@wendyndavis.bsky.social
Journalist covering law and technology
Groups petition FTC to restart click-to-cancel rulemaking. The 8th Circ. struck down former regs, ruling FTC hadn't conducted detailed economic analysis of potential impact.
www.regulations.gov/document/FTC...
prior: www.mediapost.com/publications...
www.regulations.gov/document/FTC...
prior: www.mediapost.com/publications...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
December 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Groups petition FTC to restart click-to-cancel rulemaking. The 8th Circ. struck down former regs, ruling FTC hadn't conducted detailed economic analysis of potential impact.
www.regulations.gov/document/FTC...
prior: www.mediapost.com/publications...
www.regulations.gov/document/FTC...
prior: www.mediapost.com/publications...
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It is really, really hard to get your head around the raw hubris of the majority. They really will be destabilizing the operating structure of the entire U.S. government. Why? Because they believe they have a better idea about how the past century should've been done.
Justice Gorsuch: Is it possible--"just maybe"--that we're setting our sights far too low and we should be blowing up many more structures of modern government?
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It is really, really hard to get your head around the raw hubris of the majority. They really will be destabilizing the operating structure of the entire U.S. government. Why? Because they believe they have a better idea about how the past century should've been done.
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The Court isn’t interested in activism, he said.
We’re just here to call balls and strikes, he said.
We’re just here to call balls and strikes, he said.
Justice Gorsuch: Is it possible--"just maybe"--that we're setting our sights far too low and we should be blowing up many more structures of modern government?
December 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Court isn’t interested in activism, he said.
We’re just here to call balls and strikes, he said.
We’re just here to call balls and strikes, he said.
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I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS
December 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I am not live posting the whole argument here because I want to listen closely to Trump v. Slaughter. But the solicitor general for Trump just said the point here in killing the independence of agencies like the FTC is that executive branch officers must “fear and obey” the president. Wow. #SCOTUS
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To go after a family for no other reason than that their daughter sparked sympathy is appalling. Absolutely appalling. Beyond cruelty into outright sadism.
They are going after that college students' family now. JFC www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/u...
Immigration Agents Target Family of Deported College Student
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:44 PM
To go after a family for no other reason than that their daughter sparked sympathy is appalling. Absolutely appalling. Beyond cruelty into outright sadism.
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I am hearing from multiple sources that the EU Commission is announcing its first DSA fine tomorrow against X on ad transparency, blue check & dark pattern, and researcher access to data.
The fine is in the "100s of millions of Euros."
Elon about to get big mad.
I am hearing from multiple sources that the EU Commission is announcing its first DSA fine tomorrow against X on ad transparency, blue check & dark pattern, and researcher access to data.
The fine is in the "100s of millions of Euros."
Elon about to get big mad.
December 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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I am hearing from multiple sources that the EU Commission is announcing its first DSA fine tomorrow against X on ad transparency, blue check & dark pattern, and researcher access to data.
The fine is in the "100s of millions of Euros."
Elon about to get big mad.
I am hearing from multiple sources that the EU Commission is announcing its first DSA fine tomorrow against X on ad transparency, blue check & dark pattern, and researcher access to data.
The fine is in the "100s of millions of Euros."
Elon about to get big mad.
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Never believe Trumpists when they say they oppose DEI because they want "meritocracy". They hate meritocracy. What they want is a system where a person's station is determined by their identity.
Chris Rufo—a prominent anti-DEI crusader—-says the “idea that private companies should be able to prioritize hiring married men w/ families is completely within the bounds of rzbl debate, &…it's absurd that individuals cannot hire whomever they want [ie, discriminate] in their own companies…” 1/
December 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Never believe Trumpists when they say they oppose DEI because they want "meritocracy". They hate meritocracy. What they want is a system where a person's station is determined by their identity.
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This so idiotic I can barely bring myself to engage with it, but: People engaged in, e.g., fact-checking, aren't engaged in "censorship"--they're engaged in an activity the First Amendment was *designed to protect*. If you don't understand this, you shouldn't be in government or anywhere near it.
December 4, 2025 at 6:35 PM
This so idiotic I can barely bring myself to engage with it, but: People engaged in, e.g., fact-checking, aren't engaged in "censorship"--they're engaged in an activity the First Amendment was *designed to protect*. If you don't understand this, you shouldn't be in government or anywhere near it.
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Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
9th Circuit rejects Dream Big Media's request to revive antitrust suit against Google.
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December 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
9th Circuit rejects Dream Big Media's request to revive antitrust suit against Google.
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/me...
cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/me...
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it should probably be a bigger story that the richest man on earth and leading Republican is a fucking Nazi
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 AM
it should probably be a bigger story that the richest man on earth and leading Republican is a fucking Nazi
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
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The tsunami of mandatory online age authentication laws will eventually reach every state, won't be restricted only to accessing online "pornography," and will expand to require mandatory identity authentication and other means to help governments surveil and control their citizens 📉📉
America: rugged, independent, free.
unless there's a chance somebody might see boobies
unless there's a chance somebody might see boobies
Half of the US Now Requires You to Upload Your ID or Scan Your Face to Watch Porn
Missouri’s age verification law, enacted on November 30, is the halfway mark for the sweep of age verification laws across the country.
www.404media.co
December 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The tsunami of mandatory online age authentication laws will eventually reach every state, won't be restricted only to accessing online "pornography," and will expand to require mandatory identity authentication and other means to help governments surveil and control their citizens 📉📉
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What does it say about this country that that the kind of open, rank bigotry Trump administration officials regularly express towards black immigrants apparently has no social cost because of the number of Americans who quietly agree or don't care.
December 3, 2025 at 11:35 AM
What does it say about this country that that the kind of open, rank bigotry Trump administration officials regularly express towards black immigrants apparently has no social cost because of the number of Americans who quietly agree or don't care.
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We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
December 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
We are not at war with Venezuela, yet. The boats are civilian craft. The U.S. criminal code does not maintain a death penalty for drug smuggling. Due process is required before conviction or sentence.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
All of the 80 people killed thus far are wanton murders slain under illegal orders. All of them.
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saw someone refer to this as a “dog whistle.” my friends i’m sorry but we’re way past that. this is just a whistle
Trump on Minnesota's Somali community: "They contribute nothing. I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you."
December 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
saw someone refer to this as a “dog whistle.” my friends i’m sorry but we’re way past that. this is just a whistle
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Why did it take nearly two dozen attacks killing 83, before GOP-led committees became "outraged?" I was outraged after the first!
Why did it take hearing that Hegseth gave the order to "kill everybody" when he has been killing since Sept 2?
We deserve better leaders.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
Why did it take hearing that Hegseth gave the order to "kill everybody" when he has been killing since Sept 2?
We deserve better leaders.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
GOP-led committees are looking into a report alleging Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” aboard a boat in the Caribbean.
Pete Hegseth is finally getting investigated
GOP-led committees are looking into a report alleging Hegseth gave an order to "kill everybody" aboard a boat.
www.motherjones.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Why did it take nearly two dozen attacks killing 83, before GOP-led committees became "outraged?" I was outraged after the first!
Why did it take hearing that Hegseth gave the order to "kill everybody" when he has been killing since Sept 2?
We deserve better leaders.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
Why did it take hearing that Hegseth gave the order to "kill everybody" when he has been killing since Sept 2?
We deserve better leaders.
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
Some SCOTUS judges expressed concern this morning that clearing Cox of liability for piracy by users would make DMCA safe harbors for ISPs meaningless.
prior: www.mediapost.com/publications...
prior: www.mediapost.com/publications...
Cox Presses SCOTUS To Throw Out Piracy Verdict
Broadband provider Cox Communications warns that a copyright infringement verdict against it will lead to "mass evictions" from the internet.
www.mediapost.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Some SCOTUS judges expressed concern this morning that clearing Cox of liability for piracy by users would make DMCA safe harbors for ISPs meaningless.
prior: www.mediapost.com/publications...
prior: www.mediapost.com/publications...
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Ordering no quarter, as Hegseth effectively did, isn't a newfangled modern war crime. It was understood as a crime as far back as the Revolutionary War. Washington threatened to do reprisals over it. The bad guy in 'The Patriot' is (very loosely) based off a British officer who was notorious for it.
November 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Ordering no quarter, as Hegseth effectively did, isn't a newfangled modern war crime. It was understood as a crime as far back as the Revolutionary War. Washington threatened to do reprisals over it. The bad guy in 'The Patriot' is (very loosely) based off a British officer who was notorious for it.
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This is fundamentally Nazism. The idea that different peoples than the favored races carry degradation in their very genes, that they cannot strive to become better because biology compels them to be worse. It’s not just repugnant, it’s a bald faced lie.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is fundamentally Nazism. The idea that different peoples than the favored races carry degradation in their very genes, that they cannot strive to become better because biology compels them to be worse. It’s not just repugnant, it’s a bald faced lie.
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This is so deeply at odds with the vision and history of America. Take pretty much any ethnic or racial group that are part of the American mosaic America today - they have all faced the same accusation. The moment these accusations are turned into policy are some of the most shameful in US history
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This is so deeply at odds with the vision and history of America. Take pretty much any ethnic or racial group that are part of the American mosaic America today - they have all faced the same accusation. The moment these accusations are turned into policy are some of the most shameful in US history
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Also if you’re unwilling to be confrontational with powerful people you just should not be a journalist. You aren’t cut out for it.
November 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Also if you’re unwilling to be confrontational with powerful people you just should not be a journalist. You aren’t cut out for it.
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There is no bottom for Trump. Or, it seems, for those who still support him.
November 28, 2025 at 4:37 AM
There is no bottom for Trump. Or, it seems, for those who still support him.
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The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American culture.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The reality, of course, is that Miller and a significant portion of Trump’s base are the ones who failed to assimilate to America’s post-WWII culture of multi-racial democracy & religious pluralism…and they are now using their power to destroy that once dominant (and still popular) American culture.
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Imagine what kind of evil, apocalyptic nonsense these ICE agents have to tell themselves again and again so they can believe they’re the good guys in all this
ICE is arresting husbands & wives at their final green card interviews
They’re going to the immigration meeting to complete the final step in the legal process and leaving in handcuffs
One man had to take his crying infant from his wife’s arms as ICE forcibly detained her
This is cruel entrapment
They’re going to the immigration meeting to complete the final step in the legal process and leaving in handcuffs
One man had to take his crying infant from his wife’s arms as ICE forcibly detained her
This is cruel entrapment
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Imagine what kind of evil, apocalyptic nonsense these ICE agents have to tell themselves again and again so they can believe they’re the good guys in all this