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Utah has made it nearly impossible for residents to hold fossil fuel companies legally accountable for climate damages
in a move one advocacy group described as putting
“profits for the biggest polluters over communities”, with other states expected to follow suit.
The new state legislation comes as part of a push from big oil and its political allies
– including groups tied to rightwing impresario Leonard Leo
– for legal immunity in red statehouses and Congress…

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has given the green light for a major collective action against Apple to proceed, allowing consumer group Which? to bring damages claim on behalf of around 38.5 million UK iPhone and iPad users.

UK tribunal greenlights £3bn claim against Apple iCloud
The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has given the green light for a major collective action against Apple to proceed, allowing consumer group Which? to bring ...

I remember Dunblane shootings happening as clear as anything, I did not know that 2 opposing politicians, both with links to the town, were witness to the crime scene directly afterwards. I imagine this was key to get the legislation banning hand guns through.

Perhaps the US could learn from this approach when it comes to school shootings?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9m8zmxe25o

Sanders and Khanna Introduce Legislation to Tax Billionaire Wealth and Invest in Working Families (Senator Bernie Sanders)
https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-and-khanna-introduce-legislation-to-tax-billionaire-wealth-and-invest-in-working-families/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260302/p121#a260302p121

Maine Is Close to Passing a Moratorium on New Datacenters https://www.404media.co/maine-datacenter-construction-bill-ld-307/

EU legislation allowing voluntary CSAM scanning by tech and social media companies expired April 3 after lawmakers failed to agree on the terms of an extension (Sam Clark/Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/tech-firms-enter-legal-limbo-over-child…

Tech firms enter legal limbo over child abuse scanning
Scanning private online spaces for child abuse material becomes illegal in Europe on Saturday.

The President and his lickspittles in Congress are introducing legislation to shield fossil fuel companies from liability for their intentional and knowing actions to emit GHGs, fully aware of the damage, destruction and death that would cause.
Please, if you live in California, write you congress people and tell them to oppose this legislation. It's easy, I just did it using this action network link:

Tell California Congressmembers: No Immunity for Big Oil
As climate disasters like wildfires, floods, and heatwaves grow more extreme, communities around the country are seeking to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable. The State of California and eight local municipalities in California are currently suing Big Oil companies for climate damages. Big Oil companies have known for decades the harm their products would cause to the global climate, yet have continued to lie to the public and policymakers to delay climate action for their profit. …

The President and his lickspittles in Congress are introducing legislation to shield fossil fuel companies from liability for their intentional and knowing actions to emit GHGs, fully aware of the damage, destruction and death that would cause.
Please, if you live in California, write you congress people and tell them to oppose this legislation. It's easy, I just did it using this action network link:

Tell California Congressmembers: No Immunity for Big Oil
As climate disasters like wildfires, floods, and heatwaves grow more extreme, communities around the country are seeking to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable. The State of California and eight local municipalities in California are currently suing Big Oil companies for climate damages. Big Oil companies have known for decades the harm their products would cause to the global climate, yet have continued to lie to the public and policymakers to delay climate action for their profit. …

Oddly enough the only way to share easily (by clicking a box "Share on Mastodon") is confined to one instance (mastodon.social)
I hope someone notices this and changes how we work
We need to stop Bill C-22 and we need to stop it now. That’s going to require your MP hearing from as many constituents as possible before this bill moves further. Please share this campaign with your friends and family today!

Stop the Surveillance State: Stop Bill C-22!
🚨 Bill C-22 forces every Canadian internet provider, messaging app & cloud service to build surveillance backdoors and store a year of your data. Foreign state hackers exploited similar legislation in the US. Shut the backdoor: https://openmedia.org/StopC22 #BillC22

2026 Chatbot Legislation Tracker
https://fpf.org/blog/2026-chatbot-legislation-tracker/
@…
Co-authored by Rafal Fryc With nearly 100 chatbot…

Do you solve that by banning Utah residents from using your website? 🤷‍♂️
"Utah's Online Age Verification Amendments, formally Senate Bill 73, take effect on May 6, making the state the first in the U.S. to explicitly target VPN use as part of age verification legislation."
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/vpn/utah-becomes-first-us-state-to-target-vpn-use-with-age-verification-law

Outstanding news out of Nebraska for homeschooled kids. This legislation prevents "reactive withdrawals" for 14 days & blocks perpetrators with specific convictions of crimes against children from homeschooling. Congratulations to CRHE on getting this legislation passed.
https://

Rebuilding public trust in AI requires meaningful citizen engagement, transparent governance, and robust legislation. Technology itself is not the problem. The issue is that few people trust institutions to deploy it wisely and for their benefit. This makes the first step to answer the following question: What’s it in for me?

Breaking the doom loop: How to rebuild trust in AI
Rebuilding public trust in AI requires meaningful citizen engagement, transparent governance, and robust legislation. By involving communities and prioritising effective oversight, institutions can break the ...

The year is 2026 and people still understand GDPR so fucking badly that my daughter's school has just emailed me to say that they require my written consent to transfer data about her to the new school she is going to in September, something the school is in fact *required* to do under section 9 of The Education (Pupil Information) (England) Regulations 2005

“The new legislation, expected later this year, would give ministers a fast-track route for introducing draft laws to align with future European standards designed to ensure a single market in the trade of goods and services.
The new powers would apply to agreements they are planning with the EU on food standards, carbon pricing for industry and electricity trading.
New rules would be introduced as "secondary" legislation, which receives less scrutiny and gives MPs a mo…

UK could adopt EU single market rules under new legislation
The move has raised questions over parliamentary scrutiny of future rules to deliver planned EU deals.

The White House's latest effort to enact legislation that would preempt state AI laws stalls as multiple Democrats dismiss the proposal as a partisan play (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/03/trumps-partisan-ai-pitch-stalls-on-…

Demand for 39-page bill to be read aloud derails legislation in WA Senate • Washington State Standard
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/02/18/gop-demand-for-39-page-bill-to-be-read-aloud-derails-democratic-legislation-in-wa-senate/

A "war powers resolution" gives lawmakers an opportunity to demand congressional approval before any further attacks are carried out.
The Senate resolution,
and a similar bill being voted on in the House later this week,
face unlikely paths through the Republican-controlled Congress
and would almost certainly be vetoed by Trump even if they were to pass.
Nonetheless, the votes marked a weighty moment for lawmakers.
Their decisions on the five-d…

Congress taking first votes on Iran war as debate rages about US goals
The U.S. Senate is headed towards a vote on President Donald Trump’s decision to embark on a war against Iran. It's an extraordinary test in Congress for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy. The legislation is known as a war powers resolution. It gives lawmakers an opportunity to demand congressional approval before any further attacks are carried out. The votes marked a weighty moment for lawmakers. Their decisions on the five-day-old wa…

Guess who's behind the sudden rush of age verification legislation?
In the US, #Meta is spending $26.3 Million to hire at least 86 Lobbyists from 40 lobbying firms, and lobbying in at least 45 states. It is confirmed that Meta wrote the Louisiana age verification bill.
In the EU, Meta is spending ten million euros annually on lobbying, retaining 18 lobbying firms.
Age verificat…

Canadian government introduces groundbreaking legislation to ban cosmetics animal testing and trade #AnimalRights

Canadian government introduces groundbreaking legislation to ban cosmetics animal testing and trade
Animal protection organizations and cosmetics industry applaud tabling of landmark legislation

Who still thinks the Trump regime will allow halfway fair midterm elections in November is being naive. Very naive.
https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/house-republicans-save-act-voter-supression-legislation-midterms/

New version of GOP suppression bill would impose nationwide proof of citizenship, photo ID requirements
The bill would undermine the right to vote in the U.S. ahead of the 2026 midterms.

"We need to talk seriously about general strikes, about breaking quorum, about exploiting parliamentary procedure to ensure that Republican legislation doesn't get through." (Kat Abughazaleh)
Source:
https://reddit.com/comments/1riqpns

Push for raw milk intensifies across the US, despite illness outbreaks and scientists' warnings (Associated Press)
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/health/raw-milk-legislation-outbreak?Date=20260430&Profile=CNN
http://www.memeorandum.com/260429/p158#a260429p158

Nice. https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-introduce-f-ice-act-11566450

Democrats Introduce F*** ICE Act
The legislation would permit individuals to bring civil actions in state court over alleged violations of the U.S. Constitution.

As US lawmakers struggle to pass online safety laws, LA and New Mexico juries take the lead, holding social media companies accountable for harming young users (Cecilia Kang/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/technology/social-media-verdi…

Juries Take the Lead in the Push for Child Online Safety
A pair of verdicts held social media companies accountable for harming young users, highlighting a growing backlash as Congress struggles to pass legislation.

First off, I’m HAPPY with the EU replaceable batteries legislation, but the number of people who are like “ha ha! This will get Apple, who screw people on batteries!”
C’mon y’all:
IPhone XS Pro Max ($999 new, 8 year old phone)
Apple replacement: $89
iFixit battery: $34
That’s what, $55 labor?

US kid safety groups say they didn't know OpenAI had entirely funded the Parents & Kids Safe AI Coalition to promote CA legislation until after it was announced (Emily Shugerman/The San Francisco Standard)
https://sfstandard.com/2026/04/01/openai-ai-kids-safety-coa…

Kids groups say they didn’t know OpenAI was behind their child safety coalition
‘A very grimy feeling’: OpenAI quietly helped build a “‘parents and kids”’ AI safety group. Some members quit when they found out.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@burger_jaap/116118945892437002
European energy legislation and regulations also assign a key role to these independent aggregators and, for example, device-level metering (so that you only use accurate measurement data from…

"same punishments as those convicted of crimes such as sexual battery, solicitation of prostitution, or aggravated stalking"
Georgia protesters could face severe penalties under new legislation - Cobb Courier
https://cobbcountycourier.com/2026/04/georgia-protesters-could-face-severe-penalties-under-new-legislation/

Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski,
fed up with being kept in the dark on combat operations,
is quietly drafting legislation that would force Congress to take a potentially explosive vote
on whether to formally authorize using military force against Iran.
Such a move signals deep fractures within GOP ranks just months before midterms.
"Ms. Murkowski described the move on Thursday as an act of desperation
to try to put some parameters around the o…

Fed-up Senate Republican may trigger explosive vote to rein in Trump
Sen. Lisa Murkowski may throw down the gauntlet, taking aim squarely at the Trump administration's Iran war, according to a report.The Alaska Republican, fed up with being kept in the dark on combat operations, is quietly drafting legislation that would force Congress to take a potentially explosive...

This x1000.
For every "[corporate] social media harms kids because" comment, I see the exact same concern for adults that we're doing NOTHING about.
Facebook has literally promoted a genocide in Myanmar, but for some reason they're still in business and probably promoting another genocide somewhere. How many kids got butchered in that massacre? These toxic cesspools of hate are a problem for ALL age groups, but targeting kids is only pretending to do something a…

What if the US #Congress passed legislation (you remember when that used to happen, right?) that nationalized all #AI servers and all the traffic between them. I know, not gonna happen, but maybe a lunatic president could issue an edict to make it so.

Ranking Member Raskin Introduces Legislation Establishing Independent Commission on Presidential Capacity (House Committee on the Judiciary)
https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/ranking-member-raskin-introduces-legislation-establishing-independent-commission-on-presidential-capacity
http://www.memeorandum.com/260414/p114#a260414p114

RE: https://mastodon.social/@Klaxun/116225174438565613
What happened to anti-monopoly legislation in the US?

The ruling from the US supreme court destroying one of the last pillars of the 1965 Voting Rights Act (VRA)
marks the end of a long and painstaking campaign to roll back civil rights legislation
by two titans of the court’s rightwing majority,
Chief Justice John Roberts and Samuel Alito.
The duo have chipped away at what has been called the crown jewel of the civil rights movement.
Wednesday’s ruling in
"Louisiana v Callais"
is the fifth ma…

The UK plans to update the Media Act 2024 to bring streaming platforms with 500K users under "enhanced" Ofcom regulation, giving it power to investigate them (K.J. Yossman/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/netfl…

Streamers in U.K. Set to Come Under ‘Enhanced Regulation’ from Ofcom
U.K. media regulator Ofcom is set to oversee streaming platforms including Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ following new legislation.

It should be illegal to draft legislation without consulting the demographics it's expected to impact, I know this sounds like a 12 year olds idea of govt but I don't care you know why this would be a gnawing issue for me.

"New England Lawmakers Weigh Plug-in Solar as Europe’s Model Spreads"
#US #USA #America #NewEngland

New England Lawmakers Weigh Plug-in Solar as Europe’s Model Spreads - Inside Climate News
Legislation in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island would allow small solar panels to plug directly into home outlets, expanding access to clean energy.

Venezuela’s new mining law could spell disaster for the Amazon, critics warn
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/venezuelas-new-mining-law-could-spell-disaster-for-the-amazon-critics-warn/

Venezuela’s new mining law could spell disaster for the Amazon, critics warn
Venezuela is close to passing a law to update the country’s mining regulations and attract private investment in gold, silver, coltan and other minerals. But advocacy groups say the law may end up exacerbating deforestation and pollution in mining areas where environmental damage is already an issue. The legislation is part of a broader effort […]

Investigators have discovered that the European Commission bowed to the demands of Big Tech lobbyists that the environmental impact of individual datacentres be kept out of the public eye.
https://www.…

EU bowed to Big Tech lobbying to keep datacentre impact secret
Investigators have discovered that the European Commission bowed to the demands of Big Tech lobbyists that the environmental impact of individual datacentres be kept out ...

Ex-progressive Senator John Fetterman is bucking his party yet again,
but this time the fallout could drastically impact the results of future elections.
The Pennsylvania turncoat came out in favor of voter ID legislation, revealing that he would support a clean bill if it required voters to show identification before they cast their ballot.
The issue is currently gaining momentum in the Senate under the banner of the "Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility", or S…

John Fetterman Hits New Low in Quest for Donald Trump’s Approval
The Pennsylvania Democrat backed voter ID legislation to combat a nonexistent voter fraud problem.

In and of itself these bills are a good thing, but it seems bad that that we're essentially letting landlords off the hook and expecting tenants to make this investment in solar power. It should be treated like other appliances, such as ovens and refrigerators, that we expect landlords to provide. Furthermore, it's not apparent that this legislation forces landlords (or HOAs for that matter) to allow for these systems to be installed.

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez plan to introduce legislation to pause new data center construction until AI safeguards are in place (Maria Curi/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/25/sanders-aoc-data-center-moratorium-bill

Sanders and AOC unveil data center moratorium bill
Sanders and AOC are staking out one of the most aggressive AI policy positions yet this Congress.

FPF on the Securing and Establishing Consumer Uniform Rights and Enforcement Over Data (“SECURE Data”) Act
https://fpf.org/press-releases/fpf-on-the-securing-and-establishing-consumer-uniform-rights-and-enf…

(Via @… )
Why o why did I surrender to curiosity and peek? ... It seems that five years metaphorically lying down in a darkened room isn't long enough for the fundamental impossibility of #infosec to change or evolve.
"This pa…

The UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: A Practitioner's Guide to Legislative Reform, Compliance, and Organisational Readiness
The Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, introduced to Parliament in November 2025, represents the most significant reform of UK cyber security legislation in nearly a decade. This paper provides a comprehensive practitioner-oriented analysis of the Bill's provisions, their practical implications, and the steps organisations must take to achieve compliance. It examines the expanded regulatory scope covering managed service providers, data centres, and designated…

As states moved to cap sky-high interest rates,
two GOP lawmakers
-- who’ve taken millions from financial interests
-- are pushing legislation to override those protections nationwide
https://www.levernews.com/bank-backed-republicans-move-t…

Bank-Backed Republicans Move To Gut Interest Rate Caps
As states moved to cap sky-high interest rates, two GOP lawmakers who’ve taken millions from financial interests are pushing legislation to override those protections nationwide.

Lawmakers and lobbyists say the Trump administration has lobbied against legislation that would regulate AI in at least six Republican-led states (Amrith Ramkumar/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-

Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress
Legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote was only the beginning
as the G.O.P. presses to sharply limit voting in line with Trump’s false claims of widespread fraud
MAGA rep Bryan Steil’s "Make Elections Great Again "bill would ban universal voting by mail
and prohibit the counting of ballots received after Election Day.
It would ban ranked-choice v…

Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress
Legislation that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote was only the beginning as the G.O.P. presses to sharply limit voting in line with President Trump’s false claims of widespread fraud.

Sources: the UK has shelved proposed anti-SLAPP legislation, fearing a backlash from lawyers, despite appeals from the editors of The Times and The Sun (The Times)

Fears for free speech as crackdown on Slapps is shelved
The editors of The Times and The Sunday Times have urged No 10 to end the use of strategic litigation against public participation

Venezuela’s new mining law could spell disaster for the Amazon, critics warn https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/venezuelas-new-mining-law-could-spell-disaster-for-the-amazon-critics-warn/

Venezuela’s new mining law could spell disaster for the Amazon, critics warn
Venezuela is close to passing a law to update the country’s mining regulations and attract private investment in gold, silver, coltan and other minerals. But advocacy groups say the law may end up exacerbating deforestation and pollution in mining areas where environmental damage is already an issue. The legislation is part of a broader effort […]

Push for GOP voting law has many switching sides on filibuster issue (Paul Kane/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/14/senate-filibusters-election-legislation/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260314/p35#a260314p35

@kylegriffin1.bsky.social — Bluesky
Reuters: New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women.
https://bsky.app/profile/kylegriffin1.bsky.social/post/3mezchmqqbc2k

The UK plans to update the Media Act 2024 to bring streaming platforms with 500K users under "enhanced" Ofcom regulation, giving it power to investigate them (K.J. Yossman/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/netfl…

Streamers in U.K. Set to Come Under ‘Enhanced Regulation’ from Ofcom
U.K. media regulator Ofcom is set to oversee streaming platforms including Netflix, Prime Video and Disney+ following new legislation.

AI learns language from skewed sources. That could change how we humans speak – and think
It seems the #threats from #AI are many and varied. And the legislation addressing dangers from AI seemed to focus on an AI intent on killing off humans, rather than the myriad problems we are slowly identifying - mu…

AI learns language from skewed sources. That could change how we humans speak – and think
It seems the #threats from #AI are many and varied. And the legislation addressing dangers from AI seemed to focus on an AI intent on killing off humans, rather than the myriad problems we are slowly identifying - mu…

If the "SAVE act" passes most people registering to vote would have to present documents in person at an elections office, including people who vote by mail.
Advocacy groups that oppose the legislation say that the bill would crush voter registration efforts ahead of this year’s elections.
The bill would create new penalties for election officials who register applicants who have not presented documentary proof of citizenship.
Opponents say that provision could pot…

What’s in the Voting Bill That Republicans Are Pushing to the Senate Floor
Legislation that would force voters to prove they are U.S. citizens is being debated on the Senate floor this week.

While this is another example of the far right's naked assault on ecosystem and geophysical system stability, the scramble for copper, gold and silver is driven largely by the ever increasing demand for electrical goods, including renewable energy capture systems.
Argentina approves Milei's bill that eases protections for glaciers despite environmental backlash

Argentina approves Milei's bill that eases protections for glaciers despite environmental backlash
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s Congress on Thursday approved a bill promoted by libertarian President Javier Milei that eases protections on glaciers to facilitate investments in mining for metals — a move that environmental groups vow to challenge in courts. The legislation, approved by the Senate in February, was passed with 137 votes in favor, 111 against and […]

From Proposal to Passage: Enacted U.S. AI Laws, 2023–2025
https://fpf.org/blog/from-proposal-to-passage-enacted-u-s-ai-laws-2023-2025/
@…

As US lawmakers struggle to pass online safety laws, LA and New Mexico juries take the lead, holding social media companies accountable for harming young users (Cecilia Kang/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/technology/social-media-verdi…

Juries Take the Lead in the Push for Child Online Safety
A pair of verdicts held social media companies accountable for harming young users, highlighting a growing backlash as Congress struggles to pass legislation.

Ahead of a lengthy Senate debate on the Save America act, Donald Trump took to social media to rally lawmakers to get the legislation passed.
A reminder that the president has threatened to not sign any further bills under the sweeping voter ID bill makes its way to his desk.
A short while ago Trump insisted that the Save America act is “one of the most IMPORTANT & CONSEQUENTIAL pieces of legislation in the history of Congress” in a post on Truth Social.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/17/us-senate-voter-id-donald-trump-iran-hormuz-latest-news-updates?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

GOP leaders, Trump see tensions flare over Senate filibuster (Alexander Bolton/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5775907-trump-threat-senate-legislation-save/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260310/p29#a260310p29

Fingers crossed. Since 1989, Missouri has exonerated 56 people. They tried to kill four of them.
https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2026-03-10/bill-abolish-death-penalty-missouri?sfnsn=mo

Bill to abolish the death penalty in Missouri gets hearing for the first time in years
Proponents of the legislation who spoke at a Monday committee hearing, including St. Louis Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski, said life in prison without parole is more humane and still effective.

Turkey launches a review of how social media platforms handle children's data as it prepares new rules that include identity verification and age restrictions (Turkish Minute)
https://www.turkishminute.com/2026/02/21/turkey…

Turkey reviews major social media platforms' handling of children’s data - Turkish Minute
Turkey’s data protection watchdog has opened a review of how six major social media platforms process children’s personal data, as Ankara prepares separate legislation that would tighten state control over online accounts and content.

Maryland passed a bill directing half of the state government's ad money to local news outlets, with a few exceptions; it is slated to take effect October 1 (Rebuild Local News)
https://www.rebuildlocalnews.org/maryland-

Maryland Legislature Passes the Nation’s First State Advertising Set-Aside for Local Newsrooms
The legislation, backed by bipartisan support, will require state agencies to direct 50 percent of their advertising budgets to eligible local news outlets and mandate public reporting of their ad spending.

"UK Plastic Wet Wipes Ban: Legislation Aims to Protect Rivers and Sewers"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Rivers #Water

UK Plastic Wet Wipes Ban: Legislation Aims to Protect Rivers and Sewers | Happy Eco News
The UK plastic wet wipes ban prohibits the sale and supply of plastic-containing wet wipes in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland starting from the spring of 2027.

French MPs are preparing to vote on a law that treats criticism of Israel as antisemitic and widely expands the scope of terrorism legislation. 
Lawmakers will debate the bill informally dubbed Yadan’s Law
– in reference to the MP who proposed the bill, Caroline Yadan
– on 18 April. 
Under current law, “direct” incitement to terrorism is punishable by five years in prison and a €75,000 fine.
The bill would expand that to “implicit” incitement or glorification of …

French MPs to Vote on Bill That Would Treat Anti-Zionism As Terrorism
French MPs are preparing to vote on a law that treats criticism of Israel as antisemitic and widely expands the scope of terrorism legislation. 

Dem rep says GOP push for voter ID legislation is a ‘solution in search of a problem’
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5728962-ivey-gop-voter-id-laws/

Senators Adam Schiff and John Curtis introduce bipartisan legislation to ban sports betting on CFTC-regulated prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket (Krystal Hur/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.

A 31-year-old U.S. Army veteran from Kingsland has been charged with attempted murder,
the first time that a mother has been charged under Georgia’s restrictive abortion law.
The arrest comes two months after Alexia Moore was rushed to the emergency room in Camden County, pregnant and in extreme pain.
Doctors at the Southeast Georgia Health System hospital delivered a severely premature baby girl who lived for approximately two hours, according to police.  
On March 4, …

Turkey's parliament passes a bill requiring social media and online game companies to restrict access for children under 15, following a school shooting (Andrew Wilks/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/turkey-social-medi…

Turkish lawmakers pass bill to restrict social media for children under 15
State-run media says Turkish lawmakers have passed a bill that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15. The legislation is the latest in a global trend to protect young people from dangerous online activity. Its passage late Wednesday comes a week after a 14-year-old boy killed nine students and a teacher at a middle school in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey. Police are investigating the online activity of the perpetrator in a bid to uncover his motivation for…

Just two months ago, a massive power outage left parts of San Francisco in the dark for days
Some lawmakers are trying to make sure it never happens again.
"San Francisco has been trying to break up with PG&E for a long time,"
said Democratic Senator Scott Wiener.
"The rates are extremely high and we know that public power can bring lower rates."
Wiener says he will announce legislation on Monday that would allow San Francisco
-- and…

The Price is Right: Responsible Uses of Personal Data in Pricing
https://fpf.org/blog/the-price-is-right-responsible-uses-of-personal-data-in-pricing/
@…

With Disputed Legal Maneuver, Trump Tries to Set Policy Without Legislation (Zach Montague/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/12/us/politics/trump-lawsuits-settlements.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260312/p134#a260312p134

"How Viktor Orbšn laid traps to stop his successor from running #Hungary"
"The country’s current leader has put loyalists in key public institutions who will be able to thwart the budgets and legislation of any new prime minister. "
Let's cross fingers
https://www.politico.eu/article/viktor-orban-laid-traps-stop-successor-running-hungary/

The Senate defeated legislation aimed at halting the U.S. military campaign against Iran,
-- the second unsuccessful attempt to rein in Donald Trump as the conflict nears the three-week mark.
The 47-53 vote Wednesday on the Democratic-led bid to require congressional approval to continue the military campaign is identical to a vote that failed earlier this month.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has tangled with the administration on Iran and other foreign interventions, was th…

Sen. Warren plans bipartisan legislation with Sen. Banks that bans the sale of certain AI chips to China after Dario Amodei met with Warren and other lawmakers (Ashley Gold/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/02/10/anthropic-ceo-china-chip-ban

Anthropic CEO's Hill blitz boosts China chip ban
Lawmakers are rallying around tougher export controls.

3/10/26☀️ AM: ... Pass the SAVE America Act. That's the legislation requiring photo ID ... (Punchbowl News)
https://punchbowl.news/archive/31026-am/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260310/p15#a260310p15

Sen. Chris Murphy Says Democrats Need to Block Legislation Until There's an Iran War Authorization Vote (Nora Toscano/NOTUS)
https://www.notus.org/senate/chris-murphy-iran-war-powers-authorization
http://www.memeorandum.com/260309/p25#a260309p25

The U.S. House of Representatives offered a rare rebuke of ‌President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agenda on Thursday
as a handful of Republicans joined Democrats to vote to extend temporary protections for 350,000 Haitians living in the United States.
The House voted 224-204 in ⁠favor of legislation allowing Haitians to remain eligible for
"Temporary Protected Status" for three years
after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security terminated t…

OpenAI releases the Child Safety Blueprint tackling AI-enabled child sexual exploitation, focusing on updating legislation and improving detection and reporting (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/08/open

OpenAI releases a new safety blueprint to address the rise in child sexual exploitation | TechCrunch
OpenAI's new Child Safety Blueprint aims to tackle the alarming rise in child sexual exploitation linked to advancements in AI.

Good Morning #Canada
On February 28th, 1838, a small band of revolutionaries crossed into Canada from Alburg, Vermont, and immediately declared the independence of Lower Canada (Quebec). An Anglo-Quebecer physician named Dr. Robert Nelson, who was elected general of the insurrectionists and president of the future Canadian republic, distributed copies of a declaration of independence and issued proclamations of new legislation. It's doubtful the newly liberated Canadians had time to read all this as Nelson and his band of 300 men were pushed back across the border in hours, and promptly arrested by the Americans. After his release Nelson tried again in November of the same year only to fail even more spectacularly. A reminder that #Democracy is fragile and has to be protected and defended, even today.
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography gives us an excellent view of Nelson's life and failed rebellions, to be enjoyed over your morning coffee.
#CanadaIsAwesome #History
https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/nelson_robert_10E.html

The list of qualifying documents in the SAVE Act for proving citizenship appears long -- but many of them come with qualifiers.
Under the bill, a REAL ID -compliant driver’s license would have to indicate that “the applicant is a citizen,”
--- but not all do.
Only five states
— Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Vermont and Washington
— offer the type of enhanced REAL IDs that explicitly indicate U.S. citizenship.
Standard driver’s licenses, generally available…

Documents required by GOP's voting bill can be difficult and costly to get
Congressional Republicans are pushing voting legislation that's backed by President Donald Trump and would require voters to produce documentary proof of citizenship in order to register for federal elections. Obtaining those records and paying for them may not be as easy as the bill’s promoters make it sound. There's a range of hurdles, including the time and money involved in getting birth certificates or passports. A University of Maryland study estimates that 21.3 million Americans who ar…

A new Republican House bill proposes sweeping changes to US toxic chemical laws
🔥that would gut protections for consumers, workers and the environment, public health advocates mobilising against the legislation warn.
Among other changes to the
"Toxic Substance Control Act" (TSCA), the bill would
❌limit the type of science that is used to determine health risks,
❌stop legally requiring the Environmental Protection Agency to ensure chemicals won’t harm p…

Trump issues blunt
message to Senate majority leader
to pass voter ID legislation
As John Thune battles conservative blowback for refusing to alter Senate rules
and mandate a traditional “talking” filibuster that would force Democrats to hold the floor to block the Save America Act,
Donald Trump had a blunt message for the Senate majority leader.
“He’s got to be a leader,” the president told reporters outside the White House today.
The upper chambe…

House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries has said that DHS leadership change is not enough to reopen the government
and starting to fund the Department of Homeland Security again.
It comes as Republican Senator Thom Tillis said he believes White House adviser Stephen Miller “should go”
and that his role in the Trump administration has been a “big problem”.
The senior senator representing North Carolina, when asked on CNN’s State of the Union if he thinks Miller should go…

Rep. Andy Ogles said on Monday that Muslims have no place in America,
-- an Islamophobic attack from a sitting member of Congress.
“Muslims don’t belong in American society. Pluralism is a lie,”
the Tennessee Republican posted Monday morning on X.
It is not the first bigoted social media post Ogles has made.
He has also said that “America and Islam are incompatible,”
and has introduced legislation to halt immigration from Muslim-majority nations.