Eddington

Ari Aster on Eddington

Ari Aster's Eddington, in which Joaquin Phoenix's conspiracist sheriff and Pedro Pascal's tech-friendly centrist lock horns in an election, lays bare the deep divisions in the American psyche. The director discusses the project's origins and why he feels we're living on the cusp of something new, alarming and deeply strange.

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Local deepseek dug through the kext and found what cloud models refused to even attempt, that's a weirder outcome than the spark itself.— Kislay Parashar (@KislayParashar1) August 16, 2026

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The Prairieland 19 Case Is a Test for Criminalizing Dissent

Nine members of the “Prairieland 19,” anti-ICE protesters in Texas who the Trump administration is dubiously accusing of domestic terrorism, are going on trial this week. The case is a test for how easily Trump might criminalize dissent going forward.

The Next Step in Criminalizing ICE Protests Is Here

First came Prairieland. Now an indictment treats mutual aid and road-blocking as a criminal conspiracy

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Once you’ve seized the tools of political life to build communal power, it’s hard to forget what a hammer feels like in your hand.

Too Like the Lightning (Terra Ignota, #1)

Mycroft Canner is a convict. For his crimes he is requi…

A Dallas man removed Prairieland defendants from group chats. Now he's accused of aiding terrorism

Dario Sanchez, 32, shared in interviews with KERA News his perspective on the charges he's facing related to a shooting that occurred outside the Prairieland Detention Center on July 4, 2025. Sanchez was not at the shooting but has been arrested three times in connection.

Afroman’s Defamation Trial Is Going About As Well For The Deputies As Their Original Raid Did

We’ve been following the saga of Afroman (real name Joseph Foreman) and the Adams County Sheriff’s Office for a few years now, and I’m delighted to report that the defamation tria…

Colorado Was Targeted as Trump Fumed Over Election Denier, Email Shows

The state has accused the government in a lawsuit of retaliating after the conviction of Tina Peters, a Trump supporter. An administration official convened a group to discuss “immediate actions.”

Beyond the Spark II: Crisis and Continuity - Ending The Harm

Beyond the Spark II: Crisis and Continuity is a new report by Dr Colm Walsh (Queen’s University Belfast), examining the conditions that contributed to the Ballymena riots of June 2025 and the lessons for preventing future episodes of collective violence. Building on the original Beyond the Spark research, the study explores the experiences of young people […]