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The New York Times [no paywall]: “Stepping into the trade war, Hong Kong said on Wednesday that its postal service will no longer send packages to the United States. It is the city’s first move in a spiraling conflict between China and the United States that is reordering global shipping routes. President Trump this month …
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PHYS.org: “The Trump administration aims to remove degradation of habitat from its definition of “harm” to endangered species, proposing Wednesday a rule change that would open the door to human activity in ecologically sensitive environments. The US Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the definition of “harm” in the …
Fast Company: “I’m a journalist, and the first 30 minutes of my day used to be spent mainlining newsfeeds. Now, more often than not, it’s dedicated to LinkedIn. Such is the natural course of technology; I seek an engaged audience for pieces built on considered thought. And I discovered the pseudo social network that I’d …
Committee to Protect Journalists: “A stated policy goal of the Trump administration is to significantly change U.S. travel and immigration policies. Foreign nationals whose countries do not meet U.S. vetting standards may be barred entry. Journalists will not be exempt and should anticipate potential restrictions or questioning when traveling to or from the United States. …
Mental Floss – Here’s What To Do Instead. Ensuring everything you put in the bin belongs there helps make the most of your recyclables. “The United States falls behind many of its peers when it comes to recycling. According to Yale University’s Environmental Performance Index (EPI), the U.S. ranks 105th in the world, recycling only …
The Verge: “The past decade of politics, to put it bluntly, has been batshit. The past week of politics has been batshit. Heck, the past week of everything in the world that has anything to do with political decisions — diplomacy, trade, manufacturing, having a 401k, owning a car or a computer or a phone …
The New York Times no paywall – “Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in some online advertising technology, a federal judge ruled on Thursday, adding to legal troubles that could reshape the $1.88 trillion company and alter its power over the internet. Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District …
Just Security – Preserving federal data has long been essential to transparency, accountability, and evidence-based policymaking in the United States. While every administration faces its share of data management challenges, the sheer volume of lost or altered information under the Trump administration suggests these challenges have now reached an unprecedented level. In the months since …
Fair Tax Foundation: “This report, The Silicon Six and their enduring global tax gap, analyses the long- run effective tax rate of the Silicon Six (Alphabet/Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta/Facebook, Microsoft and Netflix) over the past decade. It is a variation of analysis we last undertook in 2019 and 2021. These businesses dominate digital infrastructure and …
Follow up to Law Firms Made Deals With Trump. Now He Wants More From Them – Robert H. Hubbell: “Five law professors come to the aid of law firms targeted by Trump. Five preeminent law professors from Boston University, Cornell, and Georgetown, all of whom are experts in ethics, have filed a brief in support of …
