#POTUS#Biden said Fri he would use new emergency authorities to “shut down the #border when it becomes overwhelmed” if #Congress passes a bipartisan #immigration plan the #Senate has been negotiating.
The comments signified a remarkable shift in tone for a Democratic president & underscored the urgency of the issue for his reelection campaign as immigration remains one of his most vexing #political & #policy challenges.
A perfect example of #LTC avoiding #responsibility can be seen with the implementation of the new #pet#policy. As it stands right now, they were only willing to implement the bare minimum to ensure the #safety of other #passengers, especially those with #service#dogs. A letter I wrote detailed what concerns I had, and why they should be considered, but again, LTC came out in favour of minimum responsibility on the operators.
New article with Elise Desjardins, Jason Lam, @geodarcy, Damian Collins, and Owen Waygood on how #active#school#travel is framed in Ontario, Canada.
Frames provide organizing principles and stories for understanding phenomena, and they can modify the alternatives that the public is willing or able to contemplate to tackle issues.
"Frustrated with #airlines that charge passengers steep fees to check bags and change flights, #PresidentBiden last fall embarked on a campaign to crack down on the practice — and force companies to show the full price of #travel before people pay for their #tickets.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Civil rights activists cheered when Ron DeSantis pardoned four Black men wrongfully convicted of rape as one of his first actions as Florida’s governor. But four years later, as DeSantis eyes the presidency, their hope that the Republican would be an ally on racial justice has long faded.
Leveraging my #privacy and #ai friends. A super talented and capable undergraduate student graduating at the end of the quarter reached out to me asking for career routes forward, prior to (or perhaps instead of) law school, that would allow for the exploration of #dataprivacy, #compliance, and AI #policy.
I know about IAPP and their training and certification programs, but didn't immediately have any additional resources off the top of my head. Thoughts? Tips? Thanks!
I am wondering if moving to infosec.exchange may be called for.
I'm switching from a civil service #cybersecurity#policy position to an #ISO function implementing #NIS2 and related directives at a critical infrastructure company in a couple months. Got some new skills to learn, but would still get wound up about #Politics, #disability and #GLBT rights.
Fmr #Trump treas sec #Mnuchin is telling investors he has a plan to buy #TikTok
Mnuchin told potential backers he aims to maneuver around its price of >$100B & #China’s ban of the export of recommendation #algorithms.
He indicated he could overcome those hurdles by offering to buy the #app w/o the export-blocked #code, essentially forcing his consortium to remake a service built on billions of lines of code.
Something notable about the “X/Twitter added a 5 second delay on links to websites Musk doesn’t like” story is that it’s well understood in the tech industry that every second matters for retention.
You lose about half of your would-be traffic if your link doesn’t “load” within 3 seconds.
They’re leveraging a dark pattern to reduce traffic at scale.
That is the kind of thing that should be illegal to do as a massive platform. Twisting the web.
The Cyber Resilience Act is being finalised in the next two weeks, despite the parts that could deeply harm #OpenSource. Rather than suggesting changes to the #CRA (plenty of others doing so), here's an article explaining why changes are still necessary despite the 11th hour.
Book recommendation I read this for a panel discussion on freshwater this week at the Cheltenham Science Festival (it comes out next Thursday) and it’s fantastic. It will leave you hopping mad at the way our water resources are currently managed, but it also sets out the low-hanging fruit policies that could change that. An essential read if you have any interest in the future of our resources. #books#water#science#policy
In a nutshell, it's about governance networks in ten Swiss wetlands and looking at which actors within these networks are satisfied with their inclusion.
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My #policy studies community seems largely stuck on X 🤮, so two technical things that might be interesting beyond the content:
I posted this in a thread but reposting this educational video from #GenZ for Change drawing comparisons between #fascism in 1930’s Nazi Germany and modern day #America, which also applies to #Canada, and now the #UK.
An educational video with a split screen comparing historical fascism in #Germany to modern day #fascist#policy
In a controversial bid to expose supposed bias in a top journal, a US climate expert shocked fellow scientists by revealing he tailored a wildfire study to emphasize global warming.
When events like The Fifth Circuit ruling this week that fathers have the right to deny daughters access to #birthcontrol making it clear that the #Dobbs decision was just the beginning of the rollback of women’s rights, we have loudly question who exactly gets to be "We" in "We the People.
Biden administration announces more new funding for rural broadband infrastructure (apnews.com)
The Biden administration is continuing its push to bring internet connectivity to every home and business in the U.S.
Analysis: DeSantis is defending new slavery teachings. Civil rights leaders see a pattern of 'policy violence' (apnews.com)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Civil rights activists cheered when Ron DeSantis pardoned four Black men wrongfully convicted of rape as one of his first actions as Florida’s governor. But four years later, as DeSantis eyes the presidency, their hope that the Republican would be an ally on racial justice has long faded.
Australia's most gas-dependent state is being forced to phase it out. Why? Will other states follow? (www.abc.net.au)
"It's no longer plentiful, it's no longer cheap and it's also a fossil fuel." Why the Victorian government is pushing people to ditch gas.
Scientist shocks peers by 'tailoring' climate study (phys.org)
In a controversial bid to expose supposed bias in a top journal, a US climate expert shocked fellow scientists by revealing he tailored a wildfire study to emphasize global warming.
Banks fined $549M after senior execs found secretly texting on Signal, WhatsApp (arstechnica.com)
Banks have been fined more than $2.5 billion for violating record-keeping laws.