Most of my posts focused #humanrights and #ruleOfLaw in the #US are posted on a separate account. And that’s where I primarily follow American commentators. If you want to know where this account is, feel free to indicate below by “liking,” making a comment, or sending a private message, and I’ll send you the name of the account privately.
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“This is the most massive secrecy grab in #Texas since the adoption of the Public Information Act.”
Our top story, from Michelle Pitcher: A move to "standardize" #police personnel files could have devastating consequences for transparency. https://www.texasobserver.org/secrecy-g-file-police-records-texas-legislature/
#politics #USpol #HumanRights #journalism #media #TXlege #news
Latest comic on prison labor in the US food supply chain
“This is really its own illness, lots of times affecting young, healthy people.”
Millions of Texans have already come down with long #COVID symptoms, and many more could be at risk in the future if we don't make changes. For this @TexasObserver magazine feature, I interviewed both sufferers and medical experts about solutions we can take: https://www.texasobserver.org/long-covid-texas-clearing-the-air/
#news #politics #USpol #healthcare #health #disability #HumanRights #Texas #Austin #pandemic #science
Federal Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin ordered the #Trump admin to restore funds for programs that provides legal services to unaccompanied minors in #immigration proceedings.
“Terminating funding for direct #LegalRepresentation for unaccompanied #children, without any plan to ensure continuity in representation, potentially violates Congress's express directive….”
#law #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #Constitution #RightToCounsel #6thAmendment #CivilRights #HumanRights
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.447078/gov.uscourts.cand.447078.33.0.pdf
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If you're an American born after 1969, you've never lived under a liberal-leaning U.S. Supreme Court.
If Hillary Clinton had been elected in 2016, that could have changed.
The U.S. could be much different.
Roe would still be the law of the land.
Justice and equality could move forward, not backward.
The Supreme Court, and federal courts, are reason enough to vote for Democrats.
“Of all people, you have a #disability so you can relate, I hope.”
Out today from Austin Free Press: Disability rights activists protested outside the Governor's Mansion, for the "liberation" of more people from institutions, marking the anniversary of a key #SCOTUS decision:
https://austinfreepress.org/wheres-abbott-austin-disability-activists-picket-one-of-their-own-at-governors-mansion/
#news #politics #activism #health #HumanRights #disabled #protest #GregAbbott #USpol #politics #law #CivilRights
(1/2) Ep 27: Space Exploration, Civil Rights and Governance #WisdomWithWes
https://youtu.be/yUP-ZK3z8Y0
#Hope #future #HealOurCulture #HumanRights #ConCW #SpaceEd #nasa
Some reflections on connections between our reignited drive to explore the heavens, return to the moon and set foot on Mars, the struggle for civil rights and human rights, and our drive to improve our systems of governance to support representative democracy, the rule of law, and a just society for all.
I’m Wes Fryer of Charlotte
“The South really did not lose [the Civil War] when it came to maintaining this form of free labor.”
New from @josephinelee and Michelle Pitcher in our magazine, tracing two centuries of forced labor in Texas: https://texasobserver.org/texas-prison-plantations/
#prison #slavery #history #news #politics #HumanRights #labor #WorkersRights
Predictive policing is UNJUST.
It tramples on the presumption of innocence to reproduce existing discrimination.
With 16 other civil society groups, we say:
BAN biometric surveillance and the use of AI to ‘predict’ crime.
Read our open letter ➡️ https://www.openrightsgroup.org/app/uploads/2024/07/SafetyNotSurveillance-open-letter-Jul-24.pdf
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Please read & share my latest article, “Dehumanization is Wrong” posted to my blog as well as Medium:
https://www.speedofcreativity.org/2024/08/06/dehumunization-is-wrong/
https://medium.com/@wfryer/dehumunization-is-wrong-2492623c5bbe
In the article I address ideas in the 2024 book “Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them)” by Jack Posobiec and Joshua Lisec.
#ethics #HumanRights #dehumanization #unhuman #politics #polarization #election #election2024
Add #AlsuKurmasheva to the list of American #journalists jailed in #Russia
The #RadioFreeEurope / #RadioLiberty editor was detained in 2023. Her husband & daughters came to Washington to raise awareness & ask for help.
#InternationalLaw #law #Putin #autocracy #authoritarianism #tyranny #HumanRights
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/07/29/alsu-kurmasheva-journalist-russia-detained/
The fediverse didn't turn me trans, but it has helped me to realize my neurodivergence.
Yesterday, today and forever,
#TransRights are #HumanRights
SCOOP from Reporting Fellow Francesca D'Annunzio: Texas Department of Public Safety is committing to a five year, $5.3 million contract for Tangles, an AI #surveillance tool that can track cell phones without a court order. (🧵 1/2) https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-dps-surveillance-tangle-cobwebs/
#Texas #politics #USpol #news #police #tech #privacy #HumanRights #activism #AI
Not Pollution. Not Global Warming. Not Corruption. Not Corporations that won't pay taxes.
It's migrants who are at fault for all the troubles in your life. Since you're not man enough to shoulder life's responsibilities, your start picking on a vulnerable group, like migrants, and you start bullying them, like a coward. Try helping people for a change!
#MigrantsRights #HumanRights #Pollution #CorporateGreed #DirtyPoliticians #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming
"You can’t reform a system that is built on slavery, on Indigenous genocide, on transphobia, and through all forms of degradation — we have to abolish it."
#TransRights #HumanRights #FairSociety #Justice #Genocide #Slavery #Transphobia
https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/06/25/why-is-anti-trans-violence-on-the-rise-in-america/
Bloodied Faces, Sobbing Children: #Immigration Officers Smash Car Windows to Speed Up Arrests
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We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before #Trump took office.
#ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.”
You can judge for yourself.
#News #Government #HumanRights #Police #Courts #Politics
https://projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-smashed-windows-deportation-arrests/
Democracy literally means rule of the common people. If your country is ruled by corporations and billionaires, then it is most certainly NOT a Democracy!
#Freedom #Humanity #HumanRights #Democracy #RuleOfLaw #Justice #Friday
📷 #Germany has unleashed self-learning¹ AI camera systems on it's citizens.
AI + Mass Surveillance = Human Rights violations Made in Germany:
🇬🇧 https://madeindex.org/blog/ai-mass-surveillance-human-rights-violations-made-in-germany
🇩🇪 https://madeindex.org/de/ki-massenueberwachung-menschenrechtsverletzungen-made-in-germany
Sources:
¹https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXQ_E6AZTXQ&t=158
#Tech #Privacy #Government #Artificialintelligence #Software #IT #News #Mannheim #Deutschland #KI #MadeinGermany #HumanRights #Surveillance #kunstlicheintelligenz #uberwachung #AI #camera #regierung #nachrichten #georgeorwell #german #deutsch #BadenWurttemberg #parody
New year, new country, new #introduction. Having obtained my #PhD in #computationalmusicology in 🇨🇭 last year, I am now pursuing an academic career in #musicresearch in Linz 🇦🇹. Most music genres and styles have fantastic specimens but I seem to have a general preference for the extremes, be it #deathmetal, #hardtechno, or completely bonkers #ContemporaryMusic. Politically I'm a violent, radical extremist for #solidarity, #cooperation, and #HumanRights. Favourite vegetable: #hokkaido squash
My latest:
The Erasure of Rights of Afghanistan’s #Women & #Girls: Taking the Taliban to Court.
Australia, #Canada, Germany & the Netherlands plan to take the #Taliban to the #ICJ over… violations of #Afghanistan’s #HumanRights obligations. “#UN experts & #HumanRights organizations are applauding this groundbreaking initiative... They are also calling on the internat’l community, including #Canada, to do more…” | Slaw: Canada’s online legal magazine https://www.slaw.ca/2024/11/22/the-erasure-of-rights-of-afghanistans-women-and-girls-taking-the-taliban-to-court/ #genderapartheid
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“We’ve been preparing for years for this context.”
From volunteers who serve refugees, to the government, here's how #Mexico is preparing for the returning president's mass deportation agenda:
https://www.texasobserver.org/is-mexico-prepared-for-mass-deportations/
#border #immigration #politics #USpol #news #Trump #HumanRights
Go get him!
A Missouri Republican has introduced a federal abortion ban in the House
https://www.fastcompany.com/91268914/bill-banning-abortion-introduced-house-missouri-republican
"Using a mobility aid is not “giving up.“
Using a shower bench is not “lazy.”
Using a ramp is not for “disabled people only.”
Normalizing and not shaming people for using accessibility features reduces the stigma surrounding them. "- Misa on Wheels
#Disability #HumanRights #Poverty #Technology #Cinema #Accessibility
🚨 **Privacy Alert: The New French Surveillance Law** 🚨
The proposed law not only targets drug trafficking but also poses a significant threat to the very foundation of our digital privacy. By mandating "backdoors" in encrypted messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp, this legislation compromises the security of all users. This sets a dangerous precedent that could lead to widespread surveillance and abuse.
🔍 **Why It Matters**: Encryption is essential for safeguarding our personal communications from prying eyes, including those of malicious actors. If the government can access our messages, so can hackers.
📢 **Take Action**: Join the fight against this invasive law! If you are a French national or resident, contact your representatives and demand they prioritize our digital rights. 📚 For more information, including how to find and contact your local representative, visit the French article: [La Quadrature du Net](https://www.laquadrature.net/narcotraficotage/).
#PrivacyMatters #Encryption #DigitalRights #SurveillanceState #France #MassSurveillance #DataPrivacy #Censorship #HumanRights #CivilLiberties #FreedomOfSpeech #Activism