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Who Would Benefit From California’s Age Appropriate Design Code? Apparently Porn Companies, Privacy Lawyers, And Medical Disinfo Peddlers. But Not Kids

3 years 3 months ago
This week we’ve been writing about California bill AB 2273, a dangerous bill that has effectively sailed through the California legislature with little pushback, because it’s wrapped up in “protect the children” language and no one wants to be seen as not wanting to “protect the children.” But, like so many bills that frame themselves […]
Mike Masnick

GOP candidate Katherine Pinner drops out of St. Louis County executive race

3 years 3 months ago
Katherine Pinner, the GOP candidate for St. Louis County executive, has dropped out of the race.  Chair of the Republican Central Committee of St. Louis County Rene Artman said Pinner notified the party Thursday night. Artman said she was the one who accepted the call from Pinner, but Pinner did not specify a reason for dropping out of the race. She just told Artman she had a desire to do so. According to Artman, Pinner missed the deadline to formally withdraw her candidacy, so she will have…
Hayley Vawter, KSDK

UK Privacy Group Says Police Are Abusing Stop And Search Powers To Hassle Protesters

3 years 3 months ago
Most protest activity targets government entities. So, it’s really no surprise that government entities prefer to target protesters. While most “free” nations won’t go so far as to introduce life sentences for protesting and/or fire a majority of local officials and replace them with handpicked loyalists, the general understanding is that protests targeting government entities […]
Tim Cushing

Clean Air Partnership and CMT Release 2022 Air Quality Forecasting and "Don't Pollute. Switch Up Your Commute."

3 years 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The St. Louis Regional Clean Air Partnership today released data from the first half of the 2022 air quality forecasting season. While the findings reveal no poor or “red” air quality days to-date, the need to continue taking steps to help clear the air remains important as we head into the final stretch of summer. To that end, the Clean Air Partnership continues to work collaboratively with Citizens for Modern Transit (CMT) and other partnering organizations to inform people the way they choose to travel impacts the quality of air area residents breathe, while motivating them to modify commuting behaviors as often as they are able through the summerlong “Don’t Pollute. Switch Up Your Commute,” campaign. Over the past few months, the St. Louis region has seen its share of scorching temperatures and a related increase in the number of days when the air quality has reached moderate to unhealthy ranges. At the mid-point of the air quality forecastin

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