Tag: Civil Rights
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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US rejects Human Rights Watch’s accusation of Israeli ‘apartheid’
US rejects Human Rights Watch’s accusation of Israeli ‘apartheid’
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Landmark HRW report challenges Biden to end Israeli apartheid
HRW’s report will either force Biden to reconsider, or demonstrate the hollowness of his administration’s global commitment to human rights.
UK Hiring COVID Marshals to Patrol Streets Until 2023 Despite Lockdown Restrictions Supposedly Ending in June
Government councils in the UK are hiring COVID Marshals to patrol streets from July until the end of 2023, despite the fact that all lockdown restrictions are supposed to end in June.
UK Hiring COVID Marshals to Patrol Streets Until 2023 Despite Lockdown Restrictions Supposedly Ending in June
The Postal Service is running a ‘covert operations program’ that monitors Americans’ social media posts
The law enforcement arm of the U.S. Postal Service has been quietly running a program that tracks and collects Americans’ social media posts, including those about planned protests, according to a document obtained by Yahoo News.
The Postal Service is running a ‘covert operations program’ that monitors Americans’ social media posts
H/T: Steve Lehto on YouTube.
They can’t deliver the mail, on time, but they can watch my cat videos!? /s
Ramsey Clark, Former Attorney General of the United States and Principled Critic of the U.S. Warfare State, Dies at 93
[Another, more critical take on Clark’s life. An important figure in post-WWII politics, especially the US invasion and occupation of Vietnam. WB]
Ramsey Clark, Former Attorney General of the United States and Principled Critic of the U.S. Warfare State, Dies at 93
The U.S. Intelligence Community, Flouting Laws, is Increasingly Involving Itself in Domestic Politics
In sum, to the Department of Homeland Security, an “extremist” is anyone who opposes the current prevailing ruling class and system for distributing power.
When the Nazis wrote the Nuremberg laws, they looked to racist American statutes
Why people are getting evicted for calling 911
Why people are getting evicted for calling 911
Experts tell Vox that these laws criminalize poverty, punish victims for asking for help, and have not been shown to actually reduce crime (and several pointed out that reducing 911 calls may even lead to an increase in crime). Litigation challenging these measures has revealed stark violations of civil rights law and the Constitution.
Return of the Leviathan: The Fascist Roots of the CIA and the True Origin of the Cold War
WHOSE INTEREST DID THE CREATION OF THE COLD WAR SERVE AND CONTINUES TO SERVE? CYNTHIA CHUNG ADDRESSES THIS QUESTION IN HER THREE-PART SERIES
Return of the Leviathan: The Fascist Roots of the CIA and the True Origin of the Cold War
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