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FCC ‘Fines’ Right Wing Bullshitters Wohl, Burkman $5 Million For Voter Robocall Scam

2 years 2 months ago
It’s never fully appreciated the way we’ve let scammers, scumbags, and assorted bullshit artists hijack the nation’s top voice communications platform. Or that we’ve let marketing industry lobbyists slowly degrade the authority of the one U.S. regulator capable of actually doing something about it. Case in point: the FCC this week announced that it has […]
Karl Bode

Archdiocese of St. Louis settles sex abuse suit with alleged victim, agrees to pay $1M

2 years 3 months ago
The Archdiocese of St. Louis on Thursday reached a $1 million settlement with a man who alleged a former priest abused him when he was a boy in the 1990s. The settlement is one of the largest settlements the Archdiocese has paid to a single victim in its history, and the second suit involving former priest Gary Wolken. "We are hopeful that this settlement provides some measure of comfort for the victim and for his family," the Archdiocese said in a statement. "We continue to pray for all victims…
Kelsi Anderson and Jacob Kuerth

Social media, trauma, hate speech add to youth mental health crisis, U.S. Senate panel told

2 years 3 months ago

WASHINGTON — U.S. senators agreed during a hearing Thursday the country’s children are going through a youth mental health crisis, though some of the committee’s members disagreed about what role Congress has to play. Senators detailed a complicated patchwork of issues that contribute to youth mental health challenges, including violence and trauma within schools and […]

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Jennifer Shutt