beSpacificThis week 404 Media reported that a #Texas #police officer used #Flock to perform a nationwide search of more than 83,000 #ALPR #cameras while looking for a woman who had had an #abortion. Abortion is almost entirely #illegal in #Texas but law enforcement reportedly looked at cameras in states such as #Washington and #Illinois, where abortion is #legal. #womenshealth #privacy #civilliberties #surveillance #Cars #transportation #licenseplates https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/31/a-dystopian-surveillance-fear-has-become-reality-in-texas #roe #dobbs #supremecourt
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John Overholt"Two officials at the Justice Department selected by Donald Trump to take on positions at the Library of Congress were turned away from the premises on Monday in what was described to the media as a 'stand-off' by employees." https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/library-congress-doge-trump-takeover-b2749631.html
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Deputy AG Todd Blanche who represented #Trump during 2024 #criminal trial appointed acting #librarian of #Congress per DOJ. Blanche replaces longtime #librarian Dr. #CarlaHayden, fired last week by #trump. Rewind to past - unqualified White Male with no expertise, training as a #Librarian, now heads largest #library in the world. #censorship #scholarship #education #democracy #freedom #learning #knowledge #books #LC has a copy of every book published #LbraryofCongress https://apnews.com/article/trump-library-congress-todd-blanche-carla-hayden-cc2154fa8644a5c29d196e505e4faa51
Trump names Todd Blanche acting librarian of Congress
President Donald Trump's onetime defense attorney has been appointed acting librarian of Congress. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche replaces longtime librarian Carla Hayden, whom the White House fired last week amid criticism from some conservatives that she was advancing a “woke” agenda. Blanche was recently named the No. 2 Justice Department official after serving as a criminal defense attorney defending Trump against two cases brought by the Justice Department. The Associated Press obtained an internal memo sent by acting Librarian Robert Randolph Newlen saying that Congress was “engaged” with the White House about Blanche’s appointment and that the library had not yet “received direction from Congress about how to move forward.”
gbhnewsIn her last week as Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden worried about America losing access to its history. In an interview with GBH News, Hayden spoke about the country and the library's future. Hayden was fired by Trump last night. https://bit.ly/4k9ak5d #libraries #librarians
Fired Librarian of Congress on losing history during Trump 2.0
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ProPublicaBlue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills.
But the insurer did make some exceptions. On several occasions, Blue Cross executives signed deals to pay for their wives’ treatment.
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