US Congressman #DougLaMalfa dies unexpectedly at 65

Ana Faguy, January 6, 2026

"Doug LaMalfa, a Republican Congressman from California, has died unexpectedly at age 65, colleagues announced on Tuesday.

[...]

"The congressman's cause of death was not immediately clear. LaMalfa was a former rice farmer elected to congress in 2013. He focused on water and agriculture issues during his tenure.
His death shaved an already-thin Republican majority in the US House of Representatives to just a few seats, following the resignation on Monday of former Trump ally #MarjorieTaylorGreene.

" 'He was a fantastic person,' Trump said. 'He voted with me 100% of the time.'
Minnesota Congressman Tom Emmer called his colleague a 'staunch advocate for his constituents and rural America'.
LaMalfa earned a degree in agriculture business from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.

He served as a state lawmaker before being elected to congress, where he fought for help for fire victims in his northern California district and "worked to protect families from #overregulation [you know, like pesticides and working in the heat without water, shit like that], ensure American farmers and ranchers can continue to feed the world' [by sticking to #monocrops and pesticide use], according to his congressional website.

"Greene's resignation and LaMalfa's death left Republicans with a 218-213 majority, meaning they have only a two-vote cushion - if three don't vote or side with Democrats, Republicans lose." [GOOD!]

Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgl8y4gx9lyo

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/7eicx

#USPol #MAGA #GOPMajority
#ThoughtsAndPrayers for a #GOPMinority
#StopTrump!

Here's a valid addition to the +190,000-page US Code of Federal Regulations: a requirement for regulators to only enforce laws and amendments passed by Congress and in ways that minimally impinge on our natural rights. Regulate regulation. Until then, feel free to take the rules to court if and whenever they tread on *your* rights.

#ChecksAndBalances #CommonLaw #NaturalLaw #overregulation #regulation #SeparationOfPowers

Over-Regulation Is Doubling the Cost by Peter Reinhardt

https://rein.pk/over-regulation-is-doubling-the-cost

#HackerNews #OverRegulation #DoublingCost #PeterReinhardt #HackerNews #EconomicImpact

The truth is, we keep wasting time inventing more #bureaucracy instead of accepting that, statistically, some #AI would just do it far better.

One day, future generations will laugh at us and say: “Wait, you actually had to fill this out by hand? You spent 30 hours writing this documentation?”

#llm #overregulation #documentation #futurelaughs

"Somen Police" Established, Man Arrested for Topping Noodles with Coriander

To maintain order at summer dining tables, the government has established the "Special Noodle Culture Protection Squad," commonly known as the "Somen Police." On their first day of operations, a man who used tapioca pearls and coriander as condiments was arrested for violating the Cultural Protection Act.

https://alt.andpaper.net/en/articles/20250902-somen-arrangement-council/

#government #overregulation

"Preventing 🇪🇺 #overregulation is crucial, but axing pro-#innovation proposals, like standard essential patent (#SEP) legislation, does nothing to boost #digital #competitiveness," argues CCIA's Alexandre Roure.

👉 https://project-disco.org/european-union/fixing-eu-single-market-gaps-will-foster-tech-innovation-across-europe/ #CompetitivenessCompass #SingleMarket

#EU is cool and everything but this is #overregulation

> Under #Turkey's proposal, beef would be required to come from cattle that is at least 16 months old. It would be marinated with specific amounts of animal fat, yogurt or milk, onion, salt, and thyme, as well as black, red and white peppers. The final product be sliced off the vertical spit into pieces that are 3 to 5 millimeters (0.1 to 0.2 inches) thick. Chicken would be similarly regulated.

https://www.npr.org/2024/09/20/g-s1-23808/turkey-wants-to-regulate-germanys-doner-kebab

#food #doner #kebab

https://torrentfreak.com/opendns-suspends-service-in-france-due-to-canal-piracy-blocking-order-240629/

> For others, the OpenDNS decision represents the type of dramatic pushback required to draw attention to anti-piracy measures that are increasingly encroaching on the vital mechanisms underpinning the internet itself.

#DNS #overreach #overregulation

#AIact Lacks Genuine Risk-Based Approach, Reveals New Study With Concrete Fixes 🛠️

"The #AI Act will lead to legal uncertainty and #overregulation, as well as unjustified increases in #compliance costs – unless the 🇪🇺 #AIoffice makes crucial improvements during the upcoming implementation phase."

➡️ https://ccianet.org/news/2024/06/ai-act-lacks-genuine-risk-based-approach-reveals-new-study-with-concrete-fixes/