UN Experts Call for Global Halt to Arms Transfers to Israel Amid Lebanon Attacks
“This is not self-defence. It is a blatant violation of the UN Charter,” the group said of Israel’s Lebanon attacks.
The U.S. Is Still Routinely Killing Civilians in Boats
The Trump administration has hit a grim milestone with its 50th strike on a civilian boat in the waters off Latin America. The post The U.S. Is Still Routinely Killing Civilians…
Pluralistic: Austerity creates fascism (13 Apr 2026)
Today's links Austerity creates fascism: We can't afford to not afford nice things. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: The Server of Amontillado;…
‘I’ll Die Here in My House’: In Southern Lebanon, Many Simply Can't or Refuse to Flee
I drove through the destroyed villages of southern Lebanon, speaking to several families who are risking their lives to stay in the area as Israel escalates its bombing and ground…
The Sunday — April 12
This is the Tangle Sunday Edition, a brief roundup of our independent politics coverage plus some extra features for your Sunday morning reading. What the left is doodling. John…
California Ghost-Gun Bill Wants 3D Printers To Play Cop, EFF Says
A proposed California bill would require 3D printer makers to use state-certified software to detect and block files for gun parts, but advocates at the Electronic Frontier…
Swalwell, Gonzales Resignations Could Point to Pattern of Misconduct In Congress
Congress “shouldn’t see these resignations as the end of the story,” gender justice expert Fatima Goss Graves says.
IBM folds to Trump anti-DEI push, admits no misconduct but pays $17M penalty
IBM is first firm to pay penalty under Trump's "Civil Rights Fraud Initiative."
Hot Off the Press: EFF's Updated Guide to Tech at the US-Mexico Border
When people see Customs & Border Protection's giant, tethered surveillance blimp flying 20 miles outside of Marfa, Texas, lots of them confuse it with an art installation.…
Administration Apparently Planning To Blow Off FISA Court’s Ordered Fixes For Section 702
It wasn’t all that long ago that GOP legislators were collectively stonewalling a clean reauthorization of Section 702. Three years ago, these legislators were seeking to end the…
UPDATE: Judge dismisses Trump’s $10 billion Epstein lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal
On Monday, a federal judge dismissed Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal.
Justices to consider when federal courts may review state-court decisions
The justices on Monday will hear argument in T.M. v. University of Maryland Medical System Corporation about the circumstances in which lower federal courts may review state-court…
Amazon Buys Globalstar For $10.8 Billion, Moving To Expand Its Satellite Internet Service
Amazon is buying satellite communications company Globalstar for $10.8 billion to expand its Leo satellite-internet network and compete more directly with SpaceX's Starlink. The…
Who was the indie antichrist?
By Jay Edgar It happened to me — it’ll happen to you. Man, those were the days. I never thought I’d be the kinda guy to write something like that. As a gig drummer in the 2000s, I…
Raskin Proposes New Health Commission for POTUS Fitness Under 25th Amendment
The bill would make it easier to remove US presidents from office for reasons related to physical or mental health.