Defense One: The Border Patrol’s ‘Constitution-Free Zone’ is probably bigger than you think
The Verge: Ecuador reportedly spent $5 million protecting–and spying on–Julian Assange
EFF: The Supreme Court says your expectation of privacy probably shouldn’t depend on the fine print
The Nation: The CIA didn’t just torture. It experimented on human beings.
The Intercept: Ahead of vote on Gina Haspel, Senate pulls access to damning classified memo
Techdirt: Bill introduced to prevent government agencies from demanding encryption backdoors
Ars Technica: Ex-CIA employee identified but not charged in Vault 7 leak of hacking tools
Washington Post: Nothing says ‘peace’ like 58 dead Palestinians
Antiwar.com: US blocks UN probe into Gaza deaths
Activist Post: If any other country was shooting civilians like Israel, the US would be calling for invasion by now
New York Times: The legacy of stop-and-frisk in New York’s marijuana arrests
The Atlantic: Big Pharma gets a big win from Trump
FEE: Why words like ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’ are losing their power, and why that’s a bad thing
The Atlantic: A new theory linking sleep and creativity Ed: As someone afflicted with an extreme form of sleepwalking, I find all research on sleep fascinating.
Quanta: A new world’s extraordinary orbit points to planet nine
High Times: New study finds alcohol, tobacco the most lethal substances worldwide
Business Insider: A best-selling author tried LSD, magic mushrooms, and DMT, and wrote about all 3 experiences