As “tunnelgate” circulates on Twitter, the far right and the broader conspiratorial universe seize on an irresistible combination of words.

The pattern of killing cannot be denied, says former Guardian Jerusalem correspondent Chris McGreal

Jaquays broke ground in tabletop, video, and PC game design, and was a prominent advocate in the LGBTQ community.

It’s called "Calendargate," and it’s raising the question of what — and whom — the right-wing war on "wokeness" is really for.

Sandpiper Bay Resort has five months to restore a mangrove forest it destroyed to create a beach and unobstructed view of the St. Lucie River, according to a state order. The Department of Environmental Protection has ordered the resort to: *Sign the order by Jan. 8. *Pay to plant 2,780 red, black and white mangrove seedlings and trees in between what's left of the estimated 944 trees it cut to nubs by June 24. The restoration project cost is undetermined, but "it's not gonna be a cheap price," said Keith Rossin, co-founder of MANG nursery in West Palm Beach, which is supplying the trees that must range between 2-7 feet tall. *Pay a $110,395 fine to DEP by Feb. 19. *Pay $72,000 to St. Lucie County, which will spend it on mangrove restoration at Bear Point Sanctuary, county spokesperson Erick Gill said. The resort must pay 60 days after the County Commission approves the mitigation plan, which is due by April 1. *Have the restoration work be monitored by DEP for five years. This is one of the steepest mangrove-cutting penalties in state history, DEP told TCPalm. In May, the resort cleared nearly a half-acre of shoreline and covered the nubs with sand, which washed into the North Fork of the St. Lucie River.

Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman led charge to oust Harvard president Claudine Gay but wound up defending wife on plagiarism charges, Epstein link

One of the defense industry’s loudest advocates in Silicon Valley, the billionaire has been planning a covert venture inspired by Ukraine’s use of drones on the battlefield, with the help of Google alum Sebastian Thrun.

Amid a lengthy contract negotiation with the video game industry, SAG-AFTRA has inked a deal with Replica Studios regarding the use of AI digital voice replicas in video games. The guild’s Na…

At Junior Achievement’s BizTown, children get to experience the vaunted real world—and the indestructible loop of work and consumption that defines it.

Activists are objecting to Gov. Maura Healey's decision to cut funds that would benefit some of Massachusetts' lowest-income residents, saying it will prevent an "urgently needed" 10% benefit bump that was schedule to take effect on April 1. The Lift Our Kids Coalition, which includes 160 organizations such as the Mass. Coalition for the Homeless and Greater Boston Food Bank, plans a State House rally on Thursday and organizers say participants are ready to express their "shock and dismay" at Healey's move to trim more than $17 million in public benefit increases midway through the state budget year.

Police in the US killed at least 1,232 people last year, making 2023 the deadliest year for homicides committed by law enforcement in more than a decade, according to newly released data. Mapping Police Violence, a non-profit research group, catalogs deaths at the hands of police and last year recorded the highest number of killings since its national tracking began in 2013. The data suggests a systemic crisis and a remarkably consistent pattern, with an average of roughly three people killed by officers each day, with slight upticks in recent years. The group recorded 30 more deaths in 2023 than the previous year, with 1,202 people killed in 2022; 1,148 in 2021; 1,160 in 2020; and 1,098 in 2019. The numbers include shooting victims, as well as people fatally shocked by a stun gun, beaten or restrained. The 2023 count is preliminary, and cases could be added as the database is updated. High-profile 2023 cases included the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis; the tasing of Keenan Anderson in Los Angeles; and the shooting in Lancaster, California, of Niani Finlayson, who had called 911 for help over domestic violence. There were hundreds more who garnered little attention, including Ricky Cobb, shot by a Minnesota trooper after he was pulled over for a tail light violation; Tahmon Kenneth Wilson, unarmed and shot outside a Bay Area cannabis dispensary; and Isidra Clara Castillo, killed when police in Amarillo, Texas, fired at someone else in the same car as her. Here are some key takeaways from the data and experts’ insight into why US police continue to kill civilians at a rate an order of magnitude higher than comparable nations.

Armed men have broken into the set of a public television channel in Ecuador as it broadcast live and threatened people while claiming to have bombs.

Internal investigatory files from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department obtained through a lawsuit filed by Knock LA reveal more details surrounding an incident where a deputy shot off another deputy’s gang tattoo during a camping trip. In the early hours of Sunday October 18, 2015, Wyatt Waldron shot Travis Jonsen during a group overnight at the Dove Springs desert campground area in Kern County, according to the released internal records. The records confirm at least 22 other men, all who were then-current or former Palmdale station deputy sheriffs, were also on the trip. Neither Waldron nor Jonsen responded to a request for comment. The incident caught the attention of the LA County Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission following Knock LA’s reporting. In February of 2023, the commission published a report investigating deputy gangs in LASD that asserted the shooting was in “retaliation for an act objected to by the Cowboys.” The Antelope Valley has spawned at least two deputy gangs, the Cowboys and the Rattlesnakes.

Parker Edmondson, known as Dr. Parkinstine, makes videos of himself enjoying a charmingly retro life.

They think they’re bringing Jews together. About that.

Sen. John Fetterman has gained the unexpected admiration of right-wingers online after criticizing the border, Harvard, and more.

The parents of the 17-year-old who killed a sixth grader and wounded seven others in a shooting at his small-town Iowa high school last week said in a statement Monday that they “had no inkling he intended the horrible violence he was about to inflict.” Scouts in town spent the weekend gathering teddy bears to give to Perry elementary school students as residents eagerly ordered “Perry Stong” T-shirts, car decals and yard signs as they collected money to pay for the medical needs of the shooting victims. Ed- Spend money on trinkets that do nothing and stick the victims with the hospital bill. The most american response ever.

Last night, 10 people were arrested at Chabad HQ at 770 Eastern Parkway after a system of illegal tunnels was discovered

Billionaire Elon Musk on Sunday adamantly denied using illegal drugs, after the Wall Street Journal published a scathing report detailing purported concerns among some high-level company executives.

A bombshell public court filing in the Georgia Trump case alleges that District Attorney Fani Willis improperly hired an alleged romantic partner to prosecute Donald Trump and financially benefited from their relationship.