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Hong Kong dissent silenced

jeudi 9 juin 2022 à 08:50

*China has silenced dissent in [Hong Kong], but exiles are finding ways to keep its spirit alive.*

UK government plans to authorize officials for torture and murder in other countries

jeudi 9 juin 2022 à 08:50

The UK government is planning to authorize officials to collaborate with torture and murder carried out in other countries.

The US is justly condemned for handing prisoners over to torturers in countries such as Syria. The UK must not follow the same path.

Some Medicare Advantage Plans Are Endangering Their Enrollees' Lives

jeudi 9 juin 2022 à 08:50

*Inspector General, AMA and AHA Agree: Some Medicare Advantage Plans Are Endangering Their Enrollees' Lives*. They deny needed medical care, to reduce expenses.

Supreme Court may demand clerks hand over phone records

jeudi 9 juin 2022 à 08:50

The Supreme Court is considering demanding that its clerks hand over their phone records. Those clerks — who are lawyers in training — may be hiring lawyers to resist this.

Social media disservices

jeudi 9 juin 2022 à 08:50

Schools use "social media monitoring" disservices claiming that this is a way to detect and stop shootings before they happen. But the disservices don't seem to work very well, because their "understanding" is fragmentary and confused. The few real danger cases are hidden in an ocean of irony, humor and unrelated conversations.

Even worse, schools use the disservices to monitor protests, too.