#System76's Carl Richell laying out the realities of the new age verification laws in #Colorado and #California: https://blog.system76.com/post/system76-on-age-verification

"Most System76 employees installed operating systems and created accounts on their computer when they were under 18. They did this out of curiosity. Many started writing software. Some were already writing operating systems. [...] Limiting a child’s ability to explore what they can do with a computer limits their future."

#AgeVerification #PolicyFailures

ARE WE IN A RECESSION? Yes, if you live in one of these 22 states.

Economist warns the U.S. nearing economic contraction due to Trump’s economic policy.

✅ Tariffs on imports led companies to pull back from expansion plans.

✅ No labor-force growth this year

✅ Federal job cuts tied to Elon Musk’s DOGE have pushed DC and surrounding states into the deepest downturn of any region.

#Economy #EconomicDownturn #MarketWatch #MuskEconomics #EconomicPolicy #PolicyFailures

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/are-we-in-a-reccession-yes-if-you-live-in-one-of-these-22-states-3947b4cd

#DonaldTrump Manufactured the Crisis in #LosAngeles

https://jacobin.com/2025/06/la-immigration-raids-protests-trump

The #Trumpadministration claims to be fighting an existential battle against #insurrectionary forces in Los Angeles. In truth, it created this cynical spectacle itself, #deployingtroops and #inflamingtensions to distract from its #policyfailures.