In a report that looked at child sexual abuse material on social media during the year 2020, Facebook was by far the largest violator with over 20 times more child sexual abuse material than other online platforms like Twitter, Google, and Reddit.
Author: Sarcasticat
Biden Adviser: White House Will ‘Start Acting Now’ On Reparations For African-Americans
In an interview with Axios on HBO, Richmond reminded viewers that Biden continues to support House Resolution 40, a piece of legislation resubmitted last year by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) which would create a “reparations commission.”
h/t Marvin
Five Must-see Moments from President Trump’s CPAC Speech
Former President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke before the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), his first public appearance since leaving the White House roughly six weeks ago.
Here are five of the more noteworthy moments of his speech.
Professors challenge B.C’s racist history ahead of 150th anniversary of joining Canada
A new educational resource is looking at the long history in British Columbia of racist policies and the resiliency of the many Indigenous, Black and racialized people who have been affected.
The open-source booklet Challenging Racist British Columbia: 150 Years and Counting was released today by co-publishers the University of Victoria (UVic) and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
The 80-page document is being made available as Black History Month wraps up and as B.C. approaches its 150th anniversary of joining Canada this July 20.
“In 1871, this province joined the Canadian federation and, ever since, communities of Indigenous, Black, and other racialized peoples have waged protracted struggles against the dispossession of Indigenous lands, institutionalized discrimination, and the politics of exclusion,” the report begins.
Democrats Sound Alarm On Biden Immigration Plan: ‘Will Be Catastrophic For Our Party, For Our Country’
Top Democrat lawmakers are sounding the alarm over Democrat President Joe Biden’s immigration agenda, and some have essentially advocated for returning to the policies that President Donald Trump deployed to slow down the flow of illegal immigration into the U.S.
LILLEY: Trudeau makes Canada ‘vaccine pirate,’ stealing from poor nations
Canada is being described as a “vaccine pirate” after the latest announcement of COVID vaccine approvals showed we will be getting our doses from a facility funded to provide vaccines for the developing world.
Dozens of Facebook moderators sue social media giant for severe mental trauma after being exposed to violent images at work
The 30 staffers, whose job was to spot and remove harrowing material on the site, claim they were not given adequate training to deal with the content or access to doctors or psychiatrists while working for Facebook.
It’s hard to believe it’s March again
It’s hard to believe it’s March again. But we’re in a better place now than we were last time this month rolled around. Along with public health measures that are keeping us safe, we’ve got vaccines being distributed across the country, with millions more on the way.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) March 1, 2021
I’m looking forward to reusing this post every March 1.
‘You don’t get to punch us, buddy’: Confrontation with unmasked Canadian Tire customer under investigation
Mounties confirmed they are investigating several videos that show a confrontation between a man who refused to wear a mask and staff at the Canadian Tire in Burnaby, B.C.
h/t Mauser98
AOC slams NYPD’s $75,000 robotic police dog named Digidog as racist – saying it prowls the streets only in low-income communities of color
The Democratic firebrand blasted the police department’s four-legged ‘Digidog’ in a succession of Thursday tweets, two days after the cyber hound was filmed responding to a home invasion in her home borough of the Bronx.
World Economic Forum deletes Tweet claiming lockdowns improve cities
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has backtracked after it claimed that lockdowns were improving cities.
On Feb. 26, the World Economic Forum put out a video on Twitter with the caption: “lockdowns are quietly improving cities around the world.”
The video showed images of empty streets and idle businesses and claimed that lockdowns led to a drop in carbon emissions and improved air quality.
Justice of the peace and three others arrested on 150 counts of voter fraud in Texas
Medina County Justice of the Peace Tomas Ramirez was arrested last month and is facing one count of organized election fraud, one count of assisting voter voting ballot by mail, and 17 counts of unlawful possession of a ballot or ballot envelope.
Suspect in attempted arson of Montreal synagogue found not criminally responsible
Audrey Roy Cloutier, spokeswoman for the director of prosecutions, confirmed Monday that the court last week declared Adam Riga not criminally responsible after he underwent a psychiatric evaluation to determine if he was fit to be arraigned.
Supreme Court Rejects Sidney Powell’s Election Fraud Petitions without Further Comment
It wasn’t an earth-shattering Monday morning when it came to Supreme Court orders, but court watchers may have noticed that the justices, without comment or explanation, jettisoned more lingering 2020 election challenges. It happened one week after SCOTUS cleared out several similar cases and the morning after Donald Trump repeated the “stolen” election lie to his loyal followers at CPAC.
Biden’s getting exactly the border crisis he asked for
A new year, a new president, a return of an old problem: unaccompanied children crossing the border in droves.
Thousands of children — usually older teens, 16 or 17, but Border Patrol agents report increasing numbers of kids younger than 13 — are arriving each month from Central America.
On Thursday, a Customs and Border Protection staffer reportedly told top Biden administration officials to expect a peak of 13,000 unaccompanied minors to cross the border in May — the highest level ever.