Rants

Police departments and the United States military are two of the least accountable institutions in our country.

Oakland police average $30 million a year in overtime; one officer racked up nearly $2.5M in 5 years [KTVU]

The environmental record of sea cruise companies is rather dismal as they have a rich history of illegally dumping, especially in international waters where laws essentially do not apply and are rarely enforced. The company Carnival, owner of Princess Cruises, repeatedly puts profits above adhering to environmental laws and their actions in 2017 are finally catching up with them. Unfortunately, the $20 million dollar fine is merely a drop of water in the ocean compared to their yearly profits. ($7 billion in 2017)

Carnival slapped with a $20 million fine after it was caught dumping trash into the ocean, again [Business Insider]

Facebook refuses to delete doctored video of Nancy Pelosi shared by Trump supporters [Global News Canada]

Vallejo officer who shot Willie McCoy killed unarmed man fleeing on bike – video shows [The Guardian]

The wireless industry lobby group CTIA is opposing a California bill which bans throttling emergency service providers and is even going as far as threatening a lawsuit against California if the bill is passed. CTIA and the people who run Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Sprint are scum bag human beings.

Wireless carriers fight ban on throttling firefighters during emergencies [Ars Technica]