It's time to save #whales again
July 22, House #NaturalResources #subcommittee, GOP Rep. #NickBegich (AK) introduced draft legislation that would scale back #MarineMammal Protection Act. Among other things, it would limit ability of #US gov to take action against “incidental take,” killing of whales, #dolphins and #seals by sonic blasts from #oil exploration, ship and boat strikes or by drowning as accidental catch (#bycatch) in #fishing gear.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-08-16/whales-marine-mammal-endangered-species-environmental-protection-agency
https://archive.ph/b9Ye1
Contributor: It's time to save the whales again

The Marine Mammal Protection Act is just one of the keystone U.S. environmental laws under attack by the Trump administration.

Los Angeles Times

The #DOGE #Subcommittee Hearing on #Weather Modification Was a Nest of #Conspiracy Theorizing

A House Oversight Committee hearing produced a flood of bizarre claims about cloud seeding, #chemtrails , and solar geoengineering. Proven, human-driven changes to the weather were dismissed.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-doge-subcommittee-hearing-on-weather-modification-was-a-nest-of-conspiracy-theorizing/

The DOGE Subcommittee Hearing on Weather Modification Was a Nest of Conspiracy Theorizing

A House Oversight Committee hearing produced a flood of bizarre claims about cloud seeding, chemtrails, and solar geoengineering. Proven, human-driven changes to the weather were dismissed.

WIRED
House Republicans defend book bans in subcommittee hearing

Democratic ranking member raised objections

Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, LGBTQ Rights, Gay News

The #House on #Tuesday approved a #GOPresolution to create a select subcommittee that Republicans say will launch a far-reaching examination of the agencies and people that investigated #DonaldTrump and that #Democrats describe as an #unprecedented breach of protocol on #criminal probes and national security matters.

The #subcommittee, approved on a party-line 221-211 vote, will be empowered to investigate any federal agency.

Gift 🎁 article: https://wapo.st/3IXpATF

House Republicans form committee to investigate the government

House Republicans voted to a create a panel they say will launch a far-reaching examination of the people and agencies that investigated Donald Trump.

The Washington Post
"Select #Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, which is to be chaired by Representative #JimJordan
Senate bill would ban TikTok from government phones - Concerns over cybersecurity risk and possible spying by China have already brought about bans from... more: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2020/03/16/senate-bill-would-ban-tiktok-from-government-phones/ #governmentsecurity #governmentphones #subcommittee #legislation #joshhawley #law&order #rickscott #terrorism #senate #spying #tiktok #china #bill #ban
Senate bill would ban TikTok from government phones

Naked Security

This is the best thing you will read all day:
https://www.martinezbeavers.org/wordpress/about-2/

Shout out to my sister for sharing this with me.

#Ostrom #beaver #subcommittee