January 8, 2016

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American drone strikes in Pakistan, as well as the number of people they killed, dropped significantly in 2015.

Almost 4,000 Pakistanis have been killed by American drones since 2004.

A staggeringly high amount of people killed by drones under Obama have not been military targets.

He may have wanted to close Guantánamo, but Obama never intended to do away with the ideas behind it.

Many of the Central American mothers and children deported this month are disabled or fled sexual abuse.

From 1937 to 1964, the “Green Book” listed establishments in the US that blacks could safely frequent.

“The solution to poverty is as transparent as starting Google, you stupid poors. Come on! Figure Google 2 out already, you idiots.”

ProPublica launches a dark web edition.

NYC is appointing a civilian monitor to make sure the NYPD doesn’t (continue to) illegally surveil Muslims.

San Bernardino’s bankruptcy may mean police abuse victims only receive 1% of the settlements they’re owed.

The socialist feminist case against Hillary.

Conspiracy theorists praise Michael Bay for his new Benghazi movie.

“Movies that are not documentaries are works of fiction, whether or not they deal with real events.”

How Disney continually mangled US copyright laws to hang onto the cash cow that is Mickey Mouse.