Day: July 3, 2018

Homeland Security is seeking a contractor to compile a list of both professional journalists and "top media influencers," which would likely include bloggers and podcasters, and monitor the "sentiment" they're putting out in public. Source: Department Of Homeland Security Compiling Database Of Journalists And 'Media Influencers'

About $2 billion in funding approved by the legislature to provide housing for homeless people with mental illness has been stalled by a legal challenge. In an attempt to bypass the lawsuit, Gov. J… Source: Money For Housing Californians With Mental Illness Heads To Ballot Box | California Healthline

The Trump administration plans to detain immigrant families indefinitely in facilities run by the Department of Homeland Security, an agency with little experience in handling their complex needs. Source: Immigrant Families Placed In Detention Centers Face Health Care Challenges | California Healthline

Contrary to a thoroughly abused political metaphor, Washington, DC was not in fact built on a swamp, though anyone who has visited in the summer will find that story plausible. Source: Read George Washington's "110 Rules of Civility": The Code of Decency That Guided America's First President | Open Culture