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House moves to repeal controversial 'Arctic Frost' provision that allows GOP senators to seek $500,000 payouts (CNN)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/politics/arctic-frost-provision-senators-house-vote
http://www.memeorandum.com/251119/p173#a251119p173

Trump signs the annual defense bill with provisions authorizing the president to screen and restrict US financing of Chinese tech companies (Anvee Bhutani/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-secu

Myrna Melgar is joining with the mods to put the Danny Sauter Career Protection Act on the June ballot. https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/politics/sf-mayor-superviso…

SF term limits could hit the June ballot
Proposal seeks to close "loophole" for supes, mayor.

New Study: Evidence shows how X’s algorithmic feed is radicalizing its users toward the Right. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10098-2

The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared with those remaining on a chronological feed, whereas switching the feed setting in the opposite direction, from algorithmic to chronological, had no effect.

The Trump administration is preparing to upend a foundational safeguard of the Department of Justice,
by proposing a rule that would effectively bar DOJ attorneys from recusing themselves from cases due to conflicts of interest.
The rule, expected to be filed in the Federal Register as early as this week,
would grant Attorney General Pam Bondi final authority over all recusals.
Under the proposal, career prosecutors and political appointees alike would be required to…

EU Parliament blocks AI tools over cyber, privacy fears. Members should avoid exposing work emails, documents or internal information “to AI features that scan or analyze content,” be “cautious” with third-party AI apps and “avoid granting broad access to data”: https://www.politico.eu…

EU Parliament blocks AI tools over cyber, privacy fears
AI features on EU devices sent data to cloud, prompting the Parliament’s IT support to switch them off.

UK blocking Trump from using RAF bases for strikes on Iran
https://archive.ph/2026.02.19-135154/https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/trump-chagos-islands-deal-iran-attack-british-bases-kcj0gzbr8
'President Trump has withdrawn his support for Sir Keir Starmer’s deal to hand the Chagos Islands over to Mauritius because the UK has not agreed to allo'w the use of British bases to attack Iran, The Times understands.'
'.. a proposed military operation would need to be in accordance with UK law and the UK’s interpretation of relevant international law.'
'The UK’s position on pre-emptive strikes is well known'

Mamdani proposes cutting NYPD budget, canceling 5K new officer hires (Rachel Wolf/Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mamdani-proposes-cutting-nypd-budget-canceling-5k-new-officer-hires
http://www.memeorandum.com/260218/p94#a260218p94

Despite her close alignment with Donald Trump,
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)
has yet to secure the president's endorsement over other Republican candidates vying for the GOP nomination for New York governor.
The lack of support has left Stefanik's allies puzzled,
particularly given Trump's previous nomination of her as UN ambassador and her status as a prominent House ally.
According to Politico, the race to challenge Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is considered …

Insiders fume as Trump leaves ally Elise Stefanik hanging: 'A primary doesn't help us'
Despite her close alignment with Donald Trump, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) has yet to secure the president's endorsement over other Republican candidates vying for the GOP nomination for New York governor.The lack of support has left Stefanik's allies puzzled, particularly given Trump's previous nomi...

Internal email: the European Parliament has blocked AI features on the work devices of lawmakers and their staff over cybersecurity and data protection concerns (Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-parliament-blocks-ai-features-over-cyber-p…

EU Parliament blocks AI features over cyber, privacy fears
AI tools on EU devices sent data to cloud, prompting the Parliament’s IT support to switch them off.