Set-top box rules and other changes could be dead in Obama’s final months.
Source: GOP tells FCC to just stop what it’s doing until Trump is inaugurated | Ars Technica
Category: Censorship
Prosecutor Shuts Down New Orleans Cop’s Attempt To Charge Arrestee With Hate Crime For Insulting Responding Officers | Techdirt
The Louisiana legislature decided to help out its most underprivileged constituents — law enforcement officers — by making it a felony to “attack” them using nothing more than words.
Amid Clinton Controversy, FBI Documents Show Why Americans Should Worry About Intelligence Gathering
Critics are right to be concerned about the FBI’s expanded power, especially when it comes to recruiting and deploying informants. That’s true regardless of why FBI Director James Comey acted as he did toward Hillary Clinton.
Source: Amid Clinton Controversy, FBI Documents Show Why Americans Should Worry About Intelligence Gathering
Big Pharma Paid LGBT Groups and Others That Opposed California Drug-Price Ballot Measure
The measure would lower drug prices for state agencies. Big drug companies are so terrified, they’ve ponied up an astounding $109 million to fight it.
Source: Big Pharma Paid LGBT Groups and Others That Opposed California Drug-Price Ballot Measure
Prenda lawyers’ careers are up in smoke, but sanctions keep coming | Ars Technica
In 2013, Prenda lashed out against blog commenters who called them “assclowns.”
Source: Prenda lawyers’ careers are up in smoke, but sanctions keep coming | Ars Technica
How Big Pharma’s Shadow Regulation Censors the Internet
Americans pay by far the highest prices in the world for most prescription drugs, and of course big pharma would like to keep it that way.
Source: How Big Pharma’s Shadow Regulation Censors the Internet
After police violence against unarmed black men, 911 crime calls drop | Ars Technica
Communities skip reporting crime out of distrust of law enforcement.
Source: After police violence against unarmed black men, 911 crime calls drop | Ars Technica
Lawmaker Who Pushed Bill to Protect People Filming Police Arrested for Filming Police
Arkansas State Rep. John Walker told the black man whose arrest he was filming: “I’m just making sure they don’t kill you.” Then he was arrested.
Source: Lawmaker Who Pushed Bill to Protect People Filming Police Arrested for Filming Police
House Science Committee now wants to see SEC’s e-mails, too | Ars Technica
Congressman continues crusade against Exxon securities fraud investigations.
Source: House Science Committee now wants to see SEC’s e-mails, too | Ars Technica
Rio’s Far-Right Candidate in Photos With Accused Police Pedophile, Threatens to Sue Anyone Sharing Them
The scion of a proto-fascist family, running for mayor of Rio de Janeiro, records a bizarre, unhinged, and threatening video.
