US Lawmakers Move to Kill the FBI’s #Warrantless #Wiretap Access

A #bipartisan bill would force the #FBI to get a #warrant to read Americans’ messages and ban the federal purchase of commercial data on US residents ahead of a critical April deadline.
#privacy

https://www.wired.com/story/us-lawmakers-move-to-kill-the-fbis-warrantless-wiretap-access/

#Bipartisan even! #DoublePlusUngood!

Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be #Anonymous Online

The bipartisan push to remove #anonymity from the #Internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented #MassSurveillance and #censorship.

Taylor Lorenz
March 5 2026, 12:20 p.m.

"In August 2024, the Biden administration hosted hundreds of influencers at the White House for the first-ever Creator Economy Conference. Neera Tanden, a senior Biden adviser, took to the stage and bemoaned anonymity online. The influencers alongside her agreed, pushing the idea that anonymous speech on the internet is harmful, and regulation is needed to force the use of real names on social media. The audience whispered excitedly as those on stage spoke about how proposed laws like the #kidsonlinesafetyact or #KOSA, could unmask every troll.

"This narrative of online safety, particularly in relation to children, has become central to the bipartisan effort to #censor and #deanonymize the internet for everyone. Today, a package of a dozen 'child online safety' bills is moving forward in the House of Representatives with bipartisan support. The laws, framed as a way to crack down on harmful content and make the internet safer, would force social media companies to enact invasive identity verification measures in order to keep children from accessing online spaces.

"The problem is that there’s no way to reliably verify someone’s age without verifying who they are. A platform cannot magically discern that a user is 16 without collecting identifying information, whether through government documents such as a passport, payment information like a credit card, or other identity-disclosing data. Whether that data is stored by the platform itself or outsourced to a vendor, the result is always the same: A user’s offline identity is forever linked with their online behavior.

"Stripping anonymity from the internet would constitute one of the most sweeping rollbacks of civil rights in recent history. It would allow for unprecedented levels of mass surveillance and censorship, endangering the most marginalized members of society. #Whistleblowers exposing #corporate wrongdoing could be tracked and fired, #GovernmentEmployees speaking out about illegal behavior or bad policies could face prosecution, and #activists #OrganizingProtests could be identified and surveilled before ever setting foot on the street.

"Already, the U.S. government is flooding social media platforms with subpoenas seeking to unmask hundreds of anonymously run #AntiICE social media accounts. These laws would make it all the more easier for the government to target and prosecute those who dissent.
Vulnerable members of society will suffer most. #TransPeople under attack from the government could be identified and outed without their consent.

"Undocumented #immigrants could be cut off from the ability to communicate and connect with advocates. Young people seeking #abortions in states with restrictive laws might no longer have the ability to access information safely and anonymously.

"Not only will a de-anonymized internet be valuable to the government as it seeks to tighten control, it will also make it easier for any #corporation or bad actor to intimidate, #blackmail, or exploit people by leveraging their own data against them."

Read more:
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/05/kosa-online-age-verification-free-speech-privacy/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/al8if

#USPol #Orwellian #BigBrother #SurveillanceState #Corporatocracy #CharacteristicsOfFascism #BigBrotherIsWatchingYou

Trump's Iran strikes spark bipartisan congressional push to limit war powers

https://misryoum.com/us/politics/trumps-iran-strikes-spark-bipartisan-congressional-push-to/

NEWYou can now listen to US News Hub articles! President Donald Trump's strikes in Iran have intensified a growing bipartisan push in Congress to rein in his war powers, with lawmakers in both parties demanding votes on resolutions aimed...

#Trumps #Iran #strikes #spark #bipartisan #congressional #push #limit #war #powers #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

Bipartisan bill aims to block big investors from buying single-family homes

https://misryoum.com/us/news/bipartisan-bill-aims-to-block-big-investors-from/

A bipartisan duo — Republican Sen. Josh Hawley and Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley — is teaming up on legislation that would ban large investment firms from snapping up single-family homes, a measure they say is aimed at the country's...

#Bipartisan #bill #aims #block #big #investors #from #buying #singlefamily #homes #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

Bipartisan Condemnation Follows Attacks Linked to Political Figures

Politicians from both parties are worried. They say strong words from leaders can lead to danger and hurt friendships between countries. Learn more.

#PoliticalSafety, #USPolitics, #InternationalRelations, #Bipartisan, #Rhetoric

https://newsletter.tf/political-words-safety-countries-2026/

Leaders from both main political parties are speaking out. They are concerned that strong words from politicians can cause problems for safety and for friendships between countries. Recent events show these worries are growing.

#PoliticalSafety, #USPolitics, #InternationalRelations, #Bipartisan, #Rhetoric

https://newsletter.tf/political-words-safety-countries-2026/

Via #GlobalNews - Feb 11, 2026

#Trump slams #Canada as U.S. House passes symbolic vote to end #tariffs
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6 #Republicans joined #Democrats in #bipartisan push agnst Trump’s so-called #fentanyl emergency @ US-Canada border, which he used as justification 4 economywide tariffs against America’s northrn neighbour lst yr

While Wednesday’s motion passd, it did not get the ⅔ majority required to become veto-proof. When it lands on Trump’s desk, it is expected 2 B shut down

https://globalnews.ca/news/11664058/donald-trump-tariffs-canada-house-vote/