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Patrick Vinson

Patrick Vinson

San Francisco Board of Supervisors have Approve an Ordinance to ban Facial Recognition in 53 of its…

Tech savvy San Francisco has just imposed a ban on facial recognition being used by police forces as well as other agencies that are in its…

May 14, 2019

May 14, 2019

Patrick Vinson

Pelosi calls Green New Deal a “Green New Dream,” days after a staffer told her donors not to worry…

On Wednesday during an interview with Politico, Nancy Pelosi was asked about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezs bill that’s being introduced called…

Feb 7, 2019

Pelosi calls Green New Deal a “Green New Dream,” days after a staffer told her donors not to worry…

Feb 7, 2019

Patrick Vinson

Illinois Senate passes $15 minimum wage, moving it to the House next

On Thursday the Illinois Senate, which has a Democratic majority, voted in favor of a bill that would raise the states minimum wage to $15…

Feb 7, 2019

Illinois Senate passes $15 minimum wage, moving it to the House next

Feb 7, 2019

Patrick Vinson

New study estimates furloughed government workers will be owed $6 billion in back pay

According to a new study by Sentier Research, furloughed workers will be owed $6 billion in back pay by the end of this week. Which will…

Jan 24, 2019

New study estimates furloughed government workers will be owed $6 billion in back pay

Jan 24, 2019

Patrick Vinson

Iowa Department of Natural Resources is on scene of the derailment and crude oil spill south of…

Early Friday morning in the community of Doon, Iowa a BNSF train carrying crude oil derailed. A total of 33 cars were spilling crude oil…

Jun 22, 2018

Iowa Department of Natural Resources is on scene of the derailment and crude oil spill south of…

Jun 22, 2018

Patrick Vinson

New United Nations report claims assault on Yemen Port could cost over 200,000 lives

(Workers inspect damage at the site of an airstrike on the maintenance hub at the Hodeidah port, in Yemen, May 27, 2018.)

Jun 10, 2018

New United Nations report claims assault on Yemen Port could cost over 200,000 lives

Jun 10, 2018

Patrick Vinson

Department of Homeland Security is planning to monitor journalists and bloggers

Back in April Bloomberg first reported that the Department of Homeland Security announced that it is looking for contractors to help create…

Jun 7, 2018

Department of Homeland Security is planning to monitor journalists and bloggers

Jun 7, 2018

Patrick Vinson

Federal School Safety Commission will not examine the roll of guns in school violence

On Tuesday testifying before the Senate appropriations subcommittee, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced that the federal commission…

Jun 6, 2018

Federal School Safety Commission will not examine the roll of guns in school violence

Jun 6, 2018

Patrick Vinson

U.N. Human Rights office to United States: End policy separating immigrant children from parents at…

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Jun 6, 2018

U.N. Human Rights office to United States: End policy separating immigrant children from parents at…

Jun 6, 2018

Patrick Vinson

Illinois coroner forces families to pay $1,000 in order to produce a death certificate

Illinois provides up to $1,660 for funerals, and $552 for cremation and burial. But the money was cut off back in 2010 and again in 2015 as…

May 6, 2018

Illinois coroner forces families to pay $1,000 in order to produce a death certificate

May 6, 2018

Patrick Vinson

Patrick Vinson

I host the weekly podcast the Daily Ember and run its Instagram page which has over 35,000 followers. I’ll write articles every so often and post them here.

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