Boeing CEO admits employees retaliated against whistleblowers in bombshell testimony

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13551803/Boeing-CEO-admits-employees-retaliated-whistleblowers.html

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun admitted that he was aware that employees at the company retaliated against whistleblowers at a Senate hearing Tuesday where lawmakers addressed the company's recent scandals.

Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) was the one to directly ask Calhoun, point blank, how many Boeing employees have been fired for retaliating against the whistleblowers.

'Senator, I don't have that number on the tip of my tongue. But I know it – I know it happens,' Calhoun said, according to a transcript from CNN. 'I am happy to follow up and get you that number.'

Pornhub BANS five more states due to age verification laws - leaving more than 18 million Americans blocked from the X-rated site

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13551465/Pornhub-BANS-five-states-age-verification-laws-blocked.html

More than 18 million Americans living in five states are set to join Pornhub's growing banned list due to lawmakers rolling out age restriction laws.

Kentucky lost access on June 10, while Indiana, Idaho and Kansas will be blocked on June 28th and Nebraska on July 17th.

The laws that led to Pornhub's decision require visitors of certain websites, which extends to social media platforms, to show proof of age by uploading a government issued ID.

While Pornhub has stated that 'safety and compliance are at the forefront of their mission,' the company also believes 'age verification puts users' privacy at risk.'

'Since age verification software requires users to hand over extremely sensitive information, it opens the door for the risk of data breaches,' Pornhub shared in a blog post last week.

'Whether or not your intentions are good, governments have historically struggled to secure this data. It also creates an opportunity for criminals to exploit and extort people through phishing attempts or fake AV processes, an unfortunate and all too common practice.'

The recent announcement brings the total number of blocked states to 12, with Texas, North Carolina, Montana, Mississippi, Virginia, Arkansas and Utah previously losing accesses.

When users in the banned states attempt to access Pornhub they will be see '403 - This state is not whitelisted.' A 403 code means a website is forbidden.

>Vietnamese - Andy Duong, Director at California Waste Solutions

>Vietnamese - David and Linda Duong, own the largest recycling company in Northern California, California Waste Solutions

>Chinese - mayor Sheng Thao (Hmong)

FBI raids homes in Oakland, California, including one belonging to the city’s mayor

https://apnews.com/article/oakland-mayor-fbi-investigation-3d451cefc27cca6f6c1d9ecada23bcb9

One of the properties is owned by Andy Duong and the other is connected to David and Linda Duong, according to records cited by the Chronicle.

(pic) FBI agents raid a home on Viewcrest Court in Oakland, Calif. Thursday, June 20, 2024 in connection with another raid on Oakland Mayor Sheng Thai's home.

Agents also conducted searches about three miles to the south at two homes owned by members of the politically influential Duong family that owns the recycling company Cal Waste Solutions, the Chronicle said. >The firm has been investigated over campaign contributions to Thao and other elected city officials, the local news outlet Oaklandside reported in 2020.

Accusations of political ‘money laundering’ under investigation in Oakland

-Multiple members of the City Council received campaign contributions allegedly linked to a contractor seeking a favorable legal decision and a land deal.

• Last year, the Oakland Public Ethics Commission, the city’s independent watchdog agency, quietly launched a major investigation into allegations that the owners of California Waste Solutions, Oakland’s curbside recycling provider, illegally laundered campaign contributions to multiple members of the City Council.

https://oaklandside.org/2020/09/15/accusations-of-political-money-laundering-under-investigation-in-oakland