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Arizona wants to create a DNA database for care facilities and charge people for it, that’s a problem
According to Newsweek, a proposed Arizona Senate bill would require anyone who provides direct care in facilities for the intellectually disabled to provide DNA in order to apply or renew licenses or certifications. Previously they only had to be fingerprinted. The bill was met with outrage by activists who point out that this is a […]
Watchdog group sues DOJ for refusing to turn over documents supporting Trump’s “national emergency”
According to The Hill, watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice because for failing to provide documents the group requested to prove that the Trump administration’s declaration of a national emergency to build his border wall was legitimate. CREW is requesting a court to […]
Jussie Smollett attack under new scrutiny after CPD won’t substantiate unnamed sources “staged” claim
According to the Daily Beast, the Chicago Police Department is calling reports that Jussie Smollett, a star actor on Fox’s Empire, faked an attack on himself because he was going to be replaced on the show unsubstantiated. Initially reported on right-wing publications like Breitbart and the Blaze, two local news stations in Chicago, ABC 7 […]
House passes resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Yemen along with questionable amendments
On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives issued a resolution that would remove U.S. troops on the ground in Yemen (although the president has indicated he would veto the measure if it makes it across his desk).
NYPD asks Google to remove DUI checkpoints from their map application Waze
According to Engadget, the NYPD is requesting that Google, the parent company of the crowdsourced traffic and map application Waze, remove any notice of their DUI checkpoints. To this end, they sent the tech giant a cease and desist letter, which has been obtained by CBS New York, stating that they believe this feature makes […]
All 3 of Virginia’s top Democratic leadership face serious sexual assault and racism scandals
On Wednesday, Virginia’s attorney general, Mark Herring, revealed he and his friends wore “brown makeup”—Blackface—to a 1980 college party, dressed as their favorite rappers. Herring’s revelations add to the pile of controversies for Virginia’s top Democratic leadership.
Report: Many iPhone apps are recording your screen activity without permission
Many apps ask for a user’s permission before gathering and transferring the data for the company’s purposes. However, some iPhone apps have been revealed to collect a user’s information without asking for their permission.
Prisons are using voice recognition technology as mass surveillance
Throughout the country, prisons are acquiring technology to translate incarcerated people’s voices into specific biometric signatures to create mass computer databases.
U.S. backs Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó amid attempted coup of leftist government
According to the BBC, the United States and Donald Trump have officially backed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who has characterized the election of left-wing President Nicolás Maduro as rigged. Guaidó, who was a relatively unknown figure in Venezuelan politics before assuming the post as the leader of the opposition party that controlled parliament earlier in […]
Phoenix nurse arrested for raping woman in coma
36-year old Nathan Sutherland, a licensed practical nurse who had been assigned to care for a woman in a coma, has been charged with raping her after she was found pregnant and later gave birth.
Sudan arrests 28 journalists in crack down on anti-government protests
As anti-government protests grow in demand of economic and political freedom in Sudan, the country’s president, Omar Al-Bashir’s continues to arrest journalists and demonstrators, with the The National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) detaining 28 journalists for several hours on Monday ahead of a sit-in.
Cyntoia Brown’s clemency is a glimmer of hope for Black girls and the ones who protect them
This essay contains discussion of sex trafficking, r/pe, and sexual violence against minors. by Josie Pickens This past week has been especially difficult for Black girls, as we’ve been made to recount and witness so much trauma while maneuvering through public conversations about our collective and personal experiences with sexual, physical, mental and emotional violence. […]