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A Uranium-Mining Boom Is Sweeping Through Texas
Michaelsen thought he had won. But when the TCEQ commissioners took up the question several months later, again…
How Murderbot Saved Martha Wells’ Life
Murder is in the air. Everywhere I turn, I see images of a robot killing machine. Then I…
The World’s Biggest Bitcoin Mine Is Rattling This Texas Oil Town
The previous October, Sawicky organized a weeklong protest alongside environmental activist group Greenpeace and brandished various anti-bitcoin signs…
For Bitcoin Mines in Texas, the Honeymoon Is Over
Others argue the state’s strategy of paying Bitcoin miners not to mine when the grid is under heavy…
He Promoted an Election Conspiracy Film. Now He’s Headed for Congress
Brandon Gill, the son-in-law of right-wing pundit Dinesh D’Souza, has won the GOP nomination for a US House…
The US Supreme Court Holds the Future of the Internet in Its Hands
The US Supreme Court seems torn over whether to trigger a radical transformation of the internet. The nation’s…
YouTube Livestreamers Made Money ‘Hunting’ for Migrants Along the US Border
During an hours-long livestream at night, Yarbery, Fulfer, and Felix all shouted at the migrants and accused them…
Russia Is Boosting Calls for ‘Civil War’ Over Texas Border Crisis
“When I’m trying to identify disinformation operations in the wild I need to understand the initial signals and…
The Border Convoy Is Nearing Its Final Destination—with Vigilantes and Far-Right Extremists in Tow
Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska and the late senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign running mate,…