wtf times: post 001
Supreme rules, ex-presidents have broad immunity, Dimming chances of a pre-election Trump trial
“The chief justice insisted that the president “is not above the law.” But in a fiery dissent for the court’s three liberals, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote, “In every use of official power, the President is now a king above the law.””
New Law Requires All Louisiana public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
“The posters, which will be paired with a four-paragraph “context statement” describing how the Ten Commandments “were a prominent part of American public education for almost three centuries,” must be in place in classrooms by the start of 2025.”
AI is already wreaking havoc on global power systems* (alt link)
“The almost overnight surge in electricity demand from data centers is now outstripping the available power supply in many parts of the world”
Oklahoma Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit of Last Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors Seeking Reparations
The Oklahoma Supreme Court has dismissed a lawsuit of the last two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre who were seeking reparations.
Kansas Constitution does not include a right to vote, state Supreme Court majority says
Texas’s “Pro-Life” Abortion Law Has Literally Led to More Infant Deaths
The infant mortality rate went up in the state by nearly 13% the year after the Heartbeat Act went into effect.
The Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decision
“The conservative justices are aggressively reshaping the foundations of our government so that the President and Congress have less power to protect the public, and corporations have more power to challenge regulations in search of profits. This ruling threatens the legitimacy of hundreds of regulations that keep us safe, protect our homes and environment, and create a level playing field for businesses to compete on.”
*a paywall is present
