Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1789, In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later. In 1821, D. H. Hill, American general and academic (died 1889) was born. In 1862, The Medal of Honor is authorized by the United States Congress. In 1937, Robert McFarlane, American colonel and diplomat, 13th United States National Security Advisor (died 2022) was born. In 1947, Richard C. McCarty, American psychologist and academic was born. In 1959, Karl J. Friston, English psychiatrist and neuroscientist was born. In 1973, A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States. In 1995, Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar-China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11. In 2007, U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet. In 2015, D'Army Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and actor (born 1941) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
'Forbidden from taking deep breaths’: Report exposes alarming tactics used on DHS staff
Countless Homeland Security (DHS) officials were subjected to extraordinary intimidation tactics amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, The Guardian revealed in an explosive investigative report published on Saturday.After speaking with more than three dozen current and former DHS officials over four months, The Guardian uncovered what is described as an “extraordinary campaign of intimidation” inside the agency, with lengthy and frequent polygraph tests being among the chief tools “of intimidation.”“At least three former DHS officials described being escorted into small, windowless rooms and connected to polygraph equipment, including a pulse monitor, sensors on the floor under their feet and in the seat of their chair, a blood-pressure cuff and chest bands that measured breathing patterns,” The Guardian’s report reads. “They were instructed to face a blank wall while the examiner sat behind them. A video camera recorded from the corner. One room contained two-way mirrored glass. Officials said they were warned not to alter their breathing and told that failure to comply could invalidate the results.”The polygraph tests, some of the officials told The Guardian, were sometimes painful and lasted up to six hours.“One official recalled the blood-pressure cuff remaining inflated for long stretches, causing her hand to turn bright red,” The Guardian’s report reads. “Another said they felt as though they were suffocating because they were forbidden from taking ‘deep breaths.’”Speaking on the condition of anonymity, one former DHS employee recalled the questions they were asked when undergoing a polygraph test, a test that was described as voluntary but carried with it a “clear” threat of “loss of security clearance and, with it, their job.”“They encourage you to spill everything, saying that you’ll ‘get through’ the questions if you don’t have anything on your mind,” the ex-DHS employee told The Guardian. “Trivial things from your personal life, from years ago. Then they make you feel like a very immoral person.”
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