June 7, 2026 -

The Billion-Dollar Bribe to Do Nothing

The Trump administration paid a French oil company nearly $1 billion in taxpayer money to abandon clean energy off the New York coast — and seven attorneys general say the deal is illegal. The deeper question is whether a president who governs by personal grievance is fit to hold the office at all.

Grounded by Grievance: When the President Threatens to Punish His Own Country for Protesting Him

The Trump administration is openly considering using federal customs authority as a weapon against American cities — pulling international flights from Newark, New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Philadelphia in retaliation for protests against an ICE jail. Days before the World Cup. With nothing in the way except whatever shame this administration still has left.

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