*How the idea of overthrowing the [US] government became mainstream [among the right-wing].*

They see guns as giving them power over everyone else, and it led them into a power trip.

* Tax authorities find it easier to audit earned income tax credit, which disproportionately affects poor communities of color, than to target billionaires.*

The question is, what's the purpose of income tax audits? Is it to treat poor people almost like criminals, or is it to recover millions from rich cheaters?

*[In Alaska], mountains are collapsing as the permafrost that holds them together melts, threatening tsunamis if they fall into the sea.*

There would be no time to evacuate the town of Whittier if a nearby slope slides into the ocean.

*The freedom to offend is a priceless commodity.*

No group should have the right to silence those who disagree with it, criticize it. or oppose it.

*Hong Kong protester 'Grandma Wong’: I was held in mainland China for 14 months.*