“The same legalese that can ban Donald Trump from Twitter can bar users from joining class-action lawsuits. It’s time to fix the fine print.” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/23/opinion/sunday/online-terms-of-service.html
Today was one of the largest and most consequential protests in Russia in a decade. The anger on the streets was palpable and the readiness to fight riot police was unprecedented. And there was a sense that it was about far more than Navalny. My report: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/23/the-problem-is-putin-protesters-throng-the-streets-to-support-navalny
#RTBF Right to be forgotten. Makes sense for papers to get ahead of legislation on this as the US likely aligns more closely with the EU on data protection under Dem controlled gov with a view toward adequacy enabling cross-border data flows.
Whoa. https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/old-arrest-boston-globe-fresh-start/2021/01/22/122cbd0c-5cd1-11eb-b8bd-ee36b1cd18bf_story.html
Pro-Navalny protests have kicked off in the Far East and now in Siberia, where 100s and 1000s coming out. Their size could influence whether he's released from jail. Pics and vid coming out from Vladivostok, Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, even Yakutsk, where it is -50C. So far 56 arrested.
The Biden Justice Department has taken its first major step to reverse the Trump admin's denial of rights to LGBTQ Americans. https://politi.co/3qNvied
Daily VP Guidance, Jan. 25: At 12:30PM EST, the Vice President will ceremonially swear in Lloyd J. Austin III as Secretary of Defense in the Roosevelt Room.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on the relief package: "If Republicans want to cut back to the point that we're not delivering what needs to be done, then we need to be prepared to fight them. Our job is to deliver for the American people." https://wapo.st/2YboLOl
Daily Guidance, Jan. 25: In the afternoon, the President will deliver remarks on strengthening American manufacturing and sign an executive order related to American manufacturing and American workers in the South Court Auditorium. The Vice President will also attend.
Susan Bro, Heather Heyer's mom, and other Charlottesville residents have a message after the insurrection.
Healing requires holding perpetrators accountable, Bro said. Unity follows justice.
"The rush to ... sing 'Kumbaya' is not an effective strategy."
https://nyti.ms/394DIYK
ABC News-Ipsos poll:
69% approve Biden's response to COVID
57% say they're confident in Biden's ability to unify the country
The Biden administration will announce a slate of political appointees to the Office of Personnel Management on Monday, and more than 85% of them identify as people of color, women or LGBTQ. https://www.axios.com/biden-personnel-team-opm-7df87473-3fd3-4ff7-9289-c89994e50879.html
Here's how many members of President Biden's Cabinet have been approved https://cnn.it/3ojfle1
Glad-handing President Joe Biden begins foreign diplomacy with the telephone https://cnn.it/39e8gHx
The Biden administration may create a national information resource making it easier for people to find out how and when to get Covid-19 vaccines, White House chief of staff Ron Klain says https://cnn.it/2NyUcA4
In his first directive since taking office, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin orders a review of military sexual assault prevention programs https://cnn.it/3sUgKv5
Arizona Republican Party censures Sen. Jeff Flake, Gov. Doug Ducey and Cindy McCain, signaling a fractured party in a key swing state https://cnn.it/39Y7VI5
The Supreme Court has run out of excuses to avoid controversial issues https://cnn.it/3pf9FD7
Progressives hope for more power in a narrowly divided Congress https://cnn.it/3c4ehbL
