It takes time for me to catch up with headlines, so this is always somewhat behind the news cycle. Items get added retrospectively if I miss them when they are new. Refreshing the page will give you access to everything in the timeline so far. To find my posts, you can go to my blog tab above or directly to where I now put them in Substack.
Israel’s security cabinet and Hamas in Gaza agreed to a deal to cease fire and exchange hostages/prisoners. (more…)
The Federal Trade Commission sued the second-largest food company in the world, PepsiCo, Inc. (Pepsi), on the grounds it has conducted illegal price discrimination by giving large one customer unfair…
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The Federal Trade Commission fined Cognosphere, maker of the video game Genshin Impact, $20 million. The company agreed to pay and also to prevent in-game purchases without parental consent by…
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The Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement agreement in an antitrust action against the private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson, and Stowe and its affiliates (Welsh Carson). (more…)
In an unsigned unanimous decision, the Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit to allow the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to take…
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Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt wants to reinstate the Oklahoma State Guard, which would be under his sole authority and deployable only within the state. It has been dormant, not funded…
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The Federal Trade Commission and the state of Colorado sued the largest nationwide third party manager of multi-family rental properties, Greystar, for deceiving renters about prices by tacking on undisclosed…
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Shortly after 02:00 Eastern USA time, Blue Origin launched its New Glenn rocket (named for former astronaut John Glenn). The test flight successfully achieved Earth orbit and opens the door…
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Outgoing President Joe Biden delivered his farewell address from the Oval Office. Standout portions of his speech included a warning about the “rise of a tech-industrial complex that could pose…
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The Federal Trade Commission and the states Illinois and Minnesota sued Deere & Company, an agricultural equipment manufacturer which dominates market share for large farm equipment, citing unfair practices that…
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Capital One for cheating millions of consumers out of more than $2 billion in interest payments. (more…)
The Federal Trade Commission issued a policy statement to clarify that independent contractors and “gig economy” workers are shielded from antitrust liability when engaging in protected bargaining and organizing activities.…
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Confirmation hearings began in the Senate for Pete Hegseth, who is Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense. Despite numerous questionable aspects, he appeared to have enough votes lined up for…
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Senior officials for the upcoming Trump administration have begun interviewing career civil servants working for the National Security Council to determine whether they are loyal to Trump. (more…)
Volume 1 of the report of Special Counsel Jack Smith investigation in Donald Trump’s election interference case was released to the public. Volume 2 remained non-public. (more…)
The USA Department of Labor released its last jobs report of President Biden’s term in office. The USA added 256,000 new jobs in December 2024, notably more than expected. (more…)
UK MPs Nigel Farage, Lee Anderson and Rupert Lowe are among Reform members revealed to have been paid thousands by X through Elon Musk’s “creator revenue” program. (more…)
Sentencing occurred in the New York election interference case (often misleadingly called the hush money case) in which a jury unanimously found Trump guilty of 34 felonies for covering up…
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The Parish Council of Livingston, Louisiana, fired the entire Livingston Library board after conservative extremist book bans and budget cuts by the board. (more…)
USA Supreme Court declined Donald J. Trump’s request to block sentencing of him by Judge Juan Merchan in a New York court. (more…)
The public funeral service for former USA President Jimmy Carter was held at Washington National Cathedral. (more…)
Meta changed its policies to allow more degrading, hate speech and false statements, especially against previously protected groups. (more…)
Donald Trump resurrected his lust to take over Greenland for the USA. After being rebuffed by Denmark, for which Greenland is a territory, in subsequent days Trump explicitly refused to…
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By authority established in the 1906 Antiquities Act to protect areas of “scientific, cultural, ecological, and historic importance,” President Joe Biden designated the Chuckwalla National Monument and the Sáttítla Highlands…
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) files suit against Experian, one of the nation’s three largest credit reporting agencies, for not properly investigating consumer disputes of information in their reports. (more…)
On 7 January 2025, a series of catastrophic wildfires began in southern California, generally in and around the Los Angeles area. Vegetation to fuel the fires grew tremendously after torrential…
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USA President-elect Donald J. Trump and Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito talked with each other by telephone. The Supreme Court was about to take up Trump’s request to block sentencing…
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Using the 1953 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, President Joe Biden declared 625 million acres (2.5 million square kilometers) of federal waters protected from oil and gas drilling. These waters…
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Smoothly and without incident, Congress certified Donald J. Trump as winner of the 2024 Presidential election. (more…)
The 119th Congress of the USA was seated. Republicans took control of both the Senate and the House. (more…)
President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal to twenty Americans. (more…)
A Tesla cybertruck exploded in Las Vegas outside the entrance of Trump International Hotel. One person inside the vehicle died and seven people nearby were injured. (more…)
Around 03.15 on New Year’s morning, a Ford pickup truck flying an Islamic State (ISIS) flag plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans near the intersection with…
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the “Climate Change Superfund Act,” making NY the second state after Vermont to attempt to place some liability on fossil fuel companies for harms…
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An underwater electricity cable between Finland and Estonia was damaged on Christmas Day. Two communications cables were also cut. The ship suspected of dragging its anchor 60 miles to commit…
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President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of the 40 people with federal death sentences. This changes their sentences to life in prison. It thwarts incoming successor Donald Trump’s…
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Donald Trump demanded that Panama give its canal back to the USA if it does not reduce transit fees and operate the canal the way he wants it done. In…
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Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register newspaper and pollster J. Ann Selzer, claiming the results published from her poll before the November 2024 election constituted election interference. Click here…
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UK’s Home Office halted consideration of at least 6,600 asylum claims for Syrians the day after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime. (more…)
At a dinner at Mar-a-Lago with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Donald Trump said Canada can avoid the tariffs he plans to impose by becoming the 51st state in the…
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In a span of less than 24 hours 17-18 November, two Baltic Sea undersea fiber optic cables were cut. One connects Germany and Finland. The other connects Sweden and Lithuania.…
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