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How body composition can affect Taser effectiveness

Multiple Taser deployments failed to stop Pamela Cisneros during a Times Square stabbing incident, raising questions about how body composition can impact the weapons' effectiveness. Law enforcement officials and researchers have long examined factors that influence whether Tasers successfully incapacitate suspects. Body weight and muscle mass are among the variables that can affect how the […]

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AfD’s historic gains in eastern Germany expose cracks in political establishment

In the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, voters delivered a historic rebuke to the country's political establishment on Sunday, propelling the Alternative for Germany—the AfD—to its strongest regional showing yet. With projections placing the anti-migration party at just over 44% of the vote, more than double its 2019 result, the outcome marks a watershed moment […]

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Rome’s Colosseum security zone raises concerns about enforcement and due process

Rome has imposed a sweeping security order around the Colosseum, creating what officials call an "enhanced-control zone" that grants authorities broad powers to remove individuals from one of the world's most visited archaeological sites. The measure, issued by Rome Prefect Lamberto Giannini on Aug. 24, extends through Christmas Eve and raises significant questions about how […]

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Umpire’s hat demand exposes MLB accountability gap

When veteran umpire Doug Eddings ordered Cardinals rookie reliever Hancel Rincon to straighten his cap during a September game in Denver, it seemed minor. It wasn't. The incident and MLB's belated response reveal a crucial problem: umpires operate with virtually no meaningful oversight until their actions become too embarrassing to ignore. Rincon entered the sixth […]

Posted inSocial Justice

Scholar links diet industry to racial control at socialism conference

At the Socialism 2026 conference in Chicago this past weekend, scholar Da'Shaun L. Harrison argued that the diet industry functions as a mechanism of surveillance and control disproportionately wielded against Black bodies. During a panel titled "Health Fascism, Body Politics, and the Anti-State State" at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Harrison contended that the policing […]

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Trump’s darker hair sparks internet speculation

President Donald Trump disembarked from Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey on Friday with noticeably darker hair, a striking departure from the signature golden-blonde shade that has defined his public image for decades. Photographers captured the images, which quickly spread across social media. Within hours, users on X, Instagram and other […]