Tag: USA

Half Of TSA’s 30,000 Employees Accused Of Misconduct; Nearly A Third Multiple Times | Techdirt

Almost half of TSA’s entire workforce allegedly committed misconduct, and almost half of that number allegedly did so repeatedly. According to TSA data, from fiscal year 2013 through 2015, almost 27,000 unique employees had an allegation of misconduct filed against them. Moreover, about half of those employees had two or more misconduct allegations filed against them, with some employees having 14, 16, and 18 allegations. In fact, 1,270 employees had five or more misconduct allegations filed against them.

Source: Half Of TSA’s 30,000 Employees Accused Of Misconduct; Nearly A Third Multiple Times | Techdirt

Justice department ‘uses aged computer system to frustrate Foia requests’ | Politics | The Guardian


Lawsuit accuses DoJ of ‘failure by design’ through decades-old system and refusal to use new $425m software on freedom of information requests

Source: Justice department ‘uses aged computer system to frustrate Foia requests’ | Politics | The Guardian

Would Turkey Be Justified in Kidnapping or Drone-Killing the Turkish Cleric in Pennsylvania?


American Exceptionalism in its purest embodiment: the U.S. is not subject to the same rules and laws as other nations.

Source: Would Turkey Be Justified in Kidnapping or Drone-Killing the Turkish Cleric in Pennsylvania?

Pam Geller Sues The US Gov’t Because Facebook Blocked Her Page; Says CDA 230 Violates First Amendment | Techdirt


She’s suing the US government because Facebook relies on Section 230 of the CDA in taking down some of her pages, and she claims, ridiculously, that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act violates the First Amendment. The lawsuit is wrong on so many levels it’s not even funny.

Source: Pam Geller Sues The US Gov’t Because Facebook Blocked Her Page; Says CDA 230 Violates First Amendment | Techdirt

Eric Holder’s Longtime Excuse for Not Prosecuting Banks Just Crashed and Burned


New evidence supports critique that Holder, for a combination of political, self-serving, and craven reasons, held his department back from prosecuting big banks.

Source: Eric Holder’s Longtime Excuse for Not Prosecuting Banks Just Crashed and Burned

Images of Militarized Police in Baton Rouge Draw Global Attention


Photographs and video of heavily armed police officers arresting protesters in Baton Rouge over the weekend reverberated on social networks around the world.

Source: Images of Militarized Police in Baton Rouge Draw Global Attention

Families: Hamas on Facebook, so firm must pay $1B after terror deaths | Ars Technica

On Sunday, the families of several terrorist victims sued Facebook under an American anti-terrorism law. The victims died in multiple terrorist attacks in Israel in 2015 and 2016, and the families are seeking at least $1 billion in damages.
The plaintiffs allege that the social networking giant is liable as it provides “material support” to Hamas—which the United States government considers a terrorist group—by allowing its leaders and followers to openly use the service.

Source: Families: Hamas on Facebook, so firm must pay $1B after terror deaths | Ars Technica

Dallas Buyers Club Face Court Sanctions Over Piracy “Extortion” Tactics – TorrentFreak


The makers of the Oscar-winning movie Dallas Buyers Club are facing monetary sanctions for the dubious tactics used in their ongoing crackdown on BitTorrent pirates. In California, a local resident is arguing that the filmmakers lack any evidence other than an IP-address, while requesting a monetary penalty of $36,000 for their “extortion” tactics.

Source: Dallas Buyers Club Face Court Sanctions Over Piracy “Extortion” Tactics – TorrentFreak