The secret deals whitewashing the conduct of California police officers: Key takeaways from our investigation
The secret deals whitewashing the conduct of California police officers: Key takeaways from our investigation
https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/clean-record-agreements-investigation-19752768.php
Dozens of California police agencies have executed “clean-record agreements,” legal settlements that promise to hide the wrongdoing of officers.
Elon Musk destroys astronomy
Second-Generation Starlink Satellites Leak 30 Times More Radio Interference, Threatening Astronomical Observations | ASTRON
https://www.astron.nl/starlink-satellites/
Observations with the LOFAR (Low Frequency Array) radio telescope last year showed that first generation Starlink satellites emit unintended radio waves that can hinder astronomical observations.
Police are using secret deals to hand pensions to troubled officers. Millions of taxpayer dollars support the system
Police agencies are handing pensions to troubled officers in secret deals. Taxpayers help support the system
https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2024/police-clean-record-agreements-pensions/?hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL3Byb2plY3RzLzIwMjQvcG9saWNlLWNsZWFuLXJlY29yZC1hZ3JlZW1lbnRzLXBlbnNpb25zLw==&time=MTcyNjY2OTkwNDcxNQ==&rid=N2IzNjI5MWMtZDEyOC00NDljLTk2ZjItYzM3MzY3OGI4MzE3&sharecount=MQ==
Some California police officers who get into trouble suddenly claim they’ve been injured. Their departments disagree, but still award them lifetime disability pensions.
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Boeing workers overwhelmingly reject contract, prepare to strike
Boeing workers overwhelmingly reject contract, prepare to strike
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/boeing-workers-overwhelmingly-reject-contract-prepare-strike-rcna170974
Workers in the Seattle area and Oregon voted 94.6% against a tentative agreement Boeing and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers unveiled Sunday.
Press happily parrots Verizon's claim that its $20-billion purchase of Frontier will be a huge boon to consumers
Press Happily Parrots Verizon’s Claim That Its $20 Billion Purchase Of Frontier Will Be A Huge Boon To Consumers
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/06/press-happily-parrots-verizons-claim-that-its-20-billion-purchase-of-frontier-will-be-a-huge-boon-to-consumers/
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: a major U.S. regional telecom monopoly is looking to buy another major U.S. regional telecom monopoly in a massive transaction that both companies ins…
Press happily parrots Verizon's claim that its $20-billion purchase of Frontier will be a huge boon to consumers
Press Happily Parrots Verizon’s Claim That Its $20 Billion Purchase Of Frontier Will Be A Huge Boon To Consumers
https://www.techdirt.com/2024/09/06/press-happily-parrots-verizons-claim-that-its-20-billion-purchase-of-frontier-will-be-a-huge-boon-to-consumers/
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before: a major U.S. regional telecom monopoly is looking to buy another major U.S. regional telecom monopoly in a massive transaction that both companies ins…
OPINION: We can’t count on private businesses to be ‘third places’
TVO Today | Current Affairs Journalism, Documentaries and Podcasts
https://www.tvo.org/article/we-cant-count-on-private-businesses-to-be-third-places
Releasing names of 900 alleged Nazi war criminals who fled to Canada could embarrass federal government, bureaucrats told
Releasing names of 900 alleged Nazi war criminals who fled to Canada could embarrass federal government, bureaucrats told
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/releasing-names-alleged-nazi-war-criminals-canada-could-embarrass-federal-government-bureaucrats
Library and Archives Canada consulted a “discrete group of individuals or organizations” about whether the list should be made public.
In Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mention
In Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mention
https://futurism.com/the-byte/facebook-partner-phones-listening-microphone
One of Facebook's alleged marketing partners explained how it listens to users' smartphone microphones and advertises to them accordingly.
