Amidst Caustic Anti-Democracy Bills Nationwide, Maryland Passes Positive Election Reforms, Including Its First Ranked Choice Voting Rules

Overshadowed by the stream of caustic gerrymandering and voter suppression bills nationwide, Maryland Governor Wes Moore signed several pro-voter election bills May 12th. One bill includes the state’s first administrative rules for municipalities using ranked choice voting, and protections from election AI deepfakes.

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TDSB to cut more than 200 administrative staff, board says
The Toronto District School Board says it will lay off 218 central administration staff people after enrolment has declined for years.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-district-school-board-cuts-central-administration-staff-9.7196078?cmp=rss

Insurance Companies Would Deny Oxygen If They Could Bill Extra for Breathing

I swear the modern health insurance industry was designed by a committee of sleep-deprived raccoons fighting over a fax machine in 1994. Nothing else explains the process. My wife needed an elective surgery. Not some spur-of-the-moment luxury upgrade like adding flames to a Pontiac Sunfire. Actual surgery. Doctor recommended it. Specialists signed off. Pre-op appointments scheduled. Tests done. Bloodwork. Imaging. Paperwork stacked high enough to stop a home invasion. And every single step […]

https://ericfoltin.com/2026/05/08/insurance-companies-would-deny-oxygen-if-they-could-bill-extra-for-breathing/

Calgary's chief administrative officer to depart city hall, chief operating officer retiring
The city has decided to part ways with chief administrative officer David Duckworth, Calgary's mayor said Wednesday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-david-duckworth-leaving-stuart-dalgleish-retiring-9.7181197?cmp=rss
Malte Graßhof, the current president of the Baden‑Württemberg Constitutional Court, is widely expected to be appointed as the new president of the Federal Admin... https://news.osna.fm/?p=38421 | #news #administrative #badenwurttemberg #chief #constitutional
Baden‑Württemberg Constitutional Court Chief Malte Graßhof Set to Lead Germany's Federal Administrative Court 🌐 - Osna.FM

Discover how Malte Graßhof, former President of Baden‑Württemberg's Constitutional Court, is set to become President of Germany's Federal Administrative Court.

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It is absurd that in #USA
for #politicians or people who hold #administrative roles
police etc...
the 'punishment' for committing crimes is...
be 'fired' or 'suspended'
...
It is NOT a 'penalty' it is a > way out.

If #Americans want a stable Society
THERE MUST BE ACCOUNTABILITY
especially for those in charge
The 'total' immunity granted by #SCOTUS to #TRUMP is a total BS
it is an AUTHORIZATION to commit crimes
and it is unacceptable!

Google handed over a trove of personal data
about a student and journalist to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
in response to a subpoena that had not been approved by a judge, according to a report by The Intercept. 

The search and advertising tech giant provided ICE with the usernames, physical addresses, and an itemized list of services associated with the Google account of Amandla Thomas-Johnson,
a British student and journalist who briefly attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024 while attending Cornell University in New York. 

Google also turned over Thomas-Johnson’s IP addresses, phone numbers, subscriber numbers and identities, and credit card and bank account numbers linked to his account. 

The subpoena, which reportedly included a gag order, did not include a specific justification for why ICE was requesting Thomas-Johnson’s personal data,
but the student previously said that the demand for his data came within two hours of Cornell informing him that the U.S. government had revoked his student visa. 

This is the latest example of how the U.S. government is using a controversial type of legal request, called an #administrative #subpoena, to demand that tech companies turn over the private data of individuals who have been critical of the Trump administration.

This has included anonymous Instagram accounts that share information about ICE presence and raids,
as well as people who criticize or protest Trump and his policies.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/google-sent-personal-and-financial-information-of-student-journalist-to-ice/

Google sent personal and financial information of student journalist to ICE | TechCrunch

The tech giant handed over the personal information of a journalist and student who attended a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. This is the latest example of ICE using its controversial subpoena powers to target people critical of the Trump administration.

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Bundesministerin für Justiz Stefanie Hubig (SPD) announced on Monday that she intends to overhaul the "Verwaltungsgerichtsordnung" (administrative court rules).... https://news.osna.fm/?p=32675 | #news #accessible #administrative #announces #appeals
German Justice Minister Announces Overhaul of Administrative Court Code for Faster, More Accessible Appeals. - Osna.FM

German Justice Minister Stefanie Hubig plans a sweeping overhaul of the Verwaltungsgerichtsordnung, aiming to modernize administrative court procedures and improve access to justice.

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CVE Alert: CVE-2026-1257 - shazdeh - Administrative Shortcodes - RedPacket Security

The Administrative Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 0.3.4 via the 'slug' attribute

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Administrative Assistant: Average Salary in USA » QA Realm

How much does an Administrative Assistant make in the United States of America? As a cornerstone role in nearly every industry, the administrative profession

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