Activism

Police officers stand guard in Causeway Bay area, on the 35th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, on June 4, 2024. Police officers stand guard in Causeway Bay area, on the 35th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, on June 4, 2024. The Associated Press/Chan Long Hei Conservative MP Garnett Genuis is voicing concern over reports that the Hong Kong police detained the relatives of Conservative candidate and pro-democracy advocate Joe Tay for questioning last week, saying the incident is consistent with tactics used...

Water quality monitors near England's largest lake which were deemed ineffective by campaigners have now been moved. The Environment Agency (EA) installed the monitors at Cunsey Beck, which feeds into Windermere in the Lake District, after a fish kill in June 2022 in which "100% of life" within the river was suspected to have died. Earlier this year, Save Windermere campaigners claimed a test using non-toxic dye showed the equipment was wrongly placed and could not pick up flow coming from a nearby sewage pipe. The EA said at the...

Activist hedge fund Engine Capital withdrew its nomination of two candidates for Lyft's board of directors after engaging with the company. "Following a series of productive conversations, the board has taken an important first step by committing to significant share repurchases in the coming quarters," Engine founder Arnaud Ajdler said. Engine said last month that it held a 1% stake in the ride-hailing company and nominated two independent candidates for Lyft's board.

Astellas Pharma Inc. will continue to engage with Farallon Capital Management, an activist investor that’s built a stake in the Japanese drugmaker, Chief Executive Officer Naoki Okamura said, adding that he’s “pleased that one of our investors sees potential value” in the company. “Ultimately, all shareholders want to increase corporate value and we share the exactly the same mission,” Okamura told Bloomberg TV in an interview, declining to give details of the discussions with Farallon.

Activist investor Glenview Capital Management sold 3.75 million shares of CVS Health Corp. and pledged to keep the rest, saying it was pleased with recent changes at the health care conglomerate.

Since purchasing CVS shares in May 2024, Glenview generated a 25% return, the investment firm said in a statement. Reducing its CVS stake will allow the firm to use its money for “unique opportunities in this volatile macro environment,” it said.

When conservatives lauch libel claims, they're often vague nuisance lawsuits designed to harass, impoverish and censor critics for having perfectly cromulent opinions. And Robby Starbuck's repution as a far-right activist certainly invites opinions. But his lawsuit against Meta is plainly about a fact: Facebook's AI chatbot falsely claims that Starbuck attended the Jan 6 riots on Capitol Hill and was arrested and charged with a crime.

Singer-songwriter and activist Jill Sobule passed away on the morning of May 1 in her home in Minneapolis after a house fire. Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD President & CEO shared touching words for the artist, advocate, LGBTQ community member, and her friend: “Jill Sobule wasn’t just a trailblazer in music—she was a beacon for queer artists, and I was incredibly lucky to call her a dear friend.Long before it was safe or common, Jill was writing and singing about sexuality and identity with raw honesty and wit. At a time...

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Some excerpts from the long Complaint in Starbuck v. Meta Platforms, Inc., filed in Delaware Superior Court yesterday (for more on the legal issues these sorts of cases raise, see my Large Libel Models? Liability for AI Output article): This is what happened to Plaintiff Robert ("Robby") Starbuck, who first learned in August 2024 that Meta Platforms, Inc. ("Meta") was spreading these damaging lies about him via its chat bot, Meta AI. Finally, imagine that the technology company continued to publish these and other lies about you for nine months...

Columbia graduate and pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil can argue in federal court that he was detained and targeted for deportation because of his political views, a judge ruled Tuesday, in what his legal team called an important step in establishing his freedom. Khalil, a Syrian-born green card holder, has been in ICE custody in Louisiana since shortly after his March 8 arrest at his New York apartment building. His case has become a high-profile example of a broader crackdown by President Donald Trump's administration on foreign students who are perceived...