Accountability
Failures and successes of institutional and governmental accountability.
Collection by Charles Baldwin
Bloomberg CityLab
An Infamous Sheriff May Be on His Way Out in Louisiana’s Iberia Parish
7 min · · The lead-up to the October election is being closely watched since the current sheriff, whose office has cost more than $6 million in claims, has said he will not run. · Shared by 7, including Charles Baldwin
The Intercept
Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” Policy Exposes Migrants to Rape, Kidnapping, and Murder in Dangerous Border Cities
15+ min · · The U.S. government’s Migrant Protection Protocols, or “Remain in Mexico,” in fact puts migrants in grave danger. · Shared by 8, including Charles Baldwin
ACLU
One Woman Who Knew Her Rights Forced Border Patrol Off a Greyhound Bus
8 min · · On June 7, Tiana Smalls, whose Facebook profile describes her as owner of Fire Flower Beauty Company, was riding a Greyhound bus from Bakersfield, California to Las Vegas, Nevada. As the bus approached an agricultural checkpoint at the Nevada state line, Ms. Smalls said the driver made an unusual announcement: “We are being boarded by Border Patrol. Please be prepared to show your documentation upon request.” Ms. Smalls immediately reacted. According to a description she posted on Facebook, she · Shared by 6, including Charles Baldwin
The Intercept
Acosta Says Epstein Deal Was in a “Different World” — But His Labor Department Still Makes Trafficking Victims Suffer
4 min · · At the Department of Labor, Alex Acosta continues to ensure that those vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation are made more vulnerable still. · Shared by 7, including Charles Baldwin
The Register
US border cops' secret racist Facebook group a total disgrace, says patrol chief. She should know, she was a member
3 min · · Contrary to honor and integrity · Shared by 7, including Charles Baldwin
MIT Technology Review
Even Donald Trump is dumping on Facebook’s digital currency dreams
3 min · · Facebook has been dealing with criticism and scrutiny since it unveiled Libra. But the backlash shows that the project is a real wakeup call. · Shared by 14, including Thomas Power, Charles Baldwin
Gizmodo
The Dirty Business of Hosting Hate Online
17+ min · · Sometime in the three years before he murdered nine people at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, Dylan Roof sat down at his computer and typed “black on White… · Shared by 31, including Jane, Rand Fishkin, Charles Baldwin
The Intercept
How U.S. Tech Giants Are Helping to Build China’s Surveillance State
7 min · · A nonprofit led by Google and IBM executives is working with Semptian, whose technology is monitoring the internet activity of 200 million people in China. · Shared by 47, including Rick Powell, Mark Kaigwa, Claudia Sommer, Luca Like, Charles Baldwin
Salon
Had enough debate about Donald Trump? Me too. He's a tyrant and a killer: He must be stopped
6 min · · Questions about where Trump came from and what he means will linger forever. But our immediate task is obvious · Shared by 9, including Charles Baldwin
The Intercept
Nancy Pelosi Has Chosen Her War, and it’s With Her Own Party’s Future
5 min · · It is time for liberals and leftists who lambast Mitch McConnell to admit to themselves that the hippie-punching Pelosi has become a Trump enabler too. · Shared by 11, including Charles Baldwin
Forbes
Unity Technologies CEO John Riccitiello Sexually Harassed Colleagues, Former Exec Claims
3 min · · John Riccitiello, the CEO of gaming company Unity Technologies, repeatedly sexually harassed female colleagues, propositioning them for sex and then threatening one if she spoke about his behavior,… · Shared by 8, including Charles Baldwin
CJR
Facebook and the private group problem
7 min · · Shared by 12, including Matt Navarra, Mathew Ingram, Charles Baldwin
VICE
Google’s Jigsaw Was Supposed to Save the Internet. Behind the Scenes, It Became a Toxic Mess
16+ min · · Google’s internet freedom moonshot has gotten glowing attention for its ambitious projects. But current and former employees, leaked documents, and internal messages reveal a grim reality. · Shared by 51, including Charles Baldwin, Bjorn Larsen, Jeff Atwood, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Mathew Ingram
The New York Times
San Francisco Will Spend $600,000 to Erase History
6 min · · The school board has voted to destroy public murals by a New Deal-era Communist. · Shared by 29, including Rick Powell, Charles Baldwin, W. Blake Gray, Pedro Noguera
The Verge
Grubhub is using thousands of fake websites to upcharge commission fees from real businesses
2 min · · Grubhub has been buying up to 23,000 fake domains that resemble real restaurants. · Shared by 24, including Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, DHH, Charles Baldwin
The Daily Beast
America Is Stuck With a $400 Billion Stealth Fighter That Can’t Fight
4 min · · The planes have had several previously unreported ‘category 1’ flaws—military parlance for issues that can prevent a pilot from accomplishing their mission. · Shared by 21, including Mike Rundle, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Charles Baldwin