Truthdig
@truthdig
Drilling beneath the headlines since 2005.
The tenaculum forceps is a highly effective tool that is routinely used without anesthesia on 120 million patients a year for IUD insertions, biopsies, hysteroscopies and fertility treatments. It causes pain in up to 90% of patients, and was designed 135 years ago.
In 2024, a South Korean newspaper reported on a Telegram channel that allowed participants to upload photos of women they knew and generate illegal synthetic sexual images. Now, two years later, another sexual abuse case has infuriated the public.
As digital sexual abuse increases globally, South Korea has become a top region for deepfake sex crimes. AI has changed who participates, consumers are becoming producers. buff.ly/U0bKmlv #TFGBV #Deepfakes #AIHarm @hankyoreh @audrights @mothership2024 @digitalrightspk
The DRC's Ebola outbreak is unlike previous ones: a new strain, no approved vaccine, and USAID cuts, as well as armed conflict, and deep mistrust.Our journalist there spoke to doctors, locals, & scientists. www.truthdig.com/articles/in-... #Ebola #DRCongo @kakape.bsky.social @808radius.bsky.social
For years, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was known for dissents and concurrences that seemed culled from the lunatic fringe. But they were embraced by the majority as the court moved hard right, and his influence is unlikely to wane soon.
Elon Musk has been promising for decades that he was well on his way to creating the technology needed to travel to and establish a colony on Mars. Today, Musk is a trillionaire thanks to the SpaceX IPO, but that goal is no closer to reality.
In the state of Guerrero (Mexico), the organized crime group known as Los Ardillos aims to expand its control, while the Nahua towns in the region have organized community-elected self-defense forces.
In early May, President Trump said the people of Venezuela “are dancing in the streets because there is a lot of money coming in through the big oil companies,” five months after the U.S. attacked the country and abducted President Nicolás Maduro. The reality for Venezuelan workers is different.
Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse five years ago, Haiti’s security situation has seriously deteriorated, gangs have grown more powerful and Haitians have had to adapt to a terrifying reality. www.truthdig.com/articles/gan...
Iran’s 10 million Kurds remain caught on the front lines of escalating tensions between Iran, Israel and the U.S. After decades of fighting for their identity and repeated betrayals by the West, many Kurds are watching the conflict with deep skepticism. www.truthdig.com/articles/kur...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spends a lot of time talking about artificial intelligence and the singularity. His vision for the future of humanity is downright scary. www.truthdig.com/articles/sam...
A generation of young Afghans is struggling with unemployment and the consequent psychological distress. Full story: www.truthdig.com/articles/u-s...
We know that Jeffrey Epstein cultivated a network of powerful people across many industries: tech, politics, science, academia, and more. But he was also a transhumanist, part of a movement determined to use technology to create a new race of “posthumans.” www.truthdig.com/articles/jef...
A few hours of electricity per day. Blackouts that last more than 24 hours. Rationing gas and water. Cubans are currently living through an especially harsh period thanks to U.S. policy, but this crisis also reveals resourcefulness and resilience. www.truthdig.com/articles/cub...
A massive Dallas–Fort Worth subdivision and a school were built atop oil and gas drilling waste. A worker who helped spread the material is now speaking out. Read our latest investigative story: www.truthdig.com/articles/rad...
What does it mean to be trans in Trump’s America? A rising wave of anti-trans laws is reshaping daily life. In Texas alone, nearly 140 anti-trans bills were introduced this year. For many, simply existing now means navigating fear, shrinking resources, and constant uncertainty.
The media has moved on but the victims are still trying to recover. www.truthdig.com/articles/the...
Already following independent news? Truthdig needs readers like you to dig in and support the work that matters. Make a one-time donation — and help truth take root. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Press freedom is under attack and the truth is being buried. This spring, support independent journalism that digs deeper and roots out corruption and injustice. Help grow a future built on truth. Join or donate to Truthdig today. www.truthdig.com/truthdig-mem...
Press freedom is under attack and the truth is being buried. This spring, support independent journalism that digs deeper and roots out corruption and injustice. Help grow a future built on truth. Join or donate to Truthdig today. www.truthdig.com/truthdig-mem...
Is tech helping or hurting the planet? The problem isn’t just energy consumption — it’s global inequality and unsustainable growth. www.truthdig.com/articles/the... #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Environment
The 'unaliving' of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has sparked a chilling wave of memes and support online. Is this a sign of growing radicalization in America? With class struggle rhetoric and a rejection of traditional justice, are we on the brink of a new era? #Luigi #LuigiMangione
Our Too Easily Offended Society https://www.truthdig.com/cartoons/our-too-easily-offended-society/
Subscribe to Truthdig’s Newsletter NOW for original and provocative reporting from a progressive perspective. https://www.truthdig.com/newsletter/
Raising Oil Production https://www.truthdig.com/cartoons/raising-oil-production/