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'Agents of misrepresentation': Keating slams Twitter for parody accounts
The former prime minister has requested the US social media behemoth remove multiple foul-mouthed accounts that bear his name, but Twitter has refused.
Julie Roin (Chicago), Changing Places, Changing Taxes: Exploiting Tax Discontinuities,Symposium on Legal Discontinuities (Cegla Center for Interdisciplinary Research, Tel Aviv University), 22 Theoretical Inquiries in Law ___ (2020):
Of Dollars and Data – – “As riots erupt across America following the murder of George Floyd, race relations have once again taken center stage in the United States. Though there is a lot of focus on the social inequalities occurring in the U.S., we should also take a deeper look at the economicinequalities as well. Because it is my belief that many of the social issues experienced by people of color throughout America would be greatly mitigated if they had more economic power. Before we get to that discussion, let’s examine the size of the racial wealth gap to see where things stand currently…”
Artists Paint Mural Of George Floyd Near Where He Died
Five artists finished the mural in 12 hours last week after the officers involved in George Floyd’s death weren’t all four arrested and charged with a crime. “The mural has quickly become a memorial site for locals, who come to honor Floyd and mourn his death.” – Hyperallergic
Popular Mechanics – President Trump retreated underground amid Washington, D.C. protests. But how far down did he actually go?: “In the midst of ongoing protests of police violence and racial injustice around the U.S., President Trump was whisked awayto a “White House bunker” on Friday night. An inside source told the Associated Pressthat Trump “spent nearly an hour in the bunker, which was designed for use in emergencies like terrorist attacks.” There’s a whole city’s worth of stuff underneath the White House and other government buildings in and around Washington, D.C. But what exactly do we know about the bunker where President Trump would be?…”
Popular Mechanics – President Trump retreated underground amid Washington, D.C. protests. But how far down did he actually go?: “In the midst of ongoing protests of police violence and racial injustice around the U.S., President Trump was whisked awayto a “White House bunker” on Friday night. An inside source told the Associated Pressthat Trump “spent nearly an hour in the bunker, which was designed for use in emergencies like terrorist attacks.” There’s a whole city’s worth of stuff underneath the White House and other government buildings in and around Washington, D.C. But what exactly do we know about the bunker where President Trump would be?…”
Helicopters circled above my house on Monday night, as
protestors took to the streets here in Washington, D.C. to fight for equality
and justice in the wake of George Floyd’s death. On what was a very dark night
for the United States, the story
of a local resident taking in protestors (as police tear-gassed his house) felt
like a glimmer of light. For all these reasons, we decided to send this email a
day late – to respect those who took Tuesday as a day of pause, to focus on the
moment.
No doubt you’ve heard that reporters in the U.S. are facing new levels of aggression. As an ICIJ reader, I know you too agree that journalism is not a crime. When these threats to press freedom hit closer to home, I always reflect on those in our network – our family – who face these risks almost daily.
We’re taking a week off next week but will be back after that with some exciting news. Now, some stories that are not about the current chaos in America.
No doubt you’ve heard that reporters in the U.S. are facing new levels of aggression. As an ICIJ reader, I know you too agree that journalism is not a crime. When these threats to press freedom hit closer to home, I always reflect on those in our network – our family – who face these risks almost daily.
We’re taking a week off next week but will be back after that with some exciting news. Now, some stories that are not about the current chaos in America.
‘OKAYISH’ (AND HUMBLE)
“I’ve found this works for
my life, too: don’t focus on being excellent at one thing if you can be okayish at a
couple of things,” German investigative journalist Jan Lukas
Strozyk tells us. As a young reporter, Jan quickly realized that having
multiple skills – reporting and technology – would benefit not only his
employability but help the collaborations he was working on. And rest assured,
he’s much more than just “okayish.” We spoke with him for Meet the
Investigators.
BLACKLIST CHINA
The United States House of
Representatives last week voted in favor of a bill that, pending President
Donald Trump’s signature, would punish Chinese
officials responsible for the mass detention of Uighurs and
other minorities. Nine Chinese companies were also blacklisted for enabling
abuses against minorities. But experts say restrictions can be circumvented.
‘DEEPLY DISTURBED’
Solitary Voices, which we
published just over a year ago, revealed isolation was a go-to tool for
managing and punishing detainees inside U.S. immigration centers. We obtained
data that detailed cases of solitary confinement, including incidents where
detainees were kept in isolation for more than a year. Homeland security
official Ellen Gallagher told us she was “deeply
disturbed” by what she’d seen – and had attempted to
blow the whistle internally for years. Not satisfied, she decided to tell her
story publicly with us.
