politicsFriday, September 11, 2026
California's new laws on chatbots and social media for children dominated the day, with Gavin Newsom signing the bills into law. But the bigger picture is a split screen: state-level regulation accelerates while the Trump administration tries to rewrite climate science and Anthropic builds surveillance for activists.
Newsom's signature on the child safety bills is the biggest concrete policy move today, and it's getting bipartisan attention.
Newsom signed laws restricting algorithms and autoplay on kids' social media accounts, plus new rules for how chatbot companies interact with minors. It's the most aggressive state-level move yet on AI and children.
Multiple outlets are covering Newsom's signature today. National leaders and lawmakers are weighing in, signaling this could become a template for other states.
Two stories show the climate fight is playing out on different fronts: the UN warns of economic ruin, while the Trump administration tries to bury worst-case scenarios.
UN climate chief Simon Stiell is making a direct economic argument: reject the culture wars or face €180bn in losses from extreme heat. He's framing climate denial as a financial risk, not just an environmental one.
The Trump administration wants to amend a finalized 2023 climate report to make worst-case scenarios seem implausible. Experts say that would be unprecedented and amounts to political interference in settled science.
Anthropic's reported surveillance system and the Houthi port seizure both raise questions about who's watching and who's acting.
Anthropic is reportedly building a system to monitor anti-AI activists and predict protests near its offices. The American Prospect broke the story, and it raises uncomfortable questions about pre-crime corporate surveillance.
Houthi rebels seized the port of Mokha near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, giving Iran more leverage over Red Sea shipping lanes. This is a direct escalation in a conflict that's been simmering for months.
Palestinian school year brings excitement for pupils and parents despite difficult conditionswww.thenationalnews.com
Watch Jimmy Kimmel’s Interview With Senate Candidate James Talaricowww.rollingstone.com
After 9/11, I lived through Australia’s long war in Afghanistan. There are lessons the world must learnwww.theguardian.com
Marco Rubio 'infuriated' as he's blocked from firing scandal-plagued Trump aide: reportwww.rawstory.com
Northumberland libraries cuts plan approvedwww.bbc.co.uk
Central Election Commission of BiH announces Test Elections for Todaysarajevotimes.comCommittee approves Laserfiche contract and hears AI policy discussion; staff to incorporate legal feedbackcitizenportal.ai
Kane County IT received approval to continue using Laserfiche for records management and presented a draft AI policy to the committee. Committee members requested that the AI policy be reviewed by legal counsel to tighten vendor-disclosure language before returning for formal act
Governor Newsom announces appointments 9.10.26www.gov.ca.gov
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Transplanting Chapter 11: Path Dependency and the Rejection of Debtor-in-Possession Rescue in the UK and Indiablogs.law.ox.ac.uk
Global corporate restructuring has long been divided between two models. London built its practice on creditor control, while New York built Chapter 11 around the debtor in possession (DIP). In recent years, both the United Kingdom and India have tried to bridge this divide by gr
Sara Duterte arraignment on grave threats raps deferrednewsinfo.inquirer.net
[Updated as of 9:50 a.m.] MANILA, Philippines – The Quezon City Regional Trial Court on Friday deferred the arraignment of Vice President Sara Duterte’s three counts of grave threats. Duterte’s lawyer, Paul Lawrence Lim confirmed that RTC Branch 98 has postponed the arraignment,
Ruling Party Pushes Stewardship Code Overhaul With Quality-Based Reviewsen.sedaily.com
Korea's ruling Democratic Party is drafting rules to enforce the stewardship code, with the NPS set to use compliance levels in allocating funds to…
Trump Gets Scorched (And Wow, It’s 2am)politizoom.com
For whoever had the courage to pull this off, we salute you. There should be cards, letters, and emails of appreciation sent to them. Trump was scorched on Wednesday, and he was frozen at the same time. Someone has a wicked sense of humor, and hopefully you will see why by the ti
9/11 and the Creation of America 2.0- 25 Years Laterwww.sgtreport.com
by Donald Jeffries, ”I Protest”: Remembering one of the biggest of the big lies On September 11, 2001, my wife called and woke me up, screaming, “It’s the end of the world!” I was sleeping, after working the graveyard shift at the data center, which I did for many years. She urge
Ruling Party Official Names Drug Lobbying Whistleblower, Sparking Legal Backlashen.sedaily.com
Democratic Party official Park Sun-won named the whistleblower behind drug lobbying claims against Justice nominee Kim Seung-won, drawing legal warnings.
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