Day archives: September 14th, 2025

How Do You Prove Your Citizenship?

The Atlantic – ICE won’t say. [gift article] “In Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s telling, citizenship checks by ICE officers are as straightforward and frictionless as presenting yourself at the entrance to a Costco. Just show a membership card, and you’ll be on your merry way. Kavanaugh wrote an opinion this week, concurring with the Court’s majority, …

Subjects: AI, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, Courts, E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Legal Research

33 million voters have been run through a Trump administration citizenship check

NPR: “Tens of millions of voters have had their citizenship status and other information checked using a revamped tool offered by the Trump administration, even as many states — led by both Democrats and Republicans — are refusing or hesitating to use it because of outstanding questions about the system. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, E-Records, Free Speech, Government Documents, Legal Research, Privacy

How woodpeckers provide the heartbeat of forests and neighborhoods

Seattle Times: “This is an edited excerpt from Paul Bannick’s new book, “Woodpecker: A Year in the Life of North American Woodpeckers.” (Published by Braided River, an imprint of Mountaineers Books, $39.95). In the early spring as night’s darkest hour melts to dawn, you can hear the haunting calls of owls, soon followed by the …

Subjects: Climate Change, Environmental Law, Recommended Books

Visualizing Distribution of Jobs and Income

“The Washington Post has created a visualization using Bureau of Labor Statistics data to show how salaries vary within and across U.S. occupations. Each cluster of circles represents a job category, such as healthcare practitioners, with positions within that role, such as pharmacy technicians and registered nurses, sized by number of workers and spread vertically …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Energy, Financial System, Food and Nutrition, Libraries, Transportation

AI in Finance and Banking, September 15, 2025

Via LLRX – AI in Finance and Banking, September 15, 2025 – This semi-monthly column by Sabrina I. Pacifici highlights news, government documents, NGO/IGO papers, conferences, industry white papers and reports, academic papers and speeches, and central bank actions on the subject of AI’s fast paced impact on the banking and finance sectors. The chronological links provided …

Subjects: AI, E-Records, Economy, Financial System, Legal Research

Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, September 13, 2025

Via LLRX – Pete Recommends – Weekly highlights on cyber security issues, September 13, 2025 – Privacy and cybersecurity issues impact every aspect of our lives – home, work, travel, education, finance, health and medical records – to name but a few. On a weekly basis Pete Weiss highlights articles and information that focus on the …

Subjects: AI, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, E-Records, Privacy, Search Engines, Social Media

How to turn off autoplay on your social media feeds

Tech Crunch: “There are times when you may want to prevent videos and GIFs from automatically playing in your social media feeds. This could be because you’re trying to conserve cellular data, limit the addictiveness of these apps, or maintain better control over your viewing experience, as when a video is going viral that you …

Subjects: Social Media