Taxpayer-Funded Sports Stadiums Are a Massive Scam
Even in our politically divided times, there are a few things most people can still agree are good and appropriate uses of public funds. Usually, these revolve around physical infrastructure:…
Catherine completes Three Peaks Challenge to ‘explore life beyond’ cancer diagnosis
The Princess of Wales did the endurance event to raise awareness about “holistic healthcare” for cancer patients.
Venezuela earthquakes leave 680,000 children in need of assistance: UNICEF
Some 680,000 children are among the 1.8 million people in need of humanitarian assistance following the earthquakes that struck Venezuela on 24 June, the UN child rights agency UNICEF reported on Sunday as…
Online Age Verification Law Could Kill Whistleblowing
A House bill ostensibly aimed at protecting children will raise the risk for journalists, dissidents, and whistleblowers.
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Poster Boy: Sanctioned Kinahan Cartel Lieutenant Found Playing Padel in Dubai
This article is the result of a collaboration with The Sunday Times. You can find their corresponding piece here. Every Friday evening, the brochure says, players can compete to win…
Feds Seize Domain Names of Nearly 400 Pirate Sports Streaming Sites
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the seizure of nearly 400 pirate streaming domain names that offered access to FIFA World Cup matches. This enforcement action, dubbed “Operation Offsides”, targets…
Venezuela earthquakes: International rescue teams join the search for survivors as death toll surpasses 1,400
More than 2,000 rescue workers from 27 countries have been deployed to Venezuela to locate people trapped under the rubble following the twin earthquakes on Wednesday, in a deployment supported…
Venezuela: International rescue teams join the search for survivors as earthquake deaths surpass 1,400
More than 2,000 rescue workers from 27 countries have been deployed to Venezuela to locate people trapped under the rubble following the twin earthquakes on Wednesday, in a deployment supported…
Pluralistic: Zuckerberg’s increasingly bizarre war on whistleblowers (27 Jun 2026)
Today’s links Zuckerberg’s increasingly bizarre war on whistleblowers: Under no circumstances should you rush out and read the book that prompted Mark Zuckerberg to demand $111m and eternal auctorial silence….
EU-Backed DNS Resolver Collects Pirate Site Blocklist, Which It Doesn’t Use
DNS4EU is a relatively young DNS provider that launched last year with European Commission funding. The company is pitched as a privacy-first alternative to Google and Cloudflare, but it also…