https://nypost.com/2021/06/25/lawsuits-were-filed-about-cracks-in-collapsed-florida-condo-report/

The Florida apartment building that suffered a devastating partial collapse was unstable, sinking for decades — and had recently developed sizable exterior cracks, according to reports.

The Champlain Towers South in Surfside had been sinking at a rate of about 2 millimeters a year in the 1990s, according to a 2020 study conducted by Shimon Wdowinski, a professor at Florida International University.

But reports also have emerged about cracks in the 12-story structure.

In 2015, a resident sued the condo association for failing to fix cracks in the outside wall of her unit, NBC News reported, citing a lawsuit filed in Miami-Dade County.

The owner, whom the network could not reach for comment, said the cracks led to water damage that cost $15,000. The court documents noted that the cracks were a structural issue, so the association was liable for the cost.

The two sides reached a settlement in the case, but that kind of cracking was described as “of interest” in the county’s Structural Recertification Form, according to the outlet.

“I have a feeling that something else is going to be discovered that happened that we can’t assume right off the bat,” Zalewski said. “Forty-year-old buildings don’t just collapse, and there’s a whole series of them lining up and down the coast.”

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-9725573/Google-testing-feature-tells-doesnt-reliable-info-quickly-evolving-stories.html

Google is finally admitting it isn't all-knowing: the search-engine giant is testing a feature that will notify users if results are unreliable or 'changing quickly.'

It's part of Google's ongoing efforts to battle misinformation and conspiracy theories, especially in the wake of the contentious 2020 US presidential election and COVID-19 pandemic.

The company has used the Google News Initiative to strengthen reliable outlets and 'collaborate with journalists and entrepreneurs to help build the future of media.

A notice announces when results on trending topics are unreliable or 'changing quickly'

For now, the warnings only appear on limited topics, including questionable UFO sightings

The feature is part of the search-engine giant's effort to battle misinformation

In 2020, Google started telling people if there weren't enough good matches

The company is also limiting FAQ results in the US to just two per snippet

https://dailycaller.com/2021/06/25/justice-department-georgia-lawsuit-election-law-merrick-garland/

The Department of Justice announced a suit against the state of Georgia Friday alleging that the state’s recently-signed election law is racially discriminatory.

Georgia’s Election Integrity Act was signed in March by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. The law imposes a voter ID requirement, expands early voting in most Georgia counties, requires that counties have at least one absentee voting drop box and shifts more control over election administration to the state legislature.

SCOOP: Justice Department will announce at 11 it is suing Georgia over its new voter suppression law. This is first major action by Biden DOJ to combat GOP voting restrictions https://t.co/54mr2J0SCk

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) June 25, 2021

Newsweek the new Daily Dot

https://www.newsweek.com/birds-arent-real-followers-missouri-protest-claim-government-drones-1604190?piano_t=1

According to a PSA video produced by the group, the U.S. government has been killing off birds since the Eisenhower administration and replacing them with "sophisticated robot replicas" with five megapixel cameras and tracking systems.

'Liquid Tracking Apparatus'

Amid this week's Springfield rally, McIndoe told reporters that he believes birds are "charging on power lines" and that "bird poop on cars is liquid tracking apparatus."

CBS 42 reported that followers of the group are making fun of mainstream conspiracy theories such as QAnon.

Yet McIndoe doesn't break character during media interviews. Audubon states McIndoe is a 20-year-old college student at the University of Memphis, Tennessee, and the "creative muscle" behind the group.

McIndoe defended the group's legitimacy in a phone call with Audubon, stating: "The thought that this could be used to make a satire of a dark and tense time in American culture—I find those things to be baloney."

As of Friday afternoon the Birds Aren't Real group on Reddit boasted more than 385,000 members. Its Instagram account—on which there are links to the group's merchandise page—shows it has 319,000 followers.

Earlier this month, the FBI warned that followers of the conspiracy group QAnon could engage in violence against political opponents, according to a threat assessment sent to lawmakers and obtained by CNN