by jpitney | Jul 13, 2024 | Bureaucracy, Congress, Judiciary, Regulation, Supreme Court
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: A favorite campaign tactic of members of Congress, regardless of party, has been to attack “those unelected bureaucrats” for trying to regulate every aspect of our lives. At the same time, Congress has often avoided enacting detailed...
by jpitney | Jul 11, 2024 | Russia, Social Media, Ukraine, Uncategorized
From DOJ The Justice Department today announced the seizure of two domain names and the search of 968 social media accounts used by Russian actors to create an AI-enhanced social media bot farm that spread disinformation in the United States and abroad. The social...
by jpitney | Jul 10, 2024 | Iran, Israel, Middle East, Protest
Statement from Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines on Recent Iranian Influence Efforts WASHINGTON, D.C. — Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines today released the following statement: “The Intelligence Community recognizes the importance of...
by jpitney | Jul 9, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
Don Wolfensberger at The Ripon Forum: In the mid-20th Century, a conservative coalition of southern Democrats and Republicans became a dominant ruling group in the House. On the Rules Committee, two southern Democrats, “Judge” Howard Smith of Virginia and Bill Colmer...
by jpitney | Jul 7, 2024 | California Politics, Law
LAist asks a good question: Fireworks are illegal in most of LA County but they still light up the sky. So, where’s the law? Not a trivial question. Illegal fireworks pollute the air, start fires, cause serious injuries, and trigger PTSD in combat...
