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Pyrzout :vm:UK bans fake reviews and ‘sneaky’ fees for online products <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/644414/uk-dmcc-bans-hidden-online-fees-fake-reviews" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/news/644414/uk-dmcc-bans-hidden-online-fees-fake-reviews</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Regulation</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Policy</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tech</a> <a href="https://social.skynetcloud.site/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Law</a>

Emeritus Prof Christopher MayLike most Govts, Labour is aiming to radically reduce arms-length independent regulatory bodies.But, like previous attempts it's likely despite early 'victories' with the abolition of NHS England & the Payment Systems Regulator (collapsed into the FSA), once they receive the requested justifications, as Mike Clancy (Prospect union) notes they will find these QUANGOs often do “incredibly important work” that's “often under-appreciated” in Westminster, making abolition hard<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> h/t FT

KProfsBlogFDA promulgated a click-to-cancel regulation. I doubt much will come of that for a while, but New York is enforcing its version of the law against Sirium XM, which requires that users listen to a sales pitch from a live agent before quitting.<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/contracts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contracts</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LetitiaJames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LetitiaJames</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Regulation</a> <a href="https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractsprof_blog/2025/04/new-york-seeks-to-enforce-click-to-cancel-law-against-sirius-xm.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/contractsprof_blog/2025/04/new-york-seeks-to-enforce-click-to-cancel-law-against-sirius-xm.html</a>

Emeritus Prof Christopher MayEnvironment Secretary Steve Reed has told the Environment Agency & Natural England, that they now need to be 'prioritising economic growth'.Using the case of the HS2 Bat Tunnel, Reed is arguing that too often both get in the way of development(s) & impose onerous costs on those that go ahead.This may be true in some cases, but its difficult to see how these agencies can continue to properly advocate for nature if their remit is to 'prioritise' economic growth?<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> h/t FT

Steven Saus [he/him](30 Dec) Corporations Are Failing DEI&#8217;s Waiter Test The abandonment of DEI shows exactly how companies will react when other regulations are relaxed. <a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/28m6e" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://s.faithcollapsing.com/28m6e</a> Archive: ais: <a href="https://archive.md/wip/FfP0C" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.md/wip/FfP0C</a> ia: <a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/0z8tn" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://s.faithcollapsing.com/0z8tn</a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#advertising</a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#business</a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#diversity</a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#economics</a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/mashup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mashup</a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#policy</a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#republicans</a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corporations</a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/dei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dei</a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/gop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gop</a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a>

M. Ní Sídach<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/UytaeLee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UytaeLee</a> with <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Urbanarium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Urbanarium</a> weigh in on, “Why It's So Hard to Mass-Produce Housing” Factory-built housing is a promising idea in theory, but it turns out to be a very complicated endeavor in practice—here’s why. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Culture</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Law</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Policy</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Regulation</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Housing</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Construction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Construction</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26iVJfiDgP0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26iVJfiDgP0</a>

⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯People should understand that companies going forward will just issue crypto tokens instead of deal with the securities regulations that have protected investors for a century. There will be no disclosure of things like income, assets, ownership structure, and risks.The <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SEC</a> has already changed the rules so that a company that wants to issue a token to raise money can just say "this is not a security and thus is unregulatable" and if the SEC does not object within 60-90 days then that company is in the clear permanently.Mark my words, we're going to see <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SpaceX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpaceX</a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tesla</a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OpenAI</a>, and all the other opaque private companies burning insane amounts of money issuing tokens in the not to distant future. <a href="https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1906753486659920045" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://x.com/BanklessHQ/status/1906753486659920045</a><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/finreg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#finreg</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CFTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CFTC</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corruption</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/HoweyTest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HoweyTest</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/howey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#howey</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RobinHood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RobinHood</a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/VladTenev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VladTenev</a>

Emeritus Prof Christopher MayHmm.... so the General Medical Council is prepared to strike off (retired) doctors from their register for expressing their views on Climate Change & being jailed for doing so.... but is happy to see a (likely) rape as a 'one-off' in a Doctor's life & so only suspend him for 12 months.Protesting climate change brings more disrepute on the medical profession than rape????<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/SexualViolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SexualViolence</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#protest</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce989vygkz7o" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce989vygkz7o</a>

LM Little"<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canadians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canadians</a> do appear to favour increased development to mitigate the economic effects of U.S. tariffs, our regulatory regimes need to be stronger, not weaker. Canadian history is replete with examples of tragedy in the wake of weak regulation or deregulation, from the Giant Mine in the Northwest Territories to the Lac Megantic rail disaster in Quebec." <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-as-we-dump-carbon-taxes-and-push-pipelines-remember-theres-no-such/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/commentary/article-as-we-dump-carbon-taxes-and-push-pipelines-remember-theres-no-such/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cdnElxn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cdnElxn</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climateEmergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climateEmergency</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a>

Claes de Vreese ☑️As EU-US relations change Europe must stand firm for the DSAThe DSA is imperfect, it cannot fix everything. But the DSA is a shield to defend European democracy.Jakob Ohme, LK Seiling and I argue this in Tech Policy Press ⬇️<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DSA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dataaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dataaccess</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/platforms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#platforms</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/will-europe-sacrifice-the-digital-services-act-in-negotiations-with-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.techpolicy.press/will-europe-sacrifice-the-digital-services-act-in-negotiations-with-trump/</a>

NSW.BiodiversityAbusing beaches as highways"Overcrowding due to a surge in visitors at some of Queensland's pristine beaches has raised safety and environmental concerns.Reports of offences including reckless driving, littering and even defecating have increased at 4WD beaches in recent years amid a domestic tourism boom." >> <a href="https://au.news.yahoo.com/calls-for-major-change-at-popular-4wd-beaches-and-campgrounds-as-popularity-soars-224716506.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://au.news.yahoo.com/calls-for-major-change-at-popular-4wd-beaches-and-campgrounds-as-popularity-soars-224716506.html</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/beaches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beaches</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/dunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dunes</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#traffic</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/vehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vehicles</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/SUVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SUVs</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/4WDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#4WDs</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biodiversity</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Invertebrates</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/shorebirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shorebirds</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/MigratoryBirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MigratoryBirds</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/turtles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#turtles</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSW</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Queensland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Queensland</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tourism</a>

BellingenNSWTraffic on beaches It's the Wild West - turning beach ecology into a Woolies car parkOff-road vehicles are allowed to cause "serious ecological harm" to beaches, dunes and estuaries ecosystems. Vehicles traffic is causing "unequivocal serious and widespread damage" to coastal dune ecosystems. "All of the species had suffered negative effects caused by off-road vehicles. The four-by-fours running over them basically crush them to death.""Professor Schlacher said the Noosa North Shore, Rainbow Beach, K'gari and Bribie Island were among the car-accessible beaches that were being "pummelled to death"". On Bribie Island "there can be 1,200 vehicles on the beach in one day, and that's ridiculous. It's just like a Woolies car park."Ban 4WDs from beaches >> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-24/call-for-four-wheel-drive-ban-aussie-beaches/104990150" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-24/call-for-four-wheel-drive-ban-aussie-beaches/104990150</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NationalParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalParks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/beaches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#beaches</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/dunes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dunes</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#traffic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/vehicles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#vehicles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SUVs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SUVs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/4WDs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#4WDs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Invertebrates</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/shorebirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#shorebirds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MigratoryBirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MigratoryBirds</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/turtles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#turtles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NSW</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Queensland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Queensland</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#climate</a>

NonilexIn a social media post, Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PattyMurray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PattyMurray</a>, D-WA, called the potential changes "a clear violation of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/appropriations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#appropriations</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a>."The Education Dept has a dedicated Office of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpecialEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpecialEducation</a> & Rehabilitative Services, &, as w/the federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StudentLoan</a> portfolio, it's unclear how these collective responsibilities on behalf of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#children</a> w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disabilities</a> could be moved legally w/o a vote of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Congress</a>.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kakistocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RFKJr</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kleptocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corruption</a>

Nonilex…As recently as Thurs, WH press sec Karoline Leavitt had assured reporters that, "when it comes to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StudentLoans</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PellGrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PellGrants</a>, those will still be run out of the Dept of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a>."After announcing these potential changes to the federal student loan portfolio, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> then said, "Bobby Kennedy, the Health &Human Services [secretary], will be handling special needs," referring to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RFKJr</a>. [😱]<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpecialEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpecialEducation</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kakistocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FederalAgencies</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corruption</a>

NonilexMultiple sources at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FSA</a> who could not speak publicly for fear of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/retribution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#retribution</a> said they were blindsided by the news.Logistical challenges aside, the role of the office of Federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Student</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aid</a> as the administrator of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StudentLoan</a> portfolio is protected by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a>. It's not clear how these responsibilities could be <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legally</a> moved w/o a vote of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Congress</a>. [not that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> cares]<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FederalAgencies</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StudentLoans</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kleptocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corruption</a>

NonilexThe federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StudentLoan</a> portfolio — which includes about $1.6T in loans for ~43M borrowers — is currently overseen by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> Dept's office of Federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Student" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Student</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Aid</a> (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FSA</a>). That office has been gutted by the recent raft of buyouts, early retirements & last week's broad reduction-in-force [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RIF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RIF</a>].It was not clear, based on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>'s announcement, how or if the remaining employees & expertise at FSA would be transferred to the SBA.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOGE</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kleptocracy</a>

NonilexStudent loans, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpecialEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpecialEducation</a> to move out of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> Dept<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> continued his push to unwind the US Dept of Education, announcing that the management of the entire federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StudentLoan</a> portfolio & of the dept's "special needs" programs would be moved to other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FederalAgencies</a> immediately.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corruption</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicIntegrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicIntegrity</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kleptocracy</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/21/nx-s1-5336330/trump-education-department-student-loans-special-education-fsa" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2025/03/21/nx-s1-5336330/trump-education-department-student-loans-special-education-fsa</a>

VictorCalifornia’s New Water Law Targets Non-Functional Turf to Conserve Resources. <a href="https://spore.social/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#California</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#water</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conservation</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/turf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#turf</a> <a href="https://www.nbcpalmsprings.com/therogginreport/2025/03/20/californias-new-water-law-targets-nonfunctional-turf-to-conserve-resources" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nbcpalmsprings.com/therogginreport/2025/03/20/californias-new-water-law-targets-nonfunctional-turf-to-conserve-resources</a>

NonilexSen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DickDurbin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DickDurbin</a>, a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democrat</a>, & Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LindseyGraham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LindseyGraham</a>, a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republican</a>, plan to introduce a bill that would set an expiration date of Jan 1, 2027, for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Section230" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Section230</a>, acc/to a congressional aide familiar…. The senators have wide support from their respective parties: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JoshHawley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JoshHawley</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MarshaBlackburn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MarshaBlackburn</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SheldonWhitehouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SheldonWhitehouse</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AmyKlobuchar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AmyKlobuchar</a> have agreed to co-sponsor the bill. 2 more Dems, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RichardBlumenthal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RichardBlumenthal</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeterWelch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PeterWelch</a>, have discussed cosponsoring.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#internet</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#regulation</a>

Jon S. von TetzchnerThe damage that Big Tech has done to news sites and media should not be underestimated. It used to be that you would buy tech ads on tech media outlets. That was the best way to reach that audience. Now Big Tech makes a profile on you, which notes that you visit tech media sites. That information is then used when selling ads based on your profile.The only real solution is to ban user profiling and go back to context sensitive ads. I think that kind of ads, as long as they are not using popups and the like, would be more acceptable to the public as well. People just do not like being tracked. Who would have thought?<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/21/google-claims-news-is-worthless-to-its-ad-business-after-test-involving-1-of-search-results-in-eight-eu-markets/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=threads" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/21/google-claims-news-is-worthless-to-its-ad-business-after-test-involving-1-of-search-results-in-eight-eu-markets/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=threads</a><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BigTech</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Microsoft</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Regulation</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Technology</a>

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