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Trump Administration Using Gross Video Game Footage To Cheerlead Its War Efforts

2 days ago
We should all know by now that this iteration of the Trump administration absolutely loves using pop culture imagery, including that of video games, to help message its horrible policies. Want to gloat about ICE terrorizing American cities and generally pissing everyone off when they’re not too busy perforating innocents? Let’s use images from Pokémon […]
Timothy Geigner

Jury declares Missouri felon a sexually violent predator

2 days 1 hour ago
Last week, a jury in Jackson County, Missouri, determined a convicted felon meets the legal criteria to be classified as a sexually violent predator under state law. As a result, he’ll be committed to the state’s Department of Mental Health for control, care, and treatment.
Kevin S. Held

US House also rejects restraint on Trump’s war power in Iran

2 days 2 hours ago
WASHINGTON — House Republicans and a handful of Democrats followed the Senate in blocking a measure Thursday to stop President Donald Trump from furthering the war in Iran without authorization from Congress. The joint war with Israel that began six days ago has already claimed the lives of six U.S. troops and injured and killed […]
Ashley Murray

Arch Madness returns to St. Louis and Enterprise Center

2 days 4 hours ago
The Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament is underway at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, featuring 11 teams competing for an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The event, which has been held in the city for 36 years, runs through Sunday, March 8.
Patrick Clark

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: The (Content Moderation) Eras Tour

2 days 4 hours ago
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In a special episode of Ctrl-Alt-Speech, Ben and Mike discuss […]
Mike Masnick