Search for US night-caller in strange CCTV

The barefoot woman had vanished by the time the Texas householder answered the door. Calls for Martial Law!
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45335850?source=Snapzu

The Internet of Garbage by Sarah Jeong

First published in 2015, Sarah Jeong’s book provides an accessible look at how online harassment works, how it might be categorized and understood, and why the structure of the internet and the policies surrounding it are incapable of stamping it out.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/28/17777330/internet-of-garbage-book-sarah-jeong-online-harassment?source=Snapzu

The Magnitsky Act - Behind the Scenes

Andrei Nekrasov [Trailer free, full film paywalled]
Read more: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/themagnitskyact/282682881?source=Snapzu

The Man Who Wrote the Book That Terrifies the NFL

Mark Leibovich spent years digging under the skin of Washington, D.C.’s power brokers. When he turned his attention to the world of pro football for a new book, he found an awfully familiar set of characters.
Read more: https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2018/8/27/17785968/big-game-book-mark-leibovich-nfl-roger-goodell?source=Snapzu

Twitter suspends more accounts for “engaging in coordinated manipulation”

Following last week’s suspension of 284 accounts for “engaging in coordinated manipulation,” Twitter announced today that it’s kicked an additional 486 accounts off the platform for the same reason, bringing the total to 770 accounts. While many of the accounts removed last week appeared to originate from Iran, Twitter said this time that about 100 of the latest batch to be suspended claimed to be in the United States. Many of these were less than a year old and shared “divisive commentary.” These 100 accounts tweeted a total of 867 times and had 1,268 followers between them.
Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/27/twitter-suspends-more-accounts-for-engaging-in-coordinated-manipulation/?source=Snapzu

The School Shootings That Weren't

How many times per year does a gun go off in an American school? We should know. But we don't. This spring the U.S. Education Department reported that in the 2015-2016 school year, "nearly 240 schools ... reported at least 1 incident involving a school-related shooting." The number is far higher than most other estimates.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2018/08/27/640323347/the-school-shootings-that-werent?source=Snapzu

The Pentagon ‘Gravely Concerned’ Russian Propaganda Signals Impending Syrian Chemical Attack

The Pentagon is alarmed about Russian propaganda that indicates the Syrian government could be preparing to attack the rebel-held province of Idlib, a Defense Department spokesman said.
Read more: https://taskandpurpose.com/russian-propaganda-syria-chemical-attack/?source=Snapzu