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Shutdowns are always dumb. This one, from the outside, appears to be more dumb than usual.

Math problems are entirely the Speaker’s problem. Full stop.

But if the Republicans don’t negotiate with those Democrats to write a bill that any Democrat actually wants to vote for, the majority has a math problem.

Now, there is a non-insignificant part of the majority party who just hates spending bills and will vote No on anything that requires the government to do its job, so the Republicans have had to rely on some conservative Democrats to get things done.

Caveat: I’m on sabbatical for a bit, so I’m not in the weeds at all on the current political situation. However, when one party has unified control of DC, it is absolutely bonkers to blame a shutdown on the minority.

wow it's too bad no one at the ftc ever has done work around algorithmic discrimination in pricing. if only a person (or two??) there had been ready for this future

Hard agree. Plus I love that the dog participates.

Yes, You Have the Right to Film ICE Across the United States, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has already begun increasing enforcement operations, including highly publicized raids. As immigrant communities, families, allies, ...

Just going to leave this here. Just in case.

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Don't spend your money to voluntarily put surveillance devices in your own home.

the future is flying cars that are snitches

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The Kids Online Safety Act Will Make the Internet Worse for Everyone The Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) is back in the Senate. Sponsors are claiming—again—that the latest version won’t censor online content. It isn’t true. This bill still sets up a censorship regime dis...

Congress is bringing back the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). It doesn’t protect kids—it gives government officials power to pressure platforms to take down lawful speech.

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Congress Must Reject Transparent Efforts to Undermine the Courts Earlier this week, the House Judiciary Committee passed H.R. 1526, a bill by Rep. Darrell Issa to prevent courts from issuing nationwide injunctions. This bill could receive a vote on the House floor ...

There's this: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...

No bored immune systems over here!

Unnecessary hills I will absolutely die on - sticking "gate" on the end of something does not mean "scandal related to the thing."

Watergate was the name of the hotel where President Nixon did illegal things. It was not a scandal related to water in any way.

Signal's a great app to keep your communications secure, but make sure you know the identities of the users in your group chats.

Our SSD guide on how to use Signal includes guidance on managing your group chat preferences.

230 Protects Users, Not Big Tech Once again, several Senators appear poised to gut one of the most important laws protecting internet users - Section 230 (47 U.S.C. § 230). Don’t be fooled - many of Section 230’s detractors claim tha...

This skeet exists because of Section 230.

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The Government's Justification for Proposed Schedule The Government's proposed schedule is staged to avoid either party having to file multiple briefs in one business day. Government counsel are short staffed and are assigned to many complicated and fast-paced cases. These cases require close coordination with several client agencies and many layers of internal review. Therefore, in order to accommodate this number of emergency motions in a short timeframe, the Government requests this small accommodation. Any minor delay in the schedule is simply to allow the parties a short period of time to adjust their arguments to reflect the change in venue. The Government intends to renew its motion to transfer venue to Louisiana and is willing to do that expeditiously and while briefing other pending motions. Additionally, Petitioner intends to file a new motion for a preliminary injunction and a new (The excerpt ends here.)

The gall of DOJ to complain that it's short-staffed

Getting a little tired of having to explain why The Bad People get to have constitutional and human rights, including speech rights.

Automated License Plate Readers Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are high-speed, computer-controlled camera systems that are typically mounted on street poles, streetlights, highway overpasses, mobile trailers, or attached to...

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The Take It Down Act isn’t a law, it’s a weapon It’s not a law, it’s a weapon.

This is a great piece that does a great job looking at what the Take It Down Act would do in the current climate. TL; dr - now, more than ever, it's important to know what the bill CAN do, not what the sponsors say it SHOULD do: www.theverge.com/policy/62497...

Analysis | Melania Trump joins push for law on deepfakes, nonconsensual porn The First Lady rallied support for a bill that would criminalize nonconsensual imagery and require social media platforms to take it down.

You know what would Be Best? Not passing a censorship bill: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

House Republicans hit the brakes on town halls after blowback over Trump's cuts A number of Republican lawmakers faced significant pushback in their home districts over Trump and Elon Musk's slashing of the federal government.

Cowards, every single one of them

You may have always cared about surveillance, maybe you care more today than you did yesterday...

Either way, you should check out and save this Surveillance Self-Defense Guide from our trusted friends at the @eff.org

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The text "END 702" with an eyeball in the middle of the 0

For over a decade EFF has argued that warrantless backdoor searches of 702 data are unconstitutional—now a federal court agrees with us.

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It took us 6+ months to put together this "short" summary of EFF's work, and I couldn't be more proud to lobby for these ideas. Time to (skirt) suit up!

This Salt Typhoon stuff is insane. The entire FISA surveillance infrastructure has been completely owned by China and literally no part of our telecom infrastructure is safe to use without end-to-end encryption.

Louder for the folks in the back - stop pushing for censorship!