Either way, don't fall for the coming "the sky is falling" scare tactic

A bill co-sponsored with Senator Durbin, the SAFE Act, would impose reasonable restrictions on 702—including a warrant requirement for U.S. citizens—and has a better chance of passing than a clean

Don't fall for this scare tactic Although 702 is set to lapse at midnight Thursday, collection under 702 can lawfully continue for nearly a year thanks to a provision passed by Congress in 2018

Warnings will claim the sky will fall unless Congress approves a "clean" reauthorization of FISA 702—meaning a reauthorization without any conditions or modifications, including a warrant requirement

Of all things the government should need a warrant for, domestic surveillance belongs at the very top

It also allows changing the levy into an annual tax rather than a one-time assessment, again without voter approval If the measure were truly meant only to target billionaires, why include that language?

On page 26 of the "Billionaire Tax" proposal in California, the text explains how the state legislature could convert the billionaire tax into an everyone tax without voter approval

California’s proposed billionaire wealth tax contains wording that would allow it to be expanded to everyone else without voter approval "Tax the rich" is the bait in the trap

That’s the sort of corporate concentration Vance cautions about. Fewer competitors mean higher costs for farmers, energy producers, and the families that rely on affordable goods

In the 1980s there were 23 major railroads; today only six remain, and four now handle 90% of freight traffic

The Spirit merger was blocked, forcing the company into bankruptcy and a possible bailout — while four railroads that control 90% of freight traffic face no consequences 🤔

Sure, rafiki. Here's a quick translation to Spanish: El FCC sacrificó la TV local a Big Tech. En 2010, ~90% de hogares en EE.UU. tenían cable o satélite; hoy menos de la mitad. Solo Netflix (woke) atrajo

Local TV stations face ownership caps, content mandates, licensing fees Streaming platforms face scale advantages and network effects The FCC regulated local TV into oblivion

The FCC sacrificed local TV to Big Tech In 2010 about 90% of U.S. households had cable or satellite; today it's under half Woke Netflix alone attracted roughly 80 million subscribers, while only 20% of

CRA: 60,000 employees for 42 million people — about one employee per 700 residents IRS: 89,000 employees for 377 million people — about one employee per 4,236 residents

Canada's tax agency has nearly as many staff as the U.S. tax agency despite serving about one-eighth the population. Alberta just moved 20 feet closer to becoming a state 🙌

In the 90s tech still made everyday life cooler and better

It was said that the 1990s were the best decade because technology was rapidly improving while still enhancing quality of life, not enabling mass data collection and surveillance After 9/11 things changed

In the 1990s the internet felt charming and useful, like a puppy. It then ballooned into a monster that people now constantly struggle to hold back

One of the biggest surprises is that for decades it was assumed whoever mastered AI would rule the universe. Instead, it's like internet search — once the approach is figured out, it's easy to copy