#Federal election 2021: The case for anger

#Federal election 2021: The case for anger

“#Federal election 2021: The case for anger” It’s 1946. Police in Quebec have been instructed to “arrest on sight every known or suspected Witness.” That is: Jehovah’s Witnesses. A group particularly loathed by Maurice Duplessis, the tyrant premier of Quebec. “If this is true, Quebec’s police power is being used to lock up men and…

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#Useful hounds or dehumanizing machines?

#Useful hounds or dehumanizing machines?

“#Useful hounds or dehumanizing machines?” HONOLULU — If you’re homeless and looking for temporary shelter in Hawaii’s capital, expect a visit from a robotic police dog that will scan your eye to make sure you don’t have a fever. That’s just one of the ways public safety agencies are starting to use Spot, the best-known…

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#Facial recognition company sued by California activists

#Facial recognition company sued by California activists

“#Facial recognition company sued by California activists” ALAMEDA, Calif. — Civil liberties activists are suing a company that provides facial recognition services to law enforcement agencies and private companies around the world, contending that Clearview AI illegally stockpiled data on 3 billion people without their knowledge or permission. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Alameda County…

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#The push to decriminalize ‘streetwalking’ follows a deadly run of NYC ‘reforms’

#The push to decriminalize ‘streetwalking’ follows a deadly run of NYC ‘reforms’

“#The push to decriminalize ‘streetwalking’ follows a deadly run of NYC ‘reforms’” Think Bill de Blasio’s dumpster fire of a mayoralty can’t get worse? Think again: Albany is planning to send him more street hookers. Whoopee. State Sen. Brad Hoylman, a Manhattan Democrat now running for borough president, considers the notice police pay to transsexual…

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#Amy Coney Barrett has a fine record on civil liberties

#Amy Coney Barrett has a fine record on civil liberties

“#Amy Coney Barrett has a fine record on civil liberties” Democrats worry that Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, an originalist and textualist who clerked for Justice Antonin Scalia in the late 1990s, will emulate him if confirmed by the Senate. We could do a lot worse. Although progressives often portrayed Scalia as an authoritarian…

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