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Houston-based ConocoPhillips can start construction on its project in the Alaskan Arctic. Photo: ConocoPhillips/Associated Press…

Police charged twenty-three additional people with domestic terrorism felonies in Atlanta, Georgia this week, after arresting dozens in alleged association with ongoing protests against the construction of a planned police training facility. The reasoning for these new, hefty charges: dirty shoes, according to a report published Wednesday night from the Intercept.In the arrest warrants, referenced by defense attorney Eli Bennet during a Tuesday hearing, police cited the mud present on some of the defendants’ footwear as…

Photo: Anna Moneymaker (Getty Images)Jonathan Kanter, the Department of Justice’s top antitrust enforcer, says Big Tech’s cornucopia of questionable business practices looks an awful lot like the oil industry during Standard Oil’s reign. Once a symbol of unstoppable corporate power, the John Rockefeller-owned mega-monopoly was ultimately broken up into 34 separate companies in one of the strongest antitrust enforcement efforts in American history. Like oil before it, Kanter said technology in 2023 represents the…

Anti-police protestors, prison abolitionists, and environmental activists have been largely opposed to the construction of Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, which has garnered the nickname “Cop City.” Image: Atlanta Police Department (AP)Last night, a conflict broke out at Atlanta’s yet-to-be-built Atlanta Public Safety Training Center—nicknamed “Cop City”—which saw police and protestors clash, while the latter reportedly threw rocks, fireworks, and Molotov cocktails.The conflict occurred Sunday around 5:30 p.m. in…

From the Ringo Award and Emmy Award-winning cartoonist Dean Haspiel (Billy Dogma, The Red Hook, Bored to Death) comes a new creator-owned comic book, COVID Cop, a 24-page horror romance for mature readers featuring a 21st-century antihero inspired by the ONGOING global pandemic. The book is currently being funded via Kickstarter. Haspiel is known for creating the “last romantic antihero,” Billy Dogma, who debuted in Millenium Press’s Keyhole #1, written by Haspiel and illustrated by Josh Neufeld and Sari Wilson. The…

Sebastian Barry has been acclaimed as a novelist, playwright and poet, twice winning the Costa book of the year for his novels The Secret Scripture and Days Without End, and serving as laureate for Irish fiction from 2018-21. It’s heartening, then, to see him continuing to take risks, as he does in his new novel, his 11th. Here, Barry’s cogent, often glossy prose looks to reproduce the backtracking of false testimony, feeding the reader dead-end leads and disinformation.Its protagonist and narrator, Tom Kettle, is a…

Since the inception of Dogecoin (DOGE) in 2013, Dog-themed meme coins have been wildly popular, even having reached new heights to dominate the cryptocurrency space in the last bull run! What an exciting time to be alive, where one can make stacks whilst meme’ing around… In this article, we’ll be going through our three top dog-themed meme coins: Dogecoin (DOGE), BabyDoge (BABYDOGE) and Dogetti (DETI). Dogecoin – The OG Memester Created to be a lighthearted ‘joke’ as an alternative to Bitcoin in a time when…

DeKalb, Ga., and Atlanta SWAT members are pictured leaving the Gresham Park command post in Atlanta on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023. Photo: John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AP)This story was originally published by Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here.A burst of gunfire rang through a forest on the edge of Atlanta, Georgia, on the morning of January 18. Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, whose chosen name was Tortuguita (Spanish for “little turtle”), had been shot and killed by police officers, becoming the…

Image via Netflix It looks like Wednesday may not be the only show out there looking to replace a cast member. Amidst a slew of sexual assault allegations, Percy Hynes White’s future on the Netflix smash hit remains uncertain. Yet, sadly, another series may be in jeopardy as details surrounding the actor’s past continue to surface. Ever heard of the Canadian police comedy-drama Pretty Hard Cases? Neither had we. After a little research, we’re here to admit, this show seems pretty darn awesome. Following two…

Fans’ anticipation for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley has grown as Eddie Murphy keeps spilling updates on the much-delayed sequel. But before the third Beverly Hills Cop sequel went into production, the franchise was stagnant for decades after the disappointment of Beverly Hills Cop 3. After years of a rumored fourth film, Murphy finally hopped on board to play the witty Detroit detective. Now the Academy Award nominee revealed why he was convinced to do Beverly Hills Cop 4.Eddie Murphy and the cast just completed…