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- Buildings May Soon Have ‘Immune Systems’ That Fight Airborne Disease
Following the pandemic, the federal government is spending $150 million on new technology to ensure clean indoor air. Here’s what scientists are pursuing. [TheTopNews] Read More.4 days ago - Stopping Trump’s Rolling Coup
Everyone is right to expect a big blue wave—maybe a tsunami—in the midterms this fall. Even with all of the gerrymandering, the odds of Democrats winning control of the House are strong. The Senate, which Republicans now control 53-47, is much closer, which makes it more likely to be the locus of a constitutional crisis. Donald Trump is a chaos agent, and his fear of impeachment and a Senate trial are making him desperate and more dangerous. He can’t cancel the midterms, but he will use the enormous powers of his office to try to invalidate the election of Democrats, even where the margins aren’t close. It’s easy to miss that a slow-motion rolling coup attempt is already underway, staged by Stephen Miller and, of course, Trump himself. When Trump told The New York Times early this year that he regretted not seizing voting machines in 2020, that was a clear signal that he will likely try to do so after the midterms. In the not-so-fanciful scenario below, I try to show that only a powerful outside-inside resistance can save us from a constitutional crisis late this year. The outsiders are all of us, working for a Democratic landslide starting this summer, getting out the early vote, and poll watching on November 3, then taking to the streets in November, December, and January, probably under the No Kings umbrella. The insiders, if they have the patriotism for it, are former presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden; former vice presidents Quayle, Gore, Cheney (represented by his daughter Liz), Pence and Harris; former Supreme Court Justices Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer; former federal Judge Michael Luttig (representing thousands of lawyers and retired judges), former Fed Chair Jerome Powell and investor Warren Buffett, among other luminaries, who need to be in touch with each other and prepared to speak as one when Trump’s coup attempt goes operational. Call them meta election observers. We’ll need them. Maybe Trump will be so weak politically that he won’t try anything. But that didn’t stop him on January 6, and he’s more emboldened now. Immunity has bred impunity. The following is all-too-plausible. I’m pretending it’s January 3, 2027, and this is a roundup story about how we got to this sorry pass. Everything before July 1, 2026, is accurate; everything after is speculative: Washington, January 3, 2027… The 2026 Election Crisis eased today as both houses of Congress accepted the states’ certificates of election and,… [TheTopNews] Read More.4 days ago - As Threat Level Reaches “Highest It’s Ever Been,” Trump Sidelines Key Coun...
Once upon a time, if Homeland Security warned that the terrorist threat level was the “highest it’s ever been,” government officials would scramble to assure the public that everything was being done. But when Secretary Markwayne Mullin delivered that exact warning five days ago on Fox News Sunday, the president was busy orchestrating the expiration of the law authorizing the government’s premier counterterrorist surveillance program: Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act [FISA]. Section 702 allows American intelligence agencies to conduct warrantless surveillance targeting foreign suspects. While Americans cannot be targeted, phone and email communications between foreigners abroad and Americans can be intercepted, subject to that minimize the retention and dissemination of information collected on U.S. citizens. The warrantless element of the program, established in 2008, has long been attacked by civil libertarians on the left and right who are suspicious of government surveillance powers. Yet it has been reauthorized, with reforms, through Republican and Democratic presidential administrations with bipartisan congressional votes. Why? Because it works to prevent terrorist attacks. It also curtails drug trafficking and heavily contributes to the crucial President’s Daily Brief intelligence reports. And claims of abuse within the program have proven to be overblown. With the program needing reauthorization this year and debates over further reforms unresolved, Congress passed two short-term extensions in April. But the last one ended on June 12. President Donald Trump derailed a vote for a needed three-week extension after naming Bill Pulte to serve as acting Director of National Intelligence. Pulte, a lackey from the Federal Housing Finance Agency with zero national security experience, has been pursuing mortgage fraud charges against Trump’s political opponents. The grandson of the PulteGroup homebuilding company, at 38, the construction scion has been dubbed “Mini Trump.” Members of both parties have criticized the appointment, but Democrats in particular refuse to extend Section 702 if Pulte will have his mitts on the data. So, on June 11, 199 Democrats and 19 Republicans in the House rejected the temporary extension, and the law expired the following day. Also on June 11, Trump nominated U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to be the permanent Director of National Intelligence, a far more respected figure than Pulte. Congressional leaders pledged swift consideration, with a Senate hearing on June 17, and hopes brightened for Section 702’s renewal. Briefly. But on the morning of June 17, Trump blew everything up anew in a… [TheTopNews] Read More.4 days ago - Peabo Bryson Celebration of Life Info
The family of two-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and balladeer, Peabo Bryson, extends their deepest heartfelt gratitude for the extraordinary outpouring of love, prayers, tributes and support received from fans, friends, colleagues and admirers around the world following his passing. As they continue to reflect on his remarkable life, the family [TheTopNews] Read More.4 days ago - ORANGE COUNTY PROCLAIMS JUNE 15, 2026 “STAR 94.5 – THE SOUL OF ORLANDO DAY...Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings has officially proclaimed June 15, 2026, as “STAR 94.5 – The Soul of Orlando Day.” The proclamation honors STAR 94.5 (WCFB-FM), Orlando’s Only R&B and a Cox Media Group station, for more than three decades of service to Central Florida through broadcasting, community outreach, education, [TheTopNews] Read More.4 days ago
- FCC Sets August Window for Fm Translator ApplicationsNon-commercial broadcasters now have the full playbook for a reserved band FM translator window that could directly affect how they extend reach to listeners. The FCC’s Media Bureau has set the application dates and released the framework governing eligibility, deadlines, and how competing filings will be judged. August window opens, [TheTopNews] Read More.4 days ago
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