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A Mother Jones piece argues that racial segregation-era discrimination, long consigned to history, is being revived through decisions by the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts. The article frames recent rulings as unwinding civil rights protections, placing the Roberts court's record on voting rights and race at the centre of debate over the state of American democracy.

Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel is drawing criticism after arguing that people should be less judgmental about a deadly strike on a school in Iran. His comments, reported by Mother Jones, have sparked debate about the ethics of civilian casualties in US-Iran tensions and the responsibility of defense-linked tech figures weighing in on military actions.

New reporting by CBC and Mother Jones details how the perpetrator of the Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia mass shooting used ChatGPT, raising questions about whether OpenAI's safeguards failed to flag dangerous behaviour. The revelations have reignited debate over AI chatbots' role in violent acts and the adequacy of current safety measures.