Motorcycle patrols swarm Iranian cities, checkpoints rise as regime braces for unrest
Iranian security forces have stepped up their presence in Tehran and other cities, with motorcycle patrols, checkpoints and forces positioned...
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Fired After the Charlie Kirk Revenge Purge, They’re Still Unemployed
The grief Emily Taylor had been holding at bay finally washed over her in January. It had been four months...
Iran prefers conflict with US over peace to suppress internal uprising, human rights activist warns
Regime leaders in Iran are more content to see continued confrontation with the United States and its Gulf neighbors rather...
BLM Protester Transferred Thousands of Miles Away After They Organized Against Their Solitary Confinement
A political activist serving the longest federal prison sentence of any 2020 Black Lives Matter protester was transferred without warning...
Google Is Censoring Reviews of ICE Detention Centers
While they’re not as common as reviews for cafes and dry cleaners, reviews have poured into Google Maps by the...
Why Would Anyone Trust Ex-CIA Agents in Elected Office?
The CIA headquarters in McLean, Va., on March 3, 2005. Photo: Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images The Democratic Party is...
Iran targets US with psychological warfare campaign to manipulate Americans, embarrass Trump: experts
Tehran has deployed a new front on Western social media, including a covert influence campaign to sway Americans and undermine...
30-Year Sentence for Transporting Zines Is a Five-Alarm Fire for Free Speech
Supporters of the Prairieland defendants display pamphlets and artwork after their sentencing outside a Fort Worth, Texas, courthouse on June...
Israel Asked Facebook to Censor Iran War Content, Internal Documents Show
Israel’s government asked Meta to censor social media content about its ongoing war against Iran, according to internal documents viewed...
Iran accelerates execution campaign against anti-regime activists amid internet censorship
The Islamic Republic of Iran has accelerated its executions of dissidents and activists, with the true number of victims likely...
Anthropic Says We Must Stop Authoritarian AI. But What About Its Authoritarian Investors?
Anthropic’s high-profile spat with the Pentagon gave it a killer marketing advantage, burnishing its public image as a principled AI...
Big Finance Might Be Dooming the SPLC — Even Before Its Day in Court
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks at a press conference with FBI Director Kash Patel following the indictment of the...
Facebook and Instagram Tighten Censorship Rules for Saying “Antifa”
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta changed its speech rules to add new restrictions around posts including the word “antifa,”...
Grandmother Faces Trial in Alabama for Wearing Penis Costume to No Kings Protest
In the body camera footage, a police officer parks his black SUV on the grass, a rosary swinging from the...
Trump’s FCC Chief Says His Censorship Protects the Little Guy. It Really Serves One Powerful Man.
Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Grapevine, Texas, US, March 27,...
