“In the event of a dirty bomb or a nuclear meltdown, emergency responders can safely tolerate radiation levels equivalent to thousands of chest X-rays, the Environmental Protection Agency said in new guidelines that ease off on established safety levels. The EPA’s determination sets a level ten times the drinking water standard for radiation recommended under President Barack Obama. It could lead to the administration of President Donald Trump weakening radiation safety levels, watchdog groups critical of the move say.” More …
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A Brief Dictionary to Help Understand the U.S. Far Right
“The campaign and election of US President Donald Trump have emboldened the country’s far-right movement, which celebrated his policies designed to limit immigration and repeal affirmative action, among others.” More …
McConnell Pulls Out the Stops to Help Trump’s Judicial Picks
“One of the big mysteries of 2017 has been whether Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley would stick to the practice (following that of his immediate Democratic predecessor, Pat Leahy) of letting the home-state senators of judicial nominees veto them, or bend to conservative pressure to let Donald Trump’s nominees go forward no matter what. ” More …
The Secretive Sackler Family Making Billions from the Opioid Crisis
“You’re aware America is under siege, fighting an opioid crisis that has exploded into a public-health emergency. You’ve heard of OxyContin, the pain medication to which countless patients have become addicted. But do you know that the company that makes Oxy and reaps the billions of dollars in profits it generates is owned by one family by the name of Sackler?” More …
Did Jared Kushner’s Data Operation Help Select Facebook Targets for the Russians?
“The Russians used social media to rile the electorate. Investigators wonder if they had inside help.” More …
What Facebook Did to American Democracy
“And why it was so hard to see it coming.” More …
Here’s How Easy It Is for Anyone — Including Russian Operatives — to Target You with Ads on Facebook
“Three media agencies used tools that are available — legally — to marketers, politicians, and activists to show that even $100,000 can go a long way on Facebook.” More …
ACA (Obamacare) Open Enrollment Starts November 1 and Ends December 15
Facebook and Google Helped Anti-Refugee Campaign in Swing States
“The big tech companies worked closely with Secure America Now to target an audience the group felt could be swayed by the message.” More …
Trump Campaign Staffers Pushed Russian Propaganda Days Before the Election
“Kellyanne Conway and Donald Trump Jr. pushed messages from an account operated from Russia’s ‘troll farm’—including allegations of voter fraud a week before Election Day.” More …