racism James Alex Fields, Nazi, gets life sentence #2 for killing protester Heather Heyer at Charlottesville racist rally Xeni Jardin
law James Alex Fields, Nazi who drove car into Charlottesville protesters, found guilty of murdering Heather Heyer Xeni Jardin
white supremacists Noted white nationalist and guy who got punched in the face Richard Spencer is "financially crippled" from lawsuit Thom Dunn
climate The DHS classes nonviolent environmental activists in the same "domestic terrorist" category as Dylan Roof and James Fields Cory Doctorow
authoritarianism Cops and spooks all over the world rely on a junk-science "walking polygraph" method to steer their investigation Cory Doctorow
leaks Navy Yard worker outed by Unicorn Riot is indicted for lying to the FBI about his white nationalist group memberships Cory Doctorow
police Internal files reveal how US law enforcement classes anti-fascists as fascists, and actual fascists as "anti-anti-fascists" Cory Doctorow
science fiction Ted Chiang: Elon Musk's fear of runaway AI is a projection of his repressed terror of runaway corporations Cory Doctorow
happy mutants All Those Explosions Were Someone Else's Fault: supers and the undead battle for the world's soul Cory Doctorow
picks Dakota Pipeline decision delayed to Sept. 9, thousands of indigenous activists continue protest Xeni Jardin
corruption South Carolina sheriff fires the school-cop who beat up a black girl at her desk Cory Doctorow