Day archives: March 12th, 2026

Majority of Americans Continue to Say Abortion Should Be Legal in All or Most Cases

Pew Report – “Nearly four years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a majority of Americans continue to say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Now, with a patchwork of differing state laws in effect, perceptions of abortion access vary by where people live. A 60% majority of U.S. adults …

Subjects: Censorship, Civil Liberties, Congress, Government Documents, Health Care, Legal Research, Legislation

Polymarket hosts a future hellscape 

Protos – “Polymarket, a prediction market platform owned by New York-based company Blockratize, currently has open assassination markets on its website. They’re easy to find because they’re some of the most heavily traded markets on the platform. Among these markets are: Iran leader by end of 2026? (the current Ayatollah is on the list) Will …

Subjects: Defense, Economy, Financial System, Legal Research

DOJ clears way for government to hire technologists still connected to private sector employers

NextGov/FCW – “The Justice Department issued an opinion last week authorizing the Trump administration’s plan to allow employees from tech companies to work for the federal government while remaining employed by their companies and keeping their not-yet-vested company stocks. The administration will be onboarding managers from twenty-plus companies including Anduril, Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, Palantir and …

Subjects: AI, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Why is everyone on speakerphone in public?

Ars Technica – Your phone still functions when held to your ear, people! “…Ever since people began emerging from their pandemic isolation, I’ve seen a shocking amount of public speakerphone usage. Especially—of all places—in the grocery store. I can only assume that picking out spicy hummus and chicken tikka masala at Trader Joe’s is so …

Subjects: Internet

Security Map collects, synthesizes, visualizes data on violent threats to federal, state, and local officials

Abby André – Executive Director of The Impact Project. “Today, we released an expanded version of The Security Map – and the data is alarming. Between 2015 and 2025: 🔴 Threats to local public servants increased by 2,030% 🔴 Threats to families of public servants increased by 3,700% 🔴 34% of threats against families occurred …

Subjects: Knowledge Management