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Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/1910162/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/1910162/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Nevada could soon get Space Force, Las Vegas Aces specialty license plates <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AcesFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AcesFoundation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DMV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DMV</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LasVegasAces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LasVegasAces</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legislation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Nevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nevada</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SpaceForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpaceForce</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SpecialtyLicensePlates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialtyLicensePlates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>veterans</span></a></p>
KProfsBlog<p>Joshua stopped time so that he could finish off the Amorites. Opera composers stop time with an aria. Sid DeLong muses on the audacious legal fiction whereby Congress has stopped time so that the President deploy tariffs as Joshua deployed the sword.</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LegalFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LegalFiction</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractsprof_blog/2025/03/sid-delong-on-congresss-declaration-that-every-day-is-today-march-11th.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lawprofessors.typepad.com/cont</span><span class="invisible">ractsprof_blog/2025/03/sid-delong-on-congresss-declaration-that-every-day-is-today-march-11th.html</span></a></p>
Katharine O'Moore-Klopf, ELS<p>Please do NOT vote for Gavin Newsom if he runs for president in 2028. <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@politico" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>politico</span></a></span> uncovered a damning allegation against the historically lauded <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> ally: that he has allegedly been <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/suppressing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>suppressing</span></a> pro-LGBTQ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> for months now. <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/07/newsom-trans-bills-00217527" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/03/07/n</span><span class="invisible">ewsom-trans-bills-00217527</span></a></p>
infoDOCKET<p>A Proposed School Book Database Law Moves Forward in Nebraska Statehouse: &amp; More News Headlines <a href="https://www.infodocket.com/2025/03/11/ohio-libraries-gear-up-for-budget-battle-south-dakota-senate-replaces-locking-up-librarians-bill-with-appeal-process-for-obscenity-determination-lazarus-project-to-shine-a-new-light-on-oldest-m/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">infodocket.com/2025/03/11/ohio</span><span class="invisible">-libraries-gear-up-for-budget-battle-south-dakota-senate-replaces-locking-up-librarians-bill-with-appeal-process-for-obscenity-determination-lazarus-project-to-shine-a-new-light-on-oldest-m/</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libraries</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a></p>
mindsConnected<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Spain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spain</span></a> will impose hefty fines for those that don't label AI-generated content. A major step forward since the EU passed the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AIAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIAct</span></a>. <a href="https://mindsconnected.tech/index.php?showtopic=1045&amp;view=getnewpost" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mindsconnected.tech/index.php?</span><span class="invisible">showtopic=1045&amp;view=getnewpost</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:<p>This is wildly surprising. And perhaps offers a tiny sliver of hope?</p><p>One of the bills opposed would have required “emergency” removal of transgender children from their parents.</p><p>On the floor, Representatives SJ Howell and Zooey Zephyr persuaded Republicans with their speeches. Bravo! 👏🏻</p><p>Thanks for the piece, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@ErinInTheMorn" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ErinInTheMorn</span></a></span>.</p><p><a href="https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/powerful-speeches-from-trans-dems" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">erininthemorning.com/p/powerfu</span><span class="invisible">l-speeches-from-trans-dems</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trans</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legislation</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TransRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransRights</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parenting</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Family</span></a></p>
Jérôme Herbinet - FLOSS sower<p>🔥 Histoire d'en calmer certains : à toutes les entreprises qui ont recours à des <a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/tags/chatbots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chatbots</span></a> 🤖 : vous êtes pleinement responsables 🚨 de tout ce que dit votre <a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/tags/IA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IA</span></a>, notamment bien-sûr à vos clients et autres prospects. <br>#️⃣ <a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/tags/IntelligenceArtificielle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IntelligenceArtificielle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/tags/bot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/tags/chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/tags/robot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>robot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/tags/l%C3%A9gislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>législation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.zaclys.com/tags/jurisprudence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jurisprudence</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7298231655222132736/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:l</span><span class="invisible">i:activity:7298231655222132736/</span></a></p>
Prainbow (she/her) 🏔️Colorado<p>Keep calling, keep protesting, keep speaking out. It is working to stop the insane scapegoating strategies of the radical right.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Drag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drag</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Montana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Montana</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legislation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Success" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Success</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Information</span></a><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/07/montana-anti-trans-bills-defeated" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/07/montana-anti-trans-bills-defeated</span></a></p>
TomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️<p>A dilemma for pilots regarding their mental health.</p><p>Fact: 27% of Pilots have misrepresented their medical history to the FAA. 46% admitted to seeking “informal” medical care, and 56% reported healthcare avoidance. </p><p>Source:</p><p>Hoffman, W. R., Aden, J., Barbera, R. D., Mayes, R., Willis, A., Patel, P., &amp; Tvaryanas, A. (2022). Healthcare Avoidance in Aircraft Pilots Due to Concern for Aeromedical Certificate Loss: A Survey of 3765 Pilots. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 64(4), e245–e248. <br><a href="https://journals.lww.com/joem/abstract/2022/04000/healthcare_avoidance_in_aircraft_pilots_due_to.21.aspx" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">journals.lww.com/joem/abstract</span><span class="invisible">/2022/04000/healthcare_avoidance_in_aircraft_pilots_due_to.21.aspx</span></a></p><p>One pilot's story:<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aj0H8oVS7qg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=aj0H8oVS7q</span><span class="invisible">g</span></a></p><p>Is this a classic Catch-22?<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JARn16yojbQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=JARn16yojb</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch-22" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch-22</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AvGeek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AvGeek</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Aviation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aviation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Pilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pilot</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Advocacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Advocacy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Legislation</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Activism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Activism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAA</span></a></p>
Jules 🍺<p>Good talk about the employee rights legislation now going through the UK parliament. 😀<br><a href="https://youtu.be/dzDzLFvL0Gk?si=WqfAs1-RWGX-gLVL" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/dzDzLFvL0Gk?si=WqfAs1</span><span class="invisible">-RWGX-gLVL</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/employees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/employeerights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employeerights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/uklegislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uklegislation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.me.uk/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a></p>
upstreamism<p>SB 36, the Georgia Religious Freedom Restoration Act, has passed the Senate, but needs a corresponding anti-discrimination law to counterbalance the extra consideration is mandates that state courts give to religious considerations. <a href="https://capitol-beat.org/2025/03/georgia-senate-republicans-pass-religious-freedom-law-raising-concerns-about-discrimination/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">capitol-beat.org/2025/03/georg</span><span class="invisible">ia-senate-republicans-pass-religious-freedom-law-raising-concerns-about-discrimination/</span></a><br><a href="https://theatl.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/GAGeneralAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAGeneralAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/GAPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAPol</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/religiousFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religiousFreedom</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/civilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilRights</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/ChurchAndState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChurchAndState</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>KTBS: Bill would require live broadcast of Louisiana ethics board meetings. “A bill introduced by Rep. Steven Jackson, D-Bossier, seeks to increase transparency in the state’s Board of Ethics the Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure by mandating the live broadcast and online archiving of meetings. The bill would amend Louisiana’s Open Meetings Law to require that all […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/02/ktbs-bill-would-require-live-broadcast-of-louisiana-ethics-board-meetings/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/02/ktbs-bill-would-require-live-broadcast-of-louisiana-ethics-board-meetings/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>NC Newsline: NC House committee approves measure to limit student cellphone use. “A bill that would require North Carolina school boards to adopt policies that either eliminate or severely limit student use of cell phones during the school day is moving in the state House of Representatives. The House Committee on Education voted to advance House Bill 87 on Tuesday.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/28/nc-newsline-nc-house-committee-approves-measure-to-limit-student-cellphone-use/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/28/nc-newsline-nc-house-committee-approves-measure-to-limit-student-cellphone-use/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Route Fifty: Lawmaker favors ‘issue by issue’ approach to AI regulation. “Amid that state-level activity, Congress is seemingly preparing itself for national regulations, which could preempt much of these new laws. The House Task Force on Artificial Intelligence issued a lengthy report on how lawmakers should approach the technology late last year laying out various options for […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/28/route-fifty-lawmaker-favors-issue-by-issue-approach-to-ai-regulation/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/28/route-fifty-lawmaker-favors-issue-by-issue-approach-to-ai-regulation/</a></p>
infoDOCKET<p>Durbin, King, Smith, Wyden Introduce Legislation To Help Make College <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Textbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Textbooks</span></a> More Affordable; &amp; More Headlines <a href="https://www.infodocket.com/2025/02/27/durbin-king-smith-wyden-introduce-legislation-to-help-make-college-textbooks-more-affordable-digital-science-adds-ai-powered-summaries-to-symplectic-elements-to-drive-research-discoverability-roy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">infodocket.com/2025/02/27/durb</span><span class="invisible">in-king-smith-wyden-introduce-legislation-to-help-make-college-textbooks-more-affordable-digital-science-adds-ai-powered-summaries-to-symplectic-elements-to-drive-research-discoverability-roy/</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/uscongress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uscongress</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>Musk’s lies, lies, and more lies</p><p>He’s lying about what we did in the Clinton administration, lying when he says public servants are our enemies...<br><a href="https://robertreich.substack.com/p/musks-rubbish" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">robertreich.substack.com/p/mus</span><span class="invisible">ks-rubbish</span></a></p><p>"Our “Reinventing Government” effort was authorized by bipartisan congressional <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a>...</p><p>the Constitution states that the legislative branch approves spending &amp; federal law prohibits the president from cutting programs <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> has authorized"</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Government</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Pioneer Press: Minnesota bill would ban using AI to create sexually explicit images of real people. “A bipartisan group of Minnesota state senators is pushing for more restrictions on convincing computer-generated sexually explicit images of real people. Under a new bill, companies that provide artificial intelligence-generated ‘deepfakes,’ or photorealistic videos or images of people, would […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/26/pioneer-press-minnesota-bill-would-ban-using-ai-to-create-sexually-explicit-images-of-real-people/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/26/pioneer-press-minnesota-bill-would-ban-using-ai-to-create-sexually-explicit-images-of-real-people/</a></p>
upstreamism<p>SB 55, the Dignity and Pay Act, would phase out a Georgia program that allows employers to pay people with disabilities below the minimum wage. <a href="https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/02/24/will-lawmakers-end-the-practice-of-allowing-georgians-with-disabilities-to-be-paid-subminimum-wage/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">georgiarecorder.com/2025/02/24</span><span class="invisible">/will-lawmakers-end-the-practice-of-allowing-georgians-with-disabilities-to-be-paid-subminimum-wage/</span></a><br><a href="https://theatl.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/GAGeneralAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAGeneralAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/minimumWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minimumWage</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a></p>
upstreamism<p>HB561 sounds like the best bet to protect Georgia's Okeefenokee Swamp from environmentally destructive mining practices. HB562 sounds like a good fallback plan. Similar measures have failed in previous sessions, but momentum is gradually building. <a href="https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/02/20/georgia-house-lawmakers-float-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-okefenokee-swamp-from-new-mining-efforts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">georgiarecorder.com/2025/02/20</span><span class="invisible">/georgia-house-lawmakers-float-bipartisan-bill-to-protect-okefenokee-swamp-from-new-mining-efforts/</span></a><br><a href="https://theatl.social/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/GAGeneralAssembly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAGeneralAssembly</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://theatl.social/tags/Okeefenokee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Okeefenokee</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>‘Lack of spine’: France under fire for considering ‘Trump-inspired’ U-turn on environmental rules <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/760500/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/760500/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EmmanuelMacron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmmanuelMacron</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnvironmentalIssues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalIssues</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/legislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>legislation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a></p>