#legislation

Patrick CoylePjcoyle@qoto.org
2026-01-05

Review – S 3202 Introduced – AI Security – Would require NSA’s AISC to develop security guidance for AI technologies – Short version – tinyurl.com/4fdmf44p #Legislation #aiSecurity #NSA

Patrick CoylePjcoyle@qoto.org
2026-01-05

S 3202 Introduced – AI Security – Would require NSA’s AISC to develop security guidance for AI technologies – tinyurl.com/ys8mxycp Subscription required #Legislation #aiSecurity #NSA

Chuck Darwincdarwin@c.im
2026-01-03

New protest laws are impacting political demonstrations

While serving in the Florida state legislature, #Randy #Fine helped pass legislation that provides some
🆘 protection under certain circumstances to
🔥drivers who hit protesters blocking roadways.

In Congress, the Republican representative has introduced a similar bill
— what he calls the
#Thump #Thump #Act
— for drivers who may encounter protesters in other parts of the country.

“When the consequences for inappropriate behavior are severe enough, people will stop doing it,” Fine said.

“Blocking roads is a form of political terrorism.
💥They should get run over.”

Florida is one of more than a dozen states that have cracked down on protests in recent years,
👉 passing laws that often equate political demonstrations with riots in ways that #First #Amendment experts say could be illegal.

🆘 Since 2017, 23 states have passed at least 55 laws to address how and when people can protest,
according to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law,
which tracks such statutes.

❌The laws do such things as mandate at least 30 days in jail for rioting
— often loosely defined as a group involved in tumultuous or potentially violent behavior
— restrict protests on college campuses,
and imprison and fine people who block sidewalks, streets and highways.

Some lawmakers like Fine want #federal #legislation that mirrors those efforts.

Among the 16 pending federal bills are proposals to
♦️ tighten restrictions on protesting near federal judges, jurors or court staff;
♦️strip nonprofits of their tax status for certain protest-related activities;
♦️and block people convicted of rioting from small business aid.


First Amendment advocates warn that the patchwork of state laws,
pending federal bills and court battles risk ⚠️rewriting the rules of public demonstrations.

There are already laws to prosecute violent behavior,
making these new efforts unnecessary, they say.

There have been few arrests or prosecutions under the recently passed protest laws,
but free-speech advocates say the measures can be used to #control or #dissuade would-be #demonstrators.

washingtonpost.com/nation/2026

#Shameful Finnish right-wing Gov. allowed hunting of 100 #endangered wolves. Finland’s Council of Regulatory Impact Analysis sharply criticised the government's drafting of the #wolf #hunting #legislation, saying the process bypassed regular procedure & failed to carry out an impact analysis.

2026-01-03

Peine de #mort : l' #ONU dénonce un projet de #loi israélien discriminatoire envers les Palestiniens
news.un.org/fr/story/2026/01/1

Une #législation « exclusive pour les #Palestiniens

« La proposition soulève des préoccupations en matière de droits #humains, notamment parce qu’elle est #discriminatoire dans la mesure où elle s’appliquera exclusivement aux Palestiniens », a déclaré dans un communiqué, Volker Türk, relevant qu’il est « extrêmement difficile de concilier une telle peine avec la dignité humaine et cela soulève le risque inacceptable d’exécuter des innocents ».

Patrick CoylePjcoyle@qoto.org
2026-01-02

Review – S 3251 Introduced - State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program – Would continue authorizing the grant program at current rates – Short version – tinyurl.com/dnhbhdta #Legislation #Cybersecurity #Grants

Patrick CoylePjcoyle@qoto.org
2026-01-02

S 3251 Introduced - State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program – Would continue authorizing the grant program at current rates – tinyurl.com/2sbz3rpd Subscription required #Legislation #Grants #Cybersecurity

2026-01-02

Carla Beck pushed for change in 2025. Does she think it worked?
The leader of Saskatchewan’s Opposition NDP is proud her party brought forward legislation on health care, rent control and wildfire response this year. But did it move the needle at all? Today, we feature CBC provincial affairs reporter Alexander Quon’s year-end interview with provincial NDP Leader Carla Beck.
To list...
#politics #legislation #healthcare #rentcontrol #Saskatchewan
cbc.ca/player/play/9.7021296?c

2026-01-02

Mashable: New York State will now require warning labels on social media platforms. “Much like the warnings found on cigarette packaging, the new law — signed by Governor Kathy Hochul — targets platforms that rely on features such as infinite scrolling, autoplay, and algorithmic feeds. These services will now be required to display labels cautioning users, particularly young people, about […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/02/mashable-new-york-state-will-now-require-warning-labels-on-social-media-platforms/
Patrick CoylePjcoyle@qoto.org
2026-01-02

Review – HR 6309 Introduced - Cyber Deterrence and Response – Would require designation of, and sanctions against, critical cyber threat actors – Short version – tinyurl.com/35uyjs34 #Legislation #CyberSecurity

Big Blu GnuBig_Blue_Gnu
2026-01-01

The "TRUMP AMIERICA [𝘴𝘪𝘤] AI Act" (or The Republic Unifying Meritocratic Performance Advancing Machine Intelligence by Eliminating Regulatory Interstate Chaos Across American Industry Act). You can't make this up.

reason.com/2025/12/29/the-trum

2026-01-01

Still have some features to add and code to relink to github but excited to share this guide to finding, watching, transcribing, and ripping #legislative hearings and other federal, state and municipal proceedings. We saw how committed they were in 2025 to avoiding #transparency and this feels like something we can do to give them a run for it. All hands in 2026, chat.

#Legislation #Blog #PublicHealth #ffmpeg

jessk.org/blog/streamripping-d

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