Global markets continue to slide, with the 30-year US government bond yield dropping to its lowest level on record. 1/17 People who buy expensive bunkers—a booming business currently—feel that global forces have left society increasingly vulnerable. 2/17 A large survey of voting machine security finds
At least six men have been arrested since El Paso in separate threats to undertake copycat murders. 1/15 A lack of diversity in media is found in the short shrift given to the targeted nature of the El Paso attack. 2/15 A comparison of right-wing media and
For yet another day, protesters practically shut down Hong Kong’s airport. Hong Kong’s chief executive refuses to offer a political solution to the crisis. 1/18 “What we have is racist harmony.” Singapore’s government likes to think it's unprejudiced. Furor over a "brownface"
Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was found dead by apparent suicide in his jail cell this morning. 1/18 Critical US voting systems remain vulnerable, with many still accessible online, despite officials' assurances to the contrary. 2/18 With 8chan's shutdown, far-right users head to messaging
The annual Hajj pilgrimage begins today. In 2018, 2.37 million Muslims made the journey to Mecca. 1/15 Russians plan protests tomorrow in Moscow and 40 other cities for another weekend of civil unrest. 2/15 Domino's spent $8.5 million stockpiling ingredients to prepare for a
In raids on seven food-processing plants in Mississippi, 680 undocumented workers were arrested, in some cases leaving children with no one to pick them up from school. 1/16 Swept up in Trump's immigration enforcement, a 41-year-old Detroit man was deported to Iraq, where he
The President visits Dayton and El Paso. Dayton’s mayor says Trump’s comments on guns are “unhelpful.” Leaders in El Paso wish Trump would stay away. 1/14 Venezuela and Uruguay issue a travel warning about the US, warning visitors about violence and hate crimes. 2/14 For 24
Two more people have died from this weekend's mass shooting in El Paso, bringing the death toll to 22 victims. 1/23 How the Trump campaign has used Facebook advertising to promote the use of the term "invasion" in the context of immigration. 2/23 "
The US officially quits the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces agreement, so maybe we’ll have a new arms race with Russia. 1/19 Trump lets it be known he doesn’t believe Mueller’s warnings about Russian election-hacking. 2/19 More than 110 US towns and cities can claim
No one knows who will become Puerto Rico's governor after Rosselló steps down at 5 p.m. today. 1/21 In a memo, the FBI has identified fringe conspiracy theories—specifically naming QAnon and Pizzagate—as a domestic terrorist threat. 2/21 Today the US formally withdraws from
