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Who from history would you bring back to make them punished for the wrongs that they brought onto the world? (kbin.melroy.org)
Mine is Henry Ford. He's the catalyst of the 40 hour work week and 5 days a week that has been standard to the present day. Because we're seeing now how little that really does for anyone anymore, where people are having to sacrifice more of their freedom to work second jobs or more hours than they should....
Modest Mouse - "Novocain Stain" (yewtu.be)
Experts raise issues with DNA, witnesses in Marcellus Williams’ Missouri death penalty hearing (www.kansascity.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/web/…/article291530650.html
A Day After Receiving Police Endorsement, Ruben Gallego Asks DOJ To Ease Up On Oversight Of Phoenix PD (www.huffpost.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/ruben-gallego-kari-lake-arizona…
Florida argues execution shouldn't be stayed for man's Parkinson's symptoms (www.nbcnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/florida-argues-execution-should…
At least 17 Guard members have died while deployed to Texas border (www.stripes.com)
At least 17 Texas National Guard members have died while deployed on the state’s three-year-old mission to deter criminal activity at the U.S. border with Mexico, according to state military officials....
In Massachusetts, former Stoughton police detective Matthew G. Farwell indicted on charges he killed Sandra Birchmore in 2021 (www.bostonglobe.com)
Former Stoughton police detective Matthew G. Farwell was indicted Wednesday on a federal charge that he killed a 23-year-old pregnant woman in 2021 after she claimed he fathered her unborn baby and initiated sexual contact when she was a teenage participant in a law enforcement youth program....
Can you suggest some energetic, dream-like alternative songs?
I don’t know why I didn’t think of this earlier but here I made a Spotify collaboration list! The only rules are 1) don’t remove somebody else’s song and 2) don’t spam-add songs....
Citing the Hyde Amendment, insurance refused to pay for federal employee's abortion, even when her life was at stake (www.npr.org)
Under the 1849 Wisconsin abortion ban, Bennett, an associate clinical professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, needed two other physicians to attest that Ashley was facing death....
Immigrants suffered 'rampant abuse' inside Louisiana ICE detention facilities, report says (www.nola.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/article_02623fa4-63c2-11ef-8a23…
Police officers are starting to use AI chatbots to write crime reports despite concerns over racial bias in AI technology (thegrio.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/police-officers-are-starting-to…
New Louisiana law that undoes mug shot restrictions can affect livelihoods, advocates say (veritenews.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/act-281-sb-24-mug-shot-law-crim…
Nebraska Reverts to 19th-Century Voting Restrictions, Clouding Rights for Thousands (boltsmag.org)
The Nebraska Voting Rights Restoration Coalition was ready for July 19. A new state law, Legislative Bill 20, would take effect that day, instantly granting voting rights to some 7,000 people with past felony convictions....
Tennessee Republican leaders threaten to withhold funds as Memphis preps to put gun control measures on the ballot (apnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/gun-control-tennessee-6a475238d…
Serving Time for Their Abusers’ Crimes - The Marshall Project found nearly 100 people who were punished for the actions of their abusers under little-known laws like “accomplice liability.” (www.themarshallproject.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/abuse-domestic-violence-survivo…
Report Exposes 'Systemic Abuse' at For-Profit Migrant Detention Centers in Louisiana (www.commondreams.org)
Archived at web.archive.org/web/…/louisiana-ice-abuse
Meta CEO admits Biden-Harris admin pressured company to censor Americans (www.foxbusiness.com)
Texas State Police Gear Up for Massive Expansion of Surveillance Tech (www.texasobserver.org)
In June, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) signed an acquisition plan for a 5-year, nearly $5.3 million contract for a controversial surveillance tool called Tangles from tech firm PenLink, according to records obtained by the Texas Observer through a public information request. The deal is nearly twice as large as the...
Medford Police spied on Oregon activists as they planned protests, movie nights, ACLU alleges (www.washingtonpost.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/medford-oregon-police-progressi…
The US wants to use facial recognition to identify migrant children as they age - A previously unreported project is intended to improve how facial recognition algorithms track children over time (www.technologyreview.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/homeland-security-facial-recogn…
Abrupt transfers for Stateville prisoners in Illinois begin as officials rush to comply with a federal court ruling, disrupting prisoners' education (www.wbez.org)
A federal ruling that came down two weeks ago ordering Illinois prison officials to empty the decrepit facility by Sept. 30 seems to have resulted in abrupt transfers from Stateville, despite what educators have said were assurances from the Illinois Department of Corrections that students and alumni from the same education...
United States' Immigration and Customs Enforcement Severely Undercounts Number of People in its Custody (documentedny.com)
A new report finds ICE failed to count 203,350 individuals as part of its total detention population between 2019 and 2022 — nearly 42% of the total people detained....
Mexico's tactic to cut immigration to the US: wear out migrants (apnews.com)
Driven by mounting pressure from the U.S. to block millions of vulnerable people headed north, but lacking the funds to deport them, Mexican authorities are employing a simple but harsh tactic: wearing migrants out until they give up....
Panama launches US-backed deportation flights aimed at discouraging migrants (www.aol.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/panama-launches-us-backed-depor…
Hurray For The Riff Raff - "Precious Cargo" (2022) (hftrr.bandcamp.com)
A Muslim woman tweeted about a Gaza protest at the DNC. Then the K-Hive called the Feds (www.independent.co.uk)
Democrats Scrub Death Penalty Opposition From Campaign Platform - For the first time in more than a decade, the Democratic Party platform includes no mention of abolishing the death penalty. (www.huffpost.com)
On Monday, the Democrats approved their 2024 platform, which includes no mention of the death penalty. This year’s platform marks the first time since 2004 the platform has not mentioned the death penalty (the 2008 and 2012 platforms called for making the punishment less arbitrary)....
Oath Keepers lawyer pleads guilty to obstructing Jan. 6 investigation - Kellye SoRelle admitted that she advised members of the extremist group to destroy evidence. (www.politico.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/oath-keepers-lawyer-pleads-guil…
Committee says lack of communication, training led to thousands of dropped cases by Houston police (apnews.com)
A breakdown in communication, a lack of training, inconsistent protocols and an ineffective records management system were some of the reasons that led to Houston police dropping more than 268,000 cases over nearly the past decade, a committee said Wednesday....
St. Louis County judge pulls deal that would have spared Marcellus Williams (www.stlpr.org)
Williams was sentenced to death for the killing of Felicia Gayle, a former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter. No forensic evidence, such as DNA, hair or footprints, had ever linked him to the scene, though police did find Gayle’s purse and other belongings in Williams’ car. He also pawned a laptop belonging to her husband....
96 Quite Bitter Beings by CKY (www.youtube.com)
"96 Quite Bitter Beings" by CKY, off of their album Volume 1...
California tried to make Google pay news outlets. The company cut a deal that includes funding AI. (laist.com)
California lawmakers are abandoning an ambitious proposal to force Google to pay news companies for using their content, opting instead for a deal in which the tech giant has agreed to pay $122.5 million to support local media outlets and start an artificial intelligence program....
‘Hitting kids should never be allowed’: Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools (apnews.com)
Legislation that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law this month bans physical punishment in private schools while reiterating a prohibition on the practice in public schools implemented 30 years ago....
A white supremacist warned me to comply with his demands or else. Now, he's in federal custody. (www.newschannel5.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/a-white-supremacist-warned-me-t…
Chicago Police Made Nearly 200,000 Secret Traffic Stops Last Year (boltsmag.org)
Chicago police are required to document every time they pull someone over. But a new investigation reveals the department is releasing vastly incomplete data to oversight agencies, even as the superintendent pledges reforms....
Thousands march on DNC without incident — or a permit: 'We just want a peaceful protest.' (chicago.suntimes.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/dnc-protests-union-park-united-…
DHS watchdog warns of 'urgent issue' after immigration officials allegedly lose track of unaccompanied children (abcnews.go.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/web/20240822113014/…/story?id=112…
Under Biden border move, fewer migrants are released into the U.S. or screened for asylum (www.cbsnews.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/biden-border-policy-fewer-migra…