US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that detaining an opposition politician might be a “possible setback” in establishing “the right environment” for elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Blinken met with government officials and activists in Kinshasa as part of his trip to Africa. “We …
Read More »Law enforcement officers beheaded in Kazakhstan – media
Three law enforcement personnel have been beheaded during violent protests in the Kazakhstani city of Almaty, according to local media reports on Thursday. News of the alleged incidents was broadcast by Nur-Sultan’s state-run TV channel Khabar 24, citing city authorities. Some 353 officers are said to have been injured, so far. The …
Read More »US judge blocks enforcement of Texas abortion ban for now, after Biden’s DOJ sues to overturn law
In a 113-page ruling issued Wednesday, US District Judge Robert Pitman granted a DOJ request to hold off enforcement of the statewide abortion law, SB 8, which went into effect September 1 and effectively banned all abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy. SB 8 will now go unenforced as …
Read More »Yes, we should defund the public police…and then privatize law enforcement
The Left wants to defund the police because they are actively involved in locking up members of certain ethnic groups more than other ethnic groups; males more than females; people in their teens and twenties more than those aged 70 and above. What is wrong with that in their view? …
Read More »Sydney police ramp up lockdown enforcement after Australia’s New South Wales sees record daily increase of Covid infections
“So we’re still seeing a lot of unnecessary movement of people. We’re also seeing compliance gaps,” NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said at a press briefing on Tuesday after a record 356 new locally transmitted cases and three deaths were reported in the state. “What I’m concerned about is …
Read More »NGOs sue Biden administration over border enforcement, as migrant flood continues in Texas
On Monday, a coalition of NGOs led by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) announced they would resume a lawsuit against the White House, paused for months, over Title 42 expulsions. This refers to the section of federal law that allows for the deportations of “persons who have recently been …
Read More »Federal judge halts enforcement of Arkansas ban on surgeries, hormones & puberty blockers for transgender kids
US District Judge Jay Moody granted a preliminary injunction against the law on Wednesday, siding with the ACLU in a suit launched in May. The court ruled that depriving patients of the treatments in question “midstream” would cause “irreparable harm.” “Arkansas’s trans health ban has been BLOCKED by the court. …
Read More »Selective enforcement: Biden’s ICE told they can drop cases against illegal migrants amid 1.3 MILLION backlog
“Prosecutorial discretion is an indispensable feature of any functioning legal system. The exercise of prosecutorial discretion, where appropriate, can preserve limited government resources, achieve just and fair outcomes in individual cases, and advance the department’s mission of administering and enforcing the immigration laws of the United States in a smart …
Read More »Facebook’s enforcement report reveals AI is deleting 97 PERCENT of ‘hate speech’ before anyone reports it
Unveiling its Community Standards Enforcement Report for the fourth quarter of 2020 on Thursday, Facebook bragged that its expanded use of artificial intelligence had helped it delete almost twice as much “bullying and harassment” content as the previous quarter, just one of several categories in which removals skyrocketed, while its …
Read More »Facebook’s enforcement report reveals AI is deleting 97 PERCENT of ‘hate speech’ before anyone reports it
Unveiling its Community Standards Enforcement Report for the fourth quarter of 2020 on Thursday, Facebook bragged that its expanded use of artificial intelligence had helped it delete almost twice as much “bullying and harassment” content as the previous quarter, just one of several categories in which removals skyrocketed, while its …
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