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Alberta, Ottawa reach 'agreement-in-principle' on methane emissions
Alberta will be in control of regulating its methane emissions under an agreement-in-principle with Ottawa.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-ottawa-agreement-methane-9.7141890?cmp=rss

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The Bird Mar 3

I've been so ill that I just haven't felt up to posting anything.

But I did read this article about solarpunk that was pretty good: https://aeon.co/essays/in-solarpunk-cities-of-the-future-tech-follows-natures-lead

What we really need to do is stop Silicon Valley from continuing their harmful cycle of "Move fast and break things" as it is killing us and our planet. And most of Silicon Valley's "solutions" are really only solutions for the billionaire class and not for the majority.

We also need to rise up against the fascist's in power and undo the harmful and deadly policies and laws that target LGBTQIA folks, immigrant folks, Black and brown folks, Disabled folks, and all our most vulnerable folks.

I think about how much we need to do, and I feel overwhelmed. But in therapy today, my therapist reminded me that doing small tasks each day still helps in the fight against fascism. I may be too ill too often to spend hours on the fight, but I can do small tasks here and there that assist.

I can write, edit, create music and art, and those are just as important as the fight itself. We need ways to rest and rejuvenate to restore our energy to keep on fighting, and I can at least do little things like that.

So that maybe someday soon, we'll live in a solarpunk society rather than this fascist techno feudalism we're currently living.

#solarpunk, #SmallThingsMatter, #Antifascism, #Regulating

In solarpunk cities of the future, tech follows nature’s lead | Aeon Essays

The vision of solarpunk: joining nature with technology in vibrantly inclusive ways to create a world that truly blooms

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Nonilex Oct 24

…If the destruction of the #EastWing is a shock, the #money that’s paying for it might be even more of a #scandal. The #WhiteHouse, eager to assure Americans that their tax dollars have not been diverted for a #vanity project, has emphasized that the #ballroom is being financed by individuals & major #corporations. Instead of going through a process to obtain & disburse federal funds, #Trump simply asked companies his admin is supposed to be #regulating to write checks [#bribery / #extortion].

eicker.crypto 🧠 crypto news Apr 20, 2025

»#DonaldTrump’s 29-year-old #cryptoguru lays out the president’s plans for #regulating #crypto and rolling back a Biden-era crackdown.« https://fortune.com/article/donald-trump-crypto-bo-hines-regulation/?eickercrypto.com #crypto #blockchain

Donald Trump’s 29-year-old crypto guru lays out the president’s plans for regulating crypto and rolling back a Biden-era crackdown

Since his appointment, Bo Hines has become a mini-celebrity in the crypto world—with CEOs, billionaire investors, and lobbyists vying for face time.

Fortune

Joseph Lim

Feb 13, 2025

#SavePirongrong
🇹🇭"Pirongrong's case hilights fierce internal conflicts in #NBTC. It's open secret tt e 7 #commissioners r divided to 2 opposing camps. Tis lack of unity raises serious qns abt whether NBTC is capable of #regulating e #telecom indust, protect'g #consumers & fostering #faircompetition.. glaring eg is e controversial #TrueDTAC #megamerger which drew heavy criticism.. NBTC board voted 3–2 to approve e #merger.. Pirongrong was 1 of 2 comm'ers who voted against"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2956643/nbtc-faces-huge-hurdles

NBTC faces huge hurdles

The case of Pirongrong Ramasoota, a commissioner of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) who faces a two-year jail term following a legal dispute with True Digital Group, is snowballing into what is being called the "Pirongrong Effect".

https://www.bangkokpost.com

Nonilex Feb 12, 2025

#Musk hopes to eradicate #CFPB that would oversee #regulating X

#ElonMusk made a big leap late last month toward his long-shot goal of turning #X into an "everything app," a service that could encompass a broad range of services, including the ability to transfer #money, similar to Venmo or PayPal.

#law #regulation #finance #tech #apps #Cybersecurity #InfoSec #security #privacy #fraud #oversight #corruption #ConsumerFinancialProtectionBureau #technocracy #broligarchy
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/12/nx-s1-5293382/x-elon-musk-doge-cfpb

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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Aug 16, 2024

#Bizarre #Project2025 #training #video tells #conservatives to stop saying “#cisgender”.

#Fascist #videos provide #detailed #instructions on what these #appointees and #staffers should #believe and how they should #act, including having a strict #allegiance to the #HeritageFoundation’s #policy #stances—including its #opposing #abortion and opposition to #regulating #fossilfuel #companies to #fight #climatechange—with #repercussions for those who #refuse to #comply.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2024/08/bizarre-project-2025-training-video-tells-conservatives-to-stop-saying-cisgender/

Bizarre Project 2025 training video tells conservatives to stop saying "cisgender" - LGBTQ Nation

In the leaked video, former Trump officials claim that left wingers use language to take over people's minds.

LGBTQ Nation

PD Dr. Maximilian Schiffers Jun 28, 2024

How exactly do scandals affect policymaking for stricter lobbying regulation? For the blog #Regulating #Lobbying (Raj Chari, Michele Crepaz), Sandra Plümer and I summarized our findings for the case of the German Lobbying Register. Check it out in section 'Work of Colleagues': http://t.ly/y1Gvx @politicalscience #publicpolicy