The platforms have systematically starved, enclosed, captured or killed the toolchain that would allow audiences and publishers to connect with one another, creating a kind of chokepoint capitalism. [#algospeak](/relevant/new/algospeak) _...Read More_

>"The company, backed by Amazon and Ford, was valued at nearly $70 billion in its initial public offering, though it has delivered only 156 vehicles."

Two investigations warn about the rise in extreme violence and more killings in Mexico, especially against women and migrants.

"Orbiting dozens of miles above the lunar surface, he kept solitary watch of the Apollo command module as Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin embarked for the moon."

"Partisan saber-rattling is not new, and it should not scare a democracy into retreating from the rule of law."

"THROUGH A LITTLE-DISCUSSED potential bureaucratic rule change, the Department of Homeland Security is planning to collect unprecedented levels of biometric information from immigration applicants and their sponsors — including U.S. _...Read More_

Beware of the big bad wolf in sheep's clothing

"Cyber soldiers and drone pilots are the latest link in this ever-lengthening chain. They wreak havoc in networks and rain death from above in the Forever War, combating enemy terrorist cells and enemy-ish nation-states. Then they go home _...Read More_