FDA ban on menthol cigarettes: Bad for criminal justice, health policy
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Day: May 2, 2021
Proof FBI’s NICS Firearms-Background-Check is Gathering Our Private Info for INTERPOL
Biden Met With Head of Mossad Spy Agency in Washington to Discuss Iran
Biden Met With Head of Mossad Spy Agency in Washington to Discuss Iran
Worth noting: The White House kept the meeting, first reported by Channel 12 news in Israel, a secret and didn’t issue a statement.
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Chief postal inspector tells lawmakers that social media monitoring began after George Floyd protests
Yet now it’s Republicans leading the charge against the USPS, after it emerged that iCOP was monitoring right-wing social media accounts following the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. It’s unclear if news that the program was also tracking protests related to Black Lives Matter will prompt Democratic lawmakers, who have so far been silent about the program, to join their GOP colleagues in asking for more answers.
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Vaccine Passports are Poised to Serve Private Sector Interests
Vaccination credentialing may satisfy the interests of virtually limitless stakeholders, because vaccine credentials are predicated on creating a specific and verifiable identity across space and time.
Vaccine Passports are Poised to Serve Private Sector Interests
Coalition calls on Biden to form disinformation task force
Coalition calls on Biden to form disinformation task force
Why it matters: The spread of false information around elections, health, climate and other pivotal issues has had a huge impact on American institutions, but civil liberties groups say it is critical to find solutions that maintain free speech protections.
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