We’re witnessing a concerted effort by #Trump & #MAGA#politicians to cast doubt on the legitimate & strong #FultonCounty#ElectionInterference case by attacking the prosecutor. It’s an effort that takes advantage of every avenue of #government#power to which Trump’s allies have access. Their goal? #Delay#accountability for Trump’s alleged attempt to illegally overturn a presidential election.
Months after B.C.’s #PayTransparencyAct came into effect, some B.C. companies are still dragging their heels when it comes to compliance.
The new #legislation requires that, as of Nov. 1, all provincially regulated employers in B.C. must include the expected salary range in publicly advertised positions.
The tool adds a layer of transparency to Canada's opaque #captive#wildlife problem. Documenting instances of #zoonotic#disease outbreaks, escapes, attacks and more, the tool is the most comprehensive #database to date by any organization or government in Canada.
André Simonazzi's (@gov) clear public communication of what is and, above all, what is not, was of great value for the work of the #OpenData community in 2020+. As it has been for all those who have built on this work.
National Security threat assessment leads to protection visa cancellation:
“What risk does an 68-year-old Palestinian woman with diabetes, reliant on the care of others, pose to our national security?” questions Australia Palestine Advocacy Network.
Hugh Grant has been priced out of his ‘phone hacking’ lawsuit against The Sun, after learning it would cost him more money to win than it would cost Rupert Murdoch.
South African app receives 46,693 potholes reports — 7,842 have been closed
The app is not so much about potholes themselves, but more about how transparency is needed to measure success or failure to provide services to citizens. Too often, reports just disappear into a back-end system and no-one sees the full picture, nor ...continues
#CarbonMajors is a database of historic production data from 122 of the world’s largest oil, gas, coal, and cement producers.
• Investor-owned companies account for 31% of emissions, with Chevron, ExxonMobil, and BP the three largest contributors.
• State-owned companies are linked to 33%, with Saudi Aramco, Gazprom, and the National Iranian Oil Company being the largest contributors.
• Nation-states account for the remaining 36%.
“The #CarbonMajors database makes it dramatically easier to document, calculate, and visually demonstrate the growing chasm between the urgent demands of climate reality and the continued reckless and intentional growth of oil and gas production,” said Carroll Muffet, President and CEO of the Center for International Environmental Law #CIEL.
“Violence” in medicine: necessary and unnecessary, intentional and unintentional
Johanna Shapiro, 2018. Phil. Ethics, and Hum. in Med.
"I further suggest possible explanations for the origins of these kinds of violence in physicians, including the fear of suffering and death in relation to vicarious trauma and the consequent concept of “killing suffering”; as well as why patients might be willing to accept such violence directed toward them."
"As has been noted, structural violence injures some, but protects and benefits others. Acknowledging that one is implicated in the suffering of others is a painful realization. To safeguard themselves, many physicians might prefer to avoid it."
NY #Justice Juan #Merchan on Wednesday denied Trump's bid to #delay his April 15 trial on charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star until #SCOTUS reviews his claim to presidential #immunity in a separate criminal case.