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The Federal Election Commission, which regulates campaign finance, has lost another member. But the FEC has actually been without a quorum for months, leaving the agency unable to do much of its work.
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Both Google and Apple recently removed Red Dot, an app people can use to report sightings of ICE officials, from their respective app stores, 404 Media has found. The move comes after Apple removed ICEBlock, a much more prominent app, from its App Store on Thursday following direct pressure from U.S. Department of Justice officials. Google told 404 Media it removed apps because they shared the location of what it describes as a vulnerable group that recently faced a violent act connected to these sorts of ICE-spotting apps—a veiled reference to ICE officials.
The move signals a broader crackdown on apps that are designed to keep communities safe by crowdsourcing the location of ICE officials. Authorities have claimed that Joshua Jahn, the suspected shooter of an ICE facility in September and who killed a detainee, searched his phone for various tracking apps. A long-running immigration support group on the ground in Chicago, where ICE is currently focused, told 404 Media some of its members use Red Dot.
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We, as a country, are in the era of mass incarceration. The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any democratic nation on the planet. There are nearly 2 million people locked up in our country’s prisons or jails, not to mention the thousands more on some form of electronic monitoring, probation, or parole. An […]
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Try not to have any run-ins with a deadly assassination squad before December 5, because there’s a real treat coming to theaters. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair—the four-plus-hour epic that combines Kill Bill volumes one and two—is getting a nationwide release for the first time. There are also some extra goodies in store, including a never-before-seen 7 1⁄2-minute animated sequence and select screenings in 70mm and 35mm. Per a press release, The Bride (Uma Thurman) and her bloody revenge journey are hacking their way into most major markets.
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Jane Fonda continues to grow her legacy as one of the most engaged activists in Hollywood. The Grace And Frankie actor is relaunching the Committee for the First Amendment, a movement her father, Henry Fonda, was an early member of during the McCarthy era. The group was initially formed in the 1940s to protest the House Un-American Activities Committee, which accused many citizens, including top entertainers, of having communist ties. “The McCarthy Era ended when Americans from across the political spectrum finally came together and stood up for the principles in the Constitution against the forces of repression,” the Fonda-led committee wrote in a letter. “Those forces have returned. And it is our turn to stand together in defense of our constitutional rights.”
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YouTube is the latest social media company to pay Trump tens of millions of dollars to resolve lawsuits brought before he returned to power. The money will fund a new ballroom at the White House.
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