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Why Forbidding Asylum Seekers from Working Undermines the Right to Seek Asylum (Yael Schacher, Washington Post)
A new Trump administration proposal would undermine the rights of all workers and harm asylum seekers.

Freshwater Lakes Already Emit a Quarter of Global Carbon—and Climate Change Could Double That (Andrew J Tanentzap, The Conversation)
Lakes and ponds are the final resting place for many of the Earth’s plants. Rivers collect much of the planet’s dead organic matter, transporting it to rest in calmer waters.
But on a microscopic scale, lakes are anything but calm. An invisible metropolis of microbes feeds on these logs and leaves, producing greenhouse gases as a byproduct.
As a result, lakes may be responsible for as much as a quarter of the carbon in the atmosphere – and rising. New research conducted with my colleagues in Cambridge, Germany and Canada suggests that emissions from freshwater lakes could double in the coming decades because of climate change.

Lake Erie Provides Drinking Water for More People than Any Other, but Algae Blooms Are Making It Toxic (Tony Briscoe, Chicago Tribune)
Every year, an explosion of microscopic life reigns over western Lake Erie, forming a green slick of algae and bacteria so massive and vibrant that it can be seen from space.
The harmful algae bloom slimes fishing boats, paints beaches in toxins and engulfs water intake cribs.

Too Many CISOs Are Spoiling Feds’ Cyber Response (Jack Corrigan, Defense One)
Adversaries are starting to exploit the paralysis caused when “You have all these people who have slightly conflicting guidance and opinions.”

County Reviews Text-to-911 Service Two Years into Service (Jordan Shearer, Bemidji Pioneer)
The system essentially allows people under duress to communicate with dispatchers through text message rather than through a normal phone call. While not the optimal form of communication, it’s proven to be a lifeline when other options were unavailable

CDC Updates “Core” Antibiotic Stewardship Elements for Hospitals (Chris Dall, CIDRAP)

House Lawmakers Extend Section 215 into Next Year Even Though They Had Years to Stop Illegal Overcollection of Americans’ Sensitive Data (India McKinney, EFF)
With federal agencies set to run out of money this week, House lawmakers today passed a short-term funding bill that contained a nasty surprise. Tucked into the end of this must-pass legislation, in a section titled “Other Matters,” is language reauthorizing three Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorities currently set to expire on December 15, 2019. The new expiration date would be March 15, 2020.
The extension of these surveillance authorities, even for three months, is bad enough. Hiding the language in the back of a must-pass funding bill shows a patent disregard for the importance of this issue.

A Notorious Iranian Hacking Crew Is Targeting Industrial Control Systems (Andy Greenberg, Wired)
The recent shift away from IT networks raises the possibility that Iran’s APT33 is exploring physically disruptive cyberattacks on critical infrastructure.