Turner Loesel
@turnerloesel
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tech policy @JmsMadisonInst | half-baked thoughts are my own
Joined September 2016
States are now arguing about how to best utilize over $20 billion in leftover BEAD funding. Regardless of how this money is diverted, this is pretty nice problem to have…
"As the government returns from its shutdown, Florida and other states will finally get clarity on how leftover funding is to be apportioned." 🔥 @turnerloesel
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"Yesterday’s ruling reaffirms that the digital market is far more dynamic and competitive than the FTC’s narrow market definitions suggested. The court rightfully recognized the breadth of consumer choice and constant innovation shaping the digital ecosystem." @turnerloesel
jamesmadison.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 2025 CONTACT Nicole Kiser (850) 386-3131 TALLAHASSEE — Yesterday, the U.S. District Court...
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anti AI people think chat gpt drinks the water and then it’s gone
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Hammered out some thoughts on why I was motivated to post a lot about data centers: the popular conversation about them has been disproportionately informed by very low-trust intuitions I think are bad https://t.co/UiLQhsDRsg
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"In the waning hours of Georgia's brief 40-day legislative session this past April, state senators quietly passed Senate Resolution 431 - a seemingly modest proposal with potentially outsize implications for how America protects its children online." Great new piece by
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Social media and artificial intelligence have become a favorite target of lawmakers across the country who are using tragedies to stifle innovation that benefits students.
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"A senior European diplomat told me, 'When we want to talk policy in America, we fly from Brussels right over DC to Sacramento.'" @deanwball explains how Sacramento views itself as a nationwide regulator:
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A haunted house but it's all the consequences for speech and privacy of youth online safety laws My latest:
cato.org
Just as Dr. Frankenstein intended his creation for good, the policymakers behind such legislation may genuinely mean to protect children. Yet the reality is that a top-down policy approach trades...
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Real protection comes from education and utilizing existing tools that don't require mass data collection. My latest:
tallahassee.com
Florida's education-first approach, combined with existing parental controls, offers real protection without surveillance.
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Age verification (AV) laws expose teens to identity theft and cybercriminals while pushing them to riskier corners of the internet. Kids bypass these restrictions anyways, making AV laws ineffective at best and actively harmful at worst.
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well put @deanwball There are serious and difficult questions to be dealt with when it comes to AI policy at every level. But signing coalition letters and high-fiving one another for a job well done doesn’t actually add anything to the conversation. If anything, it wastes time
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🚨 New State Permitting Drop from @JoinFAI. This time with the folks from @pahlkadot's Recoding America Fund State Team. The Question: How can your state best track its existing permits? Details below...🧵
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Worth reflecting on the fact over-precaution about nuclear power and GMOs increased catastrophic risk to humanity.
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The problem with this take is that every supposed downside is already happening: - growing number of local barriers to building - public doesn't know what's going on - weaponization of rules by folks in power And every one of these is easier to handle if federal permitting is
"By defanging NEPA in the short-term, the SPEED Act leaves open the possibility that future administrations will bring NEPA back from the dead and recreate the arduous environmental review drafting cycles that the SPEED Act aims to solve." https://t.co/tnznt0Qxz6
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AI therapy tools aren't for everyone, that's totally fine. Banning them is not.
"I’ll admit something personal: I’ve talked to an AI therapist." @taylordbarkley talks about his experience, the AI tools that exist, and which state is getting regulation right and which ones are getting it wrong
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Sex is good but have you tried having your country shutting down its last nuclear power plants in 30 mn?
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CropX, an AI-powered field health system, reports “that its solutions have led to a 57% reduction in water usage, a 15% reduction in fertilizer usage, and up to 70% yield increase” to improve farming. AI tools are helping farmers problem solve and yield more growth.
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Cindy O’Laughlin - state politician - told me to stop asking questions about data centers & higher electricity rates. Not a chance. These data centers are massive electricity hogs. That’s why Silicon Valley wants more transmission lines, solar farms and windmills. Somebody has
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