Daily News 07/01

Daily News 07/01

Today’s ruling overturns the basic idea — part of the fabric of our government for well over a century — that Congress has the power to create independent agencies. As the nation prepares to mark the 250th anniversary of our independence from a king, the Supreme Court and our current president are doing everything possible to resurrect a king in America. — The End of Independent Agencies

Video: Scientists WARN: Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier Could Break Apart This Year

Massive wildfire causes evacuations as it rapidly spreads due to 100 mph wind gusts in ColoradoMandatory evacuations are in effect for multiple towns in the area of the fire, which has already scorched over 23,000 acres.

Five Americans die every hour from toxic vehicle emissions, study finds Research suggests 41,800 premature US deaths in 2024 were attributable to road pollution

Trump administration targets California coastal agency in escalation of energy production fight US commerce department accuses state of ‘environmental terrorism’ and plans to evaluate its coastal agency

If you read the book, Secret Empires, you will read how, while in office, Presidents, Senators, Representatives, and their families, have discreetly made $Billions! Trump and his family? They are not discreet!: Massive Video Game Buyout Deal Sparks Protest The Players Alliance coalition recently organized a protest outside the headquarters of EA, the video gaming giant that is being acquired by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Silver Lake and Affinity Partners – the latter being the investment firm headed by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. The LA Times noted that the coalition “believe the deal will likely lead to layoffs and other major cuts to the company, including replacing employees with AI technologies.” They also argue that EA’s debt will ultimately be paid by consumers.CEPR’s Daniel Stone has written several pieces about this deal, which represents a striking combination of private equity greed and political corruption. As he wrote: ‘The deal marks the largest leveraged buyout in history, and while it will have adverse ramifications for gamers and the industry, the details of the acquisition reveal larger concerns around how President Trump’s son-in-law is monetizing his political connections while selling domestic industries to foreign interests’.

‘This Is Corruption’: Trump Bought Stock in Taser Maker Just Before ICE Contract Notice“There’s a reason why Trump fired the ethics watchdog who oversaw corruption and conflicts of interest in the executive branch,” said one critic US President Donald Trump bought up to $5 million worth of stock in the corporation that makes Taser electroshock guns, police body cameras, and policing software two weeks before his administration announced the solicitation of a $220 million contract apparently tailored to the company’s product and services, CNBC revealed Monday.

The Troubling Precedent of Federal Immunity for Corporate PollutionLast week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a notice in a US District Court to dismiss a case between the NAACP and Elon Musk’s xAI based on “federal policy, national security, and the public interest.” The case revolves around a gas turbine plant dubbed the Colossus Gas Plant that residents complain is pumping toxic pollutants into nearby neighborhoods. But the DOJ states that the turbines are essential to nearby data centers that power xAI’s Grok, an AI tool the government says is critical to military operations in Iran. DOJ’s lawyers are also arguing that citizens don’t have the right to sue, a stance that is quickly becoming the de facto position within the administration on pollution.

US supreme court rules Trump’s firing of Lisa Cook from Fed was unconstitutional Justices find president does not have constitutional authority to fire Federal Reserve governor without cause