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  1. Ah, the Department of Homeland Security—a bastion of efficiency and customer service—has decided to "almost" stop granting green cards. 🚫📜 So basically, they're doing what they've always done but with a new coat of red tape. 🎨🔴 Welcome to the bureaucratic Twilight Zone, where nothing changes except the excuses! 🙄✨
    cato.org/blog/dhs-quits-granti #DHS #GreenCards #Bureaucracy #RedTape #TwilightZone #CustomerService #HackerNews #ngated

  2. Ah, the Department of Homeland Security—a bastion of efficiency and customer service—has decided to "almost" stop granting green cards. 🚫📜 So basically, they're doing what they've always done but with a new coat of red tape. 🎨🔴 Welcome to the bureaucratic Twilight Zone, where nothing changes except the excuses! 🙄✨
    cato.org/blog/dhs-quits-granti #DHS #GreenCards #Bureaucracy #RedTape #TwilightZone #CustomerService #HackerNews #ngated

  3. Ah, the Department of Homeland Security—a bastion of efficiency and customer service—has decided to "almost" stop granting green cards. 🚫📜 So basically, they're doing what they've always done but with a new coat of red tape. 🎨🔴 Welcome to the bureaucratic Twilight Zone, where nothing changes except the excuses! 🙄✨
    cato.org/blog/dhs-quits-granti #DHS #GreenCards #Bureaucracy #RedTape #TwilightZone #CustomerService #HackerNews #ngated

  4. Ah, the Department of Homeland Security—a bastion of efficiency and customer service—has decided to "almost" stop granting green cards. 🚫📜 So basically, they're doing what they've always done but with a new coat of red tape. 🎨🔴 Welcome to the bureaucratic Twilight Zone, where nothing changes except the excuses! 🙄✨
    cato.org/blog/dhs-quits-granti #DHS #GreenCards #Bureaucracy #RedTape #TwilightZone #CustomerService #HackerNews #ngated

  5. Ah, the Department of Homeland Security—a bastion of efficiency and customer service—has decided to "almost" stop granting green cards. 🚫📜 So basically, they're doing what they've always done but with a new coat of red tape. 🎨🔴 Welcome to the bureaucratic Twilight Zone, where nothing changes except the excuses! 🙄✨
    cato.org/blog/dhs-quits-granti #DHS #GreenCards #Bureaucracy #RedTape #TwilightZone #CustomerService #HackerNews #ngated

  6. The #Yukon #Government is asking citizens to submit red tape issues. Good! There is an online form, but it is not easy to find:

    forms2.service.yukon.ca/ca/en/

    They ask you to "upload any documentation to support your feedback", but then they restrict that to ".png, .jpeg, .doc, .docx or .pdf" - and only a single file, max 10 MByte.

    Can't make that up.
    #RedTape #Bureaucracy #YG

  7. The #Yukon #Government is asking citizens to submit red tape issues. Good! There is an online form, but it is not easy to find:

    forms2.service.yukon.ca/ca/en/

    They ask you to "upload any documentation to support your feedback", but then they restrict that to ".png, .jpeg, .doc, .docx or .pdf" - and only a single file, max 10 MByte.

    Can't make that up.
    #RedTape #Bureaucracy #YG

  8. In the next pod, I'll discuss #DoctorWho: #Battlefield. I'll also enjoy complaining about #BT, #Uber, #Lime #eScooters, #Ikea, #British #redtape, and anything else I can literally shake either one of my poorly sized #walkingsticks at.

  9. Welcome to the Consumer Council's dazzling maze of red tape and recycled advice! 🎉🔍 While their "Break Free" guide promises liberation from confusion, it’s more like a scavenger hunt through bureaucratic jargon and endless links. 🚪🔗 But hey, if you're into reading aimless lists instead of actually getting help, this is your jackpot! 🎰🏆
    forbrukerradet.no/breakingfree/ #ConsumerCouncil #RedTape #Bureaucracy #BreakFree #ScavengerHunt #Advice #HackerNews #ngated

  10. Welcome to the Consumer Council's dazzling maze of red tape and recycled advice! 🎉🔍 While their "Break Free" guide promises liberation from confusion, it’s more like a scavenger hunt through bureaucratic jargon and endless links. 🚪🔗 But hey, if you're into reading aimless lists instead of actually getting help, this is your jackpot! 🎰🏆
    forbrukerradet.no/breakingfree/ #ConsumerCouncil #RedTape #Bureaucracy #BreakFree #ScavengerHunt #Advice #HackerNews #ngated

  11. ⚠️Spoiler Alert: When complexity feels "too simple to be true," it is usually because the reality is simple.
    Despite past tricks, we can no longer afford to artificially complicate simple problems just to squeeze out more tax revenue. The mask is slipping.

    #Bureaucracy #RedTape #GovernmentSpending #Taxation #PoliticalSatire #Economics #KeepItSimple #GovernmentWaste #Transparency #FiscalResponsibility #MaskOfComplexity #RealityCheck #Politics #TaxSeason #Jargon #SpoilerAlert

  12. ⚠️Spoiler Alert: When complexity feels "too simple to be true," it is usually because the reality is simple.
    Despite past tricks, we can no longer afford to artificially complicate simple problems just to squeeze out more tax revenue. The mask is slipping.

    #Bureaucracy #RedTape #GovernmentSpending #Taxation #PoliticalSatire #Economics #KeepItSimple #GovernmentWaste #Transparency #FiscalResponsibility #MaskOfComplexity #RealityCheck #Politics #TaxSeason #Jargon #SpoilerAlert

  13. ⚠️Spoiler Alert: When complexity feels "too simple to be true," it is usually because the reality is simple.
    Despite past tricks, we can no longer afford to artificially complicate simple problems just to squeeze out more tax revenue. The mask is slipping.

    #Bureaucracy #RedTape #GovernmentSpending #Taxation #PoliticalSatire #Economics #KeepItSimple #GovernmentWaste #Transparency #FiscalResponsibility #MaskOfComplexity #RealityCheck #Politics #TaxSeason #Jargon #SpoilerAlert

  14. ⚠️Spoiler Alert: When complexity feels "too simple to be true," it is usually because the reality is simple.
    Despite past tricks, we can no longer afford to artificially complicate simple problems just to squeeze out more tax revenue. The mask is slipping.

    #Bureaucracy #RedTape #GovernmentSpending #Taxation #PoliticalSatire #Economics #KeepItSimple #GovernmentWaste #Transparency #FiscalResponsibility #MaskOfComplexity #RealityCheck #Politics #TaxSeason #Jargon #SpoilerAlert

  15. ⚠️Spoiler Alert: When complexity feels "too simple to be true," it is usually because the reality is simple.
    Despite past tricks, we can no longer afford to artificially complicate simple problems just to squeeze out more tax revenue. The mask is slipping.

    #Bureaucracy #RedTape #GovernmentSpending #Taxation #PoliticalSatire #Economics #KeepItSimple #GovernmentWaste #Transparency #FiscalResponsibility #MaskOfComplexity #RealityCheck #Politics #TaxSeason #Jargon #SpoilerAlert

  16. Ting trækker lidt ud med den nye opgave. I kontrakten står der, at jeg garanterer at jeg kan blive sikkerhedsgodkendt. By all means, jeg stiller gerne op og svarer på spørgsmål, men garanterer ligefrem?

    Jeg er jo ikke ligefrem den udstedende myndighed, og såvidt jeg forstå er det noget der udstedes til én specifik stilling/opgave, og ikke noget man "kan tage med sig". En tidligere godkendelse kan allerhøjest være en mild indikator for at det måske kan lade sig gøre igen.

    Anyhoo, vi afventer lige lidt formulleringshalløj, tager ja-hatten på og håber på det bedste.

    #redtape #job #jobsøgning #sikkerhed #topsecret

  17. Ting trækker lidt ud med den nye opgave. I kontrakten står der, at jeg garanterer at jeg kan blive sikkerhedsgodkendt. By all means, jeg stiller gerne op og svarer på spørgsmål, men garanterer ligefrem?

    Jeg er jo ikke ligefrem den udstedende myndighed, og såvidt jeg forstå er det noget der udstedes til én specifik stilling/opgave, og ikke noget man "kan tage med sig". En tidligere godkendelse kan allerhøjest være en mild indikator for at det måske kan lade sig gøre igen.

    Anyhoo, vi afventer lige lidt formulleringshalløj, tager ja-hatten på og håber på det bedste.

    #redtape #job #jobsøgning #sikkerhed #topsecret

  18. Next up: chromosome analysis for all! 🥳
    #Gattaca

    Also, I still question why the hell schools should need students' birth certificates anyway. Test incoming kiddos' proficiency in various subjects and put them in the class they're ready for. Sheesh.

    theguardian.com/us-news/2025/o

    I don't even know what other hashtags to put on this.
    #TerriblePrecedents
    #TransExclusion
    #RedTape
    #dystopia
    #bigotry
    #BigotryHurtsEverybody
    #Idiocracy
    #schools
    #schoolsport
    #education
    #IHateThisTimeline

  19. Next up: chromosome analysis for all! 🥳
    #Gattaca

    Also, I still question why the hell schools should need students' birth certificates anyway. Test incoming kiddos' proficiency in various subjects and put them in the class they're ready for. Sheesh.

    theguardian.com/us-news/2025/o

    I don't even know what other hashtags to put on this.
    #TerriblePrecedents
    #TransExclusion
    #RedTape
    #dystopia
    #bigotry
    #BigotryHurtsEverybody
    #Idiocracy
    #schools
    #schoolsport
    #education
    #IHateThisTimeline

  20. 🚨 BREAKING: Bureaucratic Gobbledygook Alert! 🚨 Section 174 is "reversed" (wink wink), which means some mysterious tax regulation is what, slightly less terrible? 🙄 Don't worry, your tech dreams are still safely trapped in red tape! 🎉
    newsletter.pragmaticengineer.c #BureaucraticGobbledygook #TaxRegulation #TechDreams #RedTape #BreakingNews #HackerNews #ngated

  21. 🚨 BREAKING: Bureaucratic Gobbledygook Alert! 🚨 Section 174 is "reversed" (wink wink), which means some mysterious tax regulation is what, slightly less terrible? 🙄 Don't worry, your tech dreams are still safely trapped in red tape! 🎉
    newsletter.pragmaticengineer.c #BureaucraticGobbledygook #TaxRegulation #TechDreams #RedTape #BreakingNews #HackerNews #ngated

  22. 🚨 BREAKING: Bureaucratic Gobbledygook Alert! 🚨 Section 174 is "reversed" (wink wink), which means some mysterious tax regulation is what, slightly less terrible? 🙄 Don't worry, your tech dreams are still safely trapped in red tape! 🎉
    newsletter.pragmaticengineer.c #BureaucraticGobbledygook #TaxRegulation #TechDreams #RedTape #BreakingNews #HackerNews #ngated

  23. 🚨 BREAKING: Bureaucratic Gobbledygook Alert! 🚨 Section 174 is "reversed" (wink wink), which means some mysterious tax regulation is what, slightly less terrible? 🙄 Don't worry, your tech dreams are still safely trapped in red tape! 🎉
    newsletter.pragmaticengineer.c #BureaucraticGobbledygook #TaxRegulation #TechDreams #RedTape #BreakingNews #HackerNews #ngated

  24. State by State Pending and Recently Passed #AntiProtestLaws: #Iowa

    SF 342: Heightened penalties for protesters convicted of "riot," "unlawful assembly," or blocking traffic, and immunity for #drivers who injure them

    Introduces felony penalties for the offense of "riot," previously an aggravated misdemeanor, such that the offense is punishable by up to 5 years in prison and $7,500. Preexisting law defines "riot" as a group of three or more people assembled "in a violent manner," at least one of whom uses any unlawful force or violence against another person or causes property damage. The law also converts "unlawful assembly" from a simple to an aggravated misdemeanor. Preexisting law defines "unlawful assembly" as a group of three or more people, any of whom are acting "in a violent manner," and who intend that any of them will commit an offense. Under the law, it is a serious (rather than simple) misdemeanor, punishable by one year in jail and a $1,875 fine, to "obstruct" a sidewalk, street, or "other public way" with the intent to hinder its use by others. If an individual obstructs a sidewalk or street while "present during an unlawful assembly," it is an aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by 2 years in jail and a $6,250 fine. If an individual obstructs a sidewalk or street while "present during a riot," it is a Class D felony, punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a $7,500 fine. Under the law, a driver who injures someone who is participating in a "protest, demonstration, riot, or unlawful assembly," engaging in "disorderly conduct," and blocking traffic, is immune from civil liability as long as the driver was exercising "due care" and the protester did not have a permit to be in the street. The law would also allow law enforcement who experience a physical or other injury while on duty to pursue civil damages from a person, group, or organization. Finally, the law creates a new felony offense for "defacing" public property, "including a monument or statue." The offense, a Class D felony, is punishable by up to 5 years in prison, a $7,500, and mandatory restitution for any property damage. This law was introduced and passed by the Senate as SF 534, but passed by the House as an amendment to SF 342.

    Full text of bill:
    legis.iowa.gov/legislation/Bil

    Status: enacted

    Introduced 1 Mar 2021; Approved by Senate 10 March 2021, Approved by House 14 April 2021, Signed by Governor 16 June 2021

    Issue(s): Civil Liability, Protest Supporters or Funders, Driver Immunity, Riot, Traffic Interference

    HF 952: Requiring state permission for protests in the capitol and on capitol grounds

    Would require organizers to have a government sponsor in order to hold protests in or near the Iowa capitol. Under the bill, organizers cannot hold “events” in capitol buildings or on capitol grounds unless they have a “recommendation” either from a statewide elected official or by both a member of Iowa’s state senate and its house of representatives. The bill would also prohibit the same person from holding more than six “events” per year in or around the capitol. Neither the bill nor the relevant provisions of Iowa law define “events,” such that they could seemingly include public protests and demonstrations. As such, the bill would effectively give elected officials authority to allow or disallow protests near the capitol.

    Full text of bill:
    legis.iowa.gov/legislation/Bil
    Status: pending

    Introduced 12 Mar 2025.

    HF 25: Heightened penalties for #MaskedProtesters

    Would increase the penalty for any offense if committed by someone wearing a mask or other device that concealed their identity for the purpose of facilitating the offense. The bill provides #exemptions for masks worn in a number of contexts, including holiday costumes, medical masks, and “#hood[s]” or other “disguise[s]” worn by members of “a society, order, or organization while engaged in any parade, ritual” or “ceremony.” As such, for instance, members of the #KluKluxKlan would seemingly be exempt from enhanced penalties for illegally blocking traffic while parading in the street wearing hoods. The bill does not exempt masks worn during public protests, nor does it limit the enhanced penalties to violent crimes. Accordingly, a peaceful protester who committed a nonviolent offense while wearing a mask could face steeper penalties. A masked demonstrator engaged in a vigil who failed to disperse after being ordered to do so by police, for instance, could face up to a year in jail, rather than 30 days.

    Full text of bill:
    legis.iowa.gov/legislation/Bil

    Status: pending

    Introduced 14 Jan 2025.

    Issue(s): #FaceCovering

    #FirstAmendment #CriminalizingDissent
    #Authoritarianism #Fascism #Clampdown #CriminalizingProtest
    #CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol #AntiProtestLaws #TrafficInterference #MaskBans #HoodsAreOK #HeatherHeyer #UniteTheRight #DrivingDownProtestors #LimitingProtests #RedTape

  25. State by State Pending and Recently Passed #AntiProtestLaws: #Iowa

    SF 342: Heightened penalties for protesters convicted of "riot," "unlawful assembly," or blocking traffic, and immunity for #drivers who injure them

    Introduces felony penalties for the offense of "riot," previously an aggravated misdemeanor, such that the offense is punishable by up to 5 years in prison and $7,500. Preexisting law defines "riot" as a group of three or more people assembled "in a violent manner," at least one of whom uses any unlawful force or violence against another person or causes property damage. The law also converts "unlawful assembly" from a simple to an aggravated misdemeanor. Preexisting law defines "unlawful assembly" as a group of three or more people, any of whom are acting "in a violent manner," and who intend that any of them will commit an offense. Under the law, it is a serious (rather than simple) misdemeanor, punishable by one year in jail and a $1,875 fine, to "obstruct" a sidewalk, street, or "other public way" with the intent to hinder its use by others. If an individual obstructs a sidewalk or street while "present during an unlawful assembly," it is an aggravated misdemeanor, punishable by 2 years in jail and a $6,250 fine. If an individual obstructs a sidewalk or street while "present during a riot," it is a Class D felony, punishable by up to 5 years in prison and a $7,500 fine. Under the law, a driver who injures someone who is participating in a "protest, demonstration, riot, or unlawful assembly," engaging in "disorderly conduct," and blocking traffic, is immune from civil liability as long as the driver was exercising "due care" and the protester did not have a permit to be in the street. The law would also allow law enforcement who experience a physical or other injury while on duty to pursue civil damages from a person, group, or organization. Finally, the law creates a new felony offense for "defacing" public property, "including a monument or statue." The offense, a Class D felony, is punishable by up to 5 years in prison, a $7,500, and mandatory restitution for any property damage. This law was introduced and passed by the Senate as SF 534, but passed by the House as an amendment to SF 342.

    Full text of bill:
    legis.iowa.gov/legislation/Bil

    Status: enacted

    Introduced 1 Mar 2021; Approved by Senate 10 March 2021, Approved by House 14 April 2021, Signed by Governor 16 June 2021

    Issue(s): Civil Liability, Protest Supporters or Funders, Driver Immunity, Riot, Traffic Interference

    HF 952: Requiring state permission for protests in the capitol and on capitol grounds

    Would require organizers to have a government sponsor in order to hold protests in or near the Iowa capitol. Under the bill, organizers cannot hold “events” in capitol buildings or on capitol grounds unless they have a “recommendation” either from a statewide elected official or by both a member of Iowa’s state senate and its house of representatives. The bill would also prohibit the same person from holding more than six “events” per year in or around the capitol. Neither the bill nor the relevant provisions of Iowa law define “events,” such that they could seemingly include public protests and demonstrations. As such, the bill would effectively give elected officials authority to allow or disallow protests near the capitol.

    Full text of bill:
    legis.iowa.gov/legislation/Bil
    Status: pending

    Introduced 12 Mar 2025.

    HF 25: Heightened penalties for #MaskedProtesters

    Would increase the penalty for any offense if committed by someone wearing a mask or other device that concealed their identity for the purpose of facilitating the offense. The bill provides #exemptions for masks worn in a number of contexts, including holiday costumes, medical masks, and “#hood[s]” or other “disguise[s]” worn by members of “a society, order, or organization while engaged in any parade, ritual” or “ceremony.” As such, for instance, members of the #KluKluxKlan would seemingly be exempt from enhanced penalties for illegally blocking traffic while parading in the street wearing hoods. The bill does not exempt masks worn during public protests, nor does it limit the enhanced penalties to violent crimes. Accordingly, a peaceful protester who committed a nonviolent offense while wearing a mask could face steeper penalties. A masked demonstrator engaged in a vigil who failed to disperse after being ordered to do so by police, for instance, could face up to a year in jail, rather than 30 days.

    Full text of bill:
    legis.iowa.gov/legislation/Bil

    Status: pending

    Introduced 14 Jan 2025.

    Issue(s): #FaceCovering

    #FirstAmendment #CriminalizingDissent
    #Authoritarianism #Fascism #Clampdown #CriminalizingProtest
    #CharacteristicsOfFascism #USPol #AntiProtestLaws #TrafficInterference #MaskBans #HoodsAreOK #HeatherHeyer #UniteTheRight #DrivingDownProtestors #LimitingProtests #RedTape

  26. Tried to make an eye doctor appt yesterday. Turned out that I wasn't in the insurance co.'s system, so the dr couldn't make the appt. An hour of chatting & phone calls to straighten it out and guess what?

    It's going to take another 3 business days.

    It's been the same insurance for over a year.
    #HealthInsurance #Doctor #Bureaucracy #RedTape #Aggravation