January 8, 2016
- American drone strikes in Pakistan, as well as the number of people they killed, dropped significantly in 2015.
- Almost 4,000 Pakistanis have been killed by American drones since 2004.
- A staggeringly high amount of people killed by drones under Obama have not been military targets.
- He may have wanted to close Guantánamo, but Obama never intended to do away with the ideas behind it.
- Many of the Central American mothers and children deported this month are disabled or fled sexual abuse.
- From 1937 to 1964, the "Green Book" listed establishments in the US that blacks could safely frequent.
- "The solution to poverty is as transparent as starting Google, you stupid poors. Come on! Figure Google 2 out already, you idiots."
- ProPublica launches a dark web edition.
- NYC is appointing a civilian monitor to make sure the NYPD doesn't (continue to) illegally surveil Muslims.
- San Bernardino's bankruptcy may mean police abuse victims only receive 1% of the settlements they're owed.
- The socialist feminist case against Hillary.
- Conspiracy theorists praise Michael Bay for his new Benghazi movie.
- "Movies that are not documentaries are works of fiction, whether or not they deal with real events."
- How Disney continually mangled US copyright laws to hang onto the cash cow that is Mickey Mouse.