December 14, 2015

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How the DHS’s shoddy beginnings begat pointless oversight and rampant fraud, smuggling, and sexual abuse.

More than 33,000 people who built America’s nuclear arsenal have died from health issues sustained in their work.

Suburban office parks are becoming “obsolete.”

Investigation into corrections officer-on-inmate sexual abuse and battery in America’s largest women’s prison.

When inmates die at the New York’s Clinton Correctional Facility, corrections officers are rarely, if ever, punished.

Lenny Pozner lost his son at Sandy Hook and is now targeted by conspiracy theorists.

Gun industry execs celebrate mass shootings by telling investors how much they make gun sales spike.

A map of everyone near you who’s been shot in the past year.

A hacker group with ties to various South American governments is aggressively and violently targeting dissidents and journalists.

Dept. of Transportation opens civil rights investigation into the closings of over 30 DMV locations in black Alabama counties.

The Kansas Dept. for Children and Families launches “witch hunts” into same-sex couples seeking to adopt children.

The forgotten story of Kathy Kozachenko, the first openly gay person to win an election in America.

“Masculinity can be a kind of disguise; it is perhaps brilliant that Grindr’s logo is a mask in silhouette.”

How to use Facebook: Put all of your crushes in a secret group.

See also: Facebook privacy settings for bigamists.

Mysterious entity buys Nevada’s largest newspaper for $38M more than it was sold for last year.

The South China Morning Post, a beacon of independence in Hong Kong, to be purchased by China’s close friend, Alibaba.

The seven salient points excerpted from the Paris climate deal.

Egypt’s investigation of downed airliner finds no evidence of terrorism, contradicting Russia’s findings.

“Posters for Trump’s branded properties, featuring the billionaire and his daughter, have been pulled down from construction sites in Dubai.”