Wednesday, June 11, 2025
All civic learning topics for this day
Today's Topics
Clearview AI scrapes 60 billion faces to end anonymous public life
Clearview AI scraped 60+ billion images to create the world's largest facial recognition database, used by 2,200+ law enforcement agencies. New CEO Hal Lambert aims to secure federal contracts as the company targets government surveillance expansion.
Press Secretary refuses to clarify Laura Loomer's White House role
Press Secretary declined to clarify controversial figure Laura Loomer's unofficial advisory role in the administration.
Press Secretary dodges questions about Trump's auto-pen investigation order
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt refused to provide evidence when questioned about Trump's June 5, 2025 order directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Biden's alleged illegal use of autopen signature devices. Despite claiming this represents "the biggest political scandal in American history," neither Trump nor Leavitt offered proof that Biden was unaware of documents being signed, though a 2005 Justice Department memo confirms autopen use is completely legal for presidential documents as long as the president approves the content.
Pentagon deploys Marines under Insurrection Act for L.A. surveillance operation
Trump deployed 700 Marines and 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles protests while expanding surveillance of activists. The administration uses AI to monitor federal workers and implements "ideological litmus tests" for immigration screening, raising First Amendment concerns.
EPA Administrator Zeldin eliminates Clean Power Plan in regulatory rollback
In June 2025, Trump's EPA moved to eliminate rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and weaken mercury pollution standards. Administrator Lee Zeldin called it "the most consequential day of deregulation in American history," affecting how your electricity is made and what you breathe.
Civil Division launches denaturalization unit targeting 25 million citizens
A June 11, 2025 DOJ memo directs federal attorneys to "maximally pursue denaturalization proceedings" against naturalized citizens, targeting 25 million Americans who weren't born here. The campaign uses civil proceedings that deny defendants jury trials and government-provided attorneys while applying lower burdens of proof to revoke citizenship.