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…
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Leaving Laurel:
🎵 Our Lives Entwined (K-Lone Remix)
#LeavingLaurel
https://leavinglaurel.bandcamp.com/album/our-lives-entwined
https://open.spotify.com/track/7tOWUn8XTf062wu1Okb80B
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Leibniz on binary.
https://scispace.com/pdf/leibniz-on-binary-1ree6msh.pdf
saved 2026-04-14 https://d…
Blue Origin gewinnt Sauerstoff aus Regolith
Eine lebensfähige Mondstation muss sich aus Ressourcen vor Ort versorgen. Blue Origin hat ein System entwickelt, das Atemluft aus Mondstaub gewinnt.
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Apple TV head of international development Morgan Wandell is leaving to launch a production company, Kismet; Matt Cherniss will take over series Wandell handled (Nellie Andreeva/Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2026/05/morgan-wandell-leaving-a…
Cowboys' 6-foot-1 WR leaving Dallas for one-year deal with Dolphins https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/dallas-cowboys/news/cowboys-6-foot-1-wr-leaving-dallas-one-year-deal-dolphins/95985045cc82a156298d6…
Analysis: 25% of the 13,000 US federal lobbyists are involved in AI issues, up from 11% in 2023; OpenAI plans to host the opening of its DC office on Wednesday (Cecilia Kang/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/technology/ai-lobbying-w…
POL-SZ: Pressemeldung der Polizeiinspektion Salzgitter/Peine/Wolfenbüttel vom 14.03.2026 für den Bereich Salzgitter-Lebenstedt und Salzgitter-Thiede Salzgitter-Thiede und Salzgitter-Lebenstedt (ots) - Verstöße gegen das Pflichtversicherungsgesetz Salzgitter, Lebenstedt, Stadtgebiet, 13.03.2026, 09:00 - 18:00 Uhr Im gesamten Stadtgebiet wurden am gestrigen Freitag diverse E-Scooter ...
Social Security COLA Increases Suddenly Look a Whole Lot Higher
“March’s 3.3% year-over-year inflation rate, up from 2.4% in February, could translate into a
Cost Of Living Adjustment of
3.2% for 2026,
according to Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare policy analyst who calculates the projection.
Back in January, she had pegged the increase at just 1.2%.”
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
The Early Years:
🎵 A New Way of Living
#TheEarlyYears
https://theearlyyears.bandcamp.com/track/a-new-way-of-living
https://open.spotify.com/track/6hIhG8BQaF6gYqSJgulLNN