This kind of overt corruption is what prison is actually for: NewsOK: Pharmacy board head allegedly offered official a job to sway marijuana rules Ed: What is amusing about all of this is that Julie Ezell, the former Health Department attorney accused of sending threatening messages to herself, will probably flush out all the offending players in this charade. Let’s release a few thousand non-violent offenders and make room for these idiots.
Oh yes: KTUL: Oklahoma prosecutor seeks expanded probe over text messages
KOCO: Oklahoma legislative leaders form 13-member marijuana panel
Activist Post: Thousands of scientists sign pledge against developing lethal A.I.
National Review: The Ninth Circuit protects gun rights and stops confiscation
The Federalist: No, Montenegro is not essential to U.S. national security interests
Al Jazeera: UK using child spies in police operations
CFR: The rise of China’s Security-Industrial Complex
Gizmodo: Hack can turn robotic vacuum into creepy rolling surveillance machine
Biometric Update: UK mayor contemplates using facial recognition tech to catch litterbugs
Financial Times: How police forces use data to assess risks and predict crime
The Intercept: Chaos prevails in immigrant detention centers, with children under 5 still separated from parents
Reuters: Palestinians in Jerusalem demolish own homes rather than see Israeli settlers move in
WSWS: Israeli parliament passes apartheid-style ‘Nation-State’ law
Fox: Pentagon makes massive AI push for tanks, ships, weapons, drones, and networks
FEE: What the origin of money teaches us about spontaneous order
