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“You want to defend the United States of America, then defend it with the tools it supplies you with—its Constitution. You ask for a mandate, General, from a ballot box. You don’t steal it after midnight, when the country has its back turned.”—Seven Days in May (1964) Who is actually running the government? That is no longer a rhetorical question. As America’s war with Iran lurches from escalation to ceasefire to renewed threats of military force, Americans are being asked to trust that someone, somewhere, knows what they are doing. But who? The president who boasts one moment of imminent peace…

Greenpeace and its activists allies have blocked for more than two decades the adoption of Golden Rice, which is genetically enhanced to produce the vitamin A precursor beta-carotene. The result, according to new calculations by DC Abundance founder and research director at the Golden Gate Institute for AI Abi Olvera, is that “delay has killed about 106,000 children and left another 210,000 to 425,000 blind.” Her conservative calculations of the deaths and disabilities caused by Greenpeace’s scientifically ridiculous opposition to Golden Rice are focused on 11 countries in which the consumption of rice makes up a significant proportion of their…

So argues Prof. Jack Goldsmith (Harvard) in his Executive Functions post. An excerpt: The United States in the MOU pledges “immediately” to “issue waivers for export of Iranian crude oil, petroleum products and derivatives, and all associated services, including banking transactions, insurances, transportation, etc.” (Emphasis added here and throughout.) These waivers presumably include waivers of U.S. statutory sanctions against Iran. I don’t think the president has the authority under domestic law to issue these waivers. The Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (INARA) of 2015 applies here and temporarily bars a president from waiving sanctions against Iran. The executive branch has counterarguments, to be…

Gavin Newsom Pleads Politics as Investigators Close In Source link

Collaboration Is Key To Defending Europe in New Era Source link

Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire June 12, his net worth rocketing to $1.2 trillion when his space exploration firm SpaceX became publicly traded, valued at more than $2 trillion. The historic wealth milestone renewed calls from some politicians to address wealth inequality and raise taxes on the richest Americans. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said Social Security taxes are capped for ultra-high earners like Musk. “Today, Elon Musk, a trillionaire, pays the same amount into Social Security as someone making $184,500,” Sanders said in a June 12 X post, calling the situation absurd and in need of reform.  Sanders’…

Victor Davis Hanson argues that the key difference between Trump’s Iran dealand the Obama-era deal is that Iran is now far weaker militarily and economically. He pushes back on criticism from the left and the anti-interventionist right, saying the war may help Trump politically if the Strait of Hormuz reopens and oil prices fall before the midterms. VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: There’s a lot of confusion, controversy, and disagreement about the latest phase of the Iran war. Remember, we bombed kinetically 38 to 40 days, then we had 60 days of negotiation, then here we are in mid-June, in which [President]…

A new study in Scientific Reports serves as a serious warning to regulators, physicians, parents and public health officials about synthetic biology-derived foods, including synthetic milk. The study found that the molecular composition of synthetic milk was not equivalent to milk from cows. The differences were measurable, extensive and biologically relevant enough to warrant serious scientific and regulatory attention. A newly published molecular analysis of precision-fermented milk products raises urgent questions regarding pediatric safety, unidentified fungal metabolites and the growing regulatory vacuum surrounding synthetic biology-derived foods. We have entered an era in which food is no longer simply grown, raised, or…

J.D. Vance’s visit to The View on Tuesday made for one of the most incoherent hours of television I’ve ever watched, which is saying something for a show that’s known for its chaos and political disagreements. But where the show usually devolves into bedlam over the course of a segment, Vance’s episode started from a place of chaos and never really settled down. Read Full Article ⟶ Source link

From In re Gregorwicz v. Villa-Kennedy, decided today by Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Veronika Fabian, joined by Presiding Judge Michael J. Brown and Vice Chief Judge David D. Weinzweig: [An] order of protection was based on the superior court’s finding that Father’s social media post, which disclosed his own HIV status and identified Mother as a former partner, was criminal harassment. Because Father’s social media post was protected free speech, this Court vacates the order of protection…. Mother and Father were at one time in a relationship, which resulted in the birth of their child in 2024. In May…