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The U.S. Capitol building dome rising against a blue sky in Washington D.C., the seat of Congress where the Section 702 surveillance law extension was debated and voted on
PoliticsHuman Rights

Surveillance State Wins Another Round: Section 702 Gets Temporary Extension

Congress voted to extend Section 702 of FISA for 10 days until April 30, after GOP leaders failed to secure a five-year or 18-month renewal. The warrantless surveillance program faces growing opposition from civil libertarians warning of a 'secret law' that would 'stun' the American public.

Tyler Durden
April 25, 2026
Two Palestine Action protesters on the roof of a weapons factory.
World NewsCivil Unrest

The UK's War on Protest: How Zionist Lobbying and Israeli Embassy Interference Criminalised Dissent

How pro-Israel lobbying, Labour Party connections, and documented Israeli Embassy interference led to the criminalisation of dissent in Britain. The High Court ruled the ban unlawful.

Tyler Durden
April 3, 2026
Anarchist circle-A symbol
Op-Ed

11 Things Every Anarchist Should Be Doing

A practical guide for anarchists of every variety on the concrete steps needed to build a more self-reliant, organized movement — from force multiplication and counter-economics to forming alliances and ending factional infighting.

Justin King
May 5, 2017
Balitmore police throwing riot munitions at protestors after the death of Freddie Gray.
Civil UnrestOp-Ed

How the US Military Would Respond to a Domestic Insurgency

Two academics war-gamed a domestic insurgency scenario using US Army doctrine. Their scenario reveals the fundamental flaws in US counterinsurgency strategy — and why a real insurgency would play out very differently.

Justin King
February 5, 2015
Security forces at a political demonstration (public domain, U.S. Army)
Civil UnrestCorruptionOp-Ed

So, I was waterboarded…

Justin King recounts being voluntarily waterboarded at an Ohio State Courthouse demonstration to refocus public attention on the CIA torture report — a program the four-year Senate investigation found produced "no evidence that terror attacks were stopped, terrorists captured, or lives saved."

Justin King
February 2, 2015