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ChatGPT Told a Violent Stalker to Embrace the ‘Haters,’ Indictment Says

DOJ Says Violent Stalker Used ChatGPT to Encourage Him to Find the ‘Wife Type’

Dec 3, 2025

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7 min read

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Nov 24, 2025

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13 min read

The Rabbit Hole: Threatening Times

There has been an unprecedented rise in threats to those in the public policy arena. Our reporting fellow Peter Beck takes a deep dive into what that means for American democracy.

Nov 23, 2025

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10 min read

#153: Sued By a Priest?

Canon Law Meets Federal Law. Plus: Luigi gets a suit, a congresswoman gets charged, NPR settles with Trump, AI chips smuggled to China, and has anyone checked in on the Fifth Circuit lately?

Nov 21, 2025

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12 min read

The Rabbit Hole: Terrorist or Terminally Online?

A Texas case raises important questions about online threats, offline arrests, and how to understand an increasingly radicalized internet environment.

Nov 16, 2025

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13 min read

#152: You got a Fast Cat, I got a Ticket to Court.

Maybe together we can make a legal deal. Plus: Newsom’s chief arrested, French painting stolen, using PACER to track your own investigation, Hot Girl Walk, and Moroccan royalty.

Nov 14, 2025

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13 min read

The Rabbit Hole: Inside the arrest of a purported L.A. Mobster

It was a crazy game of poker. Assaf Waknine may lose it all.

Nov 9, 2025

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11 min read

#151: U.S. Stops Chinese Worm Invasion?

Three University of Michigan students face smuggling charges. Plus: Indicting the wrong person, drake diss, fruity pebble shortchange, liberal election deniers, and Maryland loves crabcakes and FBI headquarters.

Nov 7, 2025

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16 min read