Ars Technica | What are the chances unrelated state-sponsored projects were both named “BACKSNARF”?

Free Thought Project | A man is dead, and a deputy has been shot after the Putman County Sheriff’s Department relentless carries out the state’s immoral war on drugs.

Cassandra Rules | What kind of person allows a man to lay dying and not attempt to help them?

Jefferey Jaxen | It appears that 2015 is not going to be kind for McDonald’s.

Charles Hugh-Smith | Being connected is a sure way to destroy productivity.

Sputnik | A recent observation of Syria’s nighttime lights reveals that 83% of the country’s lights have gone out since the start of the military conflict in 2011.

The Washington Times | The Obama administration will soon find itself in court.

KDVR News | Positioned to capture and record the license plates and facial features of customers.

RT | A Parliamentary report examining the mass collection of private communications by UK security agencies has defended the practice as “essential.”

Would allow customs inspectors to clear goods before they reach a port of entry.

Would allow customs inspectors to clear goods before they reach a port of entry.