Posts by twrling@sfba.social
(DIR) Post #AQNF1p1rIVNV9KhTMm by twrling@sfba.social
2022-12-06T23:00:08Z
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By 8-3 vote, SF Board of Supervisors pause #killerrobots use and send robot policy back to rules committee for further discussion. Amazing one-week reversal because YOU spoke up.
(DIR) Post #ASmlGfpxYn9sXxhxK4 by twrling@sfba.social
2023-02-17T23:09:56Z
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Nebraska environmental agency tries to charge newspaper $44,000 in fees for time spent "deciding whether to release the requested records. Court said nope. #PublicRecords https://journalstar.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/judge-rules-in-favor-of-news-nonprofit-in-fight-over-44k-fee-for-public-records/article_6c8beb51-afcc-561d-8e44-dd0abe2c5262.html?
(DIR) Post #AUtmVifcqR864Kxp7Q by twrling@sfba.social
2023-04-21T22:24:38Z
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"A judge in North Carolina found two ##journalists with the Asheville Blade guilty of “trespassing” on Christmas in 2021 when they stayed in a public park to cover Asheville police as officers evicted a #homeless encampment." https://thedissenter.org/judge-convicts-jorunalists-trespassing-reporting-homeless-encampment/?ref=the-dissenter-newsletter&eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=92262b2a-0d74-4863-be47-8aaa89358005
(DIR) Post #AXfRf0QlgaNIuy3i2i by twrling@sfba.social
2023-07-13T21:38:13Z
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Lawyers with cases before a judge venmoing contributions to the judge's Christmas party is literally why ethics rules were created. This is bonkers. #SCOTUS https://newrepublic.com/post/174259/top-lawyers-venmoed-clarence-thomas-aide-supreme-court
(DIR) Post #AYGGlm7JrtncQM0rnk by twrling@sfba.social
2023-07-31T17:35:48Z
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"Since at least 2014, Chemtrade underreported sulfur dioxide emissions after failing to properly calibrate, operate and maintain its continuous monitoring system, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District". #Environment https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2023/07/27/richmond-chemical-plant-fined-1-15-million-for-years-long-air-pollution-violations/
(DIR) Post #Aau9nLVL21bR6tCTb6 by twrling@sfba.social
2023-10-18T19:07:47Z
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"You’re not just trusting me to not play nice with governments. We literally don’t have the data, which is the only way to actually preserve privacy". #encryption #signal #SMS https://restofworld.org/2023/signal-president-meredith-whittaker-messaing-privacy/
(DIR) Post #Ai9oT8RECs1wdbDvGq by twrling@sfba.social
2024-05-16T18:15:50Z
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#Climate lawsuits filed by kids against the government are being dismissed by judges who say a finding of wrongdoing won't remedy the harms. https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-05-14/judge-dismisses-california-childrens-climate-change-lawsuit
(DIR) Post #AstGAYYFgsaiBqTFFg by twrling@sfba.social
2025-04-08T18:44:56Z
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"Police #pursuits claimed nearly two lives a day in the United States in recent years, far higher than previously known. Most victims are #bystanders and passengers, not fleeing drivers, and most pursuits begin over low-level offenses rather than violent crimes". https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/police-chase-crash-investigations-20251077.php?
(DIR) Post #AxV3kQX4whXzvkLtgW by twrling@sfba.social
2025-08-22T18:42:58Z
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"“The supreme court has pulled the rug out from under the lower federal courts, and it has done so deliberately and knowingly. The chief justice has no higher obligation than to protect the federal judiciary from attacks by this president, and in my view he has utterly failed.” #SCOTUS https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/aug/21/justice-john-roberts-supreme-court
(DIR) Post #Ay51JGHvikWc7bk6pE by twrling@sfba.social
2025-09-10T16:07:52Z
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The hundreds of Koreans arrested at a #Hyundai plant in Georgia were mostly electrical engineers on valid visas. "“We felt like we were being followed as animals, like they were hunting for us.” https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-us-georgia-raid-hyundai-24d990562f5ac20e7d3e983a77a4f7ff
(DIR) Post #AywZptMKdTTa1utCVc by twrling@sfba.social
2025-10-06T19:07:21Z
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"An Emmy-winning, Spanish-language reporter who covers immigration, Guevara was arrested June 14 after livestreaming a protest. The federal government has argued that his filming of law enforcement activities created a risk to public safety." #reporting https://cpj.org/2025/10/journalist-mario-guevara-to-be-deported-from-us-in-unprecedented-case/
(DIR) Post #AywZue2h0i3ByQyBM0 by twrling@sfba.social
2025-04-21T21:36:43Z
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"In a letter to DHS, the House members asked why agents attempted to enter the schools without warrants, and falsely claimed that the students came to the country as unaccompanied minors and that the agents were granted permission to be there by their guardians. 4 of the 5 students named were not unaccompanied minors, and parents contacted by the school district officials said they had not been contacted by #HomelandSecurity in advance of the visit". https://edsource.org/updates/house-democrats-demand-meeting-with-homeland-security-boss-over-visit-to-la-schools
(DIR) Post #AywZwCSuVq411XyTY0 by twrling@sfba.social
2025-04-18T20:25:37Z
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175 pages of court-released material about #sexualabuse in the SF #diocese shows coverups and failures by the independent panels charged with handling the cases. https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/priest-abuse-archdiocese-20277287.php?
(DIR) Post #AywZxJMaLr0EhuXtlg by twrling@sfba.social
2025-03-15T06:28:18Z
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Berkeley becomes the latest city to ban the use of #realpage an algorithmic rental pricing software. "“It amounts to illegal price-fixing,” https://www.berkeleyside.org/2025/03/12/berkeley-bans-rent-pricing-software-realpage
(DIR) Post #AywZzef28eurL7IB9c by twrling@sfba.social
2024-12-13T18:29:28Z
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"Across the country, hospitals are dispensing medications to patients in labor, only to report them to child welfare authorities when they or their newborns test positive for those very same substances on subsequent #drug tests". #Catch22 #pregnancy https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/11/pregnant-hospital-drug-test-medicine/76804299007/
(DIR) Post #Aywa1GC64nBi2KWTw0 by twrling@sfba.social
2024-10-07T16:20:33Z
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Aryan Brotherhood gang in the San Fernando Valley busted for smuggling #fentanyl while rightwingers keep blaming migrants. "During the investigation, law enforcement seized "large quantities of illegal firearms, and dozens of pounds of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin". https://abc7.com/post/dozens-san-fernando-valley-white-supremacist-gang-members-arrested-charged-federal-indictment/15385105/?s=03
(DIR) Post #B1NlmCaLuyNUhkAdDE by twrling@sfba.social
2025-12-18T18:14:13Z
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A Google "featured" #VPN available as a chrome extension is owned by a data broker and is harvesting your computer. If you have Urban VPN, get rid of it. https://www.neowin.net/news/malicious-vpn-steals-full-chatgpt-and-gemini-conversations-of-over-8-million-users/