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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 565

whistle-blowers

File: Daniel Ellsberg speaks during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, December 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
June 16, 2023, 11:57 pm
Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers leaker who exposed Vietnam War secrets, dies at 92
Fighter-turned-whistle-blower embodied the individual of conscience, answering only to his sense of right and wrong even if price was his own freedom
By Hillel Italie
The logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square, March 29, 2018. (AP Photo/ Richard Drew, File)
October 23, 2021, 6:26 am
New whistleblower accuses Facebook of mishandling Russian election interference
Unidentified complainant tells US authorities social media giant prioritized profits over stopping problematic content during 2016 US presidential campaign
By AFP
In this October 23, 2019 file photo, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC. (AP/Andrew Harnik)
October 12, 2021, 8:07 pm
Regulation takes time but it’s coming for Facebook, says Israeli law expert
Dr. Tehilla Shwartz Altshuler of the Israel Democracy Institute says that big shifts in data protection and privacy in recent years signal change for social media platforms
By Ricky Ben-David
Sen. Ed Markey questions former Facebook data scientist Frances Haugen speaks during a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, on Capitol Hill, Oct. 5, 2021, in Washington. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
October 6, 2021, 11:12 am
Facebook knows the harm it’s causing: 5 key points from whistleblower testimony
Data scientist Frances Haugen tells lawmakers the tech giant refuses to make changes that could harm its profits; senators say time for inaction has passed
By Barbara Ortutay and David Klepper
Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen arrives to testify during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on Capitol Hill, on October 5, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
October 5, 2021, 7:31 pm
Facebook whistleblower to Congress: Company puts profits before kids’ safety
Armed with tens of thousands of pages of secretly copied internal research documents, Frances Haugen accuses social media giant of knowingly harming children, fueling polarization
By Marcy Gordon
Herbert Stempel in New York. Stempel, August 1956. (AP Photo, File)
June 1, 2020, 5:12 pm
Herbert Stempel, TV quiz show whistleblower, dies at 93
Jewish game show contestant’s confession to deliberately losing on a 1950s quiz show helped drive a national scandal
By Hillel Italie
US President Donald Trump after a meeting with restaurant industry executives about the coronavirus response, in the State Dining Room of the White House, in Washington, May 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
May 27, 2020, 2:48 pm
White House defends watchdog firings, but does not offer explanation
Trump has been accused of dismantling post-Watergate network of inspectors general meant to root out corruption, fraud and other problems inside federal agencies
By Eric Tucker and Matthew Daly
Richard Bright, former director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, arrives for a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing to discuss protecting scientific integrity in response to the coronavirus outbreak on May 14, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
May 14, 2020, 10:24 pm
Virus whistleblower tells lawmakers US lacks vaccine plan
Rick Bright alleges he was ousted from high-level scientific post after warning Trump administration to prepare for pandemic
By Ricardo ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
Illustrative: A man passes a Facebook screen at the Gamescom gathering in Cologne, Germany, August 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
November 9, 2019, 6:55 am
Facebook deleting mentions of the name of alleged Trump whistleblower
Social media giant says circulating informant’s identity violates its ‘coordinating harm policy’; Twitter not removing posts naming the official who triggered impeachment probe
By Barbara Ortutay
Donald Trump, Jr. speaks to supporters of his father, President Donald Trump, during a panel discussion, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
November 6, 2019, 7:29 pm
Donald Trump Jr. tweets name of alleged Ukraine whistleblower
US president’s son cites an article from far-right outlet Breitbart, violating the strict conventions in place to protect officials who reveal wrongdoing in government
By Paul Handley
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters upon arrival at the White House in Washington, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
November 4, 2019, 2:34 am
Lawyer: Whistleblower willing to take written GOP questions
Surprise offer a bid to stem escalating efforts by Trump and his GOP allies to unmask the person’s identity
By Hope Yen
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 2, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
October 7, 2019, 2:45 pm
New whistleblower may give House Democrats fresh leads
Second source said to corroborate original informant’s complaint about Trump’s efforts to pressure Ukraine into investigating former vice president Joe Biden
By Eric Tucker, Richard Lardner and Jill Colvin
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) answers questions with House Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rep. Adam Shiff (D-CA) at the U.S. Capitol October 2, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP)
October 2, 2019, 8:57 pm
Democrats accuse Trump of inciting violence against whistleblower
House leaders warn US administration not to intimidate potential witnesses in impeachment probe, announce plans to subpoena White House over Ukraine scandal
By AP
US President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at the Santa Ana Star Center, in Rio Rancho,New Mexico, September 16, 2019. (Evan Vucci/AP)
September 27, 2019, 12:26 pm
It doesn’t take a crime to impeach a president
Democrats’ claim of foreign election interference doesn’t have to be criminal offense; US Constitution allows for a president to be removed over a broad spectrum of abuses of power
By Mark Sherman
US President Donald Trump speaks at a multilateral meeting on Venezuela at the InterContinental New York Barclay hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, September 25, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
September 25, 2019, 6:47 pm
Transcript shows Trump prodded Ukraine leader to probe Biden
In phone call central to impeachment inquiry, US president asked Volodymyr Zelensky ‘to do us a favor,’ said ‘there’s a lot of talk about Biden’s son’
By Zeke Miller and MICHAEL BALSAMO
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