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Crime

Australian Man Storms Animal Shelter with an Assault Rifle, Looking for His Cat
The former soldier, dressed in full tactical gear, allegedly ordered a staff member to tell him "where all the cats were".
Gavin Butler
1.14.21
Uganda

Uganda Shuts Down the Internet Ahead of its Election
Facing an internet savvy challenger to the Presidency, Uganda’s government has ordered the internet shutdown until further notice.
Matthew Gault
1.13.21
capitol hill riots

Developer Makes Interactive Map of Parler Videos From Capitol Hill Riots
The map is the first to allow people to easily see the videos taken at the Capitol Hill insurrection and saved from the Parler archive.
Jason Koebler
Ben Makuch
1.13.21
Capitol Hill invasion

Pro-Trump Rally Organizer Name-Checks Theory Pushed by Violent Extremists
Ali Alexander denies that he was agreeing with advocates for violent social collapse, saying the statement was made in the "context of technology."
Cameron Joseph
Ben Makuch
1.13.21
Astro Guide

Daily Horoscope: January 14, 2021
Uranus ends its retrograde.
Annabel Gat
1.13.21
TRANS RIGHTS

States Are Gearing Up to Attack Trans Kids' Rights in 2021
Legislation introduced in 13 states is mainly focused on cracking down on health care for trans children.
Carter Sherman
1.13.21
impeachment

Here Are All the Republicans Who Just Voted to Impeach Trump
The small uprising marked a stark contrast from the unanimous opposition in the House to Trump’s first impeachment in December 2019.
Greg Walters
1.13.21
QAnon conspiracy

Where Did QAnon Come From?
VICE TV's new three-part docuseries, starting Jan. 26, examines the who, what, and why behind the conspiracy movement to understand its radicalizing impact on society, in the wake of the Capitol riots.
VICE News
1.13.21
impeachment

Trump Just Got Impeached for Inciting Insurrection
And 10 Republicans went along with it.
Greg Walters
1.13.21
impeachment

Mitch McConnell Says He’s Open to Convicting Trump in a Senate Impeachment Trial
"I have not made a final decision on how I will vote, and I intend to listen to the legal arguments when they are presented to the Senate," the Republican Senate majority leader wrote to his colleagues.
Greg Walters
1.13.21
rights

Etsy Is Full of QAnon and Insurrection Merch
Even after enormous efforts across the internet to deplatform conspiracy theories, you can still get a "freethinking patriot" shirt with a quick search.
Katie Way
1.13.21
Interviews

Why the 2010s Were the Decade of Mercury in Retrograde
"Normcore" co-creator Emily Segal's first novel uses astrology to unpack the sweeping shifts in culture and technology we lived through.
Emilie Friedlander
1.13.21
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