Upgrade laws to keep pace with technology? What a concept!

https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/02/uk_cable_sabotage_law/

UK eyes new laws as cable sabotage blurs line between war and peace

Cyberattacks and undersea cable sabotage are blurring the line between war and peace and exposing holes in UK law, a government minister has warned lawmakers.

Earlier this year, the UK government published a Strategic Defence Review, which proposes a new bill to cover the prospect of state-sponsored cybercrime and subsea cable attacks.

In January, Sweden committed forces to the Baltic Sea following a suspected Russian attack on underwater data cables, one of a number of incidents.

Speaking to the National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) yesterday, Ministry of Defence parliamentary under-secretary Luke Pollard admitted that the Submarine Telegraph Act 1885 – which can impose £1,000 fines – "does seem somewhat out of step with the modern-day risk."

Perspective.

https://newrepublic.com/article/197403/transcript-trump-screwing-voters-mind-boggling-new-scam

Transcript: Trump Is Screwing His Voters in “Mind-Boggling” New Scam

An economist explains how the sum total of Trump’s policies are hitting working-class voters, especially his own, with a mix of deception and upward redistribution that constitutes something new and unprecedented.