virginia Mass shooting at Virginia Beach Municipal Center, shooter in custody — multiple injuries and deaths Xeni Jardin

News Calls of 'active shooter' lead to evacuation of Century City Mall, Los Angeles police respond to reports of 'Man with a Gun' Xeni Jardin

police The ACLU analyzed the number of police in schools compared to social workers, and the results are staggering Thom Dunn

crime Ahmaud Arbery's killers arrested and charged with murder Rob Beschizza

racism Ahmaud Arbery: 2 months ago, unarmed black man shot and killed by civilians for jogging. Video just came out. Thom Dunn

guns Gun Violence Isn't a Problem — it's actually 5 Problems, with Different Solutions Thom Dunn

mistakes Man in bulletproof vest and carrying "tactical" rifle arrested in WalMart Rob Beschizza

guns 19 killed in El Paso mass shooting Rob Beschizza

us news Are you in a school shooting right now? There's an app for that Xeni Jardin

News Trump won't sign social media “Christchurch call to action” to fight online extremism Xeni Jardin

surveillance Credit card activity as a predictor of mass shootings Cory Doctorow

music THE BUREAU: Part Seven, "Lockdown in the Building, News of an Active Shooter Near the Cafeteria" — with Mr Quintron's Circuit-Bent Guitars Ethan Persoff

fake news Quantum mechanics and Kevin Spacey, JFK’s five assassins, and proof of reincarnation, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

picks Chicago: Shooting at Mercy Hospital, police officer and suspect among 'multiple victims' Xeni Jardin

Business Dystopia watch: American schools are installing anti-shooter smoke cannons and bulletproof doors Cory Doctorow

Games Seattle cops announce registry for high-risk swatting targets Cory Doctorow

scholarship AMA study: shooters armed with semiautomatic rifles kill twice as many people Cory Doctorow

aviation Quiet Skies: Air Marshals are following thousands of random Americans through airports and on planes, for no articulatable purpose Cory Doctorow

possibly inebriated Gentleman jailed for YouTube stunt at Disney resort Mark Frauenfelder

fake news Royal assassins, JFK assassins, and Ronan Farrow character assassination, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan