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One of the many ways the US government is killing its citizens: “Trump EPA moves to abandon rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution” https://www.independent.co.uk/news/donald-trump-environmental-protection-a…

Trump EPA moves to abandon rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution
The Trump administration is seeking to abandon a rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution, arguing that the Biden administration did not have authority to set the tighter standard on pollution from tailpipes, smokestacks and other industrial sources

My colleague set me up for success by telling me that the big event we do in a reasonably warm country? Is in a venue with Arctic level Aircon.
Genuinely taking care of the base of the pyramid of needs here.

Economic pressure has always been the most powerful weapon in our arsenal. There's already a general strike being organized for this Friday.
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/01/20/18883119.php
(Original release https://minneapolisunions.org/system/files/2026-01/press_release_-_january_16_2026.pdf)
This has moved quickly, and it can keep moving quickly. The more people organizing, the faster the regime will back down and (I think quickly) collapse.

US supreme court hears arguments in case that tests Trump’s ability to fire officials
The Trump administration argues that the 90 year old precedent decision stopping president from removing officers must be overruled
Arguments in the case that will decide whether Donald Trump can fire officials from independent agencies have started.
First up is solicitor general D John Sauer, arguing on behalf of the Trump administration.
He kicks off his opening remarks by arguing …

Well deserved win by City. Doku was spectacular and Arsenal should be nervous looking in the rearview mirror.
That being said, a soft penalty rounded-up and a very suspect disallowed goal, quickly rounded down, will be a stain on this fixture for me.
I don’t care what Howard Webb will say because I’ve lost all faith in PGMOL and VAR. Their positions are indefensible and I don’t need to hear the farcical spin. I think City would have won in the end, but it absolutely changed the g…

The US supreme court on Monday appeared poised to support the Trump administration’s argument that the president should be able to fire independent board members
-- dismissing a precedent that for nearly a century they have been protected from presidential interference.
The case gives the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority,
an opportunity to overturn a New Deal era supreme court precedent in a case called
"Humphrey’s Executor v United States"
…

The peril of a White House that flaunts indifference to the law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/us/politics/white-house-boats-law.html?searchResultPosition=2

The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law
The White House has made no legal argument explaining its bald claim that the president has wartime power to summarily kill people suspected of smuggling drugs.

“Nixon tried to keep his criminality secret,
and the Bush administration tried to keep the torture secret,
and that secrecy acknowledged the norm that these things were wrong,”
Harvard Law Professor Jack Goldsmith said.
“Trump, as he often does when he is breaking law or norms,
is acting publicly and without shame or unease.
This is a very successful way to destroy the efficacy of law and norms.”

The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law
The White House has made no legal argument explaining its bald claim that the president has wartime power to summarily kill people suspected of smuggling drugs.