On this day in conspiracies

Eliza Shelley, a cook, is found dead in her cabin. Over the following months a string of attacks on servant women follows, deepening a growing sense of dread in the city.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals rules in ACLU v. Clapper that the bulk telephone metadata program was not authorized by Section 215 as written.

India launches Operation Sindoor, striking sites it describes as terrorist infrastructure across the border and in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Over the next days the two militaries exchange strikes, and India later reports hitting some Pakistani airbases. A heavy online information war runs alongside the shooting.

TSA begins full enforcement at airport checkpoints. Travelers without a compliant license or another acceptable ID may face additional screening. In the run-up and immediate aftermath, viral posts claim the star-marked card contains a tracking chip, links to a national surveillance database, or is a social-credit or “mark of the beast” device.