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This Week In Techdirt History: October 5th – 11th
Leigh Beadon, Techdirt
Five Years Ago This week in 2020, Reps. Gabbard and Gosar brought out the ridiculous House companion to one of the Senate’s anti-Section 230 bills, while Donald Trump got on board the “repeal 230” bandwagon even though it was copyright that kept getting his c…
Oct 11, 2025, 7:00 PM
New report examines fossil fuel ties of dozens of Trump administration hires
Aidan Hughes, Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News, InsideClimate News
Public Citizen and the Revolving Door Project found 43 fossil-fuel industry insiders among nominees and appointees to agencies charged with enforcing energy and environmental policy.
Oct 11, 2025, 1:00 PM
The Big Beautiful Bill Tax Provisions Will Be On The CPA Exam In 2026
Nathan Goldman, Contributor, Nathan Goldman, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/nathangoldman/, Forbes
Starting July 2026, the tax provisions that changed under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 will be tested on the CPA exam.
Oct 11, 2025, 12:21 PM
How Affordable Care Act subsidies became a sticking point in the government shutdown
Mary Kekatos, ABC News
As the federal government shutdown enters its tenth day, one major health care issue has continued to be a sticking point: insurance subsidies.
Oct 11, 2025, 9:20 AM
AstraZeneca agrees to lower drug prices for Medicaid under Trump administration deal
WILL WEISSERT Associated Press, ABC News
AstraZeneca has agreed to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid under a deal with the Trump administration
Oct 10, 2025, 11:21 PM
MIT Rejects White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment
Vimal Patel, Archive.org
The Trump administration offered nine universities benefits in exchange for signing an agreement to protect conservative voices, among other things. M.I.T. was the first to refuse.
Oct 10, 2025, 7:16 PM
How Are We Still Fighting About Obamacare?
Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic
The ACA worked, but nobody seems to know it.
Oct 10, 2025, 5:06 PM
Trump FCC Is Making It Easier For Your Broadband ISP To Rip You Off With Bogus Fees
Karl Bode, Techdirt
When FCC boss Brendan Carr isn’t failing embarrassingly to censor comedians who make the President sad, he’s taking a hatchet to corporate oversight and consumer protection. From weakening robocall enforcement to killing net neutrality, it’s part of Carr’s “D…
Oct 10, 2025, 12:24 PM
Complete list of Nobel Peace Prize winners (1901–2024)
Marium Ali, Al Jazeera English
The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded 105 times to 142 laureates in its 124 year history.
Oct 10, 2025, 2:52 AM
WATCH: President Trump signs proclamation protecting Columbus Day name
ABC News
President Trump signed a proclamation protecting the name Columbus Day before hosting a Cabinet meeting on Thursday.
Oct 9, 2025, 8:22 PM
Senate Republicans mull a vote offer to Democrats in shutdown standoff
Burgess Everett, Semafor.com
The potential proposal on the table would be a vote on extending expiring health care subsidies.
Oct 9, 2025, 6:05 PM
Trump makes explosive threat against Democrats: ‘I hate to tell you’
Rachel Cohen, nj.com
The president signaled at capitalizing on previous freezes from one of his directors.
Oct 9, 2025, 5:44 PM
Republicans Are Trying To Make Government Efforts To Help Poor People Afford Broadband Illegal
Karl Bode, Techdirt
“Right wing activism organizations posing as consumer rights groups are trying to make it illegal for the federal government to try and help poor, rural Americans afford broadband,” is a sentence I just had to write. Quick background: the $8 billion FCC Unive…
Oct 9, 2025, 12:26 PM
Clean Energy Transition Still Looks Hopeful Globally Despite Policy Reversals in US
Corin Cesaric, CNET
Global emissions are expected to drop 63% by 2060, according to a new report.
Oct 8, 2025, 10:30 PM
Democrats to force vote to limit Trump war powers after U.S. strikes on suspected 'drug boats'
Claudia Grisales, NPR
Democratic Senators will force vote on a war powers resolution seeking to limit President Trump's unprecedented use of military strikes against suspected drug traffickers
Oct 8, 2025, 6:38 PM
As Trump Bleeds Public TV Dry, Bob Ross Paintings Go Up for Auction to Support Local Stations
Lucas Ropek, Gizmodo.com
The work of a public media icon will go towards helping public media stations in their hour of need.
Oct 8, 2025, 6:20 PM
Trump Is Weighing Billions More in Cuts to Clean Energy Projects. Here’s What’s at Stake
Ellyn Lapointe, Gizmodo.com
Last week, the administration nixed more than $7.5 billion in clean energy project funding. New reports suggest that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Oct 8, 2025, 5:30 PM
Trump’s vague and confusing immigration policies are the point
Felipe De La Hoz, The Verge
In August, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency that adjudicates and grants immigration benefits like visas, residency, and naturalization, put out a bizarre three-page policy alert. Among other things, it noted vaguely that the agency woul…
Oct 8, 2025, 5:01 PM
Federal government shutdown grinds into a second week, but quiet talks emerging
Ray Villeda,Associated Press, Yahoo Entertainment
As the government shutdown enters a second week, there's no discernible endgame in sight.
Oct 8, 2025, 3:25 PM
Student-loan forgiveness is back on for 2 million borrowers
Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider
Student-loan borrowers who met the payment threshold under income-based repayment plans are receiving forgiveness emails.
Oct 8, 2025, 1:51 PM
Shutdowns serve as excuse for GOP and Democrats to spend more, says Sen. Ron Johnson
Obed Manuel, NPR
Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, has a plan for how to avoid shutdown showdown negotiations, but it wouldn't be popular with Congress' "uniparty," he told NPR.
Oct 8, 2025, 10:46 AM
White House memo says federal workers may not get automatic backpay: Report
Erin Hale, Al Jazeera English
The memo is seen as a pressure tactic on Democrats as the US government shutdown heads into its eighth day.
Oct 8, 2025, 4:54 AM
Trump mulls cutting billions in funds from list of clean energy projects
By Valerie Volcovici, David Shepardson and Nichola Groom, Yahoo Entertainment
The U.S. government is considering cancelling billions of dollars in funding for clean energy programs, including awards for auto manufacturing and carbon...
Oct 8, 2025, 12:19 AM
White House floats no back pay for some furloughed federal workers despite 2019 law
Stephen Fowler, NPR
A new draft White House memo suggests a 2019 law signed by President Trump that guarantees federal employees get paid after a shutdown ends would not apply to furloughed workers.
Oct 7, 2025, 5:16 PM