Some Personal Reflections
January 2021
Op-ed: Biden should keep Trump’s last-minute executive order making regulation more accountable. (Wall Street Journal)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 01/25/2021 - 06:26
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Twitter Bans Account Linked To Iran's Supreme Leader (National Public Radio)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 01/24/2021 - 17:29Facebook Oversight Board Co-Chair On Determining The Future Of Trump's Accounts (National Public Radio)
Submitted by benton on Sun, 01/24/2021 - 17:28Buttigieg Eyes Broadband
Peter Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend (IN) and President Biden’s nominee to head the Transportation Department gave a shoutout to broadband internet during his Senate Commerce nomination hearing on Jan 21, which could help elevate the issue in a Biden infrastructure push. Buttigieg will be a leading figure on infrastructure matters if confirmed. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), who co-chairs the Broadband Caucus, used her questioning to probe the matter.
Facebook spent more on lobbying than any other Big Tech company in 2020 (CNBC)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 01/22/2021 - 16:43Michael Hittzik: The drive to regulate social media is about partisan politics — and it won’t work (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Fri, 01/22/2021 - 16:40
Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments
The Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions including:
Justin Maxson named USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development
The US Department of Agriculture announced Justin Maxson, CEO of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, has been named Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development. Maxson served as the CEO of the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, an organization that works toward poverty alleviation and economic justice in southern states. Before that, he spent 13 years as the president of the Mountain Association for Community Economic Development.