Sunday, June 29, 2025
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Today's Topics
CDC conceals bird flu data as H5N1 spreads to 70 people in 17 states
As H5N1 bird flu infects 70+ people across 17 states with at least one death, the CDC is limiting data transparency, delaying farm worker testing, and downplaying pandemic risk while the virus mutates and spreads through dairy herds and poultry operations nationwide.
Ted Cruz forces 10-year ban on state AI laws through budget blackmail
Senator Ted Cruz's provision in Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" would force states to choose between expanding broadband access or protecting consumers from AI harms for a decade. The measure survived parliamentary challenges and cleared the Senate despite bipartisan opposition from 260 state legislators.
Top law firm partners quit after secret Trump budget deal exposed
Several top partners left Paul, Weiss law firm after revelations the firm secretly helped draft language for Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" while negotiating a $40 million deal to escape executive orders targeting the firm. The arrangement raises questions about legal ethics and government influence.
Trump halts Canada trade talks over digital services tax on Big Tech
President Trump announced on Fox News that trade negotiations with Canada are "stopped until they drop certain taxes," specifically targeting Canada's digital services tax on big tech companies. Trump threatened new tariffs within seven days while his global tariff pause expires July 9.
Half of multicultural Americans oppose Trump's immigration crackdown in new poll
New polling shows nearly half of multicultural Americans reject Trump's immigration agenda, with particularly strong opposition to family separation policies and expedited deportations. Legal challenges to expedited-removal orders continue mounting as support erodes in key swing states.
Nine die in overcrowded immigration detention centers amid mass arrests
Trump's mass arrest campaign has created severe overcrowding in immigration detention centers, leading to at least 9 deaths in 100 days, inhumane conditions, medical neglect, and systematic abuse. Republicans defend these conditions while building new facilities specifically designed for cruelty, including "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades.