They're Building Data Centers Across America to Feed the AI Machine. Nobody Asked You First.
U.S. tech giants are rapidly constructing massive AI‑focused data centers that dwarf traditional facilities, with projects like Meta’s 4‑million‑sq‑ft Hyperion campus in Louisiana and Google’s multibillion‑dollar site in Arkansas. These campuses span thousands of acres, demand gigawatts of power, and consume up to 17% of national electricity by 2030, while also drawing hundreds of thousands of gallons of water daily. Local residents often learn of the developments after permits are signed, citing secrecy, nondisclosure agreements, and limited community input. The surge raises concerns over electricity costs, water scarcity, air pollution, and broader environmental impacts.
She Won in Court Twice. Now Trump's Justice Department Wants to Put E. Jean Carroll in Prison.
Former President Donald Trump was found liable for sexual assault and defamation of E. Jean Carroll in two separate civil trials, resulting in $5 million and $83.3 million verdicts. In May 2026, the Justice Department launched a criminal investigation alleging Carroll committed perjury in...
97% Collapse. $1.5 Billion Cashed Out. Zero Accountability.
In early 2025 former President Donald Trump and former First Lady Melania launched their own cryptocurrency tokens, $TRUMP and $MELANIA, just days before the inauguration. The tokens surged to $73.43 and $13.05 respectively before collapsing to $2.18 and $0.10, erasing...
Jim Crow Never Died. It Just Got a New Map.
On April 29, 2026 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6‑3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, striking down two majority‑Black congressional districts as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. The majority rewrote the Section 2 Voting Rights Act test, demanding plaintiffs supply an...
Why Do People Believe Anything He Says
Lawyer Mitch Jackson recounts a conversation with a psychiatrist who explained why Donald Trump’s falsehoods fail to sway his core supporters. The expert cited six psychological mechanisms—identity‑protective cognition, the illusory truth effect, the BITE model of authoritarian control, sunk‑cost rationalization,...
Maurene Comey: The Prosecutor Who Knew Too Much About the Epstein Files?
Maurene Comey, a senior federal prosecutor who secured Ghislaine Maxwell’s 20‑year conviction and assisted in the Jeffrey Epstein case, was abruptly terminated by President Donald Trump in July 2025 under Article II authority. The dismissal came a day after she was assigned...
My Closing Argument for James Comey
Former FBI Director James Comey faces federal charges for an Instagram photo of seashells that prosecutors allege threatened President Trump. The blog argues the evidence is a harmless beach picture, the caption “Cool shell formation on my beach walk,” and...
Katie Phang Just Filed the Lawsuit Every American Has Been Waiting For
On April 27, 2026, journalist and attorney Katie Phang filed a federal lawsuit against Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, alleging violations of the newly enacted Epstein Files Transparency Act and the Administrative Procedure Act. The 15‑page complaint claims the DOJ...
When the Mobsters Prosecute the Cops: Trump's DOJ Comes for the Southern Poverty Law Center
On April 21, 2026 the Trump‑appointed Justice Department, led by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, filed an eleven‑count indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). The charge alleges the nonprofit defrauded donors by paying informants who infiltrated the Ku...
You Are Exhausted, Angry, and Overwhelmed. Here Is What 40 Years in Court and a Decade of Trump Taught Me...
Trial lawyer Mitch Jackson draws on four decades of courtroom battles and a decade of Trump-era politics to outline a simple stress‑management system. He argues that exhaustion stems from failing to separate what we can control from what we cannot,...
The White House Correspondents' Dinner Is Next Saturday. The Empty Seats Will Tell You Which Journalists Still Have A Spine.
The White House Correspondents' Dinner on April 25 will be a litmus test for journalists’ willingness to appear alongside a president who has sued major news outlets, barred the Associated Press from the press pool, and labeled reporters enemies of...
Eighty Percent. That Is How Often Trump Wins the Supreme Court's Secret Docket.
The New York Times obtained internal Supreme Court memos that trace the rapid rise of the court’s “shadow docket,” a shortcut process that bypasses full briefing and oral argument. The practice, which began in earnest in 2016, has been used increasingly to...
When the President Sues the Press for $10 Billion and Loses Before the Ink Dries
President Donald Trump filed a $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal over a story linking him to a Jeffrey Epstein birthday album. A federal judge in Florida dismissed the case, finding Trump failed to meet the high "actual...
Citizens United: The Supreme Court Decision That Sold American Democracy to the Highest Bidder
On Jan 21 2010 the Supreme Court’s 5‑4 decision in Citizens United v. FEC granted corporations and unions the right to spend unlimited funds on independent political communications. The ruling sparked the creation of Super PACs, which have since poured billions into...
I Applied Four Geneva Convention Legal Tests to Trump’s Iran Threats. Every Single One Came Back as a War Crime.
President Donald Trump publicly threatened to destroy every Iranian power plant and bridge, prompting a trial lawyer to apply the four core Geneva Convention tests. The analysis concludes the threats breach the principles of distinction, proportionality, the prohibition on terror,...