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@cdarwin@c.im
2026-06-09 01:36:35

OMB’s latest proposed rule, “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance,”
would require all scientific grants to be approved by political appointees,
stealing approval power from career experts in their fields.
Funding would be required to align with “Administration policies and priorities.”
Political appointees selecting or approving research proposals destroys the scientific process,
which is exactly what this Administration wants.
This a direct threat …

@scott@carfree.city
2026-07-04 21:02:51

The Mission voted against giving the SFPD drones by 20 points.
Now SFPD is flying more drones here than any other neighborhood.
This is an occupation.
Sources: sfchronicle.com/crime/article/

Where SFPD deployed its drones by neighborhood. The Mission is highlighted with 497 deployments. (You can't tell visually, but the interactive map shows fewer deployments in the similarly darkly shaded SoMa, Financial District/South Beach, and Tenderloin.)
Map of citywide results for (March 2024) Prop E by neighborhood, with the Mission highlighted, where voters were 60% against vs 40% in favor. Citywide it was 54.1% Yes. Prop E changes SFPD policies in several areas: allows police to deploy new surveillance technology for up to one year before Board of Supervisors approval is required, expands vehicle pursuit rules to include suspects of felonies or violent misdemeanors, reduces certain use-of-force reporting requirements, and modifies the role …
@servelan@newsie.social
2026-07-12 16:23:48

"the VRA’s preclearance requirement required states with a history of discriminatory voting laws to submit proposed voting law changes for federal approval."
"A Psychological Explanation for Reinstating Preclearance Under the Voting Rights Act" - Election Law Blog
electionlawblog.org/?p=157282