The Daily Populous

Twitter is removing thousands of accounts and tweets that support the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory from its platform, citing the movement as "coordinated harmful activity" that leads to harassment and other harms.

"In line with this approach, this week we are taking further action on so-called 'QAnon' activity across the service.".

The FBI last year warned that QAnon and other "anti-government, identity-based, and fringe political conspiracy theories" posed a concrete threat to domestic safety. »

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is urging state governments to impose price caps on prison phone calls, three years after Pai helped kill Obama-era FCC rules that limited the price of such calls.

Shortly after President Trump appointed Pai to replace Wheeler in early 2017, Pai instructed FCC lawyers to drop the commission's court defense of a cap on intrastate calling rates.

That helped lead to a June 2017 court victory for prison phone company Global Tel*Link in its lawsuit against the intrastate cap. »

Donald Trump has announced he will “surge” federal law enforcement officers to Chicago “immediately” to quell violence there, building on a similar force already operating under legally questionable orders in Portland.

Portland protesters clash with federal police 1/17 A group of moms stands between federal agents and demonstrators during a Portland protest REUTERS 2/17 A group of moms link arms to stand between federal officers and demonstrators in Portland.

Courthouse in Portland, Oregon Getty Images 6/17 A federal officer pepper sprays a protester in front of the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. »

True to his larger-than-life fortitude, Hemingway seemed to court death wherever he went — and to do so with vigorous good humor.

During World War I, Hemingway served on the Italian front lines as an ambulance driver with the Red Cross.

He emerged with 237 bits of shrapnel (by his own count), an aluminum kneecap, and two Italian decorations.”. »