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Picture of a gray haired woman wearing a shirt that reads on the back “come see my daughter’s film A Woman’s Work at Santa Barbara Film Festival 2/11 at 11:20am 2/12 6:20pm I am a Jewish mother seeking a girlfriend/future wife for my filmmaker daughter (she is multilingual and has an adorable dog). Please inquire with me”

Best advertisement I’ve seen so far at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival

YouTube video by Federal Reserve Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

During questioning, FCC Chair Brendan Carr was asked whether the FCC is an independent agency. Sen. Luján specifically cited the FCC website calling it “independent.”

I took a screenshot of the site at 11:54 am

I took another at 12:22 pm and the word “independent” was gone.

#FCCOversight

In December, there's always tension between resting & a mad rush to accomplish goals. I’m making my way through my list:

-Got rid of clothes that were giving Little House on the Prairie vibes

-Caught up on Below Deck episodes

-Publish my first Bluesky post (you’re seeing this in real time)

Public Knowledge Rejects Illegal and Illogical Executive Order Targeting State AI Laws Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy.

@publicknowledge.bsky.social finds this proposed Executive Order both an illegal & illogical attempt to bully states into complying with the Trump admin’s demands to abandon all consumer protection efforts in the face of AI. Read our statement from @natpurser.bsky.social:

Luke Hogg on X: "Hey @Reddit, this you arguing for reforms to the DMCA so that companies can't abuse it to prevent people from "using their electronic devices in lawful, non-infringing ways?" What changed? https://t.co/9Gbshj6DOK" / X Hey @Reddit, this you arguing for reforms to the DMCA so that companies can't abuse it to prevent people from "using their electronic devices in lawful, non-infringing ways?" What changed? https://t.co/9Gbshj6DOK

Some of us are old enough to remember when Reddit cared about the open web and recognized the DMCA shouldn’t be used as a hack around fair use. x.com/lehogg/statu...

it’s a terrible argument that people have been making for years and, policy aside, the piece is full of factual mistakes (and legal ones)

Public Knowledge Promotes Nat Purser to Senior Policy Advocate To Support Growing AI Portfolio Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy.

Public Knowledge is pleased to announce the promotion of @natpurser.bsky.social, formerly a Government Affairs Policy Advocate, to Senior Policy Advocate for her work championing consumers on Capitol Hill. Congrats, Nat! 🎉

publicknowledge.org/public-knowl...

this argument for staying on twitter from @jerusalem.bsky.social is spot on. unlike targeted, coordinated boycotts, the primary effect of deplatforming yourself on twitter is ceding ground to right wingers and others who are happy to shape the political narrative without you.

Trahan Co-Leads New Bill to Open App Market, Protect Consumer Choice

I am thrilled to see that competitive app markets are still a priority in Congress. Many thanks to Reps. Cammack and Trahan for leading the charge in the House on this with the App Store Freedom Act. You can read information on the bill, along with my quote here: trahan.house.gov/news/documen...

FCC looks to undo long-term, Gig-speed broadband goal The FCC next month could unwind a long-term goal to support Gig-speed broadband service for every American over the next few years.

Last year, the FCC said it would eventually update its definition of "broadband" to require service providers offer Gig-speed Internet.

Now, under a new administration, the FCC is poised to reverse course, saying current speeds are, you know, just fine.

Public Knowledge Urges FCC To Include Tribal Priority Window in Next Spectrum Auction Public Knowledge promotes freedom of expression, an open internet, and access to affordable communications tools and creative works. We work to shape policy.

This decision marks a missed opportunity to respect Tribal sovereignty over their spectrum resources — and comes at the cost of the much-needed spectrum Tribes could use to provide broadband access to their communities. Read our statement from Gov Affairs Policy Advocate @natpurser.bsky.social:

No, but they’d probably say BEAD absolves them of that responsibility (the rural
broadband deployment fund that’s about to be implemented.)

BEAD bets big on CBRS and 6GHz bands, so why is Congress gutting them? The NTIA's BEAD program has been overhauled to potentially shift billions from fiber networks to unlicensed fixed wireless, but a move by Congress to auction off the spectrum needed for those networks...

Congress already protects military and some Wi-Fi spectrum. now Congress and the FCC must extend those same protections to CBRS and 6 GHz — or risk letting BEAD fail before it begins.

www.lightreading.com/fixed-wirele...

the 6 GHz and CBRS bands are part of our everyday life: they power hospitals, libraries, rural and tribal networks, stadiums, ports, private industry, and more. 80–90% of mobile internet traffic flows over Wi-Fi that depends on this spectrum.

that means rural providers could win BEAD funds, build networks, and then lose access to the airwaves that power them within a year. that’s billions in public investment, gone.

under BEAD’s new guidance, unlicensed fixed wireless (ULFW) will play a much bigger role in BEAD — but ULFW relies on the 6 GHz and CBRS bands, and Ted Cruz wants to sell off that spectrum to the big mobile carriers to raise $85B through the reconciliation bill.

NEW from me and @jessicadine.bsky.social in @lightreading.bsky.social —

the federal government is investing $42B to connect every American. but at the same time, Congress is preparing to auction the spectrum the new networks rely on. that contradiction could undermine the entire BEAD program. 🧵

Among the many problems with the GOP’s Big Broken Bill: its sole AI safety provision doesn’t regulate AI — it prevents states from doing so. Congress creates a void, then blocks anyone from filling it.

🚨 Today, the US Department of Commerce announced that it is reallocating the $42 billion in funds for the BEAD program in a way that steers communities away from fiber internet & towards slower, costlier tech like LEO satellite service – threatening reliable, affordable broadband for all Americans.

100%. Messaging needs to be clear and forceful. This is bad and it will not help workers.

Jon Stewart And Ezra Klein Help GOP Paint Infrastructure Bill Broadband Grants As A Useless Boondoggle We’ve long noted how the 2021 infrastructure bill included $42.5 billion for broadband dubbed the Broadband, Equity, Access And Deployment (BEAD) program. Managed by the NTIA and individual s…

I wrote about Ezra Klein's "abundance" and how when it came to his examples in broadband, he had no idea what he was actually talking about:

Slowing BEAD to Speed Up Satellites: Evaluating Trade-Offs in Rural Connectivity After years of delay, BEAD funds are finally ready for deployment — but a proposed last-minute rule change threatens to halt the program once again.

Here's a level-headed look at the consequences of giving half or more of the $42.5 billion Congress authorized for broadband to satellite. @natpurser.bsky.social lays out the stakes for ensuring universal robust connectivity if the Administration changes course. publicknowledge.org/slowing-bead...

Slowing BEAD To Speed Up Satellites One-Pager

The $42B Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program is at a crossroads. States spent years crafting their broadband plans, but new proposals from the Commerce Department could rewrite the rules — and redirect billions from fiber networks to LEO services like Starlink. 🧵

Tax revenue could drop by 10 percent amid turmoil at IRS Staff cuts and disruptions related to the U.S. DOGE Service have officials bracing for a sharp loss of revenue.

🚨 Big SCOOP 🚨

Tax revenue could fall by as much as **10%** this year, per sources, as taxpayers and businesses see the Trump admin as less likely to challenge tax cheats.

That'd be **$500 BILLION** in lost revenue.

It'd nearly double the tax gap in a single year.

i’ll be honest, i think equating land use reform with neoliberal deregulation and building code reform with tenements is a clear indication that the anti-YIMBYs are not particularly interested in solving the problem of high housing costs

look, just doing my part to keep PK hip cool and groovy

i would like to thank Mr Miyazaki for keeping the healthy / productive Sub vs Dub discourse active all these years

The battle to stop broadband discrimination has only just begun “With big ambitions, do you guys have teeth?”

Hello! I wrote about the government's efforts to address discrimination in broadband deployment for The Verge.

Activists are thrilled the government has finally formally acknowledged the problem, but remain skeptical the FCC will ever take consistent action: