Tag: Policies & Impacts

IN-DEPTH: Computer Games Feature Same Conditioning as Military Training, Psychologist Warns

June 16, 2023
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As mass shootings make headlines, one man who has spent years studying what it takes to get men to kill said it is clear that violent entertainment is a how-to manual for many killers. According to retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, violent media molds the character of its consumers just as military basic…

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Democrats Warn That Congress Is Still Heading Toward a Shutdown Despite Agreement on Budget

June 16, 2023
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Democrats warn that Congress is still facing the threat of a shutdown at the end of the year, despite an agreement on the Federal budget. The agreement earlier this month between House Republicans and the Democrats was supposed to create a bipartisan framework for annual spending bills that would take a government shutdown off the…

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Supreme Court Gives DOJ Power to Dismiss Whistleblower Lawsuits

June 16, 2023
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The Supreme Court ruled 8–1 that the U.S. Department of Justice is allowed to seek dismissal of a whistleblower lawsuit over the objection of a whistleblower who has a financial interest in the outcome of the lawsuit. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the court’s majority opinion (pdf) in United States ex rel. Polansky v. Executive Health…

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Gas Price Data, Critics Dispute Schumer Claim Democrats Have Lowered Energy Costs

June 16, 2023
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When Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told journalists after the June 13 party caucus meetings that Democrats under President Joe Biden have “lowered energy costs,” none of the listening scribes challenged the New Yorker to document his claim. Schumer’s comment about energy costs came in a series of similar cost-cutting claims he made on…

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[PREMIERING 6/17, 7:30PM ET] Exposing the Vaccine ‘Military Machinery’ Behind the Global COVID-19 Response: Sasha Latypova

June 16, 2023
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“What we found is [that] the whole representation of what is happening is a lie … The U.S. government is representing to the public that this is a health event and the response to a health event. But in fact, … this is a military operation.” In this episode, I sit down with former pharmaceutical…

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US Consumer Sentiment Jumps to Four-Month High on Debt-Cap Deal

June 16, 2023
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Declining fears over inflation lifted American consumers’ spirits this month. U.S. consumer sentiment reading rebounded in June following a decline in May, after concerns over the debt-ceiling crisis faded and investor were buoyed by a strong labor market and stock market gains due to artificial intelligence (AI). Consumers’ near-term inflation expectations dropped to more than…

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Bank Executive Pay Could Be Seized for Failures Under Senate Bill Proposal

June 16, 2023
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The Senate Banking Committee will consider a bipartisan bill that would allow government regulators to seize compensation from executives deemed responsible for a bank failure. The committee’s chairman, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Sen Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the panel’s ranking Republican, came to a deal on June 16 after a wave of regional bank failures…

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Statewide ‘Anti-LGBTQ+’ Laws Are Threat to Military Readiness: Space Force General

June 16, 2023
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Space Force Lt. Gen. DeAnna Burt suggested that “anti-LGBTQ+” laws passed by several states threaten military readiness and that these laws affected hiring and promotion decisions. “Since January of this year, more than 400 anti-LGBTQ+ laws have been introduced at the state level. That number is rising and demonstrates a trend that could be dangerous…

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Federal Government Tells Automakers to Not Comply With Massachusetts Automotive Law

June 16, 2023
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) told carmakers that Massachusetts’ right to repair law “conflicts with and therefore is preempted” by federal car safety legislation. The announcement on June 14 may effectively end the state’s controversial automotive law that required car manufacturers to give drivers access to telematic vehicle data. The Massachusetts Data Access Law has…

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