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Feds sued over loosened credit anti-discrimination regulations | Courthouse News Service
https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-sued-over-loosened-credit-anti-discrimination-regulations/

Open source has become critical digital infrastructure over the past 25 years, but its future depends on human resilience as much as code. Contributor burnout, funding gaps, and new regulations are real challenges, and Ruth has spent nearly two decades at the heart of open source communities working through exactly these kinds of problems. It's a session to look forward to!
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I see that a certain Polish supermarket is selling "cocoa bars" now.
I wonder if the regulations changed, or if the quality went so downhill they that are no longer allowed to call it "chocolate" according to the old regulations.

Why Trump administration’s plan to attempt to destroy Pfas is ‘nonsenscial’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/trump-administration-pfas-drinking-water-regulation?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Why Trump administration’s plan to attempt to destroy Pfas is ‘nonsenscial’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/26/trump-administration-pfas-drinking-water-regulation?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Singapore is slowly emerging as a neutral ground for AI companies, offering an alternative place to build without worrying about US or Chinese regulations (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/china/singapore-emerging-neut…

Arkansas court blocks social media regulations | Courthouse News Service
https://www.courthousenews.com/arkansas-court-blocks-social-media-regulations/

Congress is finally set to pass a housing bill: Here's what it would do (Helen Huiskes/The Hill)
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5932776-housing-bill-regulations-reform/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260622/p3#a260622p3

U.S. EPA Rolls Back PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Protections in Drinking Water https://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/blog/2026/5/19/u-s-epa-rolls-back-pfas-forever-chemicals-protections-in-drinking-water

U.S. EPA Rolls Back PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Protections in Drinking Water
U.S. EPA recently announced it would repeal limits and delay regulations on PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water, putting public health at risk. While the agency framed the move as a “scientifically sound” strategy offering “real solutions to reduce PFAS exposure for Americans,” it is, in reality, a handout to PFAS polluters disguised as public protection. 

Inside the Trump administration’s rapid rollback of gun regulations
An ATF proposal would allow people to buy guns even if they have been deemed unfit to handle Social Security or Veterans benefits,
with officials saying that someone being deemed incompetent to handle their finances does not mean that they cannot responsibly handle firearms.

The proposal would also clarify that people who are involuntarily committed to a mental health institution would be barred from own…

Inside the Trump administration’s rapid rollback of gun regulations
There’s been win after win for the nation’s most ardent gun rights groups, but backers of tighter limits say the push could endanger the public.

The moral integrity of a Louisiana Senator on stark display. Hey, if he's making a fortune, it must be beneficial, right? That's why we need to reduce or eliminate regulations, we must allow law-makers to invest in specific companies, we need to focus on fraud in the world of the lowest income populations, rather than worry about a few fiddles by the "important" people.
After all, those hard working wealthy people need to be rewarded for efforts on behalf of the co…

The moral integrity of a Louisiana Senator on stark display. Hey, if he's making a fortune, it must be beneficial, right? That's why we need to reduce or eliminate regulations, we must allow law-makers to invest in specific companies, we need to focus on fraud in the world of the lowest income populations, rather than worry about a few fiddles by the "important" people.
After all, those hard working wealthy people need to be rewarded for efforts on behalf of the co…

Excited at the improvements in data standards in planning data, which will benefit both local planners and - more importantly - people who just like to look at geocoded datapoints displayed on maps.
https://mhclgdigital.blog.gov.uk/2026/

Data standards: Laying the groundwork for an open, faster, data-driven planning system  – MHCLG Digital
Regulations have been laid in Parliament requiring local planning authorities to publish plan and timetable data in a standardised format, when creating local, minerals, waste or supplementary plans under the new plan-making system. This marks a major step towards a more

Florida sues TikTok for allegedly violating its social media regulations for minors and state consumer protection laws by showing "X-Rated" content to minors (Alex Ebert/Bloomberg Law)
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and…

TikTok Sued by Florida for Showing Minors ‘X-Rated’ Posts (1)
TikTok Inc. is violating Florida social media regulations for minors and state consumer protection laws by misrepresenting the graphic nature of posts teens can access, the state said in a complaint filed Monday.

Inside the Trump administration's rapid rollback of gun regulations (Perry Stein/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/06/15/inside-trump-administrations-rapid-rollback-gun-regulations/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260615/p28#a260615p28

https://www.instagram.com/p/DYJBsPFH9eQ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Japan Daily on Instagram: "Residents in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district are reporting a surge in abandoned suitcases left in residential neighborhoods by foreign tourists. Security footage has captured individuals discarding old luggage late at night, likely after purchasing new replacements to transport souvenirs home. According to local regulations in Toshima Ward, items larger than 30 centimeters are classified as oversized waste and require a specific fee and advance reservation for pickup. Many of the abandoned items lack the necessary disposal stickers, creating a significant burden for local communities and sanitation services. Experts suggest that the rise of private lodging facilities contributes to the issue, as off-site owners may not provide guests with adequate instructions regarding waste disposal. To combat this trend, Haneda Airport has begun broadcasting multilingual warnings, and officials are currently considering new collection systems and potential penalties to manage unwanted luggage."
139 likes, 1 comments - japandaily_jp on May 9, 2026: "Residents in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district are reporting a surge in abandoned suitcases left in residential neighborhoods by foreign tourists. Security footage has captured individuals discarding old luggage late at night, likely after purchasing new replacements to transport souvenirs home. According to local regulations in Toshima Ward, items larger than 30 centimeters are classified as oversized waste and require a specific fee and advance …

#hantavirus #outbreak #PublicHealth
Suspected cases should be taken to hospital in Cape Verde
International Health Regulations (IHR)
- mean member states have to assess and respond to health risks
- me…

Nicola Low (@nicolamlow.bsky.social)
🧪 #hantavirus #outbreak #PublicHealth Suspected cases should be taken to hospital in Cape Verde International Health Regulations (IHR) - mean member states have to assess and respond to health risks - mean that @who.int has to coordinate response https://www.who.int/health-topics/international-health-regulations/#tab=tab_1 [contains quote post or other embedded content]

Is anyone out there having to deal with new EU regulations/directives that require online stores to provide a no-questions-asked 14 day sale cancellation (and return)?
Our company (in California) has a small online store. We do have buyers of test products - physical, tangible, products - in the EU.
It would be crazy for us to do this 14 day thing - not only would a working store website have to be changed, but financially we could not recognize revenue for at least half a month…

The "Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology" is simultaneously the most boringly titled book - though accurate, it's a super boring book - and one of the most useful for my current project. It's basically just a list of officeholders, regulations, laws, geographical divisions, etc., etc. But gloriously helpful. Thank you to my forebear, the historian Frederick H. Armstrong, for making the lives of the handful of us who work on early 19th-century Ontario so much easier.

Handbook of Upper Canadian chronology : Armstrong, Frederick Henry : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
1 online resource (278 pages) :

I did not know this, but it makes sense: When you send a parcel, put name and address of both sender and addressee both outside and *inside* the parcel. So say the Universal Postal Union regulations:
"The office of posting shall also advise the sender to put in the parcel a copy of his address and that of the addressee."
#Post

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 […]

#MastodonPoll: Which of the following regulations regarding leaf blowers would you support? Choose as many as you like.
1. Decibel limits
2. Fuel efficiency standards (the relevant metric for cars is miles per gallon, so the corresponding one here would be what, leaves blown per gallon?)
3. Fuel type restrictions (i.e. ban gas-powered ones completely)
4. Full ban, both gas-powered ones and electric
Decibel limits
Fuel efficiency standards
Fuel type restrictions
Full ban

Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Stripper Wells. This Billionaire Donor Will Benefit. (Alex Cuadros/ProPublica)
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-epa-methane-jeffery-hildebrand-hilcorp-oil-regulations
http://www.memeorandum.com/260616/p40#a260616p40

[OT] "Gold Standard Science"? The American madhouse known as the US administration rolls on, killing US science https://www.bioniclab.org/news/OMB Further notes at

B.I.O.N.I.C. Lab - OMB-2026-0034-0001
Guide for Scientists: Public Comment on OMB Proposed Rule for Federal Financial Assistance Docket OMB-2026-0034 | Comment Deadline: July 13, 2026 | Published: May 30, 2026 Comment portal: https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/OMB-2026-0034-0001 Dear Colleague On Friday, May 29, OMB published a

This breaks my heart that this man has to be on the women’s team to play. This isn’t the win that people are saying it is.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/minnesota-soccer-team-signs-trans-man-player/

China, which dominates the global drone industry, has sharply tightened its drone use rules, as some users say they are hindering routine and lawful flights (Joy Dong/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/world/a

China Built the World’s Drone Industry. Now It’s Locking Down the Skies.
The Chinese government tightened rules to curb what it described as illegal drone use, but some users say the changes are now restricting too many flights.

I've posted something similar in the past, but this quote seems evergreen:
“The industry learned how to secure the enactment of seemingly innocuous and sensible regulations that nonetheless spelled doom for any rival” –Tim Wu, The Master Switch
…but this was written about AM radio stakeholders keeping FM down, ~90 years ago, not Big AI, today.
/cc @…

Potus, your executive order today has the force of a CVS receipt.
Potus’ transparent attempt to hijack elections: https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mail-voting-elections-47cc334b1fb7742244a9c4f176b355cd
Founding Fathers, …

The Office of Management and Budget (#OMB) proposed regulation changes would give political appointees complete control over federal grants, from vetting to termination at any point for any reason, and that's just the beginning. I’s critical that as many public comments are submitted as possible by the July 13th deadline:

From David Suzuki
“Aboriginal rights in Canadian law do not give Indigenous people rights — they merely recognize Crown obligations.” Indigenous people have inherent rights that are fundamental to treaty, human and constitutional rights.
We have a chance to do things right in Canada. Let’s put aside the fearmongering, push back against the pushback and continue our journey forward together.

Progress, pushback and Indigenous rights
As seatbelt and smoking regulations — and many other examples — show, people eventually adapt. Uncertainty shouldn’t be used to frustrate progress.

ExxonMobil’s CEO called Venezuela “uninvestable” without changes to its legal system.
The head of ConocoPhillips wanted U.S. government financing.
But Jeffery Hildebrand, a major Trump donor whose wife had been named ambassador to Costa Rica, had already seen how loyalty could be rewarded.
Even though he had no notable operations outside the U.S., he hunched toward a microphone and said in a halting voice,
“Hilcorp is fully committed and ready to go to rebuilding the i…

Trump Plans to Protect Methane-Leaking Stripper Wells. This Billionaire Donor Will Benefit.
Oil tycoon Jeffery Hildebrand gave millions to Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign. He is set to reap a financial windfall as the EPA moves to weaken restrictions on wells like his that produce very little energy but release vast amounts of methane.

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 […]

A profile of California Rep. Ro Khanna, who spent years cheering on the tech industry and now supports a 5% billionaire wealth tax and stricter AI regulations (Bloomberg)

The Trump administration has announced a sweeping
rollback of gun regulations,
prompting criticism from gun control advocates who called the moves misguided and dangerous
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/us/politics/trump-gun-control…

Trump Administration Announces Moves to Sharply Curtail Gun Regulations
The changes are in keeping with the administration’s pledge to cut back on gun restrictions.

Daily Mail front page is blaming "Red Ed's Green Idiocy" for the loss of a potential AI data centre beloved by their pensioner readership.
A large amount of future development plans, generally but especially in AI, is illusory. A speculative hedge. There are plenty of practical and economic reasons to believe that Stargate UK wouldn't go ahead, and "regulations" is the most face-saving public explaination.
But I'm not convinced that shouting about …

I don't think I'll ever get over Clarence Thomas ruling on cases related to Jan 6 knowing that his wife was an active participant in the attempted coup.
Or ruling on cases related to government regulations and a wealth tax knowing he took gifts from billionaires.
It's a disgrace.
https://

Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social)
I don't think I'll ever get over Clarence Thomas ruling on cases related to Jan 6 knowing that his wife was an active participant in the attempted coup. Or ruling on cases related to government regulations and a wealth tax knowing he took gifts from billionaires. It's a disgrace.

Also, 0 days since someone claimed that I'm wrong to blame free-market capitalism, because obviously all you need is regulation.
My dear brother in myself, the whole point of free-market capitalism is that it's supposed to regulate itself. People just do what's in their own self-interest, and market mechanisms eventually make everything right and everyone benefits.
If you need governments to lean over backwards setting up regulations (and constantly closing up loopholes) in order to prevent capitalists from devouring everyone and the free market from collapsing upon itself, then you're not saying that free market capitalism works. You're proving the exact opposite: that it doesn't work.
#AntiCapitalism

**Missouri judge strikes down nearly all state abortion regulations** • Missouri Independent
https://missouriindependent.com/2026/06/18/missouri-judge-strikes-down-nearly-all-state-abortion-regulations/

'Significant change' needed to tackle agri pollution #environment

'Significant change' needed to tackle agri pollution
The Office for Environmental Protection said existing regulations are insufficient to deliver necessary water quality improvements.

As Colorado tech leaders say that burdensome regulations are driving companies away, lawmakers introduce a slimmer version of an AI anti-discrimination bill (Owen Tucker-Smith/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/…

Trump admin's 2A "tsunami" rolls back gun regulations (Avery Lotz/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/06/05/trump-atf-gun-regulation-roll-back
http://www.memeorandum.com/260605/p46#a260605p46

Gross: allowing game to be cleaned in restrooms.
Trump Administration Orders Rapid End to Hunting Regulations on Federal Lands - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/climate/hunting-federal-lands-burgum.html

U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy previously ran an aerial firefighting company. After joining Congress, he proposed ending Forest Service inspections of those aircraft. 

The same month a draft of his plan to end Forest Service inspections leaked, an aircraft at his former company failed an inspection because of a crack in its wing.

Sheehy owned up to $15 million in stock in the company, Bridger Aerospace, when he launched his effort to end Forest Service inspections of such aircr…

A U.S. Senator Pushed to Cut Firefighting Aircraft Inspections the Same Month His Former Company Failed One
Before entering politics, Tim Sheehy ran an aerial firefighting company, Bridger Aerospace. In the Senate, he has sought to cut regulations and expand the government’s use of private aircraft on wildfires, while still owning stock in the company.

Jack Dorsey says Apple removed his Bluetooth P2P messaging app Bitchat, used during protests in Iran and Uganda, from China's App Store following CAC's demands (Stephen Katte/Cointelegraph)
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitchat-jack-dorsey-china-app-store-…

Jack Dorsey's Decentralized Bitchat App Removed from China App Store
Apple has removed Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat from the App Store in China at the request of the Cyberspace Administration of China, which argued the messaging app violated internet service regulations.

China will implement new online food delivery regulations on June 1, requiring platforms to regularly verify businesses' identities, locations, and licenses (Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/china-to-crack-down-on-fo…

China to crack down on food delivery 'ghost kitchens'
Meituan, others will need to verify that listed stores match physical locations

Trump Administration Announces Moves to Sharply Curtail Gun Regulations (Devlin Barrett/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/us/politics/trump-gun-control.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260429/p145#a260429p145

The March 30 announcement arrived with the bluntness that has become a hallmark of the Trump administration’s environmental retreat:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
which has served as the nation’s primary wetland guardian for over half a century, declared that
it is “getting out of the business of regulating wetlands.”
This followed a seismic shift at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which moved to redefine which waters receive federal protection under t…

As the Trump administration guts environmental regulations, local governments must protect wetlands
The front line of climate protection is in city hall, zoning board hearings, and the language of the municipal codes