Fiona Scott Morton

It almost ceases to be ideological, I think anti-moron could be a lane for a political party.

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What people can do right now: cancel their Disney+ streaming subscriptions. Disney is making an economic calculation here. Thus far -- they see only the benefits from cancelling Kimmel. We the media-consuming people have the power to make them see the costs.

Also, let’s note the absence of New Hampshire from the group, leaning in to its motto “Live free and die”

Maine, Northeastern States Formally Announce Northeast Public Health Collaborative Regional partnership of public health agencies and leaders will share expertise, improve coordination, and promote and protect evidence-based public health Several Northeastern states -- including Mai...

States are stepping up! Look at the Northeast Public Health Collaborative that is going to fulfill formerly federal functions like recommending vaccines. Yay. www.maine.gov/governor/mil...

Charlie Brown of course. And Lucy.

“It could put loyalties at risk” says Bloomberg. Really? American farmers and Republicans are like Carlie Brown and the proverbial football. They always come back so they can always be exploited.

What is to prevent Brendan Carr from canceling the licenses of affiliates who accurately report election results unfavorable to Trump? Or a scandal involving a Trump associate? Or bad economic numbers. Unbridled authoritarianism.

Bluesky finally found in Belgium Any Digital Services Act questions will go to the Belgian telecom regulator as Bluesky established its legal headquarters in the country.

Bluesky has set up headquarters in Belgium.

$2,000 Shipping: International Sellers Charge Absurd Prices to Avoid Dealing With American Tariffs Some sellers on eBay and Etsy have jacked up their shipping costs so American buyers won't buy their products.

I'm tired of all the winning

www.404media.co/2-000-shippi...

Lisa Cook must stay on as a Fed Governor. She must vote Wednesday. It’s not about her, it’s about us.

"“We’ve become a party that too often trims its sails. Too cautious, too rudderless. Too attached to poll-washed, pundit-rinsed, and donor-dried messages,” he said. “What comes out of the wash is all bleached and blow-dried.”

What he said

US Court's Remedies Not Enough Given Google Can Continue to Pay for Search Defaults | TechPolicy.Press The remedies ordered will not pry open competition, because Google can continue to pay to be a default service, writes Sumit Sharma.

My take on the Google search remedies decision in
@techpolicypress.bsky.social

➡️Remedies Not Enough as Google will still be default ➡️None of the other remedies compensate for this
➡️ Just relying on AI is bananas

www.techpolicy.press/us-courts-re...

Republicans are in charge of everything. If the government shuts down, it's on them.

I'm transparent about how you get my vote. And it's not hard. I just need a budget that doesn't destroy our health care system, and funds democracy, not totalitarianism and corruption.

The ideas in this paper would have helped restore competition in search. I am afraid what we got will not make much (perhaps zero) difference.

Judicial Remedies To Restore Competition in the Market for General Search"Spring Symposium: Connected-Vehicle Techonology and the Law"

See also "Judicial Remedies to Restore Lost Competition in the Market for General Search" for an economic analysis of entry barriers and a demonstration of how the court could have facilitated a partial payment ban. www.michiganstatelawreview.org/forum2024202... @proffionasm.bsky.social

Exquisite timing by Apple! Perhaps designed to make a fool of the judge and show Apple’s approach to competition law? Was the executive who testified that Apple would never enter search the same one a different court described as “not credible” 14 times?

Suggests anything that the FTC has done without Slaughter can be challenged as invalid and without legal authority. Good scope for some creative attorneys…

Steven Colbert and his wife appeared in the crowd at the Alcaraz match, and the arena went wild when his face hit the screen. People clearly adore him—and honestly, seeing that joy gave me a surge of hope.

I find the unwillingness to leave X completely mystifying. Everyone who reads or posts there is contributing to the social media network effects that destroy democracy and enrich Musk. If those are not your values, leave.

Notice that 4 years allows undergrad and money making masters programs to continue. These are big sources of revenue (e.g. many Chinese students) for universities in red states. By contrast, phd programs cost money, and are disprop at rich universities that are Trump targets.

Trump Deals A New Immigration Blow To International Students Trump officials have proposed a new rule limiting international students to fixed periods of entry, making a U.S. education more precarious.

Trump admin planning to change student visas from lasting for duration of academic program to fixed 4-yr term, and then much harder to renew
Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.

Stand up to Trump on Big Tech, says EU antitrust chief Bloc must be prepared to walk away from trade deal with US if it retaliates against Brussels’ digital laws, warns Teresa Ribera

Stand up to Trump on Big Tech, says EU antitrust chief ↘️ on.ft.com/3Vq9NBu

Rollins: “I do believe we're in a revolution. 1776 was the first one. 1863 or so, with Abraham Lincoln, was the second. This is the third with Donald Trump leading the way.”

From Kyiv to the Suwałki Gap, bogs return as Europe’s defensive shield Restoring the EU’s drained bogs would stop both Russian tanks and planet-warming pollution.

Flooding: it stops enemy tanks and is good for nature
www.politico.eu/article/russ...

I agree! I say please to the smart speaker because I never want to get out of the habit.

I quit over a year ago. Deleted my account soon after. Haven't looked back. willjennings.substack.com/p/why-im-lea...