Shirley L. Smith
@shirleysmithvi.bsky.social
Independent Investigative Reporter. Published: South Florida PBS, NY Amsterdam News, Mississippi Today, MS Center for Investigative Reporting, The Guardian, Atlanta Journal-Constitution & more. Reposts not endorsements. shirleysmithblog.wordpress.com
Questionable ties between US Virgin Islands officials & Epstein have come to light, but that was because of lawsuits & federal investigations, not a functional public records system. Please join me, the VI Source, and @freedom.press in our quest for more transparency. freedom.press/issues/us-vi...
US Virgin Islands need transparency to weed out corruption
Use our action center to tell officials there to fix the territory’s archaic public records laws
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Residents in the U.S. Virgin Islands are tired of the performative outrage about the need for more transparency & accountability in the gov't. For all the talk, there have been no substantial changes to the USVI's public records statute since it was enacted in 1921. freedom.press/issues/us-vi...
US Virgin Islands need transparency to weed out corruption
Use our action center to tell officials there to fix the territory’s archaic public records laws
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Journalist @shirleysmithvi.bsky.social, a native of St. Thomas, wrote that transparency failures in the Jeffrey Epstein case show why officials in the US Virgin Islands need to take open government seriously. They can start with a much needed update to the territory's archaic public records laws.
US Virgin Islands need transparency to weed out corruption
Use our action center to tell officials there to fix the territory’s archaic public records laws
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"Our policy toward Cuba is a disaster. It's an embarrassment. We should lift the embargo. We should have normal relations with with the Cuban people. We should let the Cuban people decide their future." - Democratic Congressmember @repmcgovern.bsky.social
"It's just like Iraq. We're getting involved in a quagmire here, an endless war." @repmcgovern.bsky.social slams the Trump administration and Republican House leadership for the U.S. war in Iran, which he warns could turn into another long-term U.S. blunder without Congressional oversight.
"The bottom line is, this war in Iran is not only risky; it’s illegal, and it’s costly — tens of billions of dollars going into this war in which there is no way for us to succeed or accomplish any of the goals that Donald Trump said he wanted to accomplish."
“Iraq 2.0”?: Rep. Jim McGovern on Iran War, New Red Scare, Israeli War Crimes & Dem Party Divide
We speak with Democratic Congressmember Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, a longtime critic of U.S. foreign policy, in a wide-ranging conversation about Iran, Cuba, ending military funding for Israel and...
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Millions of eggs recalled over possible Salmonella contamination
The FDA says millions of eggs are being recalled over possible Salmonella contamination. It comes as health officials in several states are also dealing with the cyclospora outbreak. NBC News’ Dr. Aks...
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@attorneybencrump.bsky.social called the fatal shooting of Corey Ruiz by police in Wisconsin an "execution." youtube.com/live/yNQaOl4...
Family of Corey Ruiz, who was shot and killed by Madison police, speak out
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Israeli American Holocaust scholar Omer Bartov says Israel’s assault on Gaza predicts “the future of genocide,” with the perpetrator not only enjoying impunity for crimes against humanity but also profiting from the death and destruction.
As Mamdani Calls on Trump to Arrest Netanyahu, Genocide Scholar Decries Israel’s Ongoing Impunity
Israeli American Holocaust scholar Omer Bartov says Israel’s assault on Gaza predicts “the future of genocide,” with the perpetrator not only enjoying impunity for crimes against humanity but also pro...
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"If you don't bring people to account, you're sliding back into what the international community tried to prevent after 1945,” says Israeli American genocide scholar Omer Bartov, warning that Israel is not facing accountability for its assault on Gaza.
Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, whose arrest by ICE agents when he arrived for his naturalization interview to become a U.S. citizen made national news last year, is facing a new deportation threat after a three-judge panel overturned a lower court ruling that had freed him from ICE custody.
“Enough Is Enough”: Mohsen Mahdawi Says New Deportation Threat Seeks to Silence Palestine Activism
Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, whose arrest by masked and hooded ICE agents when he arrived for his naturalization interview to become a U.S. citizen made national headlines last year, is facing...
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“This government is trying to silence me,” says Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi, who is facing a new deportation threat after a three-judge panel overturned a lower court ruling that had freed him from ICE custody.
“Donald Trump tries to create an atmosphere of fear around anybody who actually wants to act as a democratic check or balance.” Adam Mockler joins Ali Velshi to discuss the criminal referral that Trump allies on the House Judiciary Committee just filed against former special prosecutor Jack Smith.
Hundreds of thousands of migrants are facing uncertainty after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Syrian and Haitian nationals. https://to.pbs.org/45jeaTT
End of migrant protections creates elder care staffing challenges
Hundreds of thousands of migrants are facing uncertainty after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Syrian and Haitian nationals. It's r...
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Now that the subpoenas are out of the way, let's talk about how Trump and his hangers-on knowingly put journalists (and others) accompanying Trump on an unsafe plane because the president couldn’t bear to fly on an aircraft without golden light fixtures or whatever.
Freedom of the Press Foundation@freedom.press · 2w agoIt's past time for everyone to get over their fear of fighting back against Trump administration censorship. Take these bozos to court. They lose regularly.
OpenAI says it's investigating what it's called an "unprecedented cyber incident" after one of its AI models went rogue and hacked another company. The ChatGPT maker says the breach happened last week while OpenAI was testing the cybersecurity capabilities of its systems.
