• Elon Musk pledged transparency at Twitter. But he’s walling off researchers

    For years, Twitter, like other social media platforms, has freely given its platform data to independent researchers so that they can analyze everything from online trolling to the spread of misinformation. Those studies have been critical to understanding the tactics used by scammers, foreign influence campaigns and other malicious actors trying to manipulate social media.

    But now researchers fear the future of that work is under threat, after Twitter abruptly announced plans last week to restrict access to this data and charge money for it.

  • Democrats say Barrett’s nomination is all about the future of Obamacare

    Democrats on Saturday night launched their case against federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, saying support for her confirmation was equivalent to a vote to end the Affordable Care Act. In a rush of statements following Barrett’s Rose Garden introduction, top Democrats put the fate of the law — and its […]

  • Two Great Documentaries: “A Thousand Cuts” and “Boys State”

    [bc_video video_id=”6180021145001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] Two documentaries to choose from, first is “A Thousand Cuts” from writer/director Ramona S. Diaz about press freedom in the Philippines.  I’m strongly recommending the film, check this link out to see it.  And this Friday, Apple TV+ will unveil “Boys State” about teenage […]

  • The Boys of “Boys State” Talk About Documentary

    [bc_video video_id=”6178628865001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] I enjoyed the upcoming Apple TV+ documentary BOYS STATE and I had a great time talking to the boys who learned the value of democracy.  There’s the hopeful Steven Garza who’s running for governor of the Nationalist Party, the eloquent Renee Otero the Nationalist […]

  • Teenage Boys and Democracy: A Behind-The-Scenes Look at “Boys State”

    [bc_video video_id=”6178175951001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] The new Apple TV+ documentary BOYS STATE, which won the U.S. Documentary Competition Grand Jury Prize at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, is an eye-opening look at democracy and it’s as nail-biting as any election season.  I spoke with filmmakers Amanda McBaine and Jesse […]

  • Human chain across Hong Kong expresses solidarity and determination, say protesters

    Protesters formed a 28-mile human chain across Hong Kong Friday evening in a show of solidarity for the city’s pro-democracy protest movement that continues to gain traction almost three months after it began. The action was planned to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the “Baltic Way,” a historically significant peaceful demonstration against Soviet occupation. […]

  • Second judge calls census citizenship question illegal, says it threatens democracy

    The Trump administration’s decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 U.S. census “threatens the very foundation of our democratic system,” a federal judge said Wednesday. Judge Richard Seeborg said the commerce secretary’s decision to add the question was arbitrary and capricious and would violate a constitutional requirement that the census count everyone in […]

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