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“Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked.” Timothy Snyder

After volunteers chalked around dozens of congressional offices, posted on social media, and called their representatives, Republicans pushed back the vote on the AI mass surveillance bill (FISA).

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/20/congress/fisa-reauthorization-vote-april-00837874

House GOP leaders punt controversial FISA vote to April - Live Updates - POLITICO

GOP hard-liners have threatened to tank a clean extension of the law.

Politico
This is a big deal. Court finds Meta and Google liable for kids’ social media addiction under product liability theories. This strategy gets around Section 230 protections because the focus is on the platforms’ product designs, not the content posted by users. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-25/social-media-lawsuit-trial-meta-google-verdict
Landmark verdict finds Instagram, YouTube were designed to addict kids

The outcome Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court is potentially precedent-setting for thousands of other pending lawsuits nationwide and could reshape how tech companies are held accountable for children's harm caused by their products.

Los Angeles Times
The University of California-Davis has confirmed the first cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in seven northern elephant seals in California. The outbreak marks the first H5N1 detection in marine mammals in California, and the first detection of the virus in northern elephant seals.
I did not know about this kind of insidious pricing. Thank you for highlighting it!
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I joined Don Lemon, Joy Ann Reid, and Jim Acosta to report live from the No Kings protest. Corporate media continues to ignore our response to fascism. Independent media continues to show up.

https://youtube.com/shorts/GPAbr6Zj-lY?si=q7IHZJ-oMdkFFd5t

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Reporting Live from the No Kings Protest

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