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Study: Shock Gloves Traumatized Army VolunteersA newly released military study paints a frightening picture of the electric shock gloves ICE recently purchased by the thousands—and which the agency and its acting head David Venturella seem eager to deploy regardless of the potential consequences. Records unearthed by the watchdog group American Oversight and first shared with the Associated Press…

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A Federal Judge Slams the Brakes on Big Bend Border Wall ConstructionThis story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Federal Judge Kathleen Cardone granted a preliminary injunction Friday to halt construction on the border wall in Texas’ expansive Big Bend sector, including the national and state parks. Cardone read a brief order from the bench…

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Reports of a Plague Outbreak in Russia Follow the Death of a ResearcherReports out of the Irkutsk region of Russia reveal a potential public health crisis developing in the area, after a lab accident released a “particularly dangerous infection” to a researcher, who later passed away. Twenty-eight-year-old Darya Shipilovia, a lab technician at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute, died two days after she was hospitalized,…

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Does Jared Kushner Know What a Conflict of Interest Is?CNN published an investigation earlier this week detailing how an investment fund operated by Jared Kushner, who has acted as a key Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiator and leader on Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace,” also holds the largest stake in an Israeli financial institution that backs arms manufacturers involved in Israel’s bombardment of Gaza—one of…

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Welcome to the Flock ElectionsOver the past six months, Americans have become increasingly aware of automated license plate readers, used by almost 80 percent of American police departments to trace vehicles and their drivers without the hassle of a warrant. ALPRs perch on power poles and stoplights, quietly encroaching on the most sacred silo of American life—the car. People […]

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America’s New Relationship With Israel…It’s ComplicatedWhen Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the stage at the United Nations last month, diplomats streamed for the exits. Three years after October 7, when much of the Western world rallied behind Israel in the wake of Hamas’ attack, the political ground has shifted. Subscribe to Mother Jones podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your […]

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Cory Mills’ Career Imploded. Then His Grenade Factory Exploded.No one was harmed in the massive explosion, which could reportedly be felt for miles.

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Kash Patel Again Denies Firing Iran Experts Before Iran WarPatel insisted to a Senate committee that FBI staff fired from an Iran counterintelligence unit were technically “not experts.”

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It’s Just Too Late for John Roberts to Say He Doesn’t Like Trump’s BallroomThe president’s lawlessness is the chief justice’s fault.

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Anna Paulina Luna Held a Hearing on CIA Mind Control. It Went Off the Rails.The Florida Republican questioned whether USAID was used to “further MKULTRA,” while her colleagues fixated on Covid conspiracies.

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