The Daily Populous

Monday January 8th, 2018 night edition

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An acclaimed book about discrimination against African Americans in the criminal justice system has been banned from some prisons in New Jersey, according to newly obtained records.

The New Jim Crow, an award-winning book by Michelle Alexander published in 2010, appears on lists of publications that inmates in state correctional facilities may not possess.

New Jersey officials say they'll lift ban on book The New Jim Crow in prisons Read more.

Officials must fear what would happen if people fully understood how biased and corrupt our so-called justice system is Michelle Alexander.

Alexander said in an email the ban was in keeping with a widespread denial of civil and human rights to inmates in American prisons.

It argues that the American criminal justice system amounts to “a contemporary system of racial control”, decades after the abolition of slavery and so-called “Jim Crow” laws that enforced racial segregation.

The newly released records, which were not clearly labelled by state authorities, indicated that Alexander’s book was banned at New Jersey State Prison in Trenton and Southern State Correctional Facility in Delmont. »

Trump attorneys discussing options for potential Mueller interview: report

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Lawyers for the president have spoken with FBI investigators about a potential interview, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News.

Trump's legal team has reportedly talked about options for the interview that include written responses to questions instead of a sit-down interview.

Trump's legal team is reportedly looking to find out if Trump would be directly interviewed by Mueller. »

TIL There's a place in the Pacific Ocean called Point Nemo. It s so far from land, the nearest humans are often astronauts. The ISS orbits the Earth at a maximum of 258 miles (416km). Meanwhile the nearest inhabited landmass to Point Nemo is over 1,670 miles (2,700km) away.

Authored by ourplnt.com

Not only the farthest location from the human civilization, Point Nemo is also “relatively lifeless”.

The remoteness of Point Nemo lessens the risk of any “dead” spacecraft hitting any inhabited locations upon re-entering the atmosphere.

Either way, the southern pole of inaccessibility is far more remote and difficult to reach than the geographic South Pole. »

Google, Microsoft, and Amazon’s Trade Group Joining Net Neutrality Court Challenge

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The Internet Association, a trade group that counts Airbnb, Google, Amazon, Facebook, and other giants as members, said Friday that it will join in legal action aimed at restoring net neutrality regulations.

The order opens the door for internet service providers to throttle, block, or charge more for certain content.

Since the FCC vote to repeal net neutrality rules in December, opponents of the decision have been preparing to fight it in the courts. »

Kushner Under Fire for Receiving $30M From Israeli Firm While Shaping Middle East Policy

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"There has indeed been clear collusion proven between pre-inaugurated Trump and a foreign power—with Israel, to sink Obama's U.N. policy on settlements.".

The firm also bought several floors of the former New York Times headquarters building in Manhattan from Lev Leviev, an Israeli businessman and philanthropist.

"There has indeed been clear collusion proven between pre-inaugurated Trump and a foreign power—with Israel, to sink Obama's U.N. policy on settlements," Greenwald wrote. »