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BREAKING NEWS: Calling all Alberta healthcare workers & practitioners - it's time to take down corrupt & rotten Alberta Health Services, Colleges of Physicians, Surgeons, Nurses, Pharmacists...

COVID Intel - by Dr.William Makis • 4854 implied HN points • 18 Jan 24
🏥 Health Politics Corruption Mental health Legal Battles
  1. Dr. William Makis MD is rallying Alberta healthcare workers to take action against corruption within healthcare institutions.
  2. Specifically calling out Alberta Health Services, Colleges of Physicians, Surgeons, Nurses, and Pharmacists.
  3. Dr. Makis MD has a history of battling corruption within Alberta's healthcare system.

Transcript: America This Week, Episode 74, February 2, 2024

TK News by Matt Taibbi • 1773 implied HN points • 03 Feb 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Legal Battles
  1. Campaign season is seeing legal battles for ballot access, especially targeting figures like Trump, RFK Jr., and No Labels.
  2. There are efforts to use technical challenges and lawsuits to impede third-party candidates from getting on state ballots.
  3. Various groups and individuals are collaborating to send intimidating messages to third-party groups to discourage their participation in elections.

The Voting Machines Just "Failed" In 18 States On Election Day!

Emerald Robinson’s The Right Way • 5267 implied HN points • 08 Nov 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Election Fraud Voting Machines Corruption Political Tactics Legal Battles
  1. Voting machines in 18 states had issues on Election Day, including problems in Pennsylvania, Texas, and Kentucky.
  2. Issues included gas leaks, judge-flipping machines, and malfunctioning systems.
  3. The situation points to potential corruption in the election system and a need for vigilance in future elections.

Taking Back Trump's America Serialization

Peter Navarro's Taking Back Trump's America • 825 implied HN points • 02 Feb 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Memoir Presidential Election Legal Battles
  1. Peter Navarro is offering a serialization of his book Taking Back Trump's America to paid subscribers only.
  2. The serialization includes the Table of Contents, Introduction, and Chapter One, with new chapters sent weekly.
  3. Navarro mentions facing legal bills as he advocates for the constitution and his freedom.
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FLASHBACK: That time Al Gore told his team to 'find' 600 votes to overturn the Florida election

Politique Republic • 589 implied HN points • 22 Jan 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Elections Legal Battles
  1. After the 2000 election, Al Gore tried to 'find' 600 votes to win in Florida.
  2. Gore's legal team sued to overturn the certified results and Democrat judges allowed a recount in four Democrat-controlled counties.
  3. The Supreme Court intervened, stopping the recount and the initially certified vote by the Secretary of State prevailed.

Notebook: (1) Classroom Libraries

Book Post • 353 implied HN points • 13 Jan 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Legal Battles Censorship Education Civil Rights
  1. A lawsuit in Florida challenges the removal of books from school libraries due to discriminatory reasons violating constitutional rights.
  2. Legal battles in various states involve laws restricting book content based on sexual orientation or gender identity, sparking controversies.
  3. Multiple lawsuits across different states highlight the ongoing struggle to protect access to diverse literature in school libraries against censorship.

Update 8/2/23

FOIA Around And Find Out • 432 implied HN points • 02 Aug 23
📰 News Investigative Journalism Legal Battles Government transparency
  1. Author is involved in litigations under Freedom of Information Act and Open Records laws against the US government and individuals.
  2. Author is a journalist without formal training, focusing on researching scandals and seeking transparency from the government.
  3. Author emphasizes the importance of citizens questioning government actions and being informed about their privacy rights.

Covert gigwork surveillance platform attempts to claw back disclosures of its intelligence clients

All-Source Intelligence Fusion • 140 implied HN points • 18 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Surveillance Legal Battles National Security
  1. Premise Data's CEO is trying to keep the names of the military and spy agencies the company works for a secret.
  2. There is a legal battle over disclosing intelligence clients, with requests for documents to be clawed back and redacted.
  3. The legal dispute involves claims of national security reasons and maintaining marketplace competitiveness for secrecy.

The next phase of the copyright-AI wars

Joshua Gans' Newsletter • 0 implied HN points • 28 Dec 23
🕹 Technology AI Copyright Legal Battles Language Models Internet
  1. The legal battles around copyright and generative AI are escalating, with the New York Times suing OpenAI and Microsoft for alleged copyright infringement.
  2. Many examples in the lawsuit involve large language models generating text that resembles NYT content, raising questions about whether it constitutes copying.
  3. Understanding how AI prediction machines like LLMs work is crucial in evaluating copyright infringement claims, especially when models generate text probabilistically from publicly available data.