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#FEMA Told Victims of New Mexico’s Largest #Wildfire It Can’t Pay for Emotional Harm. A #Judge Will Likely Rule It Must.
Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire victims sued the agency because it will compensate them only for losses that come with a price tag. Victims say the law allows them to be paid for the stress of fleeing the blaze and the toll of losing their possessions.
#News #NewMexico #Law #Government #USForestService
Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire Victims May Be Compensated for Emotional Harm
Victims of New Mexico’s largest wildfire sued FEMA because it will compensate them only for losses that come with a price tag. Victims say the law allows them to be paid for the stress of fleeing the blaze and the toll of losing their possessions.ProPublica
The #Heat #Crisis Is a #Housing Crisis
"Humble told me that we talk about how sharply smoking increases lung cancer risks, up to 3,000 percent according to #government statistics. But, he added, “being #homeless increases your chance of dying from heat in Phoenix by 50,000 percent.”
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/climate/the-heat-crisis-is-a-housing-crisis.html
#health #humanrights #politics #environment #earth #emissions #climate #economy #fail #justice #news
In Texas’ Third-Largest County, the Far Right’s Vision for Local Governing Has Come to Life
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From cutting social services to changing #election rules, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach. His term offers a rare look at what happens when hard-liners exert influence in a battleground county.
#News #Texas #Politics #Government #Election2024
Tim O’Hare’s Rise in Texas Shows the Far Right’s Vision for Local Government
From cutting social services to changing election rules, the Tarrant County judge has pushed his agenda with an uncompromising approach. His term offers a rare look at what happens when hard-liners exert influence in a battleground county.ProPublica
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#security #cybersecurity #infosec #privacy #government #censorship #surveillance #freedom #democracy #tor #torbrowser #opensource
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#FossilFuel Interests Are Working to Kill #Solar in One #Ohio County. The Hometown #Newspaper Is Helping.
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A retired #gas industry executive, a shadowy “grassroots” group and a controversial #media company are spreading #misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other.
#News #Journalism #CleanEnergy #Agriculture #Oil #Koch #Climate #Energy #Politics #Government
The Secret Playbook Behind Effort to Kill Solar in an Ohio County
A retired gas industry executive, a shadowy “grassroots” group and a controversial media company are spreading misinformation while turning residents against a proposed solar farm — and each other.ProPublica
“I’ve never seen anything like this,” said Kedric Payne, senior director of #ethics at the nonpartisan Campaign #Legal Center & fmr deputy chief #counsel in the Office of Congressional Ethics, adding that the goal was probably to pressure #Deloitte into firing the worker. “You can’t imagine that if one employee out of thousands made a statement that offended an official, that then the #government #contracts would be in jeopardy.”
…#Deloitte probably would have a strong #legal case against efforts to revoke its federal #contracts because of Gallagher’s action, said Jessica Tillipman, associate dean for #government procurement #law studies at the George Washington Law School. Under govt procurement rules, only certain kinds of misconduct — such as fraud or tax evasion — can lead to a firm being barred from federal contracts, she said.
#Trump allies threaten #Deloitte contracts after employee shares #JDVance chats
#Republicans backing Trump are threatening Deloitte, a consulting firm that is one of the federal #government’s largest business partners, with the loss of billions of dollars in contracts because an employee shared messages from 2020 in which JD Vance criticized the Trump’s record.
#ethics #law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/07/vance-messages-deloitte-retaliation/
Trump allies threaten Deloitte contracts after employee shares Vance chats
Republicans are targeting $3 billion in federal contracts because a consultant disclosed exchanges unconnected to his work to a reporter.Peter Jamison (The Washington Post)
North Dakota’s Likely Next Governor Brushes Off Conflict Concerns, Says His #Oil and #Gas Ties Would Benefit the State
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Kelly Armstrong earns nearly all of his personal income from oil and gas. If elected, he'll lead boards overseeing the industry in a state with weak financial disclosure rules.
#News #NorthDakota #Energy #Government #Politics #Ethics #Conflict #Transparency #Disclosure #Stocks
Kelly Armstrong’s Oil and Gas Ties Test North Dakota’s Ethics
If elected as North Dakota’s governor, Kelly Armstrong could directly impact oil and gas companies with which he has financial or familial ties.ProPublica
U'khand CM Dhami reviews cyber #security infra after #malware #attack
Malware is a type of #computer #virus used to steal data.
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#Dhami also directed the officials to conduct a security #audit of the 'State Data Centre' and the #website.
The question is rather why the security of the software was not sufficiently audited in advance and whether this is the right software at all if it is susceptible to such attacks?
#Election Skeptics Are Running Some County Election Boards in #Georgia. A New Rule Could Allow Them to Exclude Decisive Votes.
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An examination of a new election rule in Georgia suggests that local officials in just a handful of rural counties could exclude enough votes to affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential race.
#News #President #Vote #Election2024 #Voting #Government #Law #Politics
A Georgia Election Rule Could Have Decisive Impact on 2024 Outcome
An examination of the new rule suggests that local officials in just a handful of rural counties could exclude enough votes to affect the outcome of the 2024 presidential race.ProPublica
Donald #Trump suggests ‘one rough hour’ of policing will end #theft
Who would have thought that science fiction like in “The Purge” would become reality so quickly?
-> https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/158015-the-purge
#usa #future #crime #police #politics #election #vote #president #government #whitehouse #problem #ethics #justice #law
Donald Trump suggests 'one rough hour' of policing will end theft
Donald Trump has suggested that “one rough hour” of law enforcement action would tamp down retail theft, an echo of his thematic campaign support for more aggressive policing measures.MEG KINNARD (AP News)
#Georgia Judge Lifts Six-Week #Abortion Ban After Deaths of Two Women Who Couldn’t Access Care
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Abortion clinics rushed to provide care after a judge rejected the state’s ban, an order that could soon be paused by a higher court. It’s only the latest development since ProPublica reported the deaths of Amber Nicole Thurman and Candi Miller.
#News #Health #Healthcare #Pregnancy #PlannedParenthood #WomensHealth #Law #Government #Politics #KamalaHarris #Doctors #Hospital
Candi Miller would have turned 43 today.
Under Georgia’s abortion ban, Candi avoided doctors, deciding to navigate an abortion alone. Her death is the second preventable abortion-related death ProPublica has found.
#News #Abortion #Georgia #AbortionBan #USNews #Pregnancy #Health #Healthcare #Government #Politics
Candi Miller Died Afraid to Seek Care Amid Georgia’s Abortion Ban
A Georgia committee of experts in maternal health recently deemed Candi Miller’s death “preventable,” ProPublica has learned. The group, which includes 10 doctors, directly blamed the state’s abortion ban.ProPublica
#HeritageFoundation Staffers Flood Federal Agencies With Thousands of Information Requests
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The conservative think tank has filed thousands of public-information requests, clogging the pipeline at federal agencies in an apparent attempt to find employees a potential #Trump administration would want to purge.
#News #FOIA #Government #Project2025 #Climate #Vote #Gender #Biden
Heritage Foundation Staffers Flood Federal Agencies With Thousands of Information Requests
The conservative think tank has filed thousands of public-information requests, clogging the pipeline at federal agencies in an apparent attempt to find employees a potential Trump administration would want to purge.ProPublica
#EPA Says It Plans to Withdraw Approval for Chevron’s Plastic-Based Fuels That Are Likely to Cause #Cancer
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The decision comes after a ProPublica investigation revealed that the EPA had found that one of the fuels had a cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than the agency usually considers acceptable.
#News #Chevron #Plastic #Environment #Health #Government #Climate #Chemicals
Despite Persistent Warnings, #Texas Rushed to Remove Millions From #Medicaid. That Move Cost Eligible Residents Care.
The decision to buck federal #government guidelines was one of many that led to serious repercussions for Texas residents who rely on Medicaid. Among them were #children forced to forgo or postpone lifesaving operations, #doctors say.
#News #Healthcare #Health #ACA #Covid #Pandemic #Insurance #PublicHealth
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-medicaid-unwinding-consequences
Texas Ignored Medicaid Enrollment Guidance and Warnings, Records Show
The decision to buck federal government guidelines was one of many that led to serious repercussions for Texas residents who rely on Medicaid. Among them were children forced to forgo or postpone lifesaving operations, doctors say.ProPublica
"Kushner’s firm creates #conflicts of interest, particularly w/his father-in-law running for re-election.
...asked why Affinity Partners had not “distributed a penny of earnings back to clients”...
“Affinity’s investors may not be motivated by commercial considerations but rather the opportunity to funnel #foreign #government money to members of Trump’s family, namely #JaredKushner & Ivanka #Trump”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/25/us/politics/kushner-private-equity-saudi-arabia.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Nk4.3MN7.IaV3Y5CMFMM7&smid=url-share#
#GOP #Corruption #Politics #Republicans #US #USPol #Election2024 #News
#Israel Deliberately Blocked Humanitarian Aid to #Gaza, Two #Government Bodies Concluded.
Antony Blinken Rejected Them.
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Blinken told #Congress, “We do not currently assess that the Israeli government is prohibiting or otherwise restricting” aid, even though the U.S. Agency for International Development and others had determined that Israel had broken the #law.
#News #Palestine #HumanitarianAid #Biden #Blinken #War
https://www.propublica.org/article/gaza-palestine-israel-blocked-humanitarian-aid-blinken
Blinken Rejected Officials Who Concluded Israel Deliberately Blocked Humanitarian Aid to Gaza.
Blinken told Congress, “We do not currently assess that the Israeli government is prohibiting or otherwise restricting” aid, even though the U.S. Agency for International Development and others had determined that Israel had broken the law.ProPublica
Also: If you are liable for how criminals use your product, shouldn't the gun, get-away car & oil industry be targeted first? ⛓️ 🔫 🚙 🛢️ 😂
#Telegram #PavelDurov #France #Government #Freedom #Laws #Regulation #Chatcontrol #Chatkontrolle
R.I.P. #Telegram
Shortly after the #CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in #France he stated:
"...We’ve made it clear that the IP addresses and phone numbers of those who violate our rules can be disclosed to relevant authorities in response to valid legal requests."
Source:
https://www.pcmag.com/news/telegram-users-ip-addresses-phone-numbers-can-be-given-to-police
#Parody image: CC0 https://Madeindex.org
#Riptelegram #Privacy #Chatcontrol #Chat #Chatkontrolle #PavelDurov #TG #ip #ipaddress #phone #app #tech #it #software #government #freedom #freespeech #rip
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#Telegram will share data
Source: https://reclaimthenet.org/telegram-share-ip-phone-data-government-requests
#internet #communication #messenger #France #government #news #warning
