‘Unsafe’ conditions at Texas ICE facility put immigrants at risk of injury or death, lawsuit says

Court filing alleges ‘physical abuse by guards’, ‘filthy living conditions’ and disease outbreaks at Camp East Montana…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/16/texas-ice-facility-immigrants-risks-lawsuit

 

Republicans blame AI concerns on Democrats - POLITICO

Attorney General Todd Blanche said Democrats were driving AI fears to hurt the president ahead of the midterms…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/15/republicans-blame-ai-concerns-on-democrats-01078075

 

Trump tries to kill regulations on 'HOAX' AI dangers - POLITICO

The president is trying to shut down a growing push for AI regulation, amid calls from leaders to slow the production of artificial intelligence…

 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/14/donald-trump-ai-regulation-pushback-01074230

Trump’s Air Force One deception faces scrutiny over ‘decoy’ passengers

Journalists and others were allowed to fly on presidential jet despite security threat while Trump was spirited away…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/11/trump-air-force-one-deception-democrats

 

‘Unprecedented, dangerous territory’: US north-west reckons with a summer of historic wildfires

Extreme conditions in Washington and Oregon have fueled fast-moving fires, leaving the region draped in toxic plumes – and the danger isn’t over…

 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/10/us-wildfires-pacific-north-west

 

Myths of Violence: How Guns Became Sacred in America (Bradley Onishi and Daniel Miller; Straight White American Jesus podcast)

Brad sits down with Dr. Rachel Wagner, Professor of Religious Studies at Ithaca College and author of Cowboy Apocalypse, for a sobering and necessary conversation about why guns hold such powerful meaning in American life. Prompted by recent mass shootings, the episode explores how firearms have become more than tools or political symbols and instead function as sacred objects tied to religion, masculinity, and apocalyptic imagination. Dr. Wagner introduces the idea of the “cowboy apocalypse,” a myth rooted in frontier nostalgia, the fantasy of the lone hero, and the belief that violence can restore order in a chaotic world. Together, Brad and Rachel unpack how this story continues to shape American responses to fear, danger, and social change.

The discussion traces how Christian theology, end times thinking, and cultural certainty have fused with gun culture, turning weapons into symbols of protection, identity, and belonging for some, while representing terror and exclusion for others. Brad and Rachel examine the evolution of the NRA from a gun safety organization into a political and quasi religious force, the role of masculinity and whiteness in defining who is seen as a “good guy with a gun,” and how moments like January 6 reflect a kind of live action role play driven by these myths. The episode closes with a powerful reflection on democracy itself, emphasizing that dialogue, complexity, and empathy are incompatible with the certainty promised by violence. It is a challenging conversation that invites listeners to confront the stories Americans tell about guns and what those stories cost us.
Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-555aw-298d22fb

World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns

Plastics are a "grave, growing and under-recognised danger" to human and planetary health, a new expert review has warned. The world is in a "plastics crisis", it concluded, which is causing disease and death from infancy to old age and is responsible for at least $1.5tn (£1.1tn) a year in health-related damages...

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/03/world-in-15tn-plastics-crisis-hitting-health-from-infancy-to-old-age-report-warns 

Rep. Jeffries: Jim Jordan is a clear-and-present danger to the American people

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p78di2I0lJY

Trump Calls US Democracy a 'Very Dangerous System' at CPAC

Trump went on to call the electoral process in the United States a "very bad" and a "very dangerous system" that only he and the far-right attendees at CPAC can overcome...

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-bolsonaro-cpac

Opinion | TikTok May Be More Dangerous Than It Looks - The New York Times

…Let's call this the data espionage problem. Apps like TikTok collect data from users. That data could be valuable to foreign governments. That's why the Army and Navy banned TikTok from soldiers' work phones…

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/08/opinion/tiktok-twitter-china-bytedance.html

Fox Employee Said Network Execs Have a Goal to 'Get People Boiled up'

…The driving narrative, the employee suggested, was one that made viewers believe they're in danger. "They're coming for you, the Blacks are coming for you, the Mexicans are coming for you," the employee told The Times…

https://www.businessinsider.com/fox-employee-said-network-execs-goal-get-people-boiled-up-2022-5

Roads in the US are getting deadlier | Popular Science

"Zero is the only acceptable number of deaths and serious injuries on our roadways," he wrote. Because of all this, the new strategy document, released today, outlines five different lanes on which to focus. Those five different areas are as follows: …

https://www.popsci.com/technology/new-transportation-department-report-road-safety/

‘The most dangerous man in Congress’: how Paul Gosar became a darling of the far right

…Three of Gosar's siblings have publicly called for their brother to be expelled from Congress, the Arizona Republic has reported. "We know him to be an extremist and we took that very seriously," his sister, Jennifer Gosar, told the newspaper. His brother, Dave Gosar, told NBC News: "I consider him a traitor to this country. I consider him a traitor to his family." In the 2018 election six of Gosar's nine siblings endorsed his opponent…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/26/paul-gosar-far-right-republicans

The US’s greatest danger isn’t China. It’s much closer to home

The greatest danger we face today is not coming from China. It is our drift toward proto-fascism…
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/20/the-uss-greatest-danger-isnt-china-its-much-closer-to-home

New details about Trump-McCarthy shouting match show Trump refused to call off the rioters - CNNPolitics

...A source close to Pence said Trump's legal team was not telling the truth when attorney Michael van der Veen said at the trial that "at no point" did the then-President know his vice president was in danger...

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/12/politics/trump-mccarthy-shouting-match-details/index.html

WOTM: The Worst, Most Dangerous - YouTube

What are the worst and most dangerous aspects of religion?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iy_1_eQ7ns&feature=emb_logo

Trump says mail-in voting could be ‘catastrophic.’ Here’s how other countries do it. - The Washington Post

The novel coronavirus pandemic has made voting more complicated — and potentially dangerous. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/08/17/trump-says-mail-in-voting-could-be-catastrophic-heres-how-other-countries-do-it/

The three reasons conspiracy theories are more dangerous than ever - The Washington Post

One of the worst moments of dread I’ve experienced over the past few months was in one of the most idyllic settings. Looking at the waves crashing against the Hawaii shoreline brought home how indifferent nature is to human suffering. No matter how many people die, the sun will come up and the tides will come in. At a time when our society is being pummeled by a pandemic, that’s a depressing, even terrifying thought. It makes you realize how little our suffering matters in the cosmic scheme of things.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/23/three-reasons-conspiracy-theories-are-more-dangerous-than-ever/

After Coronavirus, Don’t Forget: Republicans Put Us in Danger

Here in the United States, both politicians and the public tend to have the shortest of short memories. There is much collective “forgetting” that goes on in Washington D.C., New York, and beyond. Consider those politicians and pundits who cheered on the illegal invasion of Iraq in 2003, while spreading lies about weapons of mass destruction, and continue to hold important and influential positions in politics and in the media; one of them is even on course to be the Democratic presidential nominee in November. Today, however, few mention Iraq in relation to any of these politicians or pundits.....
https://theintercept.com/2020/04/06/coronavirus-trump-republicans-conservatives/

The Trump Administration Calls Iraq Dangerous for Christians — Until It Wants to Deport Them — ProPublica

To deport Iraqi Christians, Trump’s immigration officials rely on testimony saying they won’t be at particular risk. But to justify funding and attention, officials elsewhere in the administration say the Christians face grave danger.
https://www.propublica.org/article/the-trump-administration-calls-iraq-dangerous-for-christians-until-it-wants-to-deport-them