Weapons of Mass Lobbying

The Supreme Court just slammed the door on nearly 70,000 cancer victims. In a deeply disappointing 7-2 ruling, the justices shielded chemical giant Bayer-Monsanto from state-level product liability lawsuits over its weed killer, Roundup, and its failure to include a warning on the label about the risks of cancer. How exactly did this case come about? John Durnell, a St. Louis resident, sued Monsanto in 2019, alleging that decades of using glyphosate, which is the active ingredient in Roundup, caused him to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. The jury sided with Durnell in 2023, awarding him $1.25 million in damages. But after an appeals court upheld the verdict, Monsanto petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case in April 2025. Impacting the recent ruling was Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh’s majority opinion that: The EPA has “repeatedly concluded that glyphosate is not likely to

Ford and General Motors are in discussions with defense contractors about converting some of their factories to produce military weapons. Interesting timing, considering we’re supposedly winding down the latest war. Speaking to reporters this week, President Trump said that companies, including General Motors and Ford, are discussing plans to manufacture weapons such as Patriot air-defense missiles and Tomahawk cruise missiles as part of a major expansion of U.S. military production. “I know General Motors is all excited about building weapons now,” Trump said, adding that some civilian factories could be converted for military use as part of what he described as a “big strong economic push.” The proposal comes after reports that the Pentagon has been meeting with major manufacturers about shifting idle production lines toward weapons production, reviving a World War II-style strategy of turning America’s industrial base into a wartime machine. Why the sudden urgency? Years of wasting

“When I came to President Trump, I told him, ‘We are going into Iran. I did not ask permission. I simply informed him.’” Those were Netanyahu’s words during a speech on Wednesday at the Muni Expo conference for local officials in Tel Aviv. Netanyahu also said he was told, “This is impossible,” and “not to do this.” But Israel, knowing Washington has historically backed them no matter what, and that any escalation in Iran would put American forces in harm’s way, knew full well this would drag the U.S. into the war. The U.S. is no victim, though, or innocent bystander; it decided to fund Israel’s military campaign, genocide and all. In extended remarks, Netanyahu discussed his military achievements, saying Israel went “out into the arena, to initiate, to attack,” adding that “the most important thing we did” in the recent conflicts “was break the barrier of fear.” So Israel

The United Nations published a horrifying report detailing the wholesale slaughter of Palestinian children by the Israeli military. The numbers are shocking and the stories are a nightmare. You’ve been warned. The report estimates that at least 20,000 children have been killed and 44,000 wounded between October 7, 2023 and October 7, 2025. This accounts for 30% of the Palestinian casualties, and the rate may be higher because of the estimated 5,160 children that are still “buried under the rubble.” The children that were wounded are often wounded for life and will require medical care that is not available in Gaza. The report says that they have suffered from what is medically known as “polytrauma,” or “multiple traumas impacting multiple body parts at once, such as bone fractures, significant soft tissue damage, brain and spine injuries, nerve and organ damage and perforating wounds.” Doctors reported what

The Senate finally found its backbone on Tuesday, voting to limit President Trump’s ability to wage war against Iran without congressional authorization. How brave. Not before the bombs fell. Not before the world held its breath waiting to see whether the conflict would spiral into a regional war. Not before lawmakers spent weeks cheerleading military action and wrapping themselves in the flag. Only after the administration signed a memorandum of understanding and signaled that a diplomatic framework was taking shape did enough senators decide it was safe to take a stand. The measure passed 50-48, with four Republicans joining Democrats to support the resolution. Further, it is a toothless, non-binding concurrent resolution that lacks legal force and does not require presidential action to remove U.S. forces from Iran. The vote is being hailed as Congress reasserting its constitutional war powers. Critics might call it something else: a

President Trump is threatening to sue The New York Times after it published a piece titled, “What Changed After Almost Four Months of War? Analysts Say Not Much.” Trump’s response? He accused the newspaper of publishing “FAKE & MADE UP ‘FACTS,’” called its reporting “TREASONOUS,” and vowed to add the story to his multibillion-dollar lawsuit, declaring, “They are Criminals.” In another post, he insisted the operation was a complete success, writing: “Their Military is DONE, their Navy is GONE, their Air Force is GONE, their Launching Pads, Missiles, Drones and Manufacturing of same, is almost GONE.” Trump says The New York Times is spreading falsehoods, but how accurate are his own statements? If Iran’s military and navy were truly destroyed, why wasn’t the U.S. able to take control of the Strait? And if all of Iran’s defenses were supposedly eliminated, then why did Washington sign an agreement that favors Iran? Judging by the 14-point memorandum, it