’ Warning

Research demonstrates AI's capacity to create convincing political impersonations perceived as more authentic than real figures, enabling… [more]

ICE Flouting Federal Judge’s Order to Stop Arresting Immigrants at New York Courts

ICE agents systematically violating federal court orders by arresting immigrants at mandatory court hearings, demonstrating state… [more]

Mali’s Junta Suspends Popular Radio Show

Mali's military junta uses media regulator to suspend a popular radio show for enabling public criticism of government, exemplifying… [more]